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Exmoor Steam Railway
The Exmoor Steam Railway is a narrow gauge railway, narrow gauge steam railway and locomotive manufacturer, located at Bratton Fleming in North Devon. gauge The railway was built by the Stirland family and first opened as a tourist attraction in August 1990. At this time the railway ran in a circuit from the main station at ''Exmoor Central'', trains descending on a large embankment before climbing back up through a spiral tunnel. In 1996 a new station was opened at ''Cape of Good Hope'', which changed the line to an "end-to-end" layout. At the end of the 2001 season, the decision was taken to close the railway to the public and concentrate on building new steam locomotives and associated equipment. The railway remains in full working order, and work started in the winter 2008/9 on extending the railway. By mid-2010 an additional of track had been brought into use, with a very steep ascending and descending ruling gradients of 1 in 28. gauge During the 1990s, a number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miniature Locomotive "Merlin" (geograph 1854299)
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Wales West Light Railway
The Wales West Light Railway is a 1.6-kilometre (1 mi) narrow gauge tourist railway in Silverhill, Alabama owned by Ann and Ken Zadnichek. It is built to simulate a Welsh narrow gauge railway. The railway and associated RV park host over 30,000 visitors annually. Rolling stock Locomotives ''Dame Ann'' ''Dame Ann'' is an 11,700-pound steam locomotive built by Exmoor Steam Railway in Bratton Fleming, England. Her steam trials were completed at the Launceston Steam Railway in Cornwall. She was delivered to the Wales West Light Railway in 2004. ''Dame Ann'' is based on the Penrhyn Port Class locomotive built by Hunslet Engine Company in the 19th century. At the time of her construction, she was the first Port Class Hunslet engine built in 83 years. ''Gareth'' ''Gareth'' is a Simplex 40S diesel locomotive built by British locomotive-building company Motor Rail in the mid 1960s. The two thousand pound locomotive was purchased from Alan Keef Ltd for use in the construction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Downs Light Railway
The South Downs Light Railway is a gauge railway at Pulborough in West Sussex, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b .... The line opened in 2000 (after adjusting the gauge to 10 1/4 from 7 1/4 as there was a line there before the South Downs Light Railway arrived, and operates around the grounds of Pulborough Garden Centre, but now it is operating under British Garden Centres. On a regular day one of their two Exmoor Steam Locomotives will be in-charge of the service. Their two Exmoor’s are named ‘Pulborough’ and ‘Peggy’. The railway hosts a range of scale locomotive which includes an LNER Flying Scotsman ,6100 royal Scot, 6220 coronation The railway has their own engine shed which has a workshop at the back of it. Just outside the engine shed there i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakfield Park Railway Station - Geograph
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Eddy And Rosemary - Geograph
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Evesham Vale Light Railway (geograph 2534757)
The Valley Railway Adventure (Formerly the Evesham Vale Light Railway) is a gauge railway that operates in Evesham Country Park in Worcestershire, England. Route The railway operates over a total distance of just over , from Twyford Station to Evesham Vale Station. Twyford Station is the only terminus on the line, with Evesham Vale Station situated on a balloon loop. History The railway was originally built and owned by Jim and Helen Shackell, with public services commencing on 1 August 2002. The railway passed into the ownership of Adrian & Sandra Corke in 2012, without interruption to services. In 2024, the railway was sold to David & Katherine Nelson-Brown who also own the Perrygrove Railway. The railway was renamed to The Valley Railway Adventure. A small number of passenger coaches have been constructed for the line, but most of those in service are historic vehicles acquired from other lines, notably the Fairbourne Railway The Fairbourne Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Christopher At Bressingham
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Bressingham Steam And Gardens
Bressingham Steam & Gardens is a steam museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ... and gardens located at Bressingham (adjacent to a garden centre), west of Diss, Norfolk, Diss in Norfolk, England. The site has several narrow gauge rail lines and a number of types of steam engines and vehicles in its collection and is also the home of a ''Dad's Army'' exhibition. The gardens The gardens were established by Alan Bloom (plantsman), Alan Bloom Order of the British Empire, MBE at Bressingham Hall. He moved to Bressingham in 1946, after selling his previous site at Oakington in Cambridgeshire to raise the capital for the in Norfolk, where he hoped to be both a farmer and a nurseryman.''Steam Engines at Bressingham'', (1976), Alan Bloom, Faber and Faber, He was a plant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lappa Valley Steam Railway
The Lappa Valley Railway is a minimum gauge railway located near Newquay in Cornwall. The railway functions as a tourist attraction, running from Benny Halt () to East Wheal Rose (), where there is a leisure area with two miniature railways. History Treffry's Tramway In 1843, Joseph Treffry suggested building a tramway between Par, Cornwall, Par and Newquay, with a branch line to the East Wheal Rose silver lead mine, which at the time was entering its most prosperous period. Treffry spent six years trying to overcome public opposition to the tramway and was forced to modify his intended route. The Treffry Tramways were eventually built from Newquay to St. Dennis with the branch line to East Wheal Rose, and the first load of ore left East Wheal Rose on 26 February 1849 in horse-drawn tubs. 1874 saw the Treffry's network of tramways taken over by the Cornwall Minerals Railway, who introduced steam locomotives to the line. Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brocklands Adventure Park
Brocklands Adventure Park was a family run leisure park situated near Bude in Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic .... The park was established in 1977 originally as a Tearoom and shop but quickly grew in the 1980s with the addition of a large car park and 15 in (381 mm) gauge railway with a diesel driven train. The expansion included ponds, slides and a pony ride track. In 1987 additions were made including bouncy castle, trampolines, bumper boats and quad bikes. The park became known as Pixieland Fun Park. In 1997 a steam train replaced the diesel train and in 2000 the name of the park was changed to Brocklands Adventure Park. The park itself was split into two parts with the main road dividing the rides to the south and the indoor activities, kids outd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
