One way to get to the famous stones was the narrow-gauge railway line that runs from Bushmills.

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The Talyllyn narrow-gauge line was built in the 19th century to carry slate from the Bryn Eglwys quarries near Abergynolwyn.

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In the Albula Valley the track spirals to gain height, and around the austere grandeur of the Bernina Pass becomes one of the world's steepest narrow-gauge railways.

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The facilities were serviced by a narrow-gauge railway.

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Even the gauge of the railway is controversial a narrow-gauge one to the south that would link seamlessly with China's network is the obvious option, and the one that people working on the project say is being adopted.

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