Plowman's Railroad operates the collection of

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American outline steam and diesel locomotives from the former

Dobwalls Adventure Park Dobwalls Adventure Park was a family-run visitor attraction in the village of Dobwalls, near Liskeard, Cornwall. Founded in 1970 by John Southern, the park was one of Cornwall's top visitor attractions, consisting of two miniature railway networ ...

and is located at Plowmans Garden Nursery & Plant Centre Ltd,

West Parley West Parley is a village and civil parish in south-east Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour between Bournemouth and Ferndown and off of the B3073 road. The parish of West Parley covers an area of . It is also about to the closest majo ...

, Ferndown, Dorset. The rolling stock has since been sold and shipped to Australia and the railway is now run by the West Parley Miniature Engineering Society. This railway has now closed following the complete collapse of the Garden Centre.

Locomotives & Rolling Stock

The locomotives from the Dobwall's Collection are as follows: Live Steamer Diesel Other Rolling Stock There is a set of 'sit-astride' coaches, built to a high standard these are also part of the original Dobwall's collection.

Railroad Tracks

Phase One of this railroad was a simple loop with a siding running to/ from the

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and storage tracks, trains start at the main station, run round the loop twice and then reverse back into the main station. There is approximately of

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including 2 storage tracks.Dobwalls Railroad in Dorset
Video report from Plowman's Railroad The station - behind Plowman's Garden Centre, Christchurch Road, West Parley - is now of the "through" type, with a platform line, a bypass line and a storage siding. The main route is from the station into the large field behind the Plowman's Garden Centre plant polytunnels and back to the station through a short "tunnel". The usual journey takes the main route into the field, then a set of facing points diverts the train onto an internal loop past the polytunnels and back onto the main route. On the second circuit of the main route, the facing points are reset and the train runs through the "tunnel" and onto the station bypass line, then out onto the main route again. On the third circuit the train is brought back to the platform and the journey ends. The railway normally operates running up to Christmas, in conjunction with the garden centre's Santa Claus visits for young children. Then at Bank Holidays from Easter (Easter Sunday excluded) to August Bank Holiday. And the last weekend of the months between Easter and the end of August. Steam and petrol-hydraulic locos are used. Search on-line for West Parley Miniature Railway.

References

External links

Dobwalls in Dorset
Official Press Release
West Parley Miniature Railway
{{Ridable miniature railways in England 7¼ in gauge railways in England Miniature railways in the United Kingdom Tourist attractions in Dorset

Locomotives & Rolling Stock

Railroad Tracks

See also

References

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