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The Lealt Valley Diatomite Railway was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge tramway on the Isle of Skye Scotland which ran parallel with the River Lealt.At the opening the line was worked by gravity – the line being on a falling gradient – and manpower. Later the line acquired the use of a steam locomotive.The western end of the line was at Loch Cuithir where diatomite – known locally as Cailc (Scottish Gaelic for chalk) – was extracted from the lochbed and dried on wire nets.