Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway, Heritage railway along Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland.
The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway is a narrow-gauge line running about three kilometers between Bushmills Village and the basalt columns by the coast. The route offers views of the North Antrim landscape and connects two notable destinations.
The railway was built in 1883 and was a pioneering achievement: one of the world's earliest electric tramway lines, powered by hydroelectric energy from a local waterfall. This technology represented an important step forward in rail transport of that era.
The railway connects visitors to two important local destinations: the Old Bushmills Distillery and the Giant's Causeway geological formations. The journey itself reflects how people once traveled between these places.
Visitors should arrive early since capacity on weekends is limited with only a few seats available across the trains. Combining the journey with a visit to the distillery or the geological formation makes for a full day trip.
The railway came about after its founder discovered an innovative German electric transport system at the Berlin Trade Fair in 1879. This discovery led him to bring this technology to this remote Irish coastal region.
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