The Talisker Distillery Tramway was a short 2ft-gauge tramway which opened in 1900 and closed in 1948. It ran from Carbost Pier on Loch Harport, along the Harport shore to Talisker Distillery and was used to transport materials for Talisker Distillery. [1]

The tramway was 0.75 miles in length. It is not known who authorised its construction, who designed it, not who built it. [1]

The tramway was initially horse-powered but during the latter years of operation a road tractor was used. Small 4-wheeled open wagons with side-tip mechanism were used for conveying coal to the distillery from the pier and 10′ long flat wagons for transported whisky casks, barley and barrels. Until relatively recently some rails were visible near the pier where they were set in concrete. The route of the old tramway has recently seen som refurbishment, allowing for better access by vehicles to Carbost Pier.  One of the flat wagons is preserved in private ownership in the Broadford area of the Isle of Skye. [1]

Photographs from 2010 of the tramway rails at Carbost Pier can be found here, [3] here, [4] here [5] and here. [6]

Links:- to find out more about Talisker Whisky, follow: …

http://www.discovering-distilleries.com/talisker (13th April 2025)

http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb/whisky/smws/14.html (13th April 2025)

Relevant publications include: ..

Railways of Skye & Raasay – Wilfred F. Simms; [1] and

Last Ferry to Skye – Christopher J. Uncles. [1]

References

1. https://hlrco.wordpress.com/scottish-narrow-gauge/constructed-lines/talisker-distillery-tramway, accessed on 13th April 2025
2. https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16.9&lat=57.30477&lon=-6.35833&layers=6&b=ESRIWorld&o=0, accessed on 13th April 2025.
3. https://www.flickr.com/photos/killie65/4506038233, accessed on 3rd May 2025.
4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/killie65/4506664628, accessed on 3rd May 2025.
5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/killie65/4506018911, accessed on 3rd May 2025.
6. https://www.flickr.com/photos/killie65/4506646440, accessed on 3rd May 2025.