The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway (LBLR) is a light railway in Leighton Buzzard in

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. It operates on

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track and is just under long. The line was built after the

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to serve sand quarries north of the town. In the late 1960s the quarries switched to road transport and the railway was taken over by volunteers, who now run the line as a

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History

Sand extraction

A bed of

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sand across Bedfordshire has been quarried on a small scale for centuries. The most significant occur around Leighton Buzzard. In the 19th century sand was carried by horse carts from quarries south of the town to be shipped on the

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- Leighton Buzzard railway. The carts damaged roads and resulted in claims for compensation against the quarry owners from Bedfordshire County Council. At the end of the century steam wagons were introduced which increased the damage to roads. The outbreak of the First World War cut off supplies of

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from

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. Sand was needed for ammunition factories and new sources were sought. Leighton Buzzard sands proved well suited and production increased. After 1919 the quarry companies were told they could no longer transport sand by roads, so a private

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was proposed to take the traffic.

The original railway

Leighton Buzzard Light Railway opened on Thursday 20 November 1919, linking the sand quarries ( Double Arches at the far end of the line) with the mainline railway south of the town at Grovebury sidings. The line was built using surplus equipment from the

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. The railway was built to a gauge of and laid using mostly rail. The line opened using steam traction by two

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0-6-0 side tank

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s. These proved inappropriate for the tightly-curved line and the steam locomotives were sold in 1921. From that point the railway was run using internal combustion, almost exclusively the products of the

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company. It was one of the first railways in Britain entirely operated by internal combustion. After the

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sand traffic returned to the roads. In 1953 a strike on mainline railways pushed more traffic onto the roads. By the mid-1960s only one sand quarry, Arnold's, still used the light railway. The BR line to Dunstable was closed in 1965, apart from a short stretch from Leighton Buzzard to Grovebury interchange sidings, which survived until 1969.

The preservation era

<--> In 1968 the line was more lightly used and volunteers under the name of "The Iron Horse Railway Preservation Society" took over the line on weekends to run the first formal passenger services on the line. Part of the agreement between the railway and the volunteers was that volunteers would repair the permanent way. This was undertaken, the group having purchased secondhand rolling stock and four Simplex diesels from the St Albans Sand and Gravel company, which were dismantled and formed into one machine. The last sand train ran on the main line in 1969, although several quarries continued to use the lines within their quarries. These were eventually replaced by roads and

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and the last internal quarry line was abandoned in 1981. Today the line is run purely as a

. A large collection of steam and internal combustion locomotives run on the line. Visitors can ride the train and are issued with an Edmondson ticket. There is a collection of industrial railway locomotives at Stonehenge Works towards the northern end of the line. The railway is promoted by the

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The route

The line is unusual as it runs mostly through modern housing built since the 1970s, although the last half mile runs through countryside. There are open

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s for which trains stop. The railway began at Grovebury Sidings, where sand trains unloaded into washers and the sand was shipped to

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trains on the Dunstable branch or to road. The sidings and industrial plant at Grovebury were replaced with an industrial estate in the early 1970s. Trains from Grovebury crossed Billington Road by a level crossing and worked up a steep grade to Page's Park. Here a branch line south connected to the line's main engineering workshop and the Pratt's Pit quarry. In 2006 Page's Park forms the southern terminus of the heritage railway. From Page's Park the line curves north towards a summit at Red Barn. From there it descends at 1 in 60 (1.7%) before climbing again to cross Stanbridge Road. On the left is the site of Marley's Tile Works, now a housing estate, which was connected to the railway for most of its existence. The line descends Marley's Bank at a maximum of 1 in 25 (4%). Loaded sand trains to Grovebury Sidings often needed a banking locomotive. At the bottom of Marley's Bank the line turns sharply north and runs along the level to Leedon Loop. The line here passes through housing. After Leedon, the railway crosses Hockliffe Road and crosses the

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and begins to climb again on a 1 in 50 (2%)

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to cross Vandyke Road. Immediately after crossing Vandyke Road the line curves 90 degrees to Vandyke Junction where there was a passing loop. Here the branch line from Chamberlain's Barn and New Trees quarries joined the main line. A short section of this branch remains intact although heritage trains do not use it. The railway then runs parallel to Vandyke Road, climbing steadily to Bryan's Loop then descending again to cross the Shenley Hill Road. The line levels and continues to Stonehenge Works now the engineering workshop of the preserved railway. This is also the northern terminus of modern operations. From Stonehenge the line continues northwards with a of

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, climbing towards the two Double Arches sand quarries, owned by Joseph Arnold and George Garside.

Preserved locomotives

These are the locomotives on the preserved railway. All are gauge nominally, except where noted.

Steam locomotives

Internal combustion locomotives

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, 5612 , 1931 , St Albans Sand and Gravel Co. Ltd. Nazeing, Essex , Dismantled by 1988. Restored and returned to service to celebrate the 100th anniversary in 2019. , , - valign="top" , (2) , - valign="top" , , ,

, 5608 , 1931 , St Albans Sand and Gravel Co. Ltd. Smallford, Hertfordshire , , Converted to a brakevan, c. 1970 , , - valign="top" , (3) , , ,

, 5613 , 1931 , St Albans Sand and Gravel Co. Ltd. Smallford, Hertfordshire , , Converted to a crane, c. 1970 , , - valign="top" , 7 , ''Falcon'' (''Pam'' until c. 1978) , ,

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, 8986 , unknown , Woodham Brick Co. Ltd., Wotton, Buckinghamshire , Blue , Only surviving member of the MD2 class in Britain. Rescued from a

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scrapyard in 1970 by Peter Hodges. , , - valign="top" , 8 , ''Gollum'' , ,

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, 217999 , 1942 , Featherby's Brickworks, Rochford, Essex , , , , - valign="top" , 9 , ''Madge'' , ,

, 7600 , 1935 , Oxstead Grestone Lime Co. Ltd., Oxstead, Surrey , , Single cylinder RL1C class , , - valign="top" , 10 , ''Haydn Taylor'' , ,

, 7956 , 1945 , British Industrial Sand Ltd. Middelton Towers, Norfolk , , Originally loaned by its owners in 1971. Nicknamed "Breadbin" due to its unusual cab shape. Rebuilt in 1973 with a conventional cab. , , - valign="top" , 12 , ''Carbon'' , ,

, 6012 , 1930 , Standard Bottle Co., New Southgate, Middlesex , , Arrived in 1972 via M.E. Engineering, Cricklewood. , , - valign="top" , 13 , ''Arkle'' , ,

, 7108 , 1937 , George Garside, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire , , Original Leighton Buzzard sand quarry loco, operated until 1981 , Arkle_of_Leighton_Buzzard_Light_Railway

, - valign="top" , (14) , , ,

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, 3646 , 1946 , Crumbles Gravel Pits, Eastbourne, Sussex , , Arrived 1972 , , - valign="top" , 15 , ''Tom Bombadil'' (after 1990) , , F.C. Hibberd , 2415 , 1941 , Butterley & Blaby Brick Companies Ltd., Ripley, Derbyshire , , , , - valign="top" , 16 , ''Thorin Oakenshield'' , , Lister , 11221 , 1939 , Guard Bridge Paper Co. Ltd., Leuchars, Fife , , , , - valign="top" , 17 , ''Damredub'' , ,

, 7036 , 1936 , George Garside, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire , , Original Leighton Buzzard sand quarry loco, operated until 1981 , , - valign="top" , 18 , ''Fëanor'' , ,

, 11003 , 1956 , British Industrial Sands Ltd., Middleton Towers, Norfolk , Dark Maroon , , MotorRailFeanor

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, 11298 , 1965 , British Industrial Sands Ltd., Middleton Towers, Norfolk , , , , - valign="top" , 20 , , ,

, 60S317 , 1966 , British Industrial Sands Ltd., Middleton Towers, Norfolk , , , , - valign="top" , 21 , ''Festoon'' , ,

, 4570 , 1929 , George Garside, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire , , Original Leighton Buzzard sand quarry loco, preserved 1981 , , - valign="top" , 22 , ''Fingolfin'' , , LBLR , 1 , 1989 , Constructed from parts of Ruston Hornsby 425798 and 444207 , , , - valign="top" , 23 , , ,

, 164346 , 1932 , West Kent Main Sewage Board, Littlebrook, Kent , , Second oldest Ruston Hornsby locomotive in existence , , - valign="top" , 24 , , ,

, 11297 , 1965 , British Industrial Sands Ltd., Middleton Towers, Norfolk , , , , - valign="top" , (34) , RED RUM , , Motor Rail , 7105 , 1936 , , Red , , Simplex at Leighton Buzzard 05-09-11 30

, - valign="top" , 36 , ''Caravan'' , ,

, 7129 , 1938 , Redland Flettons Brick Company , Yellow , An unusual variant of the Motor Rail ''Simplex'' class with an overall cab. , Diesel locomotive Caravan 36 of Leighton Buzzard Light Railway

Diesel locomotive Caravan 36 of Leighton Buzzard Light Railway

, - valign="top" , (40) , TRENT , , Ruston & Hornsby , 283507 , 1949 , , Blue , , Industrial railway display

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, 10409 , 1954 , Leighton Buzzard Light Railway Company, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire , , Original LBLR mainline locomotive; purchased by John Cohring in 1972 , , - valign="top" , NG46 , , ,

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, 3698 , 1973 , , , , , - valign="top" , NG51 "River Sark" , , {{, 4wDH , Barclay , 720 , 1987 , Eastriggs Munitions Factory, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland. , , Arrived 2022. visited the FR for the 1995 Gala. Nameplates currently removed. , , - valign="top" , - valign="top" , 81 , PETER WOOD , {{Whyte, 4w, DH , Hunslet , 9347 , 1994 , , , , Leighton Buzzard Railway - mass whistle blow (geograph 5569791)

Leighton Buzzard Railway - mass whistle blow (geograph 5569791)

Electric Locomotives

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, 3702 , 1973 , , , Rebuilt by Andrew Barclay 1987 , NG23 electric locomotive of Leighton Buzzard Light Railway

Previous resident locomotives

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, 780 , 1902 , Dinorwic slate quarry , Now running at the

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, - valign="top" , (24) , , {{Whyte, 4w, PM ,

, 4805 , 1934 , J. Arnold & Sons Ltd., Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire , Original Leighton Buzzard sand quarry loco, dismantled by 1980 , - valign="top" , 740 , , {{Whyte, 0-6-0, PT ,

, 2343 , 1907 ,

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, Maharashtra, India , Restored to working order, has rare

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radial axles. Now at the

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. She first worked at Leighton Buzzard on 7 September 2002.

Visiting locomotives

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, Restored and operated by Exmoor Transport, sister locomotive to Doll, built as works No. 1578 in 1918. , - valign="top" , DHR19 , , Sharp Stewart , , Beeches Light Railway , Works No. 3518, built for the

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, B Class No. 19 (778 under the all-India number scheme) , - valign="top" , 22 , ''Montalban'' ,

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West Lancashire Light Railway The West Lancashire Light Railway (WLLR) is a narrow gauge railway that operates at Hesketh Bank, situated between Preston and Southport in North West England. The distance between the stations on the railway is , though track extends eastward ...

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Alan Keef Ltd Alan Keef Ltd is a British narrow gauge railway engineering company which manufactures, overhauls, and deals in narrow gauge locomotives, rolling stock and associated equipment. The Limited Company was formed in 1975 at Cote, Bampton, Oxon, co ...

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Llanberis Lake Railway The Llanberis Lake Railway ( cy, Rheilffordd Llyn Padarn) is a narrow gauge heritage railway that runs for along the northern shore of Llyn Padarn in north Wales in the Snowdonia National Park. The starting point is the village of Llanberis a ...

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Ffestiniog Railway The Ffestiniog Railway ( cy, Rheilffordd Ffestiniog) is a heritage railway based on narrow-gauge, located in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a major tourist attraction located mainly within the Snowdonia National Park. The railway is roughly long an ...

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, , Amberley Museum Railway , , - valign="top" , 1 , ''Bronhilde'' ,

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Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway The Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway (BWLR) is located near the villages of Wormshill and Bredgar in Kent, just south of Sittingbourne. It is a narrow gauge railway about in length. The BWLR is a private line which has been built up as ...

, Built in 1927 , - valign="top" , 2 , ''Katie'' , Arn Jung , ,

, Built in 1931 , - valign="top" , 10 , ''Naklo'' ,

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, Built 1957 , - valign="top" , , ''Triassic'' ,

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, Works No. 606, built in 1894 , - valign="top" , 4 , ''Stanhope'' ,

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, 2001 ,

, Owned by the Moseley Railway Trust, Tattoo class 2395 built in 1917 , - valign="top" , 939 , ''Justine'' , Arn Jung , 1986 , North Gloucestershire Narrow Gauge Railway , , - valign="top" , 1091 , ,

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, 2009 , North Gloucestershire Narrow Gauge Railway , , - valign="top" , 1652 , Type 17 ,

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Froissy Dompierre Light Railway The Froissy Dompierre Light Railway (french: Chemin de fer Froissy-Dompierre, CFCD) is a narrow gauge light railway running from Froissy (a hamlet of La Neuville-lès-Bray) to Dompierre-Becquincourt, through Cappy, in the Somme department ...

Notable visitors

On 22 June 2013,

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visited the railway with his son Benjamin.{{cite web, url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-23082406, title=John Travolta visits Leighton Buzzard Railway with son, publisher=BBC News, date=27 June 2013, access-date=30 May 2020

References

* {{cite book , author=Leleux, Sydney , title=The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway , publisher=The Oakwood Press , year=1996 , edition=2nd , isbn=0-85361-460-1 * {{cite book , title=Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway Guide , author=Hughes D.N.R., publisher=Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway Society Ltd. , year=1974, display-authors=etal {{Reflist, refs = {{irs-el , el=17

External links

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