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Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum

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The '''Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum''' is a museum of [[industrial railway]] equipment, located at [[Penrhyn Castle]] near [[Bangor, Wales|Bangor]] in [[Wales]].

In the nineteenth century, Penrhyn Castle was the home of the Pennant family (from 1840, the Douglas-Pennants), owners of the [[Penrhyn Quarry|Penrhyn slate quarry]] at [[Bethesda, Wales|Bethesda]]. The quarry was closely associated with the development of industrial [[narrow gauge railway]]s, and in particular the [[Penrhyn Quarry Railway]] (PQR), one of the earliest industrial railways in the world. The PQR ran close to Penrhyn Castle, and when the castle was bequeathed to the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] in 1951 a small museum of industrial railway relics was created in the stable block.

The first locomotive donated to the museum was ''Charles'', one of the three remaining [[steam locomotive]]s working on the PQR. Over the years a number of other historically significant British narrow gauge locomotives and other artifacts have been added to the collection.

== Locomotives ==

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!Gauge
!Builder
!Type
!Date
!Works number
!Notes
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|''Charles''
|rowspan="2"|{{RailGauge|22.75}}
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|0-4-0ST
|1882
|283
|Worked on the [[Penrhyn Quarry Railway]]
|-
|''Hugh Napier''
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|0-4-0ST
|1904
|855
|ex-[[Penrhyn Quarry]] locomotive, being restored to working order
|-
|''[[Fire Queen]]''
|{{RailGauge|48}}
|[[Horlocks]]
|0-4-0 tender
|1848
|
|Worked on the [[Padarn Railway]]
|-
|''Watkin''
|rowspan="2"|{{RailGauge|36}}
|[[De Winton]]
|0-4-0VB
|1893
|
|ex-[[Penmaenmawr & Welsh Granite Co.]]
|-
|''Kettering Furnaces No. 3''
|[[Black, Hawthorn & Co]]
|0-4-0ST
|1885
|859
|ex-[[Kettering Ironstone Railway]]
|-
|''No. 1''
|rowspan="4"|{{RailGauge|ussg}}
|[[Neilson and Company]]
|0-4-0
|1870
|1561
|ex Beckton Gas Works railway
|-
|''Hawarden''
|[[Hudswell Clarke]]
|0-4-0ST
|1899
|526
|ex Globe Ironworks, [[Stalybridge]]
|-
|''Vesta''
|[[Hudswell Clarke]]
|0-6-0T
|1916
|1223
|ex Hawarden Bridge steel works
|-
|''Haydock''
|[[Josiah Evans / Richard Evans and Co.]]
|0-6-0T
|1879
|2309
|ex Haydock Foundry, [[Haydock]]
|}

== References ==
* {{cite book |title=Penrhyn Castle Industrial Railway Museum |publisher=The National Trust |year=1982 |edition=3rd. Edition}}

== See also ==

* [[British narrow gauge railways]]

{{Museums and art galleries in Wales}}

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[[Datei:Renfe.svg|thumb|Logo von RENFE]]
'''Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles (RENFE)''' ''(dt. Nationales Netz der spanischen Eisenbahnen)'', seit 2005 eigentlich '''Renfe Operadora''' ''(dt. Renfe Betreiber)'', ist ein staatliches [[Spanien|spanisches]] [[Eisenbahnunternehmen]], welches im Personen- und Güterverkehr tätig ist.

== Geschichte ==
[[Datei:Estación de Atocha (Madrid) 12.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bahnhof Atocha]] in [[Madrid]]]]
Nach dem Ende des [[Spanischer Bürgerkrieg|Spanischen Bürgerkrieges]] standen die Privatbahnen in [[Spanien]] vor einer finanziellen Misere. Die [[Francisco Franco|Franco]]-Regierung konnte dem mit der Schaffung einer einheitlichen Staatsbahn zum 24. Januar 1941 Einhalt gebieten. Das gesamte [[Breitspur]]netz (1672 mm) sowie diverse Privatbahnen, allen voran ''Compañía de los Caminos de Hierro del Norte de España (CCHNE)'' und ''Compañía de los Ferrocarriles de Madrid a Zaragoza y Alicante (MZA)'' sowie die bereits 1928 bzw. 1936 verstaatlichten ''Compañía Nacional de los Ferrocarriles del Oeste'' und ''Compañía de los Ferrocarriles Andaluces'', wurden als ''Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles (RENFE)'' vereint. Neben dem iberischen Breitspurnetz ging 1950 auch die Schmalspurlinie Cercedilla-Cotos ([[Meterspur]]) an die RENFE.

In den Folgejahren wurde das 1.668-mm-[[Breitspur]]netz (bis 1955 noch 1.672 mm) umfangreich modernisiert. So konnten auch einige Neubauvorhaben wie die [[Sierra-de-la-Culebra-Linie]] 1959 oder die 1968 fertig gestellte Verbindung von [[Madrid]] nach [[Burgos]] verwirklicht werden. Als Resultat einer fortschreitenden Motorisierung kam es jedoch auch zur Stilllegung unzähliger [[Schmalspurbahn]]en. Um zu verhindern, dass ein Großteil des Bahnverkehrs durch Pleiten der Betreiber lahmgelegt würde, gründete man die Firma [[Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha|FEVE]] zunächst als staatliches Unternehmen mit dem Ziel, diese Betreiber treuhänderisch zu übernehmen. Unrentable Strecken wurden dabei stillgelegt. Auch einige Breitspurstrecken wurden in jener Zeit stillgelegt. Zwischen 1969 und 1995 ging die Ausdehnung des Streckennetzes so von 13.691 km auf 12.280 km zurück.

1985 lag Anteil des Unternehmens am [[Modal Split]] bei sieben Prozent. In der Folge kam es zu Streckenschließungen, aber auch zu einer Debatte über die Zukunft der Bahn, die in der [[Schnellfahrstrecke Madrid–Sevilla]] mündete.<ref name="mr-2009-03-58">Richard Malins: ''Spain − a New Railway Mania?''. In: ''Modern Railways''. Bd. 66, Nr. 726, 2009, {{ISSN|0026-8356}}, S. 58–63.</ref>

=== Einstieg in den Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr ===
[[Bild:HighSpeedSpain-February2008.png|thumb|300px|Karte des spanischen Hochgeschwindigkeitsnetzes: 
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Vom Beitritt Spaniens zur [[Europäische Gemeinschaft|Europäischen Gemeinschaft]] profitierte auch die Renfe. 1992 wurde die erste [[Hochgeschwindigkeitsstrecke]] für den Hochgeschwindigkeitszug [[Alta Velocidad Española|AVE (Alta Velocidad Española)]] zwischen Madrid und [[Sevilla]] gebaut. Vorausschauend wurde diese in der europäischen [[Normalspur]] ausgeführt.

Schnellfahrstrecken in Betrieb (''Stand: 2010''):
* [[Schnellfahrstrecke Madrid–Sevilla]]
* [[Schnellfahrstrecke Córdoba–Málaga]]
* [[Schnellfahrstrecke Madrid–Barcelona–Französische Grenze]] (in Betrieb bis Barcelona)
* [[Schnellfahrstrecke Saragossa–Huesca]]
* [[Schnellfahrstrecke Madrid–Toledo]]
* [[Schnellfahrstrecke Madrid–Valladolid]]
* [[Schnellfahrstrecke Madrid–Levante]] (in Betrieb bis Valencia und Albacete)
* [[LGV Perpignan–Figueres]]

Auch die vorhandenen Breitspurstrecken wurden ausgebaut, wie z. B. die Verbindung [[Barcelona]]–[[Valencia]]–[[Alicante]] (Corredor Mediterráneo genannt), auf der der [[Hochgeschwindigkeitszug]] [[Euromed]] eingesetzt wird.

=== Neuordnung 2005 ===
[[Datei:Red ferroviaria espa ola.png|thumb|250px|Karte des spanischen Eisenbahnstreckennetzes mit farbig kodierten Streckentypen im Jahr 2005.]]
Als vorbereitende Maßnahme zum Wettbewerb auf der Schiene wurde RENFE am 31. Dezember 2004 nach 63 Jahren offiziell aufgelöst. Dafür entstanden zwei neue Gesellschaften, die ''Renfe Operadora'' und die [[Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias]] (ADIF). Renfe Operadora ist seither ein reines Personen- und Gütertransportunternehmen; das Eisenbahninfrastrukturnetz der RENFE, davon 11.757 km [[Breitspur]], 2.056 km [[Normalspur]] und 18 km [[Meterspur]] (2010), wird vom neugegründeten Eisenbahninfrastrukturunternehmen ADIF betrieben.

== Zuggattungen und Rollmaterial ==

=== Zuggattungen ===

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|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
!width="15%|Gattung!!Beschreibung!!Material
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|colspan="3" align="center"|'''Hochgeschwindigkeitsdienste-Langstrecke'''
|-
|[[Alta Velocidad Española|AVE]]||Langstreckenverbindungen mit normalspurigen Hochgeschwindigkeitszügen (≤ 300 km/h)||[[TGV#AVE S-100|Baureihe 100]], [[AVE S-102|Baureihe 102 u. 112]], [[AVE S-103|Baureihe 103]]
|-
|[[Altaria (Renfe)|Altaria]]||Langstreckenverbindungen mit lokbespannten umspurbaren [[Talgo]]-Garnituren mit Geschwindigkeiten bis zu 200 km/h||Elektrolok: [[Siemens ES64P|Baureihe 252]] Diesellok: Baureihe 334
|-
|[[Euromed]]||Hochgeschwindigkeitsdienst (≤ 220 km/h) auf der Breitspurstrecke Barcelona-Valencia-Alicante||[[RENFE-Baureihe 130|Baureihe 130]]
|-
|[[Alaris]]||Hochgeschwindigkeitsdienst (≤ 200 km/h) auf den Breitspurstrecken Madrid-Valencia und Barcelona-Alicante||[[RENFE-Baureihe 490|Baureihe 490]], [[RENFE-Baureihe 120|Baureihe 120]], [[RENFE-Baureihe 130|Baureihe 130]]
|-
|[[Arco (Renfe)|Arco]]||Breitspuriger Hochgeschwindigkeitsdienst (≤ 200 km/h), der Barcelona mit Málaga, Sevilla, Badajoz, Almería und Granada ''(Arco García Lorca)'' sowie das Baskenland mit Galicien ''(Arco Camino de Santiago)'' verbindet||Elektrolok: Baureihe 252 Dieselloks: 333, 334, 319
|-
|[[Alvia]]||Umspurbare Hochgeschwindigkeitstriebwagen und -triebzüge (≤ 250 km/h)||Baureihe 120, Baureihe 130
|-
|colspan="3" align="center"|'''Langstreckenzüge'''
|-
|[[Diurno]]||Breitspuriger Tagesreisezug, der das Baskenland mit Salamanca verbindet||Lokbespannte Züge
|-
|[[Tren Estrella]]||Breitspurige Nachtreisezüge||Lokbespannte Züge
|-
|[[Talgo (Renfe)|Talgo]]||Reisezüge mit lokbespannten umspurbaren [[Talgo]]-Garnituren, fährt auch im grenzüberschreitenden Verkehr nach Frankreich||Lokbespannte Züge
|-
|[[Trenhotel]] ([[EuroNight]])||Komfort-Nachtreisezüge mit lokbespannten umspurbaren [[Talgo]]-Garnituren, fährt auch im grenzüberschreitenden Verkehr nach Paris, Mailand, Zürich und Lissabon||Lokbespannte Züge
|-
|colspan="3" align="center"|'''Mittelstreckenzüge'''
|-
|[[Avant (Renfe)|Avant]]||Normalspurige Hochgeschwindigkeitszüge (≤ 250 km/h) mit Reisedauer unter 90 Minuten||Baureihen 104, 114, 121 und 130
|-
|[[Regional (Renfe)|Regional]]||Breitspurige Regionalverkehrszüge die in der Regel an allen Haltestellen halten und häufig kleinere Ortschaften mit der Provinzhauptstadt verbinden||Dieseltriebwagen: Baureihen 592, 596 Elektrotriebwagen: Baureihen 440, 470
|-
|[[Regional Exprés]]||Breitspurige beschleunigte Regionalverkehrszüge, halten nicht an allen Stationen||Dieseltriebwagen: Baureihen 592, 596 Elektrotriebwagen: Baureihen 440, 448, 470
|-
|[[MD+]]||Breitspurige reservierungspflichtige Komfort-Züge für den beschleunigten Regionalverkehr||Dieseltriebwagen: Baureihe 599 Elektrotriebwagen: Baureihe 449
|-
|R-594, R-598 od. TRD||Breitspurige reservierungspflichtige dieselgetriebene Komfort-Züge für den beschleunigten Regionalverkehr||Baureihen 594, 598
|-
|colspan="3" align="center"|'''Nahverkehrszüge'''
|-
|[[Cercanías]]||S-Bahnen mit Breit- und Meterspur, die in den Großräumen Asturien, Santander, Bilbao, San Sebastián, Madrid, Saragossa, Barcelona, Valencia, Murcia, Alicante, Málaga, Sevilla und Cádiz verkehren||Baureihen 440/R, 442, 446, 447, 450/451, 592, CIVIA (463-465)
|-
|}

=== Rollmaterial ===
''Siehe auch: [[Liste der Lokomotiv- und Triebwagenbaureihen der RENFE]]''

==== Elektrotriebwagen im Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr ====
[[Datei:LaSagra-AVE-S102.jpg|thumb|right|AVE [[AVE S-102|Baureihe 102]] von [[Talgo]].]]
[[Datei:Zaragoza - Delicias 6 - Alvia.JPG|thumb|right|Umspurbarer Hochgeschwindigkeitszug der [[RENFE-Baureihe 120|Serie 120]].]]
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|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
!Baureihe!!Anzahl!!Betrieb seit!!width="5%"|Max. Geschw. (km/h)!!Spurweite!!Anmerkungen
|-
|[[TGV#AVE S-100|100]]||align="center"|24||align="center"|1992||align="center"|300||Normalspur||basierend auf TGV Atlantique
|-
|[[AVE S-102|102]]||align="center"|16||align="center"|2005||align="center"|330||Normalspur||
|-
|[[AVE S-103|103]]||align="center"|26||align="center"|2007||align="center"|350||Normalspur||basierend auf dem [[ICE 3]]
|-
|104||align="center"|20||align="center"|2005||align="center"|250||Normalspur||basierend auf Baureihe 490 verkehrt als [[RENFE Avant|Avant]]
|-
|[[AVE S-102#Zweite Serie S-112|112]]||align="center"|30||align="center"|2008||align="center"|330||Normalspur||basierend auf Baureihe 102
|-
|114||align="center"|13||align="center"|2008||align="center"|250||Normalspur||basierend auf [[FS ETR 600]] verkehrt als [[RENFE Avant|Avant]]
|-
|[[RENFE-Baureihe 120|120]]||align="center"|28||align="center"|2006||align="center"|250/220||Normalsp./Breitsp. (spurwechselfähig)||verkehrt als [[Alvia]] u. [[Alaris]]
|-
|121||align="center"|29||align="center"|2008||align="center"|250/220||Normalsp./Breitsp. (spurwechselfähig)||basierend auf Baureihe 120
|-
|[[RENFE-Baureihe 130|130]]||align="center"|45||align="center"|2007||align="center"|250/220||Normalsp./Breitsp. (spurwechselfähig)||verkehrt als [[Alvia]], [[Avant (Renfe)|Avant]] und [[Euromed]]
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|[[RENFE-Baureihe 490|490]]||align="center"|10||align="center"|1999||align="center"|220||Breitspur||verkehrt als [[Alaris]]
|-
|}

==== Elektrolokomotiven ====
[[Datei:RN252002.JPG|thumb|right|RENFE Baureihe 252. Sie ist abgeleitet von der [[DB-Baureihe 120#Serie 120.1|DB 120.1]] und gilt als unmittelbarer Vorgänger des [[EuroSprinter#ES 64 P|Eurosprinters]].]]
[[Datei:Renfe clase 269.jpg|thumb|right|RENFE Baureihe 269]]
[[Datei:RN333-025.JPG|thumb|right|RENFE Baureihe 333]]
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!Baureihe!!Anzahl!!Betrieb seit!!width="5%"|Max. Geschw. (km/h)!!Spurweite!!Anmerkungen
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|251||align="center"|28||align="center"|1982||align="center"|140||Breitspur||im Güterzugdienst
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|[[Siemens ES64P|252]]||align="center"|75||align="center"|1992||align="center"|220||Normalsp. + Breitsp.||Weiterentwicklung der [[DB-Baureihe 120#Serie 120.1|DB 120.1]] für den Schnell- und Güterzugdienst
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|[[Bombardier Traxx#Baureihe Renfe S/253 – Gleichstromlok|253]]||align="center"|100||align="center"|2008||align="center"|140||Breitspur||im Güterzugdienst
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|269||align="center"|176||align="center"|1973||align="center"|100-160||Breitspur||im Personen- und Güterzugdienst
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|289.100||align="center"|9||align="center"|1969||align="center"|80-130||Breitspur||im Güterzugdienst
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|}

==== Diesellokomotiven ====
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!Baureihe!!Anzahl!!Betrieb seit!!width="5%"|Max. Geschw. (km/h)!!Spurweite!!Anmerkungen
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|311||align="center"|8||align="center"|1991||align="center"|90||Breitspur||Rangierlokomotive SBB Am 841 in der Schweiz
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|319||align="center"|81||align="center"|1984||align="center"|140||Normalsp. + Breitsp.||im Personen- und Güterzugdienst
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|333||align="center"|93||align="center"|1974||align="center"|160||Breitspur||im Personen- und Güterzugdienst
|-
|334||align="center"|28||align="center"|2006||align="center"|200||Breitspur||Weiterentwicklung der BR 333 für den Personenverkehr
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|}

==== Elektrotriebwagen für Regional- und Nahverkehr ====
[[Datei:Cercanias-madrid-c9-line-train-cotos.jpg|thumb|right|RENFE Baureihe 442, der einzige RENFE-Zug mit [[Meterspur]] und 1,5kV= Stromsystem]]

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!Baureihe!!Anzahl!!Betrieb seit!!width="5%"|Max. Geschw. (km/h)!!Spurweite!!Anmerkungen
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|440/R||align="center"|132||align="center"|1974||align="center"|140||Breitspur||im Regional- und [[Cercanías|Nahverkehr]] (440R)
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|442||align="center"|5||align="center"|1976||align="center"|60||[[Meterspur]]||Dienst im [[Cercanías Madrid|Nahverkehr Madrid]] (Linie C9)
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|446||align="center"|166||align="center"|1989||align="center"|100||Breitspur||Dienst im Nahverkehr
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|447||align="center"|183||align="center"|1993||align="center"|120||Breitspur||Dienst im Nahverkehr
|-
|448||align="center"|29||align="center"|1987||align="center"|160||Breitspur||Dienst im Regionalverkehr
|-
|449||align="center"|57||align="center"|2008||align="center"|160 (200)||Breitspur (Normalsp.)||Dienst im Regionalverkehr (auf Normalspur umrüstbar)
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|450/451||align="center"|36||align="center"|1994||align="center"|140||Breitspur||[[Doppelstockwagen#Spanien|Doppelstockwagen]] Dienst im Nahverkehr
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|463-465||align="center"|237||align="center"|2004||align="center"|120-160||Breitspur||Besser bekannt als CIVIA Dienst im Nahverkehr
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|470||align="center"|55||align="center"|1974||align="center"|140||Breitspur||Weiterentwicklung der BR 440 Dienst im Regionalverkehr
|-
|}

==== Dieseltriebwagen für Regional- und Nahverkehr ====
[[Datei:599 en Vitoria-Gasteiz.jpg|thumb|right|Baureihe 599 für den Diesel-Regionalverkehr.]]
{|class="wikitable" width="73%"
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
!Baureihe!!Anzahl!!Betrieb seit!!width="5%"|Max. Geschw. (km/h)!!Spurweite!!Anmerkungen
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|592||align="center"|70||align="center"|1981||align="center"|120-140||Breitspur||Dienst im Regional- und Nahverkehr
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|594||align="center"|23||align="center"|1997||align="center"|160||21 nur Breitsp. 2 Spurwechsel||Dienst im Regionalverkehr
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|596||align="center"|13||align="center"|1982||align="center"|120||Breitspur||Weiterentwicklung der BR 593 Dienst im Regionalverkehr
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|598||align="center"|21||align="center"|2004||align="center"|160||Breitspur||[[Neigetechnik|Neigezug]] Dienst im Regionalverkehr
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|[[RENFE-Baureihe 599|599]]||align="center"|50||align="center"|2008||align="center"|160||Breitspur||Dienst im Regionalverkehr
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''Stand: 14. September 2010''

== Ausblick ==
Im Jahr 2009 lag die durchschnittliche jährliche Reiseweite pro Einwohner bei 523 km. Damit befand sie sich noch deutlich unter den Werten anderer [[Europa|europäischer]] Staaten (z. B. [[Schweiz]]: 2.341 km, [[Deutschland]]: 997 km, [[Europäische Union|EU]]-Durchschnitt: 822 km).<ref>[http://www.vcoe.at/start.asp?b=92&ID=8191 ''VCÖ-Untersuchung: Österreicher sind bereits zweitfleißigste Bahnfahrer der EU!''] In: [[Verkehrsclub Österreich]], abgerufen am 21. Dezember 2010</ref> Dies ist insbesondere dem oftmals schlechten Angebot im Nahverkehr außerhalb der Ballungsräume mit z. T. nur einem oder zwei Zugpaaren am Tag, der Reservierungspflicht im Fernverkehr und häufig wechselnden Fahrplänen geschuldet. Fernreisebusse sind daher in den Augen der Bevölkerung meist die bessere Alternative und werden entsprechend bei der Wahl des Verkehrsmittels bevorzugt.

Die Bemühungen der staatlichen spanischen Bahn konzentrieren sich derzeit vor allem auf den Ausbau des Hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehrs. Derzeit ist eine Verbindung von Barcelona mit [[Perpignan]] in Bau, geplant ist mittelfristig die Anbindung an das französische [[TGV]]-Netz. Ebenfalls in Bau ist die Verlängerung der Strecke Madrid-Valladolid bis [[Galicien]], [[Asturien]] und dem [[Autonome Gemeinschaft Baskenland|Baskenland]]. Geplant, und teilweise schon in Bau, ist auch eine [[Schnellfahrstrecke Lissabon–Madrid|Schnellfahrstrecke zwischen Madrid und Lissabon]].

Ende 2003 einigten sich Spanien und [[Marokko]] auf ein Budget von 27 Millionen Euro für die Erstellung von Machbarkeitsstudien für einen zweiröhrigen Eisenbahntunnel mit einem Wartungstunnel unter der [[Straße von Gibraltar]]. Eine Entscheidung über den Bau ist noch nicht gefallen.

== Siehe auch ==
* [[Liste der Lokomotiv- und Triebwagenbaureihen der RENFE]]
* [[Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias]]
* [[Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha]]

== Weblinks ==
* [http://www.renfe.es RENFE]
* [http://www.railfaneurope.net/list/spain.html#01 Triebfahrzeuge der Renfe]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/railphot/Espana_Photo_D.html Hinweise betreffend der Verbot der Fotografie von Eisenbahneinrichtungen und Züge in Spanien]

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Straßenbahn Braunschweig

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[[Datei:Braunschweig Brunswick Busbahnhof 1 (2006).jpg|thumb|230px|Kombinierter Bus- und Straßenbahn-Bahnhof vor dem [[Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof|Hauptbahnhof]], vorne: Dreischienengleisstrecke für künftige [[RegioStadtBahn Braunschweig]], Mai 2006]]
Die '''Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG''' (BSVAG) betreibt den [[Öffentlicher Personennahverkehr|öffentlichen Personennahverkehr]] (ÖPNV) im Stadtgebiet sowie teilweise im Großraum [[Braunschweig]] mit mehreren [[Omnibus|Bus-]] sowie [[Straßenbahn]]linien zusammen mit anderen [[Verkehrsunternehmen]] innerhalb der [[Verbundtarif Region Braunschweig|Verbundtarifs Region Braunschweig]] (VRB). Die BSVAG beförderte im Jahr 2010 ca. 29 Mio. Fahrgäste.<ref name="Fahrgastzahlen">[http://www.braunschweiger-verkehrs-ag.de/index.php?reihenfolge=766&startzahl=0&maxanzahlproseite=10&pid=0&upid=0&uupid=0&PHPSESSID=def28c7c58b5a3cf01a4659859f676f9 Mitteilung der Verkehrs-AG vom 02.02.2011]</ref>

Das Unternehmen wurde 1879 unter dem Namen Straßen-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft gegründet, aus der die ''„Elektrizitätswerke und Straßenbahn Braunschweig AG“'' hervorgingen, die wiederum 1937 in die ''„Stadtwerke“'' umgewandelt wurden. Seinen heutigen Namen erhielt das Unternehmen 1972.

== Geschichte ==
=== Anfänge ===
Die Geschichte des [[Personennahverkehr]]s in [[Braunschweig]] begann bereits in den 1870er Jahren. Die zu dieser Zeit betriebenen [[Omnibus|Buslinien]] wurden zunächst ausschließlich mittels [[Pferdeomnibus]]sen befahren. Für den 10. Mai 1877 sind bereits drei Linien verzeichnet:
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|''<div align="center">Eröffnungsdatum</div>'' || '''<div align="center"> [[Pferdeomnibus]] Strecken 1877</div>'''
|- style="background-color: #ffe4c4"
| 16.01.1873|| [[Braunschweiger Bahnhof|Hauptbahnhof]] - Bankplatz – [[Kohlmarkt (Braunschweig)|Kohlmarkt]] - Schuhstraße - Sack - Höhe – [[Hagenmarkt]] - Fallersleber Tor
|- style="background-color: #ffefdb"
| 02.02.1873|| Holst Kaffegarten (Badetwete) - Augusttor - Hauptbahnhof - Bankplatz - [[Kohlmarkt (Braunschweig)|Kohlmarkt]] - [[Altstadtmarkt (Braunschweig)|Altstadtmarkt]] - Radeklint - Amalienplatz)
|- style="background-color: #ffe4c4"
| 10.05.1877|| Holst Kaffegarten (Badetwete) - Augusttor - Hauptbahnhof - Bankplatz - [[Kohlmarkt (Braunschweig)|Kohlmarkt]] - Schuhstraße - Höhe - Hagenmarkt - Fallersleber Tor
|}

Nur zwei Jahre später, 1879, wurde die Straßen-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft, der [[Rechtsnachfolge|Rechtsvorgänger]] der heutigen Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG gegründet. Im selben Jahr begann die Personenbeförderung mittels [[Pferdebahn]]en auf [[Schiene (Schienenverkehr)|Lochschienen]], ab 1881 auf Rillenschienen. Das Schienensystem wurden sukzessive ausgebaut, so dass 1893 bereits vier Strecken mit einer Gesamtlänge von 13,5 km betrieben wurden:
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|''<div align="center">Eröffnungsdatum</div>'' || '''<div align="center"> [[Pferdebahn]] Strecken 1879</div>'''
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| unbekannt|| Nordbahnhof - Bohlweg - [[Kohlmarkt (Braunschweig)|Kohlmarkt]] - Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz - Westbahnhof
|- style="background-color: #ffefdb"
| unbekannt|| Fallersleber Tor - Casparistr. - Münzstr. - Bruchtorwall - Augusttor - [[Schloss Richmond]]
|- style="background-color: #ffe4c4"
| unbekannt|| Hauptfriedhof - Marienstift - Adolfstr. - Steinweg - [[Altstadtmarkt (Braunschweig)|Altstadtmarkt]] - Hohetor
|- style="background-color: #ffefdb"
| unbekannt|| - [[Kohlmarkt (Braunschweig)|Kohlmarkt]] - [[Altstadtmarkt (Braunschweig) |Altstadtmarkt]] - Petritor - Weißes Roß
|}

=== Bis zum Zweiten Weltkrieg ===
18 Jahre nach der Gründung fuhr ab 1897 die erste elektrisch betriebene [[Straßenbahn]] in Braunschweig. Sie verkehrte unter anderem bis in das nahe gelegene [[Wolfenbüttel]].
Zusätzlich zum Personenverkehr wurde die Tram zwischen Braunschweig und Wolfenbüttel von 1899 bis 1921 für den Güterverkehr genutzt. Das Unternehmen wollte seit 1902 zudem vierachsige [[Großraumwagen]] aus den USA auf dieser Strecke betreiben, welche jedoch zu breit waren. Ab 1915 wurden Großraumwagen von Herbrand eingesetzt. Eine Besonderheit der Braunschweiger Straßenbahn ist ihre [[Spurweite (Eisenbahn)|Spurweite]] von 1100 Millimetern. In Deutschland gab es diese Spurweite nur noch in [[Straßenbahn Lübeck|Lübeck]] und [[Straßenbahn Kiel|Kiel]]. Bis 1909 wurden zusätzlich weitere Strecken in Betrieb genommen. Damit besaß Braunschweig bereits ein Straßenbahnnetz mit einer Gesamtlänge von 30,6 km:
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| unbekannt|| 1 || [[Schloss Richmond]] - Rathaus - Schützenhaus
|- style="background-color: #ffefdb"
| unbekannt || 2 || [[Braunschweiger Bahnhof|Hauptbahnhof]] - Nordbahnhof
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| unbekannt|| 3 || Ruhfäutchenplatz - [[Gliesmarode]]
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| unbekannt || 4 || [[Madamenweg]] - Rathaus - Marienstift/Hauptfriedhof
|- style="background-color: #ffe4c4"
| unbekannt|| 5 || [[Ölper]] - [[Braunschweiger Bahnhof|Hauptbahnhof]] - Augusttor
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| unbekannt || 6 || [[Braunschweiger Bahnhof|Hauptbahnhof]]svorplatz - Rathaus – [[Stadtpark (Braunschweig)|Stadtpark]]
|- style="background-color: #ffe4c4"
| unbekannt|| 7 || Westbahnhof - Rathaus - Kastanienallee
|- style="background-color: #ffefdb"
| unbekannt || A || Augusttor - [[Wolfenbüttel]] Bahnhof
|}
Die ersten Omnibusse wurden ab 1928 zu Personenbeförderung eingesetzt. Sie bedienen seither sowohl den innerstädtischen Personennahverkehr als auch den in der Region. Am 14. Oktober 1941 wurde der neue Betriebshof in der Georg-Westermann-Allee eingeweiht.

=== Nachkriegszeit ===
[[Bild:Linie9bohlweg.jpg|thumb|350px|GT6S-Wagen auf dem Bohlweg, hinten: Ägidienkirche, 2004]]
Obwohl während des [[Zweiter Weltkrieg|Zweiten Weltkrieges]] zahlreiche Busse und Straßenbahnen, aber auch die Infrastruktur zum Teil schwer beschädigt oder zerstört worden waren, gelang es bereits im Mai 1945, nur wenige Wochen nach der Besetzung der Stadt durch US-amerikanische Truppen (12. April 1945), wieder eine erste Straßenbahnlinie im Stadtgebiet zu betreiben.

Die Verbindung nach Wolfenbüttel wurde 1954 eingestellt, was sich später als Fehlentscheidung herausstellte, wie auch die Einstellung des Schienenverkehrs nach [[Kloster Riddagshausen|Riddagshausen]] und nach [[Ölper]] (1963). Seit dieser Zeit gibt es keinen Schienennahverkehr über die Stadtgrenze mehr.

=== Aktuell ===
Seit dem 12. Oktober 2008 gibt es ein neues Liniennetz.
Neu eingeführt wurden die sogenannten [[Metrobus|Metrolinien]], welche sowohl Bus- wie auch Straßenbahnlinien sein können. Metrolinien verbinden auf direktem Wege die wichtigsten Stadtteile mit der Innenstadt. Am 12. Juli 2009 gibt es erneut einen veränderten Fahrplan, am Konzept der Metrolinien wird aber festgehalten.

Einzelne Linien in der Stadt Braunschweig werden nicht von der Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG, sondern von anderen Verkehrsunternehmen betrieben:
* [[Kraftverkehr Mundstock GmbH]] (KVM): Braunschweig–[[Wendeburg]]
* [[KVG Braunschweig]]: Braunschweig–[[Salzgitter]]
* [[Regionalbus Braunschweig]] (RBB): Braunschweig–Landkreis Wolfenbüttel
* [[Wolfsburger Verkehrs GmbH]] (WVG): Braunschweig–Wolfsburg
* [[Verkehrsgesellschaft Landkreis Gifhorn mbH]] (VLG): Braunschweig-Wenden–Gifhorn
* [[DB Regio|DB Regio AG Region Nord]]
''Ausführlichere Informationen unter: [[Nahverkehr in Braunschweig]]''

== Fahrzeuge (Omnibus) ==
[[Datei:Eigene Fotos 001.jpg |thumb| Bus "Mercedes-Benz Citaro" der Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG, aufgenommen 2010]]
[[Datei:Eigene Fotos 038.jpg |thumb| Bus "MAN Lion's City" der Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG, aufgenommen 2010]]
Im Fuhrpark der Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG befinden sich zur Zeit moderne Niederflurbusse von drei namhaften Herstellern wie MAN, Mercedes-Benz und Solaris. Mit der Marke MAN ist die Stadt Braunschweig besonders verbunden, da das MAN-Logo den Braunschweiger Burglöwen zeigt. Das kommt daher, dass MAN den ehemaligen Braunschweiger Hersteller Büssing und somit auch dieses Symbol übernahm.
Die Fahrzeuge der Verkehrs-AG haben typische Merkmale wie die rote Bauchbinde und weiteren Besonderheiten.

== Fahrzeugentwicklung (Straßenbahn) ==
[[Datei:100 7017 7756 FriedrichWilhelmPlatz.JPG|thumb|7756 (Düwag Typ „Mannheim“) am Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz, Februar 2009]]
[[Datei:100 6432 8157 Wenden-Heideblick.JPG|thumb|8157 (LHB-GT 6 mit B 6) in BS-Wenden, Dezember 2008]]
[[Datei:100 6518 9559 Ottenroder Str.JPG|thumb|9559 (GT6S) an Endhaltestelle Ottenroder Straße, Januar 2009]]
[[Datei:100 6771 0756 Rathaus.jpg|thumb|0756 (Alstom NGT8D) vor Schloss mit Quadriga, Januar 2009]]

Wie andere Städte in Westdeutschland auch, begann auch dieser Verkehrsbetrieb seine Fahrzeugflotte nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zu modernisieren. Dem auf Fahrgestellen kriegszerstörter Zweiachs-Wagen hergestellten [[Aufbauwagen]] folgte der [[Verbandswagen (Straßenbahn)|Verbandswagen]], der als Neubau auf neuen Fahrgestellen verwirklicht wurde. Beide Fahrzeugtypen stellten eine Weiterentwicklung des [[Kriegsstraßenbahnwagen]]s dar. Danach wurde sich ab 1957 dem [[Großraumwagen#Straßenbahn|Großraumwagen]] zugewandt. Diesen Weg ging auch Braunschweig.

Ab 1957 lieferte Linke-Hoffmann-Busch (LHB), heute [[Alstom]], aus Salzgitter zwölf vierachsige [[Triebwagen]] (1–12) und die DWM aus Berlin zehn passende [[Beiwagen (Straßenbahn)|Beiwagen (201–210)]] an die Stadtwerke Braunschweig, die damals die Straßenbahn betrieben (später BSVAG). Die Triebwagen wurden 1961 und 1962 bei Credé in Kassel und DWM in Berlin in sechsachsige [[Gelenkwagen (Straßenbahn)|Gelenkwagen]] umgebaut.
Die Triebwagen (Tw) wurden später als 6251–6262 eingereiht, die Beiwagen (Bw) als 5771–5780.
Bw 5778 wurde bereits 1976 nach Entgleisung ausgemustert. Die ersten zwei Tw der Serie wurden 1979 verschrottet, das letzte Fahrzeug 1984. Heute ist nur noch Bw 201 (5771) als Museums-Bw vorhanden.

Ebenso ab 1962 kamen die ersten Gelenkwagen von [[DUEWAG|Düwag]] aus Düsseldorf. Diese [[Einrichtungswagen]] des [[Duewag-Einheitswagen|Einheitstyp GT 6]] bekamen die Betriebsnummern 31–35, später 6263–6267.
LHB war wieder 1969 mit sechs Triebwagen des Typs GT 6 am Zuge. Geliefert wurden sechs Wagen (13–18, später 6951–6956), die im Vergleich zu den Düwag-Tw 6263-6267 bemerkenswerte Innovationen aufwiesen, wie Karosserieteile aus [[Glasfaserverstärkter Kunststoff|glasfaserverstärktem Kunststoff]]. Dennoch setzten sich diese Fahrzeuge nicht durch, lediglich in die rumänische Hauptstadt [[Bukarest]] wurde ein 1971 ein Achtachser geliefert, der dort in vereinfachter Form hundertfach nachgebaut wurde.

Weitere Wagenkäufe gab es dann 1973 bis 1977. Diese verbesserte Version des GT-6-[[Duewag-Einheitswagen]]s des Typs „Mannheim“ wurde in mehreren Jahreschargen beschafft. Dabei geben die ersten zwei Ziffern der Wagennummer das Beschaffungsjahr an:
*1973: 7351–7358
*1975: 7551–7556
*1977: 7751–7762

Dazu wurden auch Beiwagen (B 4) der Mannheimer Bauart geliefert:
* 1974: 7471–7476
* 1977: 7771–7776

Bei der 1977er Lieferserie handelt es sich um LHB-Lizenzbauten.

1981 wurde die neu entwickelte Wagenserie GT 6 und B 4 von [[Linke-Hofmann-Busch|LHB]] als „Stadtbahnwagen Typ Braunschweig“ in Dienst gestellt. Diese Fahrzeuge weisen einen recht eckig wirkenden Wagenkasten auf. Hiervon wurden 15 GT-6-Triebwagen (8151–8165) und vierzehn Beiwagen (8171–8182 und 8471–8472) beschafft.

1995 kamen die ersten [[Niederflurtechnik|Niederflurwagen]] nach Braunschweig. Zwölf Fahrzeuge des Typs [[GTxN/M/S|GT6S]] von [[Adtranz]] wurden als 9551–9562 in Dienst gestellt.

2000 wurde nach einem schweren Unfall der LHB-Tw 7762 mit einem Niederflur-Mittelteil ausgerüstet. Er erhielt eine neue Antriebssteuerung und wurde im Fahrgastraum dem Design der 1995er Niederflurbahnen angepasst. Ursprünglich war eine Umrüstung weiterer Bahnen geplant, wovon man jedoch aufgrund gestiegener Preise Abstand nahm. Somit ist dieser Wagen, der nun die Wagennummer 0051 trägt, ein Einzelgänger. Wegen seines Erscheinungsbildes hat der Wagen den Spitznamen „Hängebauchschwein“ bekommen.

2007 wurden 12 neue Niederflurwagen vom Typ NGT8D des Firmenkonsortiums [[Alstom]] LHB und [[Bombardier]] angeliefert. Wagen dieser Art verkehren auch in [[Magdeburg]], [[Gera]] und [[Darmstadt]].
Für diese Wagen wurden einige 1974er DUEWAG-Beiwagen umgebaut (7476 Ende 2007, 7475 Ende 2008, 7472 Mitte 2009 und Wagen 7471 Anfang 2010). Der erste Zug aus NGT8D und B4 (0754 mit 7476) verkehrte ab dem 13. Oktober 2008 regelmäßig im Linienbetrieb. Die Gespanne waren anfangs meist auf der M3 unterwegs. Solange der Umbau an der Brücke Fallersleber Straße andauert und die Straßenbahn der Linie M3 nicht nach Volkmarode, sondern zum Inselwall fährt, verkehren die 07er mit Beiwagen fast ausschließlich auf der Linie M1.

Alle Fahrzeuge ab Baujahr 1977 außer 7760 (verschrottet) und 8163 (verschrottet nach Unfall) sind heute noch in Braunschweig vorhanden. Die beiden letzten originalen DUEWAG-Züge (bestehend aus Tw 7553 und Bw 7474 bzw. Tw 7554 und Bw 7473) fahren nach wie vor im Planverkehr (Stand 7. März 2011).

Weiterhin befinden sich die Triebwagen (Tw) 15 (6953; nicht fahrfähig), Tw 35 (6267), Tw 41 (7356; seit 2008), Tw 103 und Tw 113 sowie die Beiwagen (Bw) 201 (5771) und 250 als Museumswagen im Bestand der BSVAG. Für Tw 82 ist eine Restaurierung vorgesehen.

== Künftige Entwicklung ==
Mit einer geplanten [[RegioStadtBahn Braunschweig|RegioStadtBahn]] sollte das Braunschweiger Umland nach dem [[Karlsruher Modell]] an die Innenstadt angeschlossen werden. In der Stadt sollten Gleise der Braunschweiger Straßenbahn genutzt, im Umland sollten Strecken der [[Deutsche Bahn|Deutschen Bahn]] befahren werden. Geplant waren Endpunkte in [[Salzgitter]], [[Goslar]], [[Bad Harzburg]], [[Schöppenstedt]], [[Gifhorn]] und [[Uelzen]].

Weil die Braunschweiger Straßenbahn eine Spurbreite von 1100 mm hat, wurde die Innenstadtstrecke der RegioStadtBahn in Vorleistung mit einem [[Dreischienengleis]] ausgerüstet. Die erste Ausbaustufe der RegioStadtBahn sollte 2014 <ref>http://www.newsclick.de/index.jsp/menuid/2160/artid/10818385</ref> in Betrieb genommen werden. Da die Eisenbahnstrecken des Umlandes nicht elektrifiziert sind, sollten wegen der gemischt befahrenen Durchfahrtsstrecke Hybrid-Fahrzeuge angeschafft, die ihren Fahrstrom sowohl über einen eigenen Dieselgenerator als auch aus der städtischen Oberleitung (15 kV bzw. 600 V) beziehen. Aufgrund stark gestiegener Kosten dieser Fahrzeuge wurde allerdings das Projekt im Jahr 2010 beendet.<ref name="Regiostadtbahn_aus">[http://www.zgb.de/barrierefrei/content/nahverkehr/regiostadtbahn.shtml] Planungen für RegioStadtBahn-Projekt eingestellt</ref>
Stattdessen wird nun ein Alternativkonzept geplant, welches ebenfalls zum Jahr 2014 in Betrieb gehen soll und eine bessere Verknüpfung des Bahn-Regionalverkehrs mit dem Braunschweiger Stadtverkehr vorsieht.<ref name="Regiobahn_Alternativkonzept">[http://zughalt.de/zgb-stellt-alternativkonzept-zur-regiostadtbahn-vor] Alternativkonzept zur Regiostadtbahn</ref>

== Siehe auch ==
* [[Verkehr in Braunschweig]]

== Literatur ==
* Dieter Höltge: ''Die Braunschweiger Strassenbahn''. GeraMond Verlag, München 1997, ISBN 3-932785-00-2

== Weblinks ==
* [http://www.verkehrs-ag.de/ Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG]
* [http://www.bin-info.de/ Braunschweiger Interessengemeinschaft Nahverkehrs e.V.]
* [http://www.sb-bs.de/ Fotos von den Braunschweiger Straßenbahnen und Bussen]
* [http://www.tram-info.de/wagenp/braunschweig.htm Wagenparkliste(Tram)]
* [http://braunschweig.bahninfo.de/tram.htm Linienchroniken der Braunschweiger Straßenbahnlinien]

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Kategorie:Spurweite 1676 mm

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Cepu-Waldbahn

2011-04-25T23:58:00Z

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The '''Cepu Forest Railway''' is a light logging [[rail transport|railway]] of {{RailGauge|1067}} [[rail gauge|gauge]] that runs through [[teak]] plantations to the northwest of the town of [[Cepu]] on the boundary between Central and East Java provinces,on the island of [[Java]] in [[Indonesia]]. [[steam locomotive|Steam traction]] is still dominant.

[[File:Cepu Forest Railway Du Croo Brauns Locomotive.jpg|Cepu Forest Railway Du Croo Brauns Locomotive]]

Along with [[Olean Sugar Mill]] in [[Situbondo]], East Java (a candidate [[World Heritage Site]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/mills/olean.htm| title=Olean Sugar Mill - a candidate for a World Heritage Site?| work=The International Steam Pages| author=Dickinson, Rob and Yuehong| accessdate=December 18, 2008}}</ref>), Tasik Madu sugar mill and the [[rack railway]] at [[Ambarawa]] (both also in Central Java), the Cepu Forest Railway is one of the four main centres of steam railway heritage remaining in Java. In fact, with four operatable steam locomotives the Cepu depot has the largest concentration of active preserved steam locomotives in Indonesia. It is therefore of major heritage importance and due to its globally-significant status as an active and complete steam locomotive-powered logging railway it might also be considered a candidate World Heritage Site.

The railway was originally constructed circa 1915 and was fully operational until the late 1990s, with over {{convert|300|km|lk=on}} of track in the Perhutani forests. Since 1998 much of the track has been lifted, but occasional logging trains continued to operate until 2002.

Since 2002 only chartered logging trains and a tourist train have been run (Loko Tour). The railway is popular with foreign tourists, especially from [[Europe]], the [[United States]] and [[Japan]]. The main remaining line is of a distance of around {{convert|30|km}} to an [[arboretum]] where there are spectacular 150 year old teak trees along with a visitor centre where tourist train passengers are often entertained by local cultural shows.

In 2006 a bridge just outside Cepu was damaged by flooding. In late 2007 this was repaired, and tourist trains were restored to the arboretum in December 2007. Since then there have been numerous tours and chartered logging trains. There were also reportedly 'real' logging trains run early in 2010 when otherwise inaccessible trees brought down by storm damage were removed using steam trains.

Tours and charter trains are marketed and run by PT Palawai in Jakarta http://www.palawitours.com/

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Kategorie:Spurweite 950 mm

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Bahnstrecke Antofagasta–La Paz

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The '''Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia''' or '''FCAB''' (Antofagasta to Bolivia Railway in English) is a private [[railway]] operating in the northern provinces of [[Chile]]. It is notable in that it was one of the earliest railways built to the [[Rail gauge|gauge]] of {{RailGauge|30}}, with a route that climbed from sea level to over {{convert|4500|m|ft|sigfig=5|abbr=on}}, while handling goods traffic totaling near 2 million tons per annum. It proved that a railway with such a [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] could do the work of a [[standard gauge]] railway, and influenced the construction of other railways such as the [[Estrada de Ferro Oeste de Minas]]. It was later [[Gauge conversion|converted]] to {{RailGauge|1}} gauge, and still operates today.

== Route ==
The railway started at the Chilean port of [[Antofagasta]]. It proceeded up the front range of the [[Andes]] to [[Ollagüe, Chile|Ollagüe]] on the Bolivian border, then across the Bolivian pampas to [[Uyuni]] and [[Oruro, Bolivia|Oruro]]. At Oruro, the gauge changed to {{RailGauge|1}} ([[metre gauge]]) for the remainder of the route to [[La Paz]], the capital of Bolivia. A number of branches were added to reach various mining fields. The [[Collahuasi]] branch reached {{convert|4815|m|ft|sigfig=5|abbr=on}} above sea level, regarded at the time of construction as the highest railway in the world. The total length of {{RailGauge|30}} gauge lines, including branches and subsidiaries, was {{convert|1537|km|mi|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}.

== History ==
The history of the railway dates back to 1872 with the grant of a concession by the government of Bolivia to Melbourne Clarke & Co, the territory around Antofagasta being part of [[Bolivia]] at this date. The railway was organised as the Antofagasta Nitrate & Railway Company. Construction started in 1873, with the first section opening late in that year, motive power provided by mules. [[Steam locomotive]]s were introduced in 1876, and by 1879 the railway had extended about {{convert|150|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} into the interior.

War broke out in 1879 between Chile on one side, and [[Peru]] and Bolivia on the other. One of the causes of the war was an attempt by the Bolivian government to levy back taxes on the railway. The “[[War of the Pacific]]” ended in 1883, and Chile gained the region around Antofagasta as well as part of Peru.

Control of the railway passed to the Company Huanchaca of Bolivia in 1887, who subsequently floated the railway on the London stock exchange in 1888 as the FCAB. The Huanchilaca company retained the right to operate the railway for a further 15 years. The line reached Oruro in Bolivia, the end of the {{RailGauge|30}} section, in 1892, and branches continued to be added over subsequent years.

British business interests resumed control of the entire system in 1903. Traffic reached a point where the port of Antofagasta was unable to cope. A new port was opened to the north at [[Mejillones]] in 1906, together with a new line bypassing Antofagasta. In 1909 the FCAB purchased the [[FC Caleta Coloso a Aguas Blancas]], a railway operating in the mineral-rich desert regions south of Antofagasta. Although also of 2' 6" gauge, the FCCCAB was never integrated into the FCAB, and always operated as s separate entity.

The entire region is a desert, with almost no rainfall. The company constructed a system of pipes and reservoirs to bring water for the railway from the high Andes, eventually becoming responsible for supplying Antofagasta with water as well.

Bolivian government interests supported the construction of a railway between Oruro and the Bolivian capital, La Paz, and this line was opened in stages between 1908 and 1913 This line was constructed to metre gauge, and was leased to the FCAB. The FCAB now had two operating divisions, one using {{RailGauge|30}} gauge, the other {{RailGauge|1000}} ([[metre gauge]]).

=== Bogie exchange ===
The FCAB already interchanged with metre gauge railways running north-south in western Chile, and there was the prospect of connections with lines from [[Argentina]]. Thus, in 1913, the FCAB board made a decision to [[Gauge conversion|convert]] the line to metre gauge throughout. Some gauge conversion work was done in 1916, however World War I intervened, and most work was not done till 1928. In the meantime, the railway became proficient in [[Bogie exchange|changing bogies]] on freight cars between gauges at interchange points. Some branch lines and connecting railways were never converted, and continued to operate as {{RailGauge|30}} gauge railways into the 1960’s.

The Bolivian section of the line was taken over by the Bolivian government in 1964, and, in the early 1970s, the Chilean government investigated nationalizing the line. In 1982, control of the company passed on to Chilean interests, and the head office moved from London to Antofagasta. The railway is now a division of [[Antofagasta PLC]], which also has mining interests.

== Traffic ==
Primary traffic on the railway has always been mineral, with [[nitrate]] (an essential ingredient of explosives prior to World War I) and [[copper]] being very important. Bridge traffic between Bolivia and northern Chile grew in importance and continues to this day.

Passengers were catered for in earlier days by a luxury train with [[sleeping car|sleeping]] and [[dining car| dining]] carrages, one of the few trains on {{RailGauge|2ft6in}} gauge anywhere in the world with these conveniences. The ''International'', as the train was called, continued to operate on the metre gauge after [[gauge conversion]]. The train was later replaced by [[railcar]]s, however no passenger service is provided today.

== Locomotives ==

The railway commenced operations with a small fleet of [[4-6-0]] locomotives, built by [[Robert Stephenson and Company|Robert Stephenson & Co.]] In 1884 the same company supplied an unusual Webb [[compound locomotive]], with a 4-2-4-2T wheel arrangement. Two high-pressure cylinders drove the two coupled axles, while a single low pressure cylinder drove the single axle.

The takeover by the Huanchilaca company saw the first of a fleet of [[2-6-0]] locomotives built by the [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]] arrive in 1889. The relationship quickly developed, and Baldwin supplied an outside-framed [[2-4-2]] in 1890. This was the first outside-framed loco on the FCAB, and the first application of outside frames to a narrow gauge locomotive by Baldwin. The use of outside frames allowed construction of larger locomotives, and by 1892 Baldwin were supplying large [[2-8-0]] locomotives.

As the railway laid heavier rails, larger locomotives were introduced, built by both Baldwin and other American builders. The resumption of control by British interests lead to the introduction of some British constructed locomotives. Initial response was that the British locomotives were not as rugged or easy to repair as the American locomotives. However subsequent tests found British locomotives steamed better, resulting in savings in fuel costs that outweighed the extra maintenance costs.

No {{RailGauge|2ft6in}} gauge locomotives were constructed after the 1913 decision to convert to metre gauge. However the locomotives the FCAB were certainly amongst the largest constructed for {{RailGauge|30}} gauge. A 2-6+6-2T [[Meyer locomotive| Kitson Meyer]] constructed in 1912 was perhaps the heaviest locomotive ever constructed for this gauge.

Development of metre gauge locomotives paralleled that of the 2 ft 6 in gauge, including a fleet of 6 Meyer types built by [[Beyer Peacock]] in 1913. Many of the 2 ft 6 in gauge locos were converted to metre gauge in 1928. A class of 4-8-2+2-8-4 Beyer [[Garratt]]s was also introduced in 1928. Post war developments included a fleet of modern [[4-8-2]] locomotives from [[Vulcan Foundry]] in the United Kingdom in 1954, as well as further Beyer-Garratts. The railway began dieselization in 1958, but some steam locos were still operating 20 years later.

== See also ==
* [[Arica-La Paz railway]]
* [[FC Caleta Coloso a Aguas Blancas]]

== Sources ==

* Ellis, RF., and J. M Turner 1996. ''The Antofagasta (Chili) & Bolivia Railway'' Trackside Publications, Skipton UK

== External links ==
* [http://www.fcab.cl/ FCAB corporate site]
* [http://www.antofagasta.co.uk/ Antofagasta plc corporate site]
* [http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r022.html The Magic of the Andes - 1935 article.]
* [http://www.pearcedale.com/c&b/AC.html#Chile World-wide 30" Gauge Railways]
* [[:es:Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia|Wikipedia Spanish language FCAB page]]

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Kiso Shinrin Tetsudō

2011-04-25T17:47:12Z

TrackConversion: Category:762 mm track gauge

The {{nihongo|'''Kiso Forest Railway'''|木曽森林鉄道|Kiso-shinrin-tetsudō}} was the name given to a network of 400 km of {{convert|2|ft|6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}-gauge light ("{{nihongo|''keiben''|軽便}}") railway lines that operated in the [[Kiso Valley]] of [[Nagano Prefecture]], [[Japan]].

The railway was used to support the logging of [[Cryptomeria|cedar]] forests in the region. The Kiso Forest had historically been the possession of a local lord, but at the time of the [[Meiji Restoration]] had become the property of the Imperial family. In 1901, a railway was laid into the forests and was initially worked by hand or animals. The first 0-4-2T locomotives built by [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]] were introduced in 1907. Further locomotives were obtained from Baldwin, as well as a [[Shay locomotive]] that was transferred to the [[Alishan Forest Railway]] in Taiwan when that line opened. The railway was extensively rebuilt in 1920, with steel bridges and 24 tunnels. <ref name=Small> Small, Charles S., 1986, ''Far Wheels II'' Canton Ohio, Railhead Publications</ref>

The railway was abolished in stages between 1966 and 1976.

== References ==
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Kurobe Sen’yō Tetsudō

2011-04-25T17:46:48Z

TrackConversion: Category:762 mm track gauge

[[Image:Kurobe Senyo Railway Train.jpg|thumb|A train at Keyaklidaira-Jōbu Station.]]
The {{nihongo|'''Kurobe Senyō Railway'''|黒部専用鉄道|Kurobe Sen'yō Tetsudō|"Kurobe Industrial Railway"}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[industrial railway]] line in [[Toyama Prefecture]], operated by [[Kansai Electric Power Company]]. There are two lines, namely {{nihongo|Jōbu Track|上部軌道|Jōbu Kidō}} and {{nihongo|Kuronagi Branch Line|黒薙支線|Kuronagi Shisen}}. The two lines go to [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] power plants of [[Kurobe River]]. These lines are basically not open to public. This article is mainly about Jōbu Track.

==Overview==
[[Image:Kurobe Senyo Railway High Temperature Tunnel.jpg|thumb|The "High Temperature Tunnel" between Asohara and Sennindani.]]
Jōbu Track runs from Keyakidaira-Jōbu to Kurobegawa No.4 Power Station-mae, and is a part of Kurobe Route, an industrial transportation route between [[Keyakidaira Station|Keyakidaira]] and [[Kurobe dam]]. From Keyakidaira, [[Kurobe Gorge Railway]] Main Line runs to [[Unazuki Station|Unazuki]] neighbouring [[Unazukionsen Station|Unazukionsen]] of [[Toyama Chihō Railway]] [[Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line|Main Line]]. As a counterpart of Jōbu Track (literally meaning "Upper Track"), Kurobe Gorge Railway Main Line is sometimes called {{nihongo|Kabu Track|下部軌道|Kabu Kidō|"Lower Track"}}.

The section between Keyakidaira and Sennindani was built in 1941 for the construction of Kurobegawa No.3 Power Station. The section between Sennindani and Kurobegawa No.4 Power Station-mae was built in 1963, for the construction of the said power station.

The construction of the section called {{nihongo|High Temperature Tunnel|高熱隧道|Kōnetsu Zuidō}} was difficult. The temperature of rocks there was {{convert|160|°C|0|lk=on}} at the time. It is now cooled off to {{convert|40|°C|0}}.

==Basic data==
''This is the data of Jōbu Track.''
*Distance: 6.4km
*[[Rail gauge|Gauge]]: 762 mm
*Stations: 6
*Track: Single
*Power: Battery

==Stations==
Those in ''italics'' are not treated as "stations", but are merely depots. All stations are located in [[Kurobe, Toyama|Kurobe]], [[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]], except of Kurobegawa No.4 Power Station-mae, which is located in [[Tateyama, Toyama]].

*{{nihongo|Keyakidaira-Jōbu|欅平上部||"Upper Keyakidaira"}}: Altitude 800 m. Linked to Keyakidaira-Kabu (altitude 599m) by an elevator. Keyakidaira-Kabu is virtually the same station as Keyakidaira, Kurobe Gorge Railway Main Line.
*{{nihongo|''Shiaidani''|志合谷}}
*{{nihongo|''Oriodani''|折尾谷}}
*{{nihongo|''Asohara''|阿曽原}}
*{{nihongo|Sennindani|仙人谷}}
*{{nihongo|Kurobegawa No.4 Power Station-mae|黒部川第四発電所前|Kurobegawa Dai-yon Hatsudensho-mae}}: Altitude {{Convert|869|m|0|abbr=on}}. Linked to Incline-Jōbu (altitude 1325m) by a funicular.

==Services==
[[Image:Kurobe Senyo Railway Elevator.jpg|thumb|An elevator linking Keyaklidaira-Jōbu and Keyakidaira-Kabu.]]
[[Image:Kurobe Senyo Railway Timetable.jpg|thumb|A time table and a route map, shown at Keyaklidaira-Jōbu Station.]]
A battery locomotive tows small freight/passenger cabs, a few times a day. Battery locomotives are used because the High Temperature Tunnel may flash off the fuels of engines. Unlike Kurobe Gorge Railway which closes during winter, Jōbu Track operates whole year. This is because the line is almost entirely under a tunnel, so it is not affected by heavy snow.

The actual operation is done by Kurobe Gorge Railway Company, the wholly subsidiary of Kansai Electric Power Company.

A Kurobe Route carriage from Keyakidaira Station, Kurobe Gorge Railway Main Line, runs a short industrial railway line to Keyakidaira-Kabu Station, just {{Convert|500|m|0|abbr=on}} away from Keyakidaira. From there, a large [[elevator]] takes a carriage to Keyakidaira-Jōbu Station, {{Convert|200|m|0|abbr=on}} above. The elevator was made in 1939 by [[Otis Elevator Company]]. It is the elevator with the largest maximum loading capacity in Japan, {{Convert|4.5|t|1|lk=on|abbr=on}}. Kurobe Senyō Railway (Jōbu Track) begins from Keyakidaira-Jōbu Station, to Kurobegawa No.4 Power Station-mae Station. From there, a funicular goes to Incline Jōbu Station, {{Convert|456|m|0|abbr=on}} above. Kurobe Tunnel (for a bus) links Incline Jōbu Station and [[Kurobe dam|Kurobe Dam]] Station of [[Kanden Tunnel Trolleybus]], {{Convert|10.3|km|1|abbr=on}} away.

Kurobe Route, including Jōbu Track, is basically not open to public. However, from 1996, participants of a study tour are allowed to take the route. Visitors have to book in advance. In most cases, there are more applicants than the limit, so they have to win a lottery to join the tour. In 2007, they had 34 tours with 2040 participants in total. For each tour, applicants were 2 to 8 times more than the limit.

==Kuronagi Branch Line==
Kuronagi Branch Line runs between {{nihongo|[[Kuronagi Station|Kuronagi]]|[[:ja:黒薙駅|黒薙]]}} of Kurobe Gorge Railway Main Line and {{nihongo|Kuronagi No.2 Power Station|黒薙第二発電所|Kuronagi Dai-ni Hatsudensho}}, roughly {{Convert|1.3|km|1|abbr=on}} away. The line has very infrequent services. As such, tourists going to the nearby {{nihongo|Kuronagi [[Onsen]]|[[:ja:黒薙温泉|黒薙温泉]]}} can walk on the line track (tunnel) with permission by a Kuronagi Station attendant. Unlike Jōbu Track, the line is ''not'' entirely under a tunnel.

==See also==
*[[Tateyama Sabō Erosion Control Works Service Train]]
*[[Kurobe Gorge Railway]]
*[[Kanden Tunnel Trolleybus]]
*[[Kurobe dam]]
*[[Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route]]
*[[Industrial railway]]

==External links==
*{{ja icon}} [http://www.kepco.co.jp/info/hokuriku/koubo/index.htm Kansai Electric Power Company] official website, explaining the study tour.
*{{ja icon}} [http://www.pref.toyama.jp/cms_sec/1002/kj00000094.html Toyama Prefecture] official website, explaining the study tour.

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Bryn Oer Tramway

2011-04-25T17:05:27Z

TrackConversion: Category:1067 mm track gauge

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The '''Bryn Oer Tramway''' (also known as the '''Brinore Tramroad''') was a horse-worked [[narrow gauge railway]] built in South [[Wales]] in 1814.
[[File:Stone sign marking Bryn Oer Tramroad - geograph.org.uk - 83603.jpg|thumb|450px|left|Stone marker]]

== History ==

The [[Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal]] was built under an Act of Parliament of 1793. The Act allowed the canal company to build feeder railways up to {{convert|8|mi|km}} in length to transport freight to the canal for [[transshipment]]. The Bryn Oer Tramway was built under this act in 1814, opening in 1815. It was a horse-worked [[plateway]] that served the Bryn Oer collieries and the limestone quarries at [[Trefil]], dropping {{convert|330|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=s}} along its route to the canal at [[Talybont]]. An extension was built to serve the Rhymney ironworks in the [[Rhymney Valley]].

By the 1830s the growth of local railways had begun to complete with the tramway, especially with the introduction of [[steam locomotives]] that were too heavy to work on the fragile plateway. By 1860 most of the tramway's traffic was being sent by railways and it closed in 1865.<ref name="brinore-tramroad.powys.org.uk">http://brinore-tramroad.powys.org.uk/</ref>

== The tramway today ==

In 2006 much of the route of the tramway is in use as a public bridleway for walkers, horseriders and mountain-bikers, and stone [[Railroad tie|sleepers]] remain in place in several places.

A Brinore Tramroad Conservation Forum has been established to protect and conserve the remains of this important piece of Wales' [[industrial archaeology]]. The Forum comprises the [[Brecon Beacons National Park]] Authority, the [[Forestry Commission]], [[Tredegar]] Town Council, [[Talybont]] and [[Llangynidr]] [[community councils]] together with Llangynidr Historical Society and individuals. <ref name="brinore-tramroad.powys.org.uk" />

==See also==

* [[British industrial narrow gauge railways]]

== References ==
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.ngrm.org.uk/narrow_gauge/narrow_gauge.php?railway_id=59 |title=Narrow Gauge Railway Museum article on the Bryn Oer Tramway}}
* {{cite web |url=http://brinore-tramroad.powys.org.uk/history.htm |title=Brinore Tramroad Conservation Forum article on the origins of the tramway}}

==External links==
*[http://brinore-tramroad.powys.org.uk/ Brinore Tramroad Conservation Forum's site]
*[http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=4956393 images of Brinore Tramroad and surrounding area on Geograph website]

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Barsi Light Railway

2011-04-25T16:48:59Z

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The '''Barsi Light Railway''' was a {{convert|202|mi|km|sing=on}}-long, {{convert|2|ft|6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}-gauge railway in western [[India]]. It was the brainchild of [[United Kingdom|British]] engineer [[Everard Calthrop]], and regarded as having revolutionised [[narrow gauge]] railway construction in India.

==History==

Calthrop worked as a locomotive inspector for the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]], and in 1886 requested leave to investigate proposals for independent branch lines. He identified two schemes of particular interest – a {{convert|5|mi|km|sing=on}} tramway connecting the [[Hindu]] religious centre of [[Nasik]] with the railway, and a {{convert|21|mi|km|sing=on}} branch line to the town of [[Barsi]]. The Great Indian Peninsula Railway approved both schemes, and Calthrop undertook a survey of both lines. In 1887 he registered the Indian Railways Feeder Lines Company in [[London]] to promote the construction of feeders to the railway, and began negotiations with the Indian government to build the Barsi Light Railway. The Great Indian Peninsula Railway suggested that he either return to his duties as a locomotive inspector, or resign (with its support) to further promote branch lines. His health was failing, and in 1889 Calthrop resigned from the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. Working as a consultant, he then supervised construction of the {{convert|2|ft|6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}-gauge horse-powered [[Tram_transport_in_India#Nasik|Nasik Tramway]] using his previous survey.<ref name=Gratton>Gratton, Robert, 2005,''The Leek & Manifold Valley Light Railway'', RCL Publications.</ref>

During his time in India, Calthrop developed his ideas on the construction of narrow-gauge railways. He surmised that the [[axle load]] on the [[axle]]s of all [[rolling stock]] (including locomotives) could be equal, allowing maximum loading of goods wagons. He settled on a load of 5 tons per axle, which was light enough to allow railway lines to be built with 30-[[Pound (mass)|pounds]]-per-yard (15 kg/m) [[Rail profile#Rail sizes|rail]]. Further, he argued that using a [[Rail gauge|track gauge]] of {{convert|2|ft|6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} was the best compromise between economy of construction and carrying capacity.<ref name=Calthrop>Calthrop, E. R., 1997,''Light Railway Construction'', Plateway Press.</ref>

==Construction==

In 1895 the negotiations that began in 1887 were finally successful and Calthrop formed a new company to build the Barsi Light Railway, employing himself as consulting engineer.<ref name=Gratton/> The railway became a showcase for his ideas. Five 0-8-4T locomotives (with even distribution of axle load) were constructed to Calthrop's specification by [[Kitson and Company]]. The goods rolling stock was constructed on common {{convert|25|by|7|ft|m|2|abbr=on|lk=on}} pressed-steel underframes, reducing [[tare weight]] and maximising wagon loads. Calthrop recognised the importance of railways in warfare, and designed the rolling stock to facilitate the movement of troops and equipment.<ref name=Calthrop/> Rolling stock rode on pressed-steel Fox [[bogie]]s, using the Timmis system of [[Coil spring|double coiled springs]].<ref name=Engineering>anon ''Engineering'' January 12, 1897.</ref> The line was constructed with rail inclination (then a new idea), which involves tilting the rail a few degrees to make its surface more nearly parallel with that of the [[Rim (wheel)#Railroad usage|rim]] of the [[wheel]]s. Inclination is now applied universally to railways.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.narrow-gauge-pleasure.co.uk/rlyleekandmanifold.html|title=The Leek and Manifold Light Railway |accessdate=2008-06-02 |author=Lewis, Nick|date= |work=Narrow Gauge Pleasure |publisher=}}</ref>

Prior to shipment of the rolling stock to India, Calthrop and the [[Leeds Forge Company]], manufacturer of the rolling stock, conducted tests on a specially built test track located at Newlay, near [[Leeds]]. The line was opened for inspection by railway officials and journalists, and a number of reports were published in the technical railway press.<ref name=NGIRMR> anon ''E R Calthrop & the Newlay Exhibition'' Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railway Modelling Review No. 69 Jan 2007</ref>

The Barsi Light Railway opened in 1897, and was extended on a number of occasions until it reached a total length of {{convert|202|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} in 1927.<ref name=Hughes> Hughes, Hugh 1994 ''Indian Locomotives Pt. 3, Narrow Gauge 1863-1940''. Continental Railway Circle.</ref> It is regarded as having revolutionised the narrow-gauge railway system on the Indian subcontinent;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irfca.org/articles/isrs/isrs082004-steam-history.html |title=Steam in History |accessdate=2008-06-02 |author=Bhandari, R R |date= |work=The IRFCA Server |publisher=Indian Railways Fan Club}}</ref> the railway was immensely successful, establishing Calthrop as one of the leading figures in the field.<ref name=Turner>Turner, Keith 1980, ''The Leak and Manifold Light Railway'', Newton Abbot, David & Charles.</ref> Calthrop remained Consulting Engineer until he retired, due to ill health, two years before his death.<ref name=Gratton/> The Barsi Light Railway continued to be operated as a privately owned railway until 1954, when it was purchased by the Indian government; it continued to operate as a narrow-gauge railway until conversion to {{RailGauge|66}} ([[Indian gauge]]) began in the late 1990s as part of [[Indian Railways]]' [[Project Unigauge|conversion program]] for all [[metre gauge]] and narrow-gauge lines.<ref name+Marshall> Marshall, Lawrence C., 2001 ''Indian Narrow Gauge Steam Remembered'' Plateway Press, East Harling</ref>

==See also==

*[[Narrow gauge railway]]
*[[Indian Railways]]
*[[Metre gauge]]

== References ==
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Ferrocarril de Hornos

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'''Hornos Railroad''' (Ferrocarril de Hornos) was a 2-foot gauge railroad owned by Hacienda de Hornos. Hacienda de Hornos was a large grain and cattle ranch in southwestern [[Coahuila]] near [[Torreón]]. The line extended 51 kilometers from an interchange with the Mexican International Railway at Hornos through Hacienda de Hornos to Alamito with a 4-kilometer branch to interchange with the Ferrocarril Coahuila y Pacifico at [[Viesca]]. Construction began at Hornos in 1902, and the line began common-carrier freight and passenger service in 1904 with two daily trains in each direction between Hornos and Viesca. Twenty-ton [[locomotive]] #4 was the only 2-foot gauge 2-8-2 ever built for [[North America]]n service.<ref>Best 1968 p.69</ref> The railroad was damaged by the [[Mexican Revolution]] in 1914; and the last public timetable was published in 1930 for a single daily mixed train with no service to Alamito. The line disappears from government records after 1945.

== Locomotives ==

{|class="wikitable"
!Number
!Builder
!Type
!Date
!Works number
!Notes
|-
|1
|[[H. K. Porter, Inc]]
|0-6-0T
|
|
|furnished by the contractor
|-
|2
|[[Baldwin Locomotive Works]]
|2-4-0
|8/1902
|20871
|named ''Adela''
|-
|3
|[[Baldwin Locomotive Works]]
|2-6-0
|3/1903
|21823
|named ''Concepcion'' sold 9/1909 to Godchaux Sugar Company as Elm Hall and Foley Railroad #7
|-
|4
|[[Baldwin Locomotive Works]]
|2-8-2
|3/1903
|21825
|named ''Juana''
|}

== References ==

* {{cite book| title=Mexican Narrow Gauge |author=Best, Gerald M. |publisher=Howell-North |year=1968}}

{{reflist}}

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Hollycombe Quarry Railway

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The '''Hollycombe Steam Collection''' is a collection of [[steam engine|steam-powered]] vehicles, rides and attractions based near [[Liphook]] in [[Hampshire]]. The collection includes fairground rides, a display farm and two railways.

== History ==

The collection dates back to the late 1940s when Commander John Baldock decided to preserve some of the steam [[traction engine]]s that were rapidly disappearing from British life. By the early 1960s he had acquired a significant collection of road vehicles and started to collect [[Funfair|fairground]] rides. In the late '60s he extended his interests again into preserving railway equipment.

The collection was eventually opened to the public and became a major Hampshire tourist attraction. At length the collection grew so large it became impossible for one person to maintain, and by 1984 Baldock decided he would have to close the operation.

A Society was formed by volunteers to operate the collection. This was successful and the collection continued to expand. At the beginning of 1999 a [[charitable trust]] took over the majority of the collection, funded by a [[Heritage Lottery Fund]] grant.

== Attractions ==

===Edwardian Fairground===
The Edwardian Fairground is a complete steam fair comprising rides originating from the 1870s and later. The rides include a Tidman 3 abreast Golden Gallopers roundabout, a single Steam Yacht a Razzle Dazzle being a grand aerial novelty ride with a rotating and tilting movement. S Fields Steam Circus was built between 1868 and 1872 and is the oldest surving mechanically propelled fairground device. The fairground also has a set of Steam Swings, a Set of Walker Chair o planes, a big wheel and a Bioscope Show which is an early travelling cinema. The rides are constructed mainly from wood and, where appropriate, are powered by [[steam engine]]s. There are rides for all ages and the atmosphere is completed with a number of fairground organs and a range of sidestalls.

===Farm===
The farm includes a wide range of vintage steam-powered farm equipment including: [[ploughing engine]]s, a [[threshing machine]], a baler, and a [[stationary steam engine]] driving small machinery through a [[line shaft]].

There is a variety of animals: [[Shire horse]]s, [[pony|ponies]], [[sheep]] and [[chickens]] .

The sawmill is used to cut much of the wood used on site and is powered by a large semi-portable Robey Steam Engine. Close by is the engine from the [[paddle steamer]] ''Caledonia''.

===Railways===
There are three railways: [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]], [[standard gauge]] and [[miniature railway]].

== Narrow gauge railway ==

[[Image:Hunslet 638 Jerry M Dinorwic Slate Quarries 1951.jpg|thumb|right|''Jerry M'' running at Dinorwig before preservation at Hollycombe]]

[[Image:Narrow_gauge_station.png|thumb|right|Narrow-gauge station at Hollycombe]]

The [[narrow gauge railway]] at Hollycombe started in 1967 using equipment purchased from the [[Dinorwic Quarry|Dinorwic slate quarry]] in north [[Wales]]. The quarry had recently abandoned its extensive internal rail system and Commander Baldock acquired the [[steam locomotive]] ''Jerry M'' along with a quantity of track and several wagons. Construction started in 1968 and reached the sandstone quarry by 1971. The line, which is {{RailGauge|24}} gauge, was later extended to include a loop, which brought the track length to its present 1½ miles. The second steam locomotive ''Caledonia'' was purchased in 1968.

Four of the five passenger coaches were bought from the [[Ramsgate Cliff Railway]] when it closed; the fifth coach was built at Hollycombe to the same design.

=== Locomotives ===

{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Builder
!   Type   
!Date
!Works number
!Notes
|-
|''Jerry M''
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|align=center | [[0-4-0]][[Saddle tank (locomotive)|ST]]
|1895
|638
|ex-[[Dinorwic Quarry]]. Originally named ''Vaenol'', later renamed ''Jerry M'' after a successful racehorse belonging to the quarry owners
|-
|''Caledonia''
|[[Andrew Barclay & Sons Co.|Barclay]]
|align=center | 0-4-0[[well tank|WT]]
|1931
|1995
|ex-[[Burnhope Reservoir railway]], later at [[Dinorwic Quarry]] where it was named ''No. 70''
|-
|''Jack''
|[[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston Hornsby]]
|align=center | 4w[[Diesel-mechanical|DM]]
|
|
|
|}

== Miniature railway ==

The miniature railway at Hollycombe is set at 7 1/4 inch gauge

;Route
The miniature railway starts at its station opposite the saw mill and begins with a climb up past some crossing gates and into a cutting it then reaches the top of the hill and bends round slightly to the left. The railway then runs with the bottom of the fairground on the left and the woodland gardens on the right. It then heads up into another cutting before doing a 360 degree loop round onto a embankment. On your left there is a pond. Then you meet with the outward line that heads back towards the station. the line then passes some bushes before you come back into view of the station. The line then runs parallel with a 5 inch gauge line and rounds back up a hill passing another pond and on the other side the engine shed and back into the 2 platform station.

;Engines
* Bob 0-4-2 Tinkerbell (currently the most used engine on the line)
* Pauline 0-4-0 Romulus
* Tess 0-4-0 Bagnall
* Jenniffer 0-4-0 vertical boiler engine

== Standard gauge railway ==

[[Image:Commander b.png|right|thumb|Hawthorn-Leslie 0-4-0ST ''Commander B'']]

The [[standard gauge]] ({{RailGauge|ussg}}) railway runs for ⅓ mile between the sawmill and the farm, passing the fairground along the way. The railway has two [[steam locomotives]]:
* ''Commander B'', 1899-built [[Hawthorn Leslie and Company|Hawthorn Leslie ]] 0-4-0[[Saddle tank (locomotive)|ST]], named after the collection's founder, Cdr. Baldock. The engine was originally purchased by the [[Admiralty]] for use in [[Chatham Dockyard]], and was brought to Hollycombe for restoration in 1985, several years after withdrawal from the docks.
* ''Yvonne'', a VBT ([[vertical boiler|Vertical Boiler]] Tank) locomotive, built in Belgium in 1920 that worked in Brussels Gas Works as a shunter until 1967, returning to the UK in 1987 for extensive overhaul. Yvonne has been seen on various railways in the Midlands and now resides at Hollycombe.

==Steam engines==
The collection has over 30 different steam engines of various types.<ref>Old Glory no.229 List of Engines in Museums February, 2009</ref> Some of the engines are not on display as engines which in some cases are 100 years old require regular maintenance work to keep them in service.

===Traction engines===
Hollycombe has a large collection of [[traction engine]]s and some are used on open days either to plough a field, work a threshing machine, give rides or work a fairground ride.

===Showman's engines===

[[Image:Emperor.png|right|thumb|''Emperor'' [[showman's engine]] driving a [[dynamo]]]]

The [[showman's engine]]s are used to power the fairground rides.
*[[Charles Burrell & Sons|Burrell]] No. 1876 "Emperor" built in 1895. The oldest showman's engine in the world, operational and powers the lights in the fairground. Sometimes runs round site.
*[[Richard Garrett & Sons|Garrett]] No. 33348 "Leiston Town" built in 1918. Operational and used to power the juvenile rides.

===Steam tractors===
The light steam tractors (a small design of traction engine) are used for giving rides.
*[[Charles Burrell & Sons|Burrell]] gold medal tractor No. 2 "Sunset" built in 1951. Operational, a regular on the woodland ride.
*[[Mann%27s Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Company|Mann Steam Tractor]] No. 1260 built in 1917. Out of traffic awaiting a major overhaul.
*Burrell gold medal tractor No. 3545 "Topper". Operational.
*[[Aveling and Porter]] traction engine "Jasper". Undergoing major overhaul

===Agricultural engines===
These engines are used for ploughing or driving a [[threshing machine]].
*[[Aveling and Porter]] agricultural engine No. 8653 "Jo-Ann" built in 1912. Operational and used for the woodland ride and threshing machine operating.
*[[John Fowler & Co.]] [[ploughing engine]] No. 67 built in 1913. Operational and used for ploughing.
*[[John Fowler & Co.]] ploughing engine No. 14383 "Prince" of 1917. Operational and used for ploughing.

====Portable engines ====
This type of engine was used for driving agricultural machinery.
*[[Brown & May]] – engine no. 6691 (Drives shaft on the steam swings)
*[[Clayton & Shuttleworth]] – engines no. 44140 of 1911 (drives big wheel) and no. 50010 of 1926 "Eileen"
*[[Marshall,Sons & Co.]] – engine no. 49893 of 1907
*[[Robey & Co.]] – engine no. 33810 of 1915. Awaiting major overhaul

===Road rollers===
*[[Wallis & Steevens]] Simplicity roller No.8023 "Christopher" built in 1932. Operational.
*[[Aveling and Porter]] No. 10050 "David" built in 1961. Operational.

===Centre and organ engines===
* The museum has a number of these rare compact portable engines that powered fairground rides and organs.
* [[M. Savage & Co]] – 6 examples
* Tidman – 4 examples
* Walkers – one example

==See also==
*[[British narrow gauge railways]]
*[[List of traction engine manufacturers]]

==References==

* {{cite book| author=Thomas, Cliff|title=The Narrow Gauge in Britain & Ireland| publisher=Atlantic Publishers| year=2002|isbn=1-902827-05-8}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.hollycombe.co.uk/index.htm| title=Official website}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commonscat|Hollycombe Steam Collection}}
*[http://www.hollycombe.co.uk/rlynrw.htm Hollycombe Official Website]
**[http://www.hollycombe.co.uk/rlynrw.htm - Narrow gauge railway]
**[http://www.hollycombe.co.uk/rlystd.htm - Standard gauge railway]
**[http://www.hollycombe.co.uk/road.htm - Traction engines]
*[http://politics.guardian.co.uk/politicsobituaries/story/0,1441,1104558,00.html Obituary for John Baldock MBE, founder of the collection (The Guardian)]
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Duchal Moor Railway

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The old '''Duchal Moor Railway''' grouse railway lies in the Duchal Moor and Muirshiel Hills within the [[Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park]], 3 miles (5 km) west southwest of [[Kilmacolm]] in [[Scotland]].

{{Location map
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|position = right
|lat = 55.88
|long = -4.64
|mark =
|caption = Location of the Duchal Moors Railway
|width = 150
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==History and infrastructure==
This narrow gauge railway, known locally as the Grouse Moor line, was built for the transport of grouse shooting parties and their equipment by [[Sir James Lithgow, 1st Baronet]], of shipbuilding fame. The project was undertaken to keep men employed after a drop in ship orders following World War 1. The line was used to take [[Glorious Twelfth|grouse]] shooting parties into the hills across hundreds of acres of boggy moorland.<ref name="Duchal">[http://www.railscot.co.uk/Duchal_Moor_Railway/frame.htm Duchal Moor railway]</ref> The Duchal Moor is associated with the old Duchal Castle and the Lyle and Porterfield families.<ref>[http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/largertext/gardenssearchsummary/gardenssearchmoreinfo.htm?s=&r=Glasgow%2C+Clyde+and+Ayrshire&bool=0&PageID=2201&more_info=Location Duchal House - Historic Scotlsnd]</ref>

The Grouse Railway, following the contours of the hills, was designed to convey the shooting parties around the grouse moor to the various groups of shooting butts; the grouse shooting season starts on the 'glorious 12th of August' and continues through to December. Completed around 1922 and extending to 7 miles (11 km). It is clearly marked on the appropriate [[Ordnance Survey|OS]] maps.

The {{RailGauge|2ft}} gauge tracks were a combination of ex-First World War and former colliery light railway track, supported on wooden sleepers made from dismantled warships. The line started at Hardridge Farm, where the engines and passenger carriages were kept, and had three branches - one northwards to the Laverock Stone, another westwards to the Laird's Seat and the third southwards to Smeath Hill.<ref>[http://www.happyhaggis.co.uk/renfrewshire.htm Duchal Railway on Happy Haggis]</ref>

== Locomotives==
Two {{convert|20|hp|abbr=on}} wheeled {{RailGauge|2ft}} gauge petrol-driven locomotives were purchased in 1922 from the [[Motor Rail]] & Tramcar Company of Bedford - Works Numbers 2097 and 2171. The Company had already equipped a similar 'grouse railway' in 1920 for Sir Archie Birkmyre of Dalmunzie near [[Glenshee]]. The two petrol-driven engines are said to have been in use at an ordnance factory at [[Gretna]].<ref>[http://www.happyhaggis.co.uk/renfrewshire.htm Duchal Railway on Happy Haggis]</ref><ref>[http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst17105.html Gazetteer for Scotland.]</ref>

In September 1969 a further 4 wheeled 20/28 HP diesel locomotive (Works No 8700 of 1941) was purchased second hand from Joseph Arnold Ltd's sand quarries in [[Leighton Buzzard]]. [[King Edward VIII]] was amongst guests to make use of the railway.<ref name="GFS">[http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst17105.html The Gazetteer for Scotland.]</ref>

== Remains ==
The railway closed in the late 1970s and is now derelict. The engine shed is still present (2008), as are parts of the station platform and many of the rails are still in situ, most however are buried in the peat.<ref name="Duchal">[http://www.railscot.co.uk/Duchal_Moor_Railway/frame.htm Duchal Moor railway]</ref>

The route to the north of Hardridge Hill is lifted, the rest of the route is largely intact, although the track itself is obscured by moor growth and can only be detected in places as a depression in the peat. The eastern triangular junction is largely complete and crossed by a recent dirt road. The points remain at all three corners, with the weighted point lever. The line to the south crosses a small viaduct built from two 'I' girders and a sleepers; the largest such structure on the railway. The western triangular junction is more overgrown than the eastern one. The western points here are overgrown completely, but the western and southern points can be found. The southern points still work. There is a siding at Lairds Seat.<ref>[http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/DuchalMoorGrouseRailway Duchal Moor Railway on Secret Scotland]</ref>

== See also ==
* [[British narrow gauge railways]]

==References==
<div class="references-medium" style="-moz-column-count:1; column-count:1;"><references/></div>

== External links ==
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/397667 Duchal Moor Railway photographs]

== Further reading ==
* Snoddy, TG (1937) ''Round About Greenock''

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Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad

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|logo_filename=
|railroad_name=Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad
|logo_size=
|old_gauge=
|marks-
|length={{convert|4|mi|km}} round trip
|locale=[[Teller County, Colorado|Teller County]], [[Colorado]]
|start_year=[[1967]]
|end_year=present
|gauge={{RailGauge|24}}
|hq_city=[[Cripple Creek, Colorado]] Bus.(719) 689-2640 Seasonal operations.
}}
[[Image:Cripple Creek and Victor N.G.R.R.jpg|thumb|Engine #2, a 0-4-0 [[Henschel]] built in 1936, Cripple Creek and Victor N.G.R.R.]]

The '''Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad''' ( RR) is a [[Narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] [[heritage railway|heritage railroad]] that operates seasonal tourist trains between [[Cripple Creek, Colorado|Cripple Creek]] and [[Victor, Colorado|Victor]], [[Colorado]]. The railroad uses a revitalized section of the original [[Midland Terminal Railway]] and the [[Florence and Cripple Creek Railway]].

== Engines in inventory==
As of the 2008 season, the railroad operates three coal-fired narrow gauge steam locomotives. Engine #1 is an 0-4-4-0 [[Orenstein & Koppel]] articulated mallet built in 1902. Engine #2 is a 0-4-0 [[Henschel]] built in 1936. Engine #3 is an 0-4-0 [[H. K. Porter]] tank built in 1927. Engine #4 is the [[W. G. Bagnall]] 0-4-4-0T, built in 1947; this engine is currently in restorations. The 5th engine is a 1951 [[General Electric]], four wheel, Diesel-Electric engine. The engine is currently being used by the CCVNG track crew. This engine was originally a battery operated for underground mining at the Idarado Mine near Telluride.<ref name=ccvng>[http://www.cripplecreekrailroad.com/about.htm Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad]</ref>

==Rail gauges==
Although these narrow gauge railroads, when they operated, were laid to {{RailGauge|ussg}} ([[standard gauge]]) and {{RailGauge|36}} ([[Narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]]) respectively, the current railroad is laid to a gauge of {{RailGauge|24}}. The new CC&VNG RR started operations on June 28, 1967.<ref name=ccvng/>

==Track route==
The track system begins at Bennett Avenue/5th Street going south out of Cripple Creek, goes past the old Midland Terminal Wye, then over a reconstructed train trestle, continues past some historic mines and finally terminates very near of the abandoned Anaconda mining camp. The return trip to Cripple Creek completes a total of four miles.<ref>[http://www.pikes-peak.com/Attraction/8.aspx Pikes-peak.com: ''Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad'']</ref>

==Stations and depot==
The Bull Hill Station, in Cripple Creek was originally built at the Anaconda Mine in 1894 by the Midland Terminal Railroad. However, it was moved to Bull Hill in 1912, east of the town of Victor. Then in 1968, the depot was moved to Cripple Creek.<ref>[http://www.trainweb.org/chris/crip.html TrainWeb.org: ''Cripple Creek& Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Story 7/12/2009'' by Chris Guenzler]</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Colorado railroads#Historic attraction carriers|List of Colorado historic railroads]]
* [[List of heritage railroads in the United States]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commonscat|Rail transport in Colorado}}
*[http://www.cripplecreekrailroad.com/ Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Official Site]
*[http://history.oldcolo.com/oldtown/maps/midlnd_map.html Map of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway] at the Old Colorado City Historical Society
*[http://www.steamphotos.com/gallery/6094462_zYGgu Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Photos]

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Cadeby Light Railway

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{{Infobox rail
|railroad_name=Cadeby Light Railway
|gauge={{RailGauge|24}}
|start_year=1963
|end_year=2005
|length=97 yards
|hq_city=Cadeby
|locale=[[England]]
|successor_line=abandoned
}}
[[Image:PixieAtCadeby.jpg|thumb|''Pixie'' at Cadeby in 1981]]
[[Image:Last1 3.JPG|thumb|The last train at Cadeby, 2006]]
The '''Cadeby Light Railway''' was a [[narrow gauge railway]] in the garden of the [[rectory]] in [[Cadeby, Leicestershire]].

In the early 1960s the [[Edwin Boston|Reverend Teddy Boston]] became rector of All Saints' Church, Cadeby. Boston was a lifelong [[railfan|railway enthusiast]] and wanted to build a miniature railway in his new garden, but the cost proved prohibitive. Instead he searched for a full sized narrow gauge locomotive. In 1962 he purchased ''Pixie'' a [[W.G. Bagnall]] 0-4-0ST from the Cranford quarry. The quarry owners donated a short length of track and two wagons and the Cadeby Light Railway was opened.

Over the years, the Rev. Boston built an extensive collection of ex-industrial narrow gauge rolling stock which ran on the extremely short line in his garden. Although the Rev. Boston died in 1986 his widow Audrey kept the railway open for nearly twenty years, holding regular open days. The railway finally closed in 2005, subsequently the majority of the collection has been amalgamated with the [[Moseley Railway Trust]] at the [[Apedale Community Country Park]].

== References ==
*{{cite book
| author =The Rev E. R. Boston MA
| title =Rails Round the Rectory - The story of the Cadeby Light Railway
| publisher =The Book House
| date =1973
| location =Loughborough
| isbn=0 902520 03 2 }}

* {{cite book| author=Thomas, Cliff|title=The Narrow Gauge in Britain & Ireland| publisher=Atlantic Publishers| year=2002|isbn=1-902827-05-8}}

==External links==
{{commons category|position=left}}
*[http://www.ovlr.org/Rooth/MR.ParsonRR.html The Rev. Edwin Richard "Teddy" Boston - an appreciation - by Mike Rooth]
*[http://www.ovlr.org/Rooth/MR.SteamTractor.2.html Steam rally appearance by "Fiery Elias"]
*[http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/martinclutt/awdry/teddyboston.htm&date=2009-10-26+02:17:59 Photo of the Rev. Boston on 'Pixie', with All Saints' Church behind]
*[http://www.britishpathe.com/product_display.php?canisternumber=&sortnumber=&filmid=403.08&szin=&group=&decade=&date1=&date2=&date3=&datefrom=&dateto=&choice=all&description=Enter+search+word%28s%29+here&searchword=Enter+a+search+word+here&choice1=all&title=Enter+a+film+title+here&choice2=all&keywords=Enter+key+words+here&choice3=all&summary=Enter+a+summary+search+here&advanced.x=0&advanced.y=0 "Railway Vicar" (free video download)] – April 1967 feature by British Pathe about Teddy Boston and his OO gauge model railway.
*[http://www.cadebysteam.co.uk/history.html Teddy Boston's involvement in the forming of the Cadeby Steam & Country Fayre]

==See also==

* [[Moseley Railway Trust]]
* [[British narrow gauge railways]]
* [[Trevor the Traction Engine]]

[[Category:610 mm track gauge]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1963]]
[[Category:Railway lines closed in 2005]]

{{UK-rail-stub}}

Leighton Buzzard Light Railway

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TrackConversion: Category:610 mm track gauge

{{Heritage Railway |
|name = Leighton Buzzard Light Railway |
|image = [[Image:Leighton Buzzard train.jpg|300px]]
|caption = A train on the LBLR being pulled by no. 11 ''PC Allen''
|locale = England |
|terminus = [[Leighton Buzzard]]|
|linename = Leighton Buzzard Light Railway|
|builtby = A.J. Arnold and G. Garside|
|originalgauge = {{RailGauge|24}}|
|preservedgauge = {{RailGauge|24}}|
|era = |
|owned = |
|operator = Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway Society|
|stations = 2
|length = {{convert|3|mi|km}}|
|originalopen = 1919 |
|closed = 1969 |
|stageyears = 1968 |
|stage = First passenger trains run by preservation society |
}}

The '''Leighton Buzzard Light Railway''' (LBLR) is a [[narrow gauge]] light railway in [[Leighton Buzzard]] in [[Bedfordshire]], [[England]]. It operates on a {{RailGauge|24}} gauge, and is just under {{convert|3|mi|km}} long. The line was built after the [[First World War]] 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 [[heritage railway]].

== History ==
=== Sand extraction ===

A bed of [[Lower Cretaceous]] 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 [[Dunstable]]-[[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 [[foundry sand]] from [[Belgium]]. 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 [[industrial railway]] was proposed to take the traffic.

=== The original railway ===

[[Image:Garsides.jpeg|300px|thumb|George Garside's quarry in 1980, just before industrial rail operations ended]]

Leighton Buzzard Light Railway opened on Thursday November 20, 1919, linking the sand quarries ([[Double Arches Pit|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 [[War Department Light Railways]]. The railway was built to a gauge of {{RailGauge|24}} and laid using mostly {{convert|30|lb/yd|kg/m|1|abbr=on}} rail. The line opened using steam traction by two [[Hudswell Clarke]] 0-6-0 side tank [[steam locomotive]]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 [[Motor Rail]] company. It was one of the first railways in Britain entirely operated by internal combustion.

After the [[Second World War]] 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 mainline to Dunstable was lifted in 1965.

=== 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 [[conveyor belts]] and the last internal quarry line was abandoned in 1981. Today the line is run purely as a [[heritage railway]].

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

== The route ==
[[Image:LBLR Map.png|thumb|300px|right|Map of the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway]]

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 [[level crossing]]s for which trains stop.

The railway began at Grovesbury Sidings, where sand trains unloaded into washers and the sand was shipped to [[standard gauge]] trains on the Dunstable branch or to road. The sidings and industrial plant at Grovesbury was replaced with an industrial estate in the early 1970s.

Trains from Grovesbury 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 railway station|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 Loo. The line here passes through housing. After Leedon, the railway crosses Hockliffe Road and crosses the [[Clipstone Brook]] and begins to climb again on a 1 in 50 (2%) [[Grade (slope)|gradient]] 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 {{convert|1|mi|km}} of [[double track]], 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. {{Expand list|date=February 2011}}

===Steam locomotives===
[[Image:Rishra.jpg|thumb|250px|Locomotive ''Rishra'' at the Alan Keef Ltd open day 2008]]
[[Image:Ali and Doll.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Locomotive No.4 Doll opposite the Clay pipe on the IRS AGM special 2007]]
[[Image:Baldwin Inaugural run.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Locomotive No.778 on its inaugural run 2007]]

{|class="wikitable"
!No.
!Name
!Builder
!Wheel Type
!Works No.
!Year Built
!Origin
!Notes
|-
|1
|[[Chaloner (Locomotive)|''Chaloner'']]
|[[De Winton]]
|{{Whyte|0-4-0|VBT}}
|n/a
|1877
|Penyrorsedd slate quarry, north Wales
|Worked at the Penybryn quarry until 1881 then Penyrorsedd until 1960. Purchased by Alfred Fisher and transferred to Leighton Buzzard in 1968. Too small for regular use but used on gala days. Currently out of service for boiler repairs.
|-
|2
|''Pixie''
|[[Kerr Stuart]]
|0-4-0 ST
|4260
|1922
|Devon County Council, Wilminstone Quarry
|One of 27 of the Wren class ordered for a sewer contract in Essex, sold to Devon County Council in 1929. Purchased by the Industrial Locomotive Society in 1957; entered service at Leighton Buzzard in 1969. Now on loan at the [[Devon Railway Centre]]. Expected to return to Leighton Buzzard in 2010.
|-
|3
|[[Rishra (Locomotive)|''Rishra'']]
|[[Ernest E. Baguley|Baguley cars Ltd.]]
|{{Whyte|0-4-0|T}}
|2007
|1921
|Hoogly Docking & Engineering Co., Rishra, India
|The only remaining locomotive of this type. Purchased by Mike Satow in 1963 and repatriated to Leighton Buzzard. Entered service in 1971. Too small for regular use and only used on gala days.
|-
|4
|[[Doll (locomotive)|''Doll'']]
|[[Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.|Andrew Barclay]]
|{{Whyte|0-6-0|T}}
|1641
|1919
|Sydenham Ironstone Quarry, [[King's Sutton]], [[Oxfordshire]]
|Transferred in 1926 to Bilston Furnaces where it ran until 1960. Purchased by the [[Bressingham Steam Museum]] in 1966; sold to Henry Williams in 1969; purchased by Leighton Buzzard Light Railway in 1972. A mainstay on passenger train services.
|-
|5
|''Elf''
|[[Orenstein & Koppel]]
|{{Whyte|0-6-0|WT}}
|12740
|1936
|Likomba Development Company, Cameroon, Africa
|Purchased in 1973 after serving in Cameroon until 1971. Wood-burning with a spark arrestor. Now converted to coal. Undergoing overhaul. Expected to return to service in early 2010.
|-
|11
|''PC Allen''
|[[Orenstein & Koppel]]
|{{Whyte|0-4-0|WT}}
|5834
|1913
|Solvay Alkali Works, [[Torrelavega]], [[Spain]]
|Purchased by Sir Peter Allen in 1963, transferred to Leighton Biuzzard in 1970. In service.
|-
|
|''Berlin''
|[[Stahlbahnwerke Freudenstein|Freudenstein]]
|{{Whyte|0-4-0|WT}}
|73
|1901
|[[Penlee Quarry railway]], Newlyn, Cornwall
|Arrived at LBLR in 1991. On display at Stonehenge works
|-
|9
|''Peter Pan''
|[[Kerr Stuart]]
|{{Whyte|0-4-0|ST}}
|4256
|1922
|Devon County Council, Willminstone Quarry, Devon
|''Wren'' class locomotive that worked with ''Pixie'' in Devon. Purchased in 1972 by Graham Hall who found the locomotive in a garden in [[Bromsgrove]].
|-
|778
|
|[[Baldwin Locomotive Works]]
|{{Whyte|4-6-0|PT}}
|44656
|1917
|[[War Department Light Railways]]
|[[Baldwin Class 10-12-D]]. Entered service in August 2007 and used on passenger trains.
|}

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===Internal combustion locomotives===

[[Image:Simplex at Leighton Buzzard 05-09-11 30.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|Motor Rail locomotive ''Red Rum'' at Stonehenge Works]]
[[Image:MotorRailFeanor.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Motor Rail locomotive ''Fëanor'' at Page's Park Station]]
[[Image:Industrial railway display.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ruston Hornsby ''Trent'' pulling sand wagons.]]

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!No.
!Name
!Builder
!Type
!Works No.
!Year Built
!Origin
!Notes
|-
|(2)
|
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wDM
|5608
|1931
|St Albans Sand and Gravel Co. Ltd. Smallford, Hertfordshire
|Converted to a brakevan, c. 1970
|-
|(3)
|
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wDM
|5613
|1931
|St Albans Sand and Gravel Co. Ltd. Smallford, Hertfordshire
|Converted to a crane, c. 1970
|-
|6
|''Caravan''
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wDM
|7129
|1938
|Redland Flettons Brick Company
|An unusual variant of the Motor Rail ''Simplex'' class with an overall cab.
|-
|7
|''Falcon'' (''Pam'' until c. 1978)
|[[Orenstein & Koppel]]
|4wDM
|8986
|unknown
|Woodham Brick Co. Ltd., Wotton, Buckinghamshire
|Only surviving member of the MD2 class in Britain. Rescued from a [[Newport Pagnell]] scrapyard in 1970 by Peter Hodges.
|-
|8
|''Gollum''
|[[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston Hornsby]]
|4wDM
|217999
|1942
|Featherby's Brickworks, Rochford, Essex
|
|-
|9
|''Madge''
|[[Orenstein & Koppel]]
|4wDM
|7600
|1935
|Oxstead Grestone Lime Co. Ltd., Oxstead, Surrey
|Single cylinder RL1C class
|-
|10
|''Haydn Taylor''
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wDM
|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.
|-
|12
|''Carbon''
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wPM
|6012
|1930
|Standard Bottle Co., New Southgate, Middlesex
|Arrived in 1972 via M.E. Engineering, Cricklewood.
|-
|13
|''Arkle''
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wDM
|7108
|1937
|George Garside, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
|Original Leighton Buzzard sand quarry loco, operated until 1981
|-
|(14
|
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|4wDM
|3646
|1946
|Crumbles Gravel Pits, Eastbourne, Sussex
|Arrived 1972
|-
|15
|''Tom Bombadil'' (after 1990)
|[[F. C. Hibberd & Co Ltd|F.C. Hibberd]]
|4wDM
|2415
|1941
|Butterley & Blaby Brick Companies Ltd., Ripley, Derbyshire
|
|-
|16
|''Thorin Oakenshield''
|[[Lister]]
|4wPM
|11221
|1939
|Gaurdbridge Paper Co. Ltd., Leuchars, Fife
|
|-
|17
|''Damredub''
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wPM
|7036
|1936
|George Garside, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
|Original Leighton Buzzard sand quarry loco, operated until 1981
|-
|18
|''Feanor''
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wDM
|11003
|1956
|British Industrial Sands Ltd., Middleton Towers, Norfolk
|
|-
|19
|
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wDM
|11298
|1965
|British Industrial Sands Ltd., Middleton Towers, Norfolk
|
|-
|20
|
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wDM
|60S317
|1966
|British Industrial Sands Ltd., Middleton Towers, Norfolk
|
|-
|21
|''Festoon''
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wPM
|4570
|1929
|George Garside, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
|Original Leighton Buzzard sand quarry loco, preserved 1981
|-
|22
|''Fingolfin''
|LBLR
|4wDM
|1
|1989
|
|Constructed from parts of Ruston Hornsby 425798 and 444207
|-
|23
|
|[[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston Hornsby]]
|4wDM
|164346
|1932
|West Kent Main Sewage Board, Littlebrook, Kent
|Second oldest Ruston Hornsby locomotive in existence
|-
|24
|
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wDM
|11297
|1965
|British Industrial Sands Ltd., Middleton Towers, Norfolk
|
|-
|(24)
|
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wPM
|4805
|1934
|J. Arnold & Sons Ltd., Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
|Original Leighton Buzzard sand quarry loco, dismantled by 1980
|-
|43
|
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wDM
|10409
|1954
|Leighton Buzzard Light Railway Company, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
|Original LBLR mainline locomotive; purchased by John Cohring in 1972
|}

===Previous resident locomotives===
[[Image:Tivedshambo 2004-07-18 Bala Lake Railway.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Alice at the Bala Lake Railway]]
[[Image:LBNGR MR740 05-09-11.jpeg|thumb|250px|right|Locomotive No. 740 on shed at ''Pages Park'']]

{|class="wikitable"
!No.
!Name
!Builder
!Wheel Type
!Works No.
!Year Built
!Origin
!Notes
|-
|(1)
|
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wDM
|5612
|1931
|St Albans Sand and Gravel Co. Ltd. Nazeing, Essex
|Dismantled by 1988
|-
|6
|[[Alice (Locomotive)|''Alice'']]
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|{{Whyte|0-4-0|ST}}
|780
|1902
|[[Dinorwic Slate Quarries|Dinorwic slate quarry]]
|Now running at the [[Bala Lake Railway]]
|-
|740
|
|[[Orenstein & Koppel]]
|{{Whyte|0-6-0|T}}
|2343
|1907
|[[Matheran Hill Railway|Matheran Light Railway]], Maharastra, India
|Restored to working order, has rare [[Klein-Linder]] radial axles. Now at Statfold Barn Railway she is owned by Railworld in Peterborough. She first worked at Leighton Buzzard on 7th September 2002.
|}

===Visiting locomotives===

[[Image:Dhr19.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[DHR 778 (Locomotive)|DHR19]] in the station at Leighton Buzzard]]

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Number
!Name
!Builder
!Year Visited
!Location
!Notes
|-
|
|''Gertrude''
|[[Andrew Barclay]]
|2009
|[[Welsh Highland Heritage Railway]]
|Restored and operated by Exmoor Transport, sister locomotive to Doll, built as works no.1578 in 1918.
|-
|[[ DHR 778 (Locomotive)|DHR19]]
|
|[[Sharp Stewart]]
|
|Beeches Light railway
|Works No. 3518, built for the [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]], B Class No. 19 (778 under the all-India number scheme)
|-
|22
|''Montalban''
|[[Orenstein & Koppel]]
|
|[[West Lancashire Light Railway]]
|
|-
|
|''Woto''
|[[WG Bagnall]]
|
|[[Alan Keef Ltd]]
|
|-
|
|''Elidir''
|[[Hunslet]]
|
|[[Llanberis Lake Railway]]
|
|-
|
|''Britomart''
||[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|
|[[Ffestiniog Railway]]
|
|-
|
|''Jack''
|
|
|[[West Lancashire Railway]]
|
|-
|
|''Irish Mail''
||[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|
|[[West Lancashire Railway]]
|
|-
|
|''Barboullier''
|[[Decauville]]
|
|[[Amberley Museum Railway]]
|
|-
|1
|''Bronhilde''
|[[Berliner Maschinenbau]] (Schwartzkopff)
|
|[[Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway]]
|Built in 1927
|-
|2
|''Katie''
|[[Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik|Arn Jung]]
|
|[[Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway]]
|Built in 1931
|-
|10
|Naklo
|[[Fablok]] (Chrzanow)
|
|[[South Tynedale Railway]]
|Built 1957
|-
|
|Triassic
|[[Peckett and Sons|Peckett]]
|
|[[Bala Lake Railway]]
|
|-
|
|''Alan George''
|[[Hunslet]]
|
|[[Teifi Valley Railway]]
|Works No. 606, built in 1894
|-
|4
|''Stanhope''
|[[Kerr Stuart]]
|2001
|[[West Lancashire Light Railway]]
|Owned by the [[Moseley Railway Trust]], Tattoo class 2395 built in 1917
|-
|939
|''Justine''
|[[Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik|Arn Jung]]
|1986
|[[North Gloucestershire Narrow Gauge Railway]]
|
|-
|1091
|
|[[Henschel & Son|Henschel]]
|2009
|[[North Gloucestershire Narrow Gauge Railway]]
|<ref>[http://www.btinternet.com/~buzzrail/page15.html]</ref>
|-
|1652
|Type 17
|[[Decauville]]
|2009
|[[Froissy Dompierre Light Railway]]
|<ref>[http://appeva.club.fr/bref.htm]</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[British narrow gauge railways]]

==References==
* {{cite book | author=Leleux, Sydney | title=The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway | publisher=The Oakwood Press | year=1996 |edition=2nd edition | id=ISBN 0-85361-460-1}}
* {{cite book |title=Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway Guide | author=Hughes D.N.R. ''et al.'' |publisher=Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway Society Ltd. |year=1974}}
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.buzzrail.co.uk/ Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway website]
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Leighton_Buzzard_Narrow_Gauge_Railway More pictures on Wikimedia Commons]
* [http://martinpaling.com/blog/category/railway-sounds/leighton-buzzard-light-railway/ Audio recordings of Leighton Buzzard Light Railway locomotives]
* http://www.gertrude1578.co.uk
* http://www.railworld.net
* http://www.statfoldbarnrailway.co.uk
{{Heritage railways in England}}

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[[Category:610 mm track gauge]]
[[Category:Visitor attractions in Bedfordshire]]
[[Category:Industrial railways in England]]
[[Category:Narrow gauge railways in the United Kingdom]]

[[fr:Leighton Buzzard Light Railway]]

Bahnstrecke Samsun–Çarşamba

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{|border=0 {{railway line header|collapse={{{1|no}}}}} align={{{1|right}}}
{{BS-header|Samsun-Çarşamba Railway Line}}
{{BS3||exKBHFa||Alaçam - Never Completed}}
{{BS3||exHST||Bafra - Never Completed}}
{{BS3||exHST||Ondokuzmayis - Never Completed}}
{{BS3||KDSTxa||Samsun Port Depot}}
{{BS3||BHF||[[Samsun Railway Station|Samsun]]}}
{{BS3||ABZrg|KDSTr|[[Port of Samsun]]}}
{{BS3|CONTl|ABZrf||[[Sivas Route]] to Sivas}}
{{BS3||xABZlf|CONTr|[[Samsun-Azot Railway Line]] to Azot}}
{{BS3||exBHF||[[Çarşamba Railway Station|Çarşamba]] - Abandoned}}
{{BS3||exKBHFe||Terme - Never Completed}}
|}

The '''Samsun-Çarşamba Railway Line''' ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]:''Samsun-Çarşamba Demiyol Hattı'') is a 37km long [[narrow gauge]] railway route from [[Samsun]] to [[Çarşamba]].

==History==
In 1924 the Nemli Zade family a 75 year concession to build a 750mm gauge railway line from [[Alacam]] through [[Bafra]], [[Samsun]], [[Çarşamba]] to [[Terme]]. The line would be 150km long. Only the part between Samsun and Çarşamba was ever built. This line opened in 1926. In 1928 the family went through heavy financial problems and the rest of the construction was canceled. [[Turkish State Railways|TCDD]] took over the line in 1929. TCDD closed the line in 1971.

==External links==
*http://www.trainsofturkey.com/w/pmwiki.php/NarrowGauge/SamsunCarsamba

[[Category:Railway lines in Turkey]]
[[Category:750 mm track gauge]]

Bahnstrecke Nesttun–Os

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{{Infobox rail line
|name = Nesttun–Os Line
|image = Old Osbanen station at Osøyro.jpg
|caption = [[Osøren Station]]
|type = [[Railway]]
|system = [[Rail transport in Norway|Norwegian railway]]
|status = Abandoned
|start = [[Nesttun Station]]
|end = [[Osøren Station]]
|stations = 14
|open = 1 July 1894
|close = 2 September 1935
|owner = A/S Nesttun-Osbanen
|operator = A/S Nesttun-Osbanen
|character =
|stock =
|linelength = {{convert|26.3|km|mi|abbr=on}}
|tracklength =
|notrack = [[Single track (rail)|Single]]
|gauge = {{RailGauge|750}}
|el = No
|speed = {{convert|25|km/h|abbr=on}}
|elevation =
|map = {{NOR map}}
|map_state = show
|}}

The '''Nesttun–Os Railway''' ({{lang-no|Nesttun–Osbanen}}) was a [[narrow gauge railway]] between [[Nesttun]], now part of [[Bergen]], and the community of [[Osøyro]] in [[Os, Hordaland|Os]] municipality, [[Norway]]. As the first private railway in Norway,<ref name='bt_paper1'>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=BYEN "Vor første private Lokalbane" | date=June 16, 1994 | publisher= | url = | work =Bergens Tidende | pages =48 | accessdate = 2008-11-18 | language = Norwegian }}</ref> it opened 1 June 1894, designed to connect Os to the [[Old Voss Line|Voss Line]], allowing for passenger and freight transport to Bergen and [[Voss]]. Despite a boom caused by [[World War I]], the railway was eventually driven out of business by competition from road transport, which provided faster service. On 2 September 1935, it became the first Norwegian railway to close, and most of the railway was demolished the following year.

Today, only short stretches of the railway and a few stations survive. Much of the former railway line is used as a [[bicycle path]], which makes revival of the Nesttun–Os Railway as a [[heritage railway]] impossible. However, a 40 metre long railway stretch remains at Stend Station, the only unaltered remaining station, upon which a [[diesel locomotive]] and a [[Passenger car (rail)|passenger car]] are placed. The station building itself has been restored and is used as a museum.<ref name="museum1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.museumsnett.no/osbanen/english.html|title=The Nesttun-Os Railway|accessdate=2008-10-03|publisher=Museet Stend stasjon|author=Per Ivar Tautra}}</ref>

==History==
Proposals to build a railway from Nesttun to Os were first made during the planning of the [[Voss Line]] from Bergen to [[Voss]]. Initial plans called for slightly longer route via Os, [[samnanger]], [[Norheimsund]] and [[Granvin]]. At the time it was required that local municipalities finance 20% of railways, and in 1974 Os Municipality was encouraged to purchase shares for NOK 8,000. This was rejected by the municipal council, and eventually the Voss Line was instead built via [[Dale, Hordaland|Dale]].<ref>Tautra (1996): 10</ref> In 1884, a committee was established in Fana to consider the possibility of building a branch line from Nesttun to Fana. But neither the municipality nor the county were willing to give grants to the line, and the plans were shelved in 1885.<ref>Tautra (1996): 10–11</ref> At the same time, the physician [[Daniel Schumann Krüger]] started to popularize the possibility of building a connection from Nesttun to Osøren (now Osøyro). At the time it was popular to build tracks along existing roads and use slow locomotives, and Krüger at first proposed such a solution, but later determined to support a conventional railway.<ref name=t11>Tautra (1996): 11</ref>

In 1884, a line from Os to Nesttun was estimated to cost NOK 885,000 plus land acquisition costs. Public meetings were held and in 1885 a committee was established. The following year, an application was sent to the state for NOK 3,000 in grants for preliminary work. It was presumed that the railway would be private, but the committee wanted to receive partial state funding.<ref name=t11 /> While the government favored the railway, the grant was a lower priority among the many proposed railway lines at the time. In 1888, an engineer from the state investigated the route, and recommended that the line be built via Rådal to increase the population which it would serve. In addition, Fanahammeren and Stend were regarded as [[transport hub]]s at the time. Following this, shares were issued for NOK 50,000 in the company, but this was not sufficient to finance the railway.<ref name=t13>Tautra (1996): 13</ref>

Instead of raising more capital, Krüger tried to reduce the cost. He proposed reducing the minimum curve radius from {{convert|100|to|50|m}} and reduce the gauge from the {{RailGauge|1067}} gauge used on the Voss Line to {{RailGauge|600}}. This would allow the railway to have sharper curves and allow it to pass around any obstacles and hills, removing the need for [[cuttings]] and tunnels.<ref name=t13 /> Engineer [[Nicolay Nicolaysen Sontum]] started planning the cheaper railway in 1889, and he estimated the cost to NOK 500,000. After the project was marketed in the Bergen press, shipowners [[Fredrik Georg Gade]] and [[Johan A. Mowinckel]] supported it, as did major [[Wollert Konow (SB)]]. An application for a [[concession (contract)|concession]] was sent on 15 March 1890, in which Gade and Mowinckel guaranteed the necessary capital. This made Nesttun-Os the first railway in Norway to be built without state grants. The construction contract was signed with Sontum on 29 March.<ref name=t14>Tautra (1996): 14</ref>

The concession was granted on 2 February 1891 and had a duration of 40 years from the date the line started operation. The delay was in part because there was a debate about the gauge in the [[Parliament of Norway]]. The company opened for sales of shares on 3 March 1891. The largest owners were Gade (20%), Mowinckel (10%), Os Municipality (5%) and Krüger (2%).<ref name=t15>Tautra (1996): 15</ref> The municipality used a whole year's budget on the share purchases, and borrowed money to be repaid in 40 years. In addition to the share sales, the railway received free real estate from many farmers.<ref name=t16>Tautra (1996): 16</ref>

The railway was constructed in {{RailGauge|750}} narrow gauge, the smallest gauge ever built in Norway. The smallest curve radius was 50 metres. This combination made it possible to avoid any tunnels whatsoever and the longest bridge was 8 metres. But it also meant that all goods had to be [[Break of gauge|off-loaded at Nesttun]] and that the railway had a maximum speed of 25 km/h. The railway was of vast importance for the Os community, as it allowed for day trips to Bergen. The rail trip took only two hours, and was considerably faster and cheaper than travel by [[steam ship]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}

Despite a boom caused by [[World War I]], the railway lost business to road transport, which provided faster service. On 2 September 1935, it became the first Norwegian railway to close, and most of the track was demolished the following year.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}

==Heritage==
Most of the right-of-way still exists, although all the tracks were removed in 1936. In 1980, most of the right-of-way within Bergen was converted to a hiking and bicycle trail, and later asphalted. The right-of-way can therefore be walked {{convert|12.7|km}} from Nesttun to Kismul. Along {{convert|6.1|km}} there is a combined path and road, although the latter has little traffic. The section from Selsvik to Ytre Sandvika was converted to a bicycle path in 2002, and in 2008, the path was extended another kilometer (half a mile) past Kismul. The remaining section past Kalandseid has been regulated, but lack of funding has delayed the process. While hiking is possible, the path is overgrown and some places become a swamp.<ref name=spor>{{cite web |url=http://www.museumsnett.no/osbanen/idag.html |title=Spor etter Osbanen ... |publisher=Museet Stend stasjon |accessdate=22 April 2010 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

From Kalandseid to Søfteland, the route runs next to [[European route E39|European Route E39]]. South from Kalandseid, the route goes through private agricultural land towards Røykenes. In Os there is a section from Tømmernes to Søfteland that has been asphalted as a path. From Storestraumen south of Søfteland, about one kilometer (half a mile) has been converted to a gravel path. On this section is Bergstø Bridge, where {{convert|2|m}} of track has been laid.<ref name=spor />

[[Stend Station]] has been converted to a [[railway museum]] and is the only station building to remain in its original design. In the 1980s, the building had fallen into disrepair, but from 1987, Friends of the Os Line started renovating it. It has a small display of artifacts from the railway, including old pictures, a film and items, including tools from the workshop. Outside there is a {{convert|70|m|adj=on}} long railway line. On it is a [[draisine]] from 1925, a combined third-class and post wagon from 1894. It consists of two half frames that were welded together, with [[bogie]]s bought from Poland. It is the smallest bogies wagon in Norway. The station also features a water station.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museumsnett.no/osbanen/stend.html |title=Om museet |publisher=Museet Stend stasjon |accessdate=22 April 2010 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> The museum also has a [[diesel locomotive]] which dates from 1967. It was used by Fana and later Bergen Municipality in the sewer tunnels, and was given to the museum in 1995. It features {{RailGauge|750}} gauge, but otherwise has no resemblance with the material used on the Nesttun–Os Line.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museumsnett.no/osbanen/dieselloketOs.html |title=Diesellkomotivet "Os" |publisher=Museet Stend stasjon |accessdate=22 April 2010 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

[[Os Station]] has been preserved and is owned by Os Municipality. Plans exist to renovate and revert it back to its look from 1894, but lack of money has only resulted in the station being painted in the original colors. Plans call for a short section of track to be laid on the station area. The workshop has become the location of a sewer pumping station, although the exterior has been renovated to the original. The depot was built with decorative pillars, but there were built over in the 1930s. In the 1990s, these were removed again. Os Cultural Development has the rights to use the municipally owned building, and they have stated that they plan to convert it to a center for art. The building is planned expanded with a glass facade towards the fjord is planned, which would feature art workshops and ateliers.<ref name=spor />

[[Ulven Station]] also remains, has been modernized and serves as a private residence. All the buildings at [[Kalandseid Station]] have been demolished, except a private residence. The station area of [[Hamre Station]] has been converted to a turning spot for buses. [[Fana Station]] still stands, but has been renovated and modernized to the unrecognizable, and serves as a private residence. [[Rådal Station]] is in use as a private residence.<ref name=spor />

Two passenger cars are displayed at the [[Norwegian Railway Museum]] in [[Hamar]], after they had served on the [[Urskog–Høland Line]] from 1935 to 1960. They are used on the museums ''Tertitt'' train that runs on the museum area. They were renovated in 1994–95. Os Municipality has a dismounted half wagon frame from an Oldbury wagon dating from 1894. A wagon frame built by Skabo in 1907 is in use in a garden at Kismul. It includes some original benches.<ref name=spor />

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
*{{cite book |title=Glemte spor: boken om sidebanenes tragiske liv |last=Aspenberg |first=Nils Carl |authorlink=Nils Carl Aspenberg |year=1994 |publisher=Baneforlaget |location=Oslo |language=Norwegian |isbn=82-91448-00-0}}
*{{cite book |title=Nesttun–Osbanen |last=Tautra |first=Per Ivar |year=1996 |publisher=Norsk Jernbaneklubb |language=Norwegian |isbn=82-90286-16-3}}
*{{cite book |title=Banedate '94 |author=[[Norsk Jernbaneklubb]] |year=1994 |language=Norwegian}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Nesttun–Osbanen}}
*[http://www.museumsnett.no/osbanen Stend Station Museum]

{{Railways in Norway}}

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[[Category:Transport in Bergen]]
[[Category:Os, Hordaland]]
[[Category:Railway lines in Hordaland]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1894]]
[[Category:750 mm track gauge]]
[[Category:1894 establishments in Norway]]

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Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway

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[[Image:BWLR2.jpg|thumb|right|Locomotive ''Bronhilde'' on woodland track near Warren Wood station]]

The '''Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway''' ('''BWLR''') is located near the villages of [[Wormshill]] and [[Bredgar]] in [[Kent]], just south of [[Sittingbourne]]. It is a {{RailGauge|2ft}} gauge [[narrow gauge railway]] about half a mile in length.

The BWLR is a private line which has been built up as a hobby by a group of friends since the early 1970s.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2007/08/02/bredgar_steam_railway_video_feature.shtml BBC Kent article on the Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway]</ref> It is a fully operational line, operated to a high standard, with a station, engine sheds and workshops at Warren Wood station and a smaller station at the other end of the line, known as Stony Shaw.

The line is open to the public on the first Sunday of each month throughout the summer, to raise money for various charities. On open days, a number of other attractions are on display including: a model railway, a [[Showman's road locomotive]], a [[traction engine]] and two [[steam roller]]s.

== Rolling stock ==
=== Operational steam locomotives ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Manufacturer
! Works number and year
! Wheel arrangement
! Number and name
! Notes
! Photo
|-
| [[Berliner Maschinenbau|L. Schwartzkopf]]
| 9124/1927
| [[0-4-0|0-4-0WT]]
| No.1 ''Bronhilde''
| Used at the Norddentsche Copper smelting works, [[Hamburg]]. Sold to [[Bressingham Steam and Gardens|Bressingham]] in 1976. Acquired in 1979, the first steam locomotive at the Bredgar and Wormshill.<ref name=Guide>{{cite book | author = | title = Visitors Guide | publisher = Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway | year = 2008 | isbn = }}</ref>
| [[Image:Schwartzkopf 9124 of 1927.JPG|150px]]
|-
| [[W.G. Bagnall]]
| 2088/1919
| 0-4-0ST
| No. 4 ''Armistice''
| One of two locomotives used on the Birmingham, Tame and Rea District Drainage Board Railway. Preserved in 1961 and renamed ''Lady Luxborough''. Acquired in 1991 by Bredgar and Wormshill and restored in 1992, regaining her original name.<ref name=Guide/>
| [[Image:Bagnall 2088 of 1919.JPG|150px]]
|-
| [[Orenstein & Koppel]]
| 5668/1912
| 0-4-0WT
| No. 6 ''Eigiau''
| Ex [[Penrhyn Quarry Railway]]. Sold to Bressingham in 1963. Acquired by Bredgar and Wormshill in 1995.<ref name=Guide/>
| [[Image:Orenstein & Koppel 5668 of 1912.JPG|150px]]
|-
| [[Decauville]]
| 246/1897
| [[0-4-2|0-4-2T]]
| No. 7 ''Victory''
| Used at the Invicta Sugar Mill, [[Giru, Queensland]], [[Australia]]. Sold in 1963 and used on a tourist railway. Acquired by Bredgar and Wormshill in 1984.<ref name=Guide/>
| [[Image:Decauville 246 of 1897.JPG|150px]]
|-
| [[Hunslet Engine Co.]]
| 1429/1922
| 0-4-0ST
| ''Lady Joan''
| Used in north [[Wales]] slate quarries until 1967. Has been used at [[Woburn Abbey]] and [[Knebworth Park and Winter Green Railway|Knebworth]]. Acquired by Bredgar and Wormshill in 1996.<ref name=Guide/>
| [[Image:Hunslet 1429 of 1922.JPG|150px]]
|-
| [[John Fowler & Co.]]
| 13573/1912
| 0-4-2T
| No. 10 ''Zambese'
| Originally built to {{RailGauge|500}} gauge. Used on Sena Estates railway, Mopeia, [[Mozambique]], hauling [[sugar cane|sugar]].<ref name=Loco1/> Worked until 1965 then became derelict.<ref name=HR132/> To UK in 1998, [[Gauge conversion|regauged]] to {{RailGauge|2ft}} gauge.<ref name=Loco1>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwlr.co.uk/locos.php?flag=f042|title=Un-named Fowler|publisher=Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway|accessdate=2008-08-04}}</ref> Steam test passed in 2009 and expected to enter service in 2010.<ref name=HR132>{{cite journal |title=Fowler resteams after Bredgar rebuild |journal=Heritage Railway |volume= |issue=Issue 132, 22 December 2009 - 20 January 2010 |pages=p11}}</ref>
| [[Image:Fowler 13573 of 1912.JPG|150px]]
|}

=== {{RailGauge|2'6"}} and {{RailGauge|750mm}} gauge locomotives ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Manufacturer
! Works number and year
! Wheel arrangement
! Number and name
! Notes
! Photo
|-
| [[Henschel & Sohn]]
| 29582/1956
| 0-6-0WT
| No. 105 ''Siam''
| Worked on a sugar plantation in [[Chonburi Province]], [[Thailand]]. Has visited Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway. {{RailGauge|750}} gauge.<ref name=Guide/> Completely overhauled, the locomotive is currently (June 2009) offered for sale in excellent condition.
| [[Image:Henschel 29582 of 1956.JPG|150px]]
|}

=== Steam locomotives undergoing overhaul or restoration ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Manufacturer
! Works number and year
! Wheel arrangement
! Number and name
! Notes
! Photo
|-
| [[Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik|Arne Jung]]
| 3872/1931
| [[0-6-0|0-6-0WT]]
| No. 2 ''Katie''
| Used in sugar plantations in the [[Cameroons]]. Preserved in 1973 and acquired by the Bredgar and Wormshill in 1980. Has flangeless centre driving wheels.<ref name=Guide/>
| [[Image:KatieBWR1998.jpg|150px]]
|-
| Orenstein and Koppel
| 12722/1936
| 0-4-0WT
| No.8
| Used at various construction sites in northern [[Germany]] until 1957. To UK in 1970 and used on the [[Brecon Mountain Railway]]. Acquired by Bredgar and Wormshill in 1999.<ref name=Guide/>
| [[Image:Orenstein & Koppel 12722 of 1936.JPG|150px]]
|-
| [[John Fowler & Co.]]
| 18800/1930
| 0-6-0WT
| No. 9 ''Limpopo''
| Ex Sena Sugar Estates, No.17. Used at sugar mill in Mopeia, [[Mozambique]]. Acquired by Bredgar and Wormshill in 1998 and restored to working order, entering service in 2003.<ref name=Loco3>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwlr.co.uk/locos.php?flag=no9|title=No9. Limpopo|publisher=Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway|accessdate=2008-08-04}}</ref>
| [[Image:Fowler 18800 0f 1930.JPG|150px]]
|}

=== Operational diesel locomotives===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Manufacturer
! Works number and year
! Wheel arrangement
! Number and name
! Notes
! Photo
|-
| [[Drewry Car Co.|Baguley-Drewry]]
| 3775/1983
| 4wDH
| No. 5 ''Bredgar''
| Worked on the {{RailGauge|1}} gauge lines at [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|MoD]] [[Milford Haven]]. Acquired in 1995 and regauged to {{RailGauge|2ft}} gauge.<ref name=Guide/>
| [[Image:Baguley-Drewry 3775 of 1983.JPG|150px]]
|}

=== Diesel locomotives undergoing overhaul or restoration ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Manufacturer
! Works number and year
! Wheel arrangement
! Number and name
! Notes
! Photo
|-
| [[Hudswell Clarke]]
| DM1366/1965
| 0-6-0
| 15
| Ex [[National Coal Board]] Harden Colliery and Seaham Colliery. Sold to [[South Tynedale Railway]] in 1990. To Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway in 2006.<ref name=Loco2>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwlr.co.uk/locos.php?flag=hudswell|title=Hudswell-Clarke Diesel|publisher=Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway|accessdate=2008-08-04}}</ref> As of November 2010 undergoing a major rebuild<ref>http://www.bwlr.co.uk/bugle.php</ref>.
| [[Image:Hudswell-Clarke DM1366 of 1965.JPG|150px]]
|-
| [[Motor Rail]]
| 9869/1953
| 4wDM
|
| Supplied new to [[River Great Ouse|Great Ouse River Authority]], [[Ely, Cambridgeshire|Ely]]. In service until 1977. Acquired by Bredgar and Wormshill in 2010 from [[The Hop Farm Country Park]], [[Beltring]].<ref name=HR139>{{cite journal|title=Waterworks locomotive moves to Bredgar |journal=Heritage Railway |issue=139 |date=28 October - 24 November 2010 |page=p23}}</ref>
|
|}

== Traction engines ==

The museum has four steam road locomotives in the collection; some are operational and steamed on open days and others are undergoing repair, restoration or overhaul.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Manufacturer
! Works number and year
! Registration number and name
! Notes
! Photo
|-
| [[Richard Garrett & Sons|Garrett]]
| 33305/1918
| HT 7112 ''The Mighty Atom''
| [[Road locomotive]] built for the [[Ministry of Munitions]] and used in France during [[World War I]]. Sold as war surplus and converted to a [[showman's engine]]. Preserved since 1964, acquired by Bredgar and Wormshill in 2002. Operational and used on open days.<ref name=Traction>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwlr.co.uk/traction.php|title=Traction Engines at the BWLR|publisher=Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway|accessdate=2008-08-04}}</ref>
| [[Image:Garrett 33305 of 1918.JPG|150px]]
|-
| [[Richard Garrett & Sons|Garrett]]
| 33442/1919
| BL 9009
| Agricultural engine used at Hartford Manor, [[Faringdon]] until 1943, then at [[Witney]] until 1950. Relegated to heating a greenhouse at [[Brize Norton]] until preserved in 1964. Has been named ''King of the Road'' and ''Caroline'' in preservation but did not carry a name during its working life. Acquired by Bredgar and Wormshill in 1988. Operational and used on open days.<ref name=Traction/>
| [[Image:Garrett 33442 of 1919.JPG|150px]]
|-
| [[Ruston & Hornsby]]
| 115023/1922
| XM 6373
| [[Steam roller]] new to Henry Woodham, [[Catford]] in 1922. Used on road repairs until the 1950s. Preserved in 1978 and acquired by Bredgar and Wormshill in 1988. Operational and used on open days.<ref name=Traction/>
| [[Image:Ruston & Hornsby 115023 of 1922.JPG|150px]]
|-
| [[Charles Burrell & Sons|Burrell]]
| 2551/1903
|
| Steam roller exported to [[Magdeburg]], [[Germany]] in 1903. To [[Belgium]] by 1921, where it worked until 1957. Undergoing restoration.<ref name=Traction/>
|
|}

==Cars==
===Bean cars===
The Bredgar and Wormshill railway is home to a collection of [[Bean Cars|Bean]] cars.<ref name=Bean>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwlr.co.uk/beancars.php|title=Bean Automobile Collection|publisher=Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway|accessdate=2008-08-03}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! Power
! Year built
! Registration number
! Notes
! Photo
|-
| Model 2
| {{convert|11.9|hp|kW}}
| 1923
| BU2789
| One of the most original Bean cars in preservation.<ref name=Bean/>
| [[Image:Bean Model 2.JPG|150px]]
|-
| Model 3
| {{convert|14|hp|kW}}
| 1925
| PE2445
| Converted to a pick-up in the early 1930s. Restored to five seat tourer in 1974.<ref name=Bean/>
|
|-
| Model 4
| {{convert|12|hp|kW}}
| 1925
| XW8431
| Used by a funeral director as a following car.<ref name=Bean/>
| [[Image:Bean Model 4 1925.JPG|150px]]
|-
| Model 4
| {{convert|12|hp|kW}}
| 1926
| FD3435
| Car has original body, which has four identical doors.<ref name=Bean/>
| [[Image:Bean Model 4 1926.JPG|150px]]
|-
| Model 6
|
| 1927
| SV8671
| Exported new to [[Australia]]. Fitted with a body made locally in [[Adelaide]].<ref name=Bean/>
| [[Image:Bean Model 6.JPG|150px]]
|-
| Omnibus
|
| 1929
| UL1771
| Body by [[Birch_Brothers|Birch Bros]], [[Kentish Town]] on a Bean 1½ Ton chassis. Used as a caravan 1941 - 1966, bought for preservation in 1966 and restored 1988 - 1991.<ref name=Bean/>
| [[Image:Bean bus.JPG|150px]]
|-
| Model 11
|
| 1930
| FG6161
| Built on a 1½ Ton chassis. Spent its working life in [[Wooler]], Northumberland. Bought for preservation in 1970 and restored 1990 - 2000.<ref name=Bean/>
|
|-
|
|
|
|
|
| [[Image:Bean car.JPG|150px]]
|-
| Pick-up Truck
|
| 1926
|
|
| [[Image:Bean Pick-up.JPG|150px]]
|-
| Van
|
|
| XM7525
|
| [[Image:Bean van.JPG|150px]]
|}

===Other cars===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Manufacturer
! Model
! Year built
! Registration number
! Notes
! Photo
|-
| [[Rolls-Royce (car)|Rolls Royce]]
| [[Rolls-Royce Phantom I|Phantom I]]
| 1928
| YX4095
|
| [[Image:BWLR Rolls Royce.JPG|150px]]
|}

==Other exhibits==

Other exhibits to be found at the Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway include:

===Beam engine===

[[Image:Thomas Horn Beam Engine.JPG|thumb|Beam engine]]
An 1870 [[beam engine]] built by Thomas Horn to a design by [[James Watt]]. One of two supplied to a waterworks at [[Ashford, Kent|Ashford]]. Acquired in 1988 and restored to working order.<ref name=Beam>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwlr.co.uk/beam.php|title=Beam Engine|publisher=Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway|accessdate=2008-08-04}}</ref>

== Twinning ==

The Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway is twinned with the [[Chemin de Fer de La Valée de l'Ouche]] (CFVO), [[Bligny-sur-Ouche]], [[Côte d'Or]], [[France]].<ref name=Twin>{{cite web|url=http://www.bwlr.co.uk/railway.php?flag=twinning|title=BWLR and CFVO|publisher=Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway|accessdate=2008-07-31}}</ref>

== See also ==

*[[British narrow gauge railways]]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Heritage railways in England]]
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[[Category:Visitor attractions in Kent]]
[[Category:Maidstone]]
[[Category:Narrow gauge railways in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Museums in Kent]]
[[Category:Railway museums in England]]

Blenheim Riverside Railway

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The '''Blenheim Riverside Railway''' ('''BRRS''' or '''BRR''' for short) is a [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] (24 inch) [[heritage railway]] located in [[Blenheim, New Zealand]] and runs down the Taylor River which winds its way through the middle of the town. It is operated by the all-volunteer Blenheim Riverside Railway Society.

[[Image:BRR train at Beaver Station.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Train at the lower terminus with the Price locomotive]]

==History==
The Railway was founded in 1985 by the Marlborough Historical Society, and two years later track laying commenced. In 1988 motor trolleys started running to Chinaman's Creek Crossing. Four carriages were built in 1989/90 with parts from the [[Lake Grassmere]] salt collection railway, and the [[A & G Price]] locomotive was restored and put into service. Also in 1989 the line was finished to Fulton Station from Chinaman's Creek Crossing, reaching the 4.5 km mark. The railway officially opened on Labour Weekend 1990. The first station resembled a lemonade stall, and the platform was only sleepers laid next to the track. In 1995 Beaver Station (as it was then known, now Brayshaw Station) was constructed, with an extension of track from the workshop requiring a cutting and embankment with a steep gradient. Previously, the railway was seen to have a negative impact on the park. In 1997 the locomotive "Murray" was restored to operational condition. In 2005 the track was extended to the current terminus at Riverside Park - where the railway was planned to go from the start. Over the years the workshops have been enlarged, and concrete sleepers made by the volunteer members have been used to replace wooden ones first used on the line. In September 2010 the Society celebrated its 25th anniversary.

==Route==
The railway line follows the Taylor River from Brayshaw Park in the southwest of Blenheim to Beaver Station (beside where the River Queen docks at Riverside Park). The track stays to the east side of the river until about halfway along the line, where it crosses the Taylor River for the rest of the route. There are [[passing loop]]s at both ends, as well as Chinaman's Creek Crossing, and Fulton Station, both being former termini of the line. The total route is roughly 5.5 km long. There are 6 bridges on the line but there are no tunnels, although the track passes underneath 5 road bridges. At Beaver Station the line passes under the [[Main North Line, New Zealand|Main North Line]] Taylor River bridge.
===Coordinates of terminal stations===
*Brayshaw Park station: {{coord|-41.531551|173.939602|format=dms}}
*Beaver station: {{coord|-41.512|173.9599|format=dms}}

[[Image:Steam loco "Donald" boiler.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The original boiler of Donald]]

==Track==
The track is made of mainly 55/56-pound-per-yard (27 kg/m) rail, on top of concrete sleepers that have been designed and made by members of the railway. Currently sections of 330 m track upgrades are in progress, replacing old wooden [[railway tie|sleepers]] and also laying down new ballast. The whole track itself is buried in the soil, with only the railheads visible,as the route is on a floodway. This is also for looks as the area is used by the public as a park - the Taylor River Reserve.

==Omaka Branch extension==
There is a 800 m (half-mile) extension currently being planned, crossing the Taylor River by means of culvert and along to the [[Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre]] at Omaka Airfield. The first two turnouts are in place for the junction of the branch and the next one (to make a [[Wye (rail)|wye]]) is not far off.

==Locomotives==
[[Image:BRRS Murray loco.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Murray locomotive]]
[[Image:BRRS Price loco.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Price Locomotive]]
[[Image:BRRS Price locomotive.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Price loco, other side view]]

The railway has two locomotives, [[A & G Price]] No. 166, a 6.5 tonne, 0-4-0 [[diesel-mechanical]] from the [[Ohai]] coal mines (only one of three built). During 2010 it was refurbished with a new engine and renamed 'George'. It is now powered by an Isuzu diesel with automatic transmission.
The other loco is a [[Ruston & Hornsby]] 0-4-0,
5.5 tonne, diesel-mechanical named "Murray" (no. 170204) powered by a 3-cylinder Lister JP engine, which worked at the Milton Lime works. It was regauged from 2' 6" by the BRRS. Being restored is a 0-4-2 steam locomotive, 'Donald' from the Puponga Coal Mine in Puponga, near [[Collingwood, New Zealand|Collingwood]]. Also a [[Railcar]] propelled by a 2.0L [[Toyota]] diesel engine made by a member of the Society is sometimes used.

==Rolling stock==
The main passenger carriages (which there are four of) seat 24 people in 4-person bench seat configuration. They are all built to the same design except for carriage No. 4, which is the same except it has an underslung compartment for jacks etc. for assistance in a derailment or the like. All passenger rolling stock is fully air braked. In the track work-train there are typically the following wagons: a ballast wagon, two flat deck wagons , a tool wagon and a staff car. There is a six man jigger, two man and a four man jigger, all ex NZR, along with a hand trolley. Also a track sprayer wagon and a grass mower on railway wheels, bolster bogies capable of carrying a digger and also other storage wagons.

==Equipment/facilities==
The railway has a tractor and digger for any excavation work, with all track work being done by volunteers with handtools. The workshop has a pit, and small turntable for wagons/jiggers etc.

==External links==
* [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=113618582274737089753.0004524231ca699343ea9 Google Map of the line]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo9y7c_-wL0 Youtube Video of the railway]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/brrs BRRS Main Website]
* [http://www.narrow-gauge.co.uk/articles/blenheim_riverside_railway An overview of the railway]
* [http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/riverside_railway/ Discussion Yahoo group]
* [http://www.maciulaitis.com/nzrolling/narrow.html Locomotive info-] 1/2 way down page
* [http://www.maciulaitis.com/nzrolling/narrowwags.html List of wagons, carriages etc.]-3/4 down page

{{NZR Heritage}}

[[Category:Blenheim, New Zealand]]
[[Category:Rail transport in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Heritage railways in New Zealand]]
[[Category:610 mm track gauge]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Blenheim, New Zealand]]

Billerica and Bedford Railroad

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The '''Billerica and Bedford Railroad''' was an early [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge railroad]] in [[Massachusetts]], built to demonstrate the advantages of a {{RailGauge|24}} gauge railroad.

[[George E. Mansfield]], of [[Hazelhurst, Massachusetts]], became an early promoter of the two foot gauge after seeing the [[Ffestiniog Railway]] in operation in [[Wales]]. He persuaded the citizens of [[Billerica, Massachusetts|Billerica]] of the economies of a two foot line, and became general manager of the Billerica & Bedford when it was chartered in 1876. Construction began in May 1877, and the line was completed between [[North Billerica, Massachusetts|North Billerica]] and [[Bedford, Massachusetts|Bedford]] in August 1877, a distance of {{convert|8.63|mi|km}}.

The line was built very cheaply in accordance with narrow gauge doctrine, but rapidly found itself financially embarrassed. Turntables were built at each end of the railroad, and a [[wye (railroad)|wye]] and [[roundhouse|engine-house]] were built at Bedford, but no stations were ever constructed along the line. The company went bankrupt and was liquidated in June 1878.

Mansfield, undeterred, went on to promote the two foot gauge in [[Maine]], where the largest [[New World]] network of these lines was ultimately built. The [[Boston and Lowell Railroad]] used most of the B&B roadbed to extend its Lexington Branch in May 1885. The [[Boston and Maine Corporation|Boston and Maine Railroad]] took over the line in 1887.

Station stops on the line along were Bedford, Springs Road, Bedford Springs, South Billerica, Turnpike (Nuttings Lake), Billerica, Bennett Hall and North Billerica (Only the Bedford & North Billerica stations still stand). Passenger service stopped on the last day of 1931 and the line was used as a freight line until it was abandoned from Bedford Depot to Billerica Depot in 1962. The line was further abandoned from Billerica Depot to Bennett Hall about 1980.

The two locomotives were named after [[William Shakespeare]]'s sprites, [[Ariel (The Tempest)|Ariel]] and [[Puck (Shakespeare)|Puck]].

==Rolling stock==

{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Builder
!Type
!Date
!Works number
!Notes
|-
|''Ariel''<ref name="Moody 1959 p.50">Moody 1959 p.50</ref>
|[[Hinkley Locomotive Works]]<ref name="Moody 1959 p.50"/>
|[[0-4-4]] [[Forney locomotive]]<ref name="Moody 1959 p.50"/>
|1877
|1251<ref name="Jones 1980 p.350">Jones 1980 p.350</ref>
|Became [[Sandy River Railroad]] #1<ref name="Crittenden 1976 pp.19">Crittenden 1976 pp.19</ref>
|-
|''Puck''<ref name="Moody 1959 p.50"/>
|[[Hinkley Locomotive Works]]<ref name="Moody 1959 p.50"/>
|[[0-4-4]] [[Forney locomotive]]<ref name="Moody 1959 p.50"/>
|1877
|1261<ref name="Jones 1980 p.350"/>
|Became [[Sandy River Railroad]] #2<ref name="Crittenden 1976 pp.19"/>
|-
|''Fawn''<ref name="Moody 1959 p.52">Moody 1959 p.52</ref>
|[[Ranlet Manufacturing Company]]<ref name="Moody 1959 p.52"/>
|[[combine car]]<ref name="Moody 1959 p.52"/>
|1877
|
|Became [[Sandy River Railroad]] #4<ref name="Jones 1980 p.355">Jones 1980 p.355</ref>
|-
|''Sylvan''<ref name="Moody 1959 p.51">Moody 1959 p.51</ref>
|[[Ranlet Manufacturing Company]]<ref name="Moody 1959 p.51"/>
|[[coach (rail)|coach]]<ref name="Moody 1959 p.51"/>
|1877
|
|Became [[Sandy River Railroad]] #3<ref name="Jones 1980 p.355"/>
|-
|''A''<ref name="Moody 1959 p.52"/>
|[[Ranlet Manufacturing Company]]<ref name="Moody 1959 p.52"/>
|[[boxcar]]<ref name="Moody 1959 p.52"/>
|1877
|
|Became [[Sandy River Railroad]] #2<ref name="Jones 1980 p.355"/>
|-
|''B'' & ''C''<ref name="Crittenden 1976 pp.11">Crittenden 1976 pp.11</ref>
|[[Ranlet Manufacturing Company]]<ref name="Moody 1959 p.51"/>
|excursion cars<ref name="Moody 1959 p.51"/>
|1877
|
|Rebuilt as [[Sandy River Railroad]] [[baggage car]]s #1 & #3<ref name="Jones 1980 p.355"/>
|-
|''D'' thru ''I''<ref name="Crittenden 1976 pp.11"/>
|[[Ranlet Manufacturing Company]]<ref name="Moody 1959 p.53">Moody 1959 p.53</ref>
|[[flatcar]]s<ref name="Moody 1959 p.53"/>
|1877
|
|Sold to [[Sandy River Railroad]] several later rebuilt as [[boxcar]]s<ref>Crittenden 1976 pp.24</ref>
|}

==Maps==
*[http://www.rubecula.com/RRMaps/Billerica%20and%20Bedford.html Map of Billerica and Bedford Railroad (standard gauge)]
*[http://www.rubecula.com/RRMaps/RailroadMaps/BostonNW/Billerica%20and%20Bedford.kml Google Earth/Maps file for the Billerica and Bedford Railroad (standard gauge)]
*[http://www.rubecula.com/RRMaps/RailroadMaps/BostonNW/Billerica%20&%20Bedford:%20Route%20of%20original%20Narrow%20Gauge.kml Google Earth/Maps file for route of the Billerica and Bedford Narrow Gauge Railroad (where it differs)]

==See also==
*[[Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad]] for later history of the right-of-way

==References==
*[http://www.bedforddepot.org/BBHistory.html Billerica and Bedford history]
*{{cite journal
| last = Adams
| first = Robert
| title = Born and Buried in Six Months
| journal = TRAINS Magazine
| issue = September, 1959
| pages = 34
| publisher = Kalmbach
}}
* {{cite book| title=The Maine Scenic Route |author=Crittenden, H. Temple |publisher=McClain Printing |year= 1976}}
* {{cite book| title=The Rail Lines of Southern New England - A Handbook of Railroad History| publisher=Branch Line Press| author=Karr, Ronald D.| year=1995| isbn=0-942147-02-2 }} http://www.branchlinepress.com
* {{cite book| title=Lost Railroads New England| publisher=Branch Line Press| author=Karr, Ronald D.| year=1994| isbn=0-942147-04-9 }} http://www.branchlinepress.com
* {{cite book| title=Two Feet Between the Rails (Volume II - The Mature Years) |author=Jones, Robert C. |publisher=Sundance Books |year=1980}}
* {{cite book| title=The Maine Two-Footers |author=Moody, Linwood W. |publisher=Howell-North |year=1959}}
{{reflist|2}}

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[[Category:610 mm track gauge]]
[[Category:Narrow gauge railroads in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Predecessors of the Boston and Maine Corporation]]
[[Category:Railway companies established in 1876]]
[[Category:Railway companies disestablished in 1878]]
[[Category:Billerica, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Bedford, Massachusetts]]

Amberley Museum Railway

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The '''Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre Railway''' is a {{RailGauge|2ft}} gauge railway based at the [[Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre]], [[Amberley, West Sussex|Amberley]], [[West Sussex]]. It has a varied collection of engines and rolling stock ranging from {{RailGauge|18}} gauge to {{RailGauge|63}} gauge. It Operates passenger Trains from Amberley Narrow Gauge Station to Cragside via Brockham using a mixture of Steam, Internal combustion and Battery-electric locomotives.

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| end_year = Present
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==History==

To begin with the collection was envisaged as a small operation, demonstrating typical industrial narrow gauge trains. The first locomotive to arrive on site was the Motor Rail Hibberd 1980/1936, donated to the Museum by Southern Water and previously used at the City of Chichester Sewage Works at Apuldram, to the south of the City the Restoration of which included the removal of several layers what looked like mud but it is safe to say that it probably wasn't (!).<ref>© Gerry Cork & Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre - [http://www.amberleynarrowgauge.co.uk/history.htm Link]</ref>

Then in 1982, the local Thakeham Tiles company decided to dispense with their short narrow gauge railway in favour of a conveyor belt system (still in use today). The company donated the entire railway, track, wagons and locos to the Museum on condition that they removed the whole thing over one weekend! It was done. Some of the track, one of the locos and the wagons are still in use at Amberley today. Thakeham Tiles No.4 is Hudson Hunslet 3653/1946. The rear end was rebuilt by Thakeham Tiles to enable the locomotive to enter a low building containing a wagon unloading hopper. Hudson Hunslet 2208/1941 - Thakeham Tiles No.3 is also part of the collection. This originally worked at the Trevor Quarry Co in North Wales and after purchase by Thakeham Tiles, received the same cab modifications as No.4. However, this second one is unlikely to run again for a very long time due to a lack of parts.

This was originally as far as development of the collection was to go until one day in 1982 when the collection of industrial and narrow gauge items formerly kept at the Brockham Museum's site near Dorking, Surrey was brought to Amberley when the Brockham Trust lost their site there due, mainly, to access problems. With it came many interesting locomotives, rolling stock and sundry related items and the much enlarged collection has become one of the most significant in the UK. It also resulted in the railway collection at Amberley taking a completely new direction in that a passenger carrying line was proposed and built. This remains the most public face of the collection. The original line is now well established and plans to extend it are now well advanced as are plans to erect further buildings to house the entire collection. Amongst this collection included such engines as Polar Bear and Peter.

The Collection has grown to be one of the most varied collections, in terms of types of locomotive and wagon, of industrial narrow gauge railway items in the UK. Unlike most of the Museum, the collection's collection policy ranges outside the south east of England and encompasses industrial railways from the whole of the UK, and one or two items from the continent.

The Collection has three working examples of Hudson Hunslet locos, one powered by the rarer MacLaren two cylinder engine, three examples of the Motor Rail Simplex, two Ruston & Hornsby types (regrettably only one in working order at present), two Lister rail trucks, a single Ransomes & Rapier, one of only two known examples in the British Isles (the other being in Éire) and three Wingrove & Rogers battery electric locomoties which were donated to us by the Redland Brick Company. Hibberds are represented by one of their rebuilds of an older Motor Rail design and a smaller Planet design. The collection is rounded off, as far as working locomotives go, by three German built Orenstein & Koppel single cylinder machines, two 2 foot gauge and one 3 ft 2¼in gauge, and one more modern German-built Schöma.<ref>©Gerry Cork & Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre - [http://www.amberleynarrowgauge.co.uk/amberleyrail3.htm Link]</ref>

==The Line Today==

The main line runs from Amberley station near the museum entrance along the side of the pit past the De Witt lime kilns to Brockham station, currently the only intermediate stations. From Brockham the line curves round the top of the pit and passes the running shed and ends up at Cragside station, across the pit from Brockham. The industrial (non-passenger) lines connect to the main line at Brockham station. At Amberley station there is a rarely-used siding into the woodyard. Brockham has a small siding on Platform 2, as well as a former [[London, Brighton and South Coast Railway]] ticket office from [[Hove railway station|Hove station]]. In addition there is the Betchworth Hall shed, used for the restoration of Townsend Hook, and eventually will be used as a museum to display the Dorking Greystone Lime Co. exhibits (Townsend Hook, Monty, The Major, wagons 10 and 60, and some miscellaneous items).

The railway holds it's annual Gala Weekend on the second weekend of July each year, in addition to two Industrial Trains Days in April and October. The 2011 Gala will be held on 9-10 July and is expected to feature [[W.G. Bagnall|Bagnall]] 0-4-0ST 2088 'Armistice' and [[Orenstein & Koppel]] 0-4-0WT 5668 'Eigau', both from the [[Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway]], subject to transport arrangements.

==Locomotives==
Listing as of April 2011<ref>Amberley Rail Group Stock List: [http://www.amberleynarrowgauge.co.uk/our-locos.htm Link]</ref><ref>Updated by Rail Group Member monthly.</ref>. .

Engines marked 'In occasional use' are generally only operated at railway special events and are usually either on display in the museum building or stored in one of the sheds or the tunnel.
===Steam locomotives===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Works Number
! Type
! Gauge
! Builder
! Year Built
! Previous Operator
! Status
! Notes
|-
|  ''[[Polar Bear (locomotive)|Polar Bear]]''
|  1781
| 2-4-0T
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
|  [[W.G. Bagnall]]
|  1905
| [[Groudle Glen Railway]]
| Dismantled for overhaul
| Expected to be back in traffic for 2012 season
|-
|  ''Peter''
|  2067
| 0-4-0ST
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
|  [[W.G. Bagnall]]
|  1917
| Cliffe Hill Quarry Co.
| In use
| Boiler Certificate expires in 2019
|-
|  ''Wendy''
|  2091
| 0-4-0ST
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
|  [[W.G. Bagnall]]
|  1919
| [[Dorothea Quarry]]
| Awaiting Boiler Repair, Partially dismantled
| Owned by the Hampshire Narrow Gauge Trust. Expected to be back in traffic for 2012 season.
|-
|  ''Cloister''
|  542
| 0-4-0ST
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
|  [[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|  1891
| Dinorwic Quarries, North Wales
| Static Display
| Owned by the Hampshire Narrow Gauge Trust. Awaiting Overhaul.
|-
|  ''Barbouilleur''
|  1126
| 0-4-0WT
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
|  [[Decauville]]
|  1947
| L'enterprise Gagneraud
| Static Display
| Awaiting Overhaul
|-
|  ''Scaldwell''
|  1316
| 0-6-0ST
| {{RailGauge|3'}}
|  [[Peckett and Sons|Peckett]]
|  1913
| Scaldwell Ironstone Quarries, Northants
| Static display
| Cosmetic overhaul likely after Townsend Hook is completed.
|-
|  ''[[Townsend Hook (locomotive)|Townsend Hook]]'' 
|  172L
| 0-4-0T
| {{RailGauge|3'2.25"}}
|  [[Fletcher Jennings|Fletcher Jennings]] 
|  1880
| Dorking Greystone & Lime Co Ltd, Betchworth
| Undergoing cosmetic restoration
| Currently dismantled, restoration scheduled to be completed 2013/14
|-
|  23
|  23L
| 0-4-0T
| {{RailGauge|1'10"}}
|  [[W. M. Spence]]
|  1920
| Guinness Brewery, Dublin
| Static display
| Cosmetic restoration completed 2009
|}

===Internal combustion locomotives===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Works Number
! Gauge
! Builder
! Year Built
! Previous Operator
! Status
|-
|
| MR1381
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Motor Rail]]
| 1918
| War Department
| Static display
|-
| No.27
| MR5863
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Motor Rail]]
| 1934
| Joseph Arnold, Leighton Buzzard
| In occasional use
|-
|
| FH1980
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[F. C. Hibberd & Co.|Hibberd]]
| 1936
| City of Chichester Sewage Works
| Awaiting repair
|-
|
| MR11001
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Motor Rail]]
| 1956
| London Brick Co., Yaxley
| In use
|-
| The Major
| OK7741
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Orenstein & Koppel]]
| 1937
| Dorking Greystone & Lime, Betchworth
| In occasional use
|-
| Redland
| OK6193
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Orenstein & Koppel]]
| 1937
| Redland Pipes Ltd., Ripley
| In occasional use
|-
| Peldon
| JF21295
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[John Fowler]]
| 1936
| Essex Water Authority, Abberton
| In occasional use
|-
| -
| RR80
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies|Ransomes and Rapier]]
| 1936
| Chinnor Cement & Lime Co Ltd
| In use
|-
| -
| FH3627
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[F. C. Hibberd & Co.|Hibberd]]
| 1953
| North Bierley Sewage Works, Bradford
| Awaiting minor repairs
|-
| -
| HE3097
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
|  [[Hunslet Engine Company|Hudson Hunslet]]
| 1937
| Borough of Merton Sewage Works
| In use
|-
| Blue Star
| Unknown
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
|  [[Hunslet Engine Company|Hudson Hunslet]]
| Unknown
| Star Construction, Billingshurst
| Awaiting Repair
|-
| -
| HE3653
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
|  [[Hunslet Engine Company|Hudson Hunslet]]
| 1946
| Thakeham Tiles, Storrington
| In occasional use
|-
| -
| 5
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Thakeham Tiles]]
| c1950
| Thakeham Tiles, Storrington
| In occasional use
|-
| -
| RH187081
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Ruston & Hornsby]]
| 1937
| City of York Sewage Department
| In occasional use
|-
| -
| L33937
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[R A Lister and Company]]
| 1949
| William H Collier Ltd, Marks Tey
| In occasional use
|-
| -
| L34521
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[R A Lister and Company]]
| 1949
| Cumberland Moss Litter Industries, Carlisle
| In occasional use
|-
| No.12
| HE8969
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
|  [[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
| 1980
| BAE Bishopton, Glasgow
| In use
|-
| -
| 3751
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Baguley-Drewry]]
| 1980
| RNAD Dean Hill, Wiltshire
| In occasional use
|-
| Jenny
| 5239
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Schöma]]
| 1991
| Taylor Woodrow Greenford, Middlesex
| In use
|-
| -
| 4
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Thakeham Tiles]]
| c1946
| Thakeham Tiles, Storrington
| In occasional use
|-
| WD904
| 3403
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Wickham & Co]]
| 1943
| MoD Eastriggs
| In occasional use
|-
| -
| HE2208
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
| 1941
| Thakeham Tiles, Storrington
| Awaiting restoration
|-
| -
| RH166024
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Ruston & Hornsby]]
| 1933
| Colne Valley Water Co, Rickmansworth
| Dismantled, awaiting restoration
|-
| -
| DM686
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Hudswell Clarke]]
| 1948
| [[National Coal Board]], Tilmanstone Colliery
| Awaiting restoration
|-
| -
| MR872
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Motor Rail]]
| 1918
| C V Buchan & Co Ltd
| Static display
|-
| Monty
| OK7269
| {{RailGauge|3'2.25"}}
| [[Orenstein & Koppel]]
| 1936
| Dorking Greystone & Lime Co Ltd, Betchworth
| Awaiting minor repair
|-
| -
| 45913
| {{RailGauge|2'6"}}
| [[Robert Hudson Ltd|Hudson]]
| 1932
| Midhurst Whites Ltd, Midhurst
| Static display
|-
| -
| MR10160
| {{RailGauge|2'11"}}
| [[Motor Rail]]
| 1950
| London Brick Works, Arlesey
| Static display
|-
| Burt
| MR9019
| {{RailGauge|56.5}}
| [[Motor Rail]]
| 1959
| Burt, Boulton and Haywood Timber, Erith
| Stored serviceable
|}

===Battery-electric locomotives===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Works Number
! Gauge
! Builder
! Year Built
! Previous Operator
! Status
|-
| 4998
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Wingrove & Rogers]]
| 1953
| Redland Brick Ltd, North Holmwood
| Operational
|-
| 5031
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Wingrove & Rogers]]
| 1953
|
| Source of spares for other battery engines
|-
| 5034
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Wingrove & Rogers]]
| 1953
| Redland Brick Ltd, North Holmwood
| Operational
|-
| T8033
| {{RailGauge|2'}}
| [[Wingrove & Rogers]]
| 1979
| Redland Brick Ltd, North Holmwood
| Operational
|}

==Passenger Stock==

* 1x [[RAF Fauld]] coach. Can run on it's own or with the Lydd or Penrhyn coaches.
* 2x [[Lydd Ranges|Lydd]] coaches. From [[Lydd Ranges]] in Kent. Can run together as a set or with the Fauld coach to make a 3-car set.
* 2x [[Penrhyn Quarry]] coaches. Open top coaches, have to run with the Fauld coach due to lack of a brake position or air brake reserve tanks.
* 4x [[Groudle Glen Railway]] coaches. Usually run with [[Polar Bear (locomotive)|Polar Bear]], but can run with certain other diesel and steam locos if no other coaches are availible.
* Wickham trolley 3404. Originally trailer car for powered trolley 3403, now converted to push-pull trailer to run with battery loco 4998.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:AmberleyMuseum.jpg|Polar Bear at Brockham in 2006
Image:Peter_amberley_rail_gala_2009.jpg|Amberley Rail Gala 2009
Image:Wendy_amberley_rail_gala.jpg|Amberley Rail Gala 2009
Image:Peter Amberley.JPG|'Peter' on the pottery line in April 2010
image:Polar_Bear_Brockham.JPG|'Polar Bear' during the August Bank Holiday 2009
Image:Polar Bear Amberley.JPG|Polar Bear at Amberley Station
Image:Townsend Hook Betchworth Hall.JPG|Townsend Hook in Betchworth Hall
Image:Colne Valley Ruston.JPG|166024 outside Betchworth Hall
</gallery>

==In popular culture==
The railway made an appearance in the 1985 [[James Bond (franchise)|James Bond]] film, ''[[A View To A Kill]]'',<ref>[http://www.amberleynarrowgauge.co.uk/early-years/slides/hudson-hunslets@pinewood-a-view-to-a-kill.htm Image taken during the filming]</ref> with the railway's storage tunnel appearing as the entrance to a mine. Later, engines HE3097 and 'Blue Star' were sent to [[Pinewood Studios]] along with a quantity of wagons to film scenes 'inside the mine'. Many of the railway's skip wagons still carry '[[Max Zorin|Zorin]] Green' livery.

==References==

<references/>

==External links==
{{commonscat|Amberley Working Museum steam locomotives}}
* [http://www.amberleynarrowgauge.co.uk Amberley Railway website]
* [http://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk Amberley Museum official website]

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{{Heritage railways in England}}

[[Category:Museums in West Sussex]]
[[Category:Rail transport in West Sussex]]
[[Category:610 mm track gauge]]

Benutzer:NearEMPTiness/Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway; 762 mm

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{{Infobox rail|railroad_name=Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway|gauge={{RailGauge|27}}|start_year=1876|end_year=1931|hq_city=Campbeltown|locale=[[Scotland]]|successor_line=abandoned}}

The '''Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway''' was a {{RailGauge|27}} [[narrow gauge railway]] in [[Kintyre]], [[Scotland]], between the towns of [[Campbeltown]] and [[Machrihanish]]. Only three other passenger-carrying lines in the UK operated on the same gauge, all of them in [[Wales]] - the [[Corris Railway]], the short-lived [[Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway]] and the [[Talyllyn Railway]].

== History ==
===Canal===

Coal has been mined on the [[Kintyre]] peninsula since at least 1498. Although not of the highest quality, the coal found there is abundant and relatively cheap to extract. In the middle of the eighteenth century the [[coal mining|collieries]] of the area were kept busy supplying the many [[whisky]] distilleries in the Campbeltown area. In 1773 [[James Watt]] surveyed a canal to connect the coal mines to Campbeltown to reduce the costs of transportation. The {{convert|3|mi|km|1|adj=on}} [[Campbeltown and Machrihanish Canal]] was opened in 1794.

This early transportation link fell into disuse and had been virtually abandoned by 1856. In 1875 the Argyll Coal and Canal Co. acquired the main colliery and found the canal in a state of disrepair. They decided a better transportation system was required and began to investigate the building of a railway to Campbeltown.

===Colliery railway===

As rail transport developed in the 19th century, the colliery owners sought to build a tramway to replace the canal. In 1876 a lightly constructed [[industrial railway]] was built connecting Kilkivan Pit to Campbeltown, a distance of {{convert|4+1/2|mi|km|2}}. For a short length the line ran on the formation of the canal before reaching Campbeltown, where it ended on a pier.

The colliery railway only ever carried coal traffic and used two locomotives, ''Princess'' and ''Chevalier'' to haul the trains of mine tubs.

===Light railway===

The colliery railway's traffic was largely seasonal as most of the colliery output was consumed locally. Around the turn of the century the mine owners began to search for additional traffic for the summer season. At the same time, new [[steam ship]]s began bringing tourists to the remote Kintyre peninsula. This led to the formation of the Association of Argyll Railway Co. Ltd. which applied for an order under the [[Light Railways Act 1896|Light Railways Act]] to build a railway connecting Campbeltown with Machrihanish, on the west coast of the peninsula.

Construction of the Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway began in November 1905. The majority of the route of the new railway followed the colliery tramway, but with several of the steeper gradients and sharper curves eased. The colliery line was also extended west to the new terminus at Machrihanish.

The work was completed in 1906 and the railway opened on 18 August 1906. It was an immediate success, attracting 10,000 passengers in its first three weeks of operation and replacing the horse-drawn tourist charabanc traffic in Campbeltown.

In the years leading up to the [[First World War]] the railway thrived on a mixture of coal and passenger traffic. However, after the war, competition from new motor buses began to reduce the railway's profitable tourist trade. By 1931 the summer tourist trade had dwindled significantly. Although passenger trains did run in late spring of 1932, the railway was failing and it abandoned passenger services in early summer of that year. By November 1933 the railway had been wound up and in May 1934 the last trains ran, assisting in the scrapping of the line.

===Maisel Oil Company===
According to Davies<ref>Davies, W.J.K., ''ABC Narrow Gauge Railways'', Ian Allan, c.1961, pp 39-40</ref> both the railway and the colliery were acquired about 1929 by the Maisel Oil Company, which had a [[patent]] for a process to produce [[Coal liquefaction|oil from coal]]. This concern was not successful and the line closed to passengers in September 1931 and to all traffic in November 1932.

Macmillan<ref>Macmillan, Nigel S.C., ''The Campbeltown & Machrihanish Light Railway'', Plateway Press, third edition 2000, page 12, ISBN 1-871980-17-8</ref> gives a slightly different version:

<blockquote>
"In June (1928) the Franco British Co. acquired the Argyll colliery and at a Campbeltown Town Council meeting on 13th August, Mr. Maisel, a director, said that gas could be got from a proposed coal distillation plant and bought by the town. A report to the shareholders stated that a testing plant of the Aicher low temperature carbonisation process had been in operation for a fortnight, under the supervision of Mr. Aicher. Tests gave yields of between 34½ and 74 gallons of crude oil per ton of coal [154–331 L/t or 37–79 US gal/short ton]. In addition 2350 cubic feet/ton [65.5 m3/t or 2,100 cu ft/short ton] of gas and the residual coke were available from the process. In June 1929 the Franco British Company re-emerged as the Coal Carbonisation Trust and their prospectus mentioned carbonising 1,000 tons [1,016 t or 1120 short tons] of coal per day yielding 11 cwt of coke per ton [550 kg/t]. Almost immediately afterwards the pit at Kilkivan was abandoned and the whole project 'melted like snow aff (sic) a dyke'."
</blockquote>

It seems that there was some concern about the company's conduct and a question was asked about the matter in Parliament <ref>[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1933/feb/14/parent-coal-carbonisation-company Parent Coal Carbonisation Company. (Hansard)]</ref> on 14 February 1933.

== Rolling stock ==
===Locomotives===

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Name
!Builder
!Type
!Works Number
!Built
!Notes
|-
|''Pioneer''
|{{nowrap|[[Andrew Barclay & Sons Co.|Andrew Barclay & Co]]}}
|0-4-0 WT {{nowrap|(converted to 0-4-2 WT)}}
|unknown
|1876
|align="left"|Delivered for the original colliery railway; never ran on the C&MLR.
|-
|''Chevalier''
|[[Andrew Barclay & Sons Co.|Andrew Barclay & Co]]
|0-4-0 ST (converted to 0-4-2 ST)
|269
|1885
|align="left"|Rebuilt in 1926 using parts from Princess
|-
|''Princess''
|[[Kerr Stuart]]
|0-4-2 T
|717
|1900
|align="left"|Skylark class, scrapped before 1931
|-
|''Argyll''
|[[Andrew Barclay & Sons Co.|Andrew Barclay & Co]]
|0-6-2 T
|1049
|1906
|align="left"|
|-
|''Atlantic''
|[[Andrew Barclay & Sons Co.|Andrew Barclay & Co]]
|0-6-2 T
|1098
|1907
|align="left"|Identical design to Argyll.
|}

===Passenger stock===
R.Y. Pickering & Co. of [[Wishaw]] supplied four passenger [[bogie]] carriages for the line in 1906. Each carriage had a central saloon with wooden tramway style seating for 64 passengers and open end platforms. Two further carriages were supplied by Pickering in 1907, the second of which had a central luggage compartment.

The carriages survived the closure of the line and in 1934 were moved to Trench Point on the other side of Campbeltown Loch where they were used as holiday homes. During the [[Second World War]] they were used by the Admiralty. After the war they were left to deteriorate until the remaining underframes were finally scrapped in 1958.

There are six saloon coaches on the {{convert|15|in|abbr=on}} gauge [[Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway]] in [[Cumbria]] which are based on the exterior designs of the Campbeltown passenger stock, built in 1989 and 1990 for the [[Gateshead Garden Festival]].

===Freight stock===
====Colliery railway====
The colliery railway probably used mine tubs from the collieries' internal lines when it opened in 1876. By 1902, 18 flat four-wheeled wagons were in use, each of which carried four mine "hutches". The hutches were small mine tubs each of which carried 9½ cwt (480 kg) of coal. The hutches were mounted transversely on short lengths of rail on the main railway wagons.

====Light railway====

With the rebuilding of the colliery line in 1906 the opportunity was taken to replace the hutch carrying wagons with more conventional stock. A set of 3¼ ton four-wheel open-sided coal wagons were purchased from Hurst Nelson Ltd. of Motherwell. Like the earlier colliery wagons, these had [[dumb buffers]] and centre couplings. Later batches of wagons were built to a 4½ ton design. In all the railway used approximately 150 coal wagons, all owned by the Campbeltown Coal Co. rather than the railway.

In addition to the coal wagons, the railway also had a small number of other freight stock, all owned by the railway company itself. A 7 ton brake van was supplied by R.Y. Pickering. The same company supplied an open-sided milk wagon based on the design for the 4½ ton wagon but with open spars extending above the sides to provide extra support for carrying milk churns. Finally the railway had a detachable snow plough and a small [[platelayer]]s' trolley for maintenance work.

== See also ==
*[[List of 2 ft 3 in gauge railways]]
*[[British narrow gauge railways]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Sources ==

* A.D. Farr ''The Campbeltown & Machrihanish Light Railway'', The Oakwood Press, 1967, ISBN 0-85361-351-6
* Nigel S.C. Macmillan ''The Campbeltown & Machrihanish Light Railway'', David & Charles: Newton Abbot, 1970

== External links==
* [http://www.railscot.co.uk/Campbeltown_and_Machrihanish_Light_Railway/frame.htm Railscot - Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway]
*[http://users.eggconnect.net/canda.stell/CaM.html Website by Aidan Stell]

{{Historical Scottish railway companies}}

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[[Category:Portages]]
[[Category:Closed railway lines in Scotland]]
[[Category:Railway lines in Scotland]]
[[Category:Transport in Argyll and Bute]]
[[Category:686 mm track gauge]]
[[Category:Narrow gauge railways in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1876]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1906]]

Llanberis Lake Railway

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{{Infobox rail|railroad_name= <center>Llanberis Lake Railway ''Rheilffordd Llyn Padarn''</center>|
gauge={{RailGauge|23.5}}<ref name=Boyd>{{cite book |last=Boyd |first=James I.C. |title=Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire, Volume Three: The Dinorwic Quarry and Railways, The Great Orme Tramway and Other Rail Systems |publisher=The Oakwood Press |year=1986}}</ref>|
image = LAKE RAILWAY, LLANBERIS.jpg|center |
image_size = 250px|
image_caption = The loco “Dolbadarn” pulls into the Llanberis station which was opened in June 2003.|
length = {{convert|2.5|mi|km|0}} |
start_year=1971|
end_year=present|
hq_city=Llanberis|
locale=[[Wales]]}}

[[Image:Elidir at Gilfach Ddu.jpg|thumb|right|Elidir at Gilfach Ddu station]]
[[Image:ThomasBach.jpg|thumb|right|''Thomas Bach'' pulling out of Gilfach Du with a train for Llanberis]]

{{Llanberis Lake Railway}}
The '''Llanberis Lake Railway''' ({{lang-cy|Rheilffordd Llyn Padarn}}) is a [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] [[heritage railway]] that runs for {{convert|2.5|mi|km|0}} along the northern shore of [[Llyn Padarn]] in north [[Wales]] in the [[Snowdonia]] National Park. The starting point is the town of [[Llanberis]] at the eastern end of the lake ({{coord|53.1175|-4.1193|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline|name=Llanberis station}}), with the western terminus at Pen Llyn in the Padarn Country Park ({{coord|53.1370|-4.1495|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline|name=Penllyn station}}). The return journey takes around 45 minutes.

== History ==
=== Early proposals ===

The Llanberis Lake Railway runs along part of the trackbed of the defunct [[Padarn Railway]], a {{RailGauge|48}} gauge line which connected the quarry with [[Y Felinheli]] (Port Dinorwic) on the [[Menai Strait]]. The Padarn Railway closed in October 1961 and was lifted between 16 May 1962 and February 1963. Following the closure of the Padarn Railway, various plans were made to open a {{RailGauge|24}} gauge tourist railway on the trackbed. The first serious attempt was made by G. Ward a local resident, who proposed a railway that would circle Llyn Padarn using the trackbeds of the [[British Rail]] Llanberis branch and the Padarn Railway. This plan would have utilized track and locomotives from the [[Dinorwic Quarry|Dinorwic]] [[slate]] quarry, but the company did not pursue the proposal. <ref name=Carrington>{{cite book |author=Carrington D.C. and Rushworth T.F. |title=Slates to Velinheli: The Railways and Tramways of Dinorwic Slate Quarries, Llanberis and the Llanberis Lake Railway |publisher=Maid Marian Locomotive Fund |year=1972}}</ref>

=== Quarry closure and formation of the railway company ===

In July 1966, A. Lowry Porter of [[Southend-on-Sea]] proposed a shorter railway running from the quarry company's workshops at [[Gilfach Ddu]] near Llanberis to Penllyn, along the eastern-most three miles of Padarn Railway trackbed. Negotiations were progressing with the company, when in July 1969 the quarry closed at short notice.<ref name=Carrington/> The quarry's workshops at [[National Slate Museum|Gilfach Ddu]] were purchased by the Gwynedd County Council with the intention of creating a Country Park.<ref name=Boyd/>

The quarry's land and equipment were put up for auction, and Lowry Porter's fledgling railway company purchased three steam locomotives and one diesel locomotive for use on the planned lake railway. In June 1970 the County Council purchased the trackbed of the Padarn Railway and agreed to allow its use for the lake railway.<ref name=Carrington/>

The Ruston diesel locomotive was quickly put into service laying track. Meanwhile, the first steam locomotive, ''Dolbadarn'', was restored to working order. The new railway was built to the gauge of {{RailGauge|23.5}} instead of the more unusual {{RailGauge|22.75}} used in the quarries. This required all the rolling stock to be regauged, including the locomotives. Tracklaying progressed during 1970 using track recovered from several sources, including some originally used on the [[Lynton and Barnstaple Railway]].<ref name=Carrington/>

New carriages were built using the chasses of bogie wagons. These initial efforts at creating passenger stock proved unsatisfactory — they had a tendency to derail due to their very rigid construction. This caused a delay in opening, and a subsequent rapid redesign of the carriages.<ref name=Carrington/>

=== Early years ===

The railway officially opened on 28 May 1971<ref name=Boyd/> but because of the need to redesign the carriage stock, the first public trains did not run until 19 July 1971.<ref name=Carrington/> By the end of the first season, more than 30,000 passengers had been carried. In the winter of 1971 the railway was extended to its current terminus at Penllyn. For the beginning of the 1972 season, a second steam locomotive ''Red Damsel'' was returned to service with a name name: ''Elidir''. The locomotive roster was expanded that year to include ''Maid Marian'' (now operating on the [[Bala Lake Railway]]) and an 0-4-0 [[tank locomotive]] built by Jung in Germany.<ref name=Carrington/>

=== Llanberis extension ===

In June 2003 the railway was extended to the town of Llanberis, with a new station close to the start of the [[Snowdon Mountain Railway]]. The original terminus at Gilfach Ddu is now a through station serving both the National Slate Museum and the nearby [[Dolbadarn Castle]]. On the return journey from Pen Llyn, passengers may stop off at the Cei Llydan station for a picnic and a chance to enjoy the magnificent views of the Snowdonian mountains above Llanberis Pass.

== Operations ==

The railway uses three steam locomotives (“Elidir“, “Dolbadarn” and “Thomas Bach”) all of which ran on the internal {{RailGauge|22.75}} gauge lines of the [[Dinorwic Quarry]]. There are also several diesel locomotives which are used for works trains and when the steam locomotives are unavailable for passenger trains.

When the Quarry closed down in 1969 the lakeside section of the trackbed was utilised for the current Llanberis Lake Railway, originally running from the [[National Slate Museum]] at [[Gilfach Ddu]] to Pen Llyn. Gilfach Ddu was the main engineering workshop of the Dinorwic Quarry and provided repair facilities for all of the steam locomotives of the quarry system.

== Locomotives ==

[[Image:HunsletDolbadarn.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Dolbadarn'' - Side elevation drawing]]

{|class="wikitable"
!Number
!Name
!Builder
!Type
!Works number
!Date
!Notes
|-
|1
|''Elidir''
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|{{Whyte|0-4-0|ST}}
|493
|1899
|Built for the Dinorwic quarry; originally named ''Enid'' then later re-named ''Red Damsel''
|-
|2
|''Thomas Bach''
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|{{Whyte|0-4-0|ST}}
|894
|1904
|Built for the Dinorwic quarry; originally named ''Wild Aster''
|-
|3
|''Dolbadarn''
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|{{Whyte|0-4-0|ST}}
|1430
|1922
|Built for the Dinorwic quarry
|-
|3
|''Maid Marian''
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|{{Whyte|0-4-0|ST}}
|822
|1903
|Built for the Dinorwic quarry. Based on the Llanberis Lake Railway from 1972 to 1975. Subsequently operating on the [[Bala Lake Railway]]
|-
|7
|''Topsy''
|[[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston Hornsby]]
|4wDM
|441427
|1961
|Built for Bestwood Colliery
|-
|8
|''Twll Coed''
|[[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston Hornsby]]
|4wDM
|268878
|1952
|Worked at the [[Lodge Hill and Upnor Railway]]
|-
|11
|''Garrett''
|[[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston Hornsby]]
|4wDM
|198286
|1939
|
|-
|12
|''Llanelli''
|[[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston Hornsby]]
|4wDM
|451901
|1961
|
|}

==See also==
{{commonscat|Llanberis Lake Railway}}
*[[British narrow gauge railways]]

== References ==

* {{cite book| author=Thomas, Cliff|title=The Narrow Gauge in Britain & Ireland| publisher=Atlantic Publishers| year=2002|isbn=1-902827-05-8}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.lake-railway.co.uk/ Official website]

{{Heritage railways in Wales}}

[[Category:Heritage railways in Gwynedd]]
[[Category:597 mm track gauge]]
[[Category:Narrow gauge railways in Wales]]

[[cy:Rheilffordd Llyn Padarn]]

Brecon Mountain Railway

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{{Heritage Railway |
|name = <center>Brecon Mountain Railway ''Rheilffordd Mynydd Brycheiniog''</center>|
|image = [[Image:Brecon Mountain Railway train.jpg|centre|300px]]
|caption = 1908-built German 0-6-2WTT ''Graf Schwerin-Löwitz'' and American-style carriages.
|locale = [[Merthyr Tydfil]], [[Wales]]|
|terminus = [[Pant, Merthyr Tydfil|Pant]]|
|linename = Brecon Mountain Railway|
|builtby = |
|originalgauge = {{RailGauge|23.75}}|
|preservedgauge = {{RailGauge|23.75}}|
|era = |
|owned = Brecon Mountain Railway Ltd|
|operator = Brecon Mountain Railway Ltd|
|
|stations = 2|
|length = 1.975 miles <ref name="Quail3">{{cite book | last = Jacobs (Ed.) | first = Gerald | coauthors = | title = Railway Track Diagrams Book 3: Western | publisher = [[Trackmaps]], Bradford upon Avon | year = 2005 | isbn = 0-9549866-1-X}}</ref>|
|originalopen = 1980 |
|}}
[[Image:Baldwin Pacific on Brecon Mountain Railway.jpg|thumb|280px|The [[United States|American]] feel of the line is apparent from this photo of 1930 US-built [[Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin]] [[4-6-2|pacific]] No. 2 on 11 April 2004.]]

The '''Brecon Mountain Railway''' ([[Welsh language|Welsh]]: ''Rheilffordd Mynydd Brycheiniog'') is a [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] [[heritage railway|preserved railway]] that runs through the [[Brecon Beacons]] along the full length of the [[Pontsticill Reservoir]]. It is located three miles north of [[Merthyr Tydfil]].

The line runs along part of the trackbed of the northern section of the former [[standard gauge]] [[Brecon and Merthyr Railway]] from [[Pant, Merthyr Tydfil|Pant]] to [[Pontsticill]] and then to [[Dolygaer]]. The purpose of the line is to take [[tourists]] into the [[Brecon Beacons National Park]] in preference to them entering with their [[car]]s. Plans exist for the line to be extended as far as Torpantau, at the southern entrance to the tunnel that carried the line through the hills, along the side of Glyn Colwen and as far as [[Brecon]].

The railway is a member of the [[Great Little Trains of Wales]].

==Locomotives<ref>[http://www.uklocos.com UK Locos - Preserved, Private, Hired & Industrial Locos]</ref>==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Builder & Work No.
! Date
! Type
! Name or Number
|-
| [[Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin]] 15511
| 1897
| {{Whyte|2-6-2}}
|
|-
| [[Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin]] 61269
| 1930
| {{Whyte|4-6-2}}
| 2
|-
| Brecon Mountain Railway 001
| 1987
| 0-6-0DH
|
|-
| [[De Winton]]
| 1894
| {{Whyte|0-4-0|VBT}}
| Pendyffryn
|-
| Henschel 29587
| 1957
| {{Whyte|2-8-2}}
| 146 [[SAR NG15 Class]]
|-
| [[Hunslet Engine Co.]] 827
| 1903
| {{Whyte|0-4-0|ST}}
| Sybil
|-
| Jung 1261
| 1908
| {{Whyte|0-6-2|WT+T}}
| [[Hans Graf von Schwerin-Löwitz|Graf Schwerin-Löwitz]] 99-3553
|-
| Redstone
| 1905
| {{Whyte|0-4-0|VBTT}}
|
|-
| Wickham 10943
| 1976
| 2w-2PMR
|
|}

===Operational Steam Locomotives===
*[[Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin]] [[4-6-2|pacific]] No. 2.

===Undergoing overhaul, restoration or light work===
* Jung 0-6-2WT+T ''Graf Schwerin-Löwitz''.
*[[Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin]] [[4-6-2|pacific]] No.23. Undergoing a rebuild in the railways workshops.

==See also==
*[[British narrow gauge railways]]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* [http://www.breconmountainrailway.co.uk/ Official website]
* [http://www.narrow-gauge-pleasure.co.uk/railways/rlybrecon.aspx BMR listing]
* [http://www.narrow-gauge.co.uk/gallery/show.php?image_id=1482&cat_id=59 Picture of New Torpantau station (not yet open)]

{{Heritage railways in Wales}}

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[[Category:603 mm track gauge]]
[[Category:Brecon Beacons]]
[[Category:Heritage railways in Powys]]
[[Category:Heritage railways in Merthyr Tydfil]]
[[Category:Mountain railways]]
[[Category:Narrow gauge railways in Wales]]

Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum

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The '''Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum''' is a museum of [[industrial railway]] equipment, located at [[Penrhyn Castle]] near [[Bangor, Wales|Bangor]] in [[Wales]].

In the nineteenth century, Penrhyn Castle was the home of the Pennant family (from 1840, the Douglas-Pennants), owners of the [[Penrhyn Quarry|Penrhyn slate quarry]] at [[Bethesda, Wales|Bethesda]]. The quarry was closely associated with the development of industrial [[narrow gauge railway]]s, and in particular the [[Penrhyn Quarry Railway]] (PQR), one of the earliest industrial railways in the world. The PQR ran close to Penrhyn Castle, and when the castle was bequeathed to the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] in 1951 a small museum of industrial railway relics was created in the stable block.

The first locomotive donated to the museum was ''Charles'', one of the three remaining [[steam locomotive]]s working on the PQR. Over the years a number of other historically significant British narrow gauge locomotives and other artifacts have been added to the collection.

== Locomotives ==

{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Gauge
!Builder
!Type
!Date
!Works number
!Notes
|-
|''Charles''
|rowspan="2"|{{RailGauge|22.75}}
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|0-4-0ST
|1882
|283
|Worked on the [[Penrhyn Quarry Railway]]
|-
|''Hugh Napier''
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|0-4-0ST
|1904
|855
|ex-[[Penrhyn Quarry]] locomotive, being restored to working order
|-
|''[[Fire Queen]]''
|{{RailGauge|48}}
|[[Horlocks]]
|0-4-0 tender
|1848
|
|Worked on the [[Padarn Railway]]
|-
|''Watkin''
|rowspan="2"|{{RailGauge|36}}
|[[De Winton]]
|0-4-0VB
|1893
|
|ex-[[Penmaenmawr & Welsh Granite Co.]]
|-
|''Kettering Furnaces No. 3''
|[[Black, Hawthorn & Co]]
|0-4-0ST
|1885
|859
|ex-[[Kettering Ironstone Railway]]
|-
|''No. 1''
|rowspan="4"|{{RailGauge|ussg}}
|[[Neilson and Company]]
|0-4-0
|1870
|1561
|ex Beckton Gas Works railway
|-
|''Hawarden''
|[[Hudswell Clarke]]
|0-4-0ST
|1899
|526
|ex Globe Ironworks, [[Stalybridge]]
|-
|''Vesta''
|[[Hudswell Clarke]]
|0-6-0T
|1916
|1223
|ex Hawarden Bridge steel works
|-
|''Haydock''
|[[Josiah Evans / Richard Evans and Co.]]
|0-6-0T
|1879
|2309
|ex Haydock Foundry, [[Haydock]]
|}

== References ==
* {{cite book |title=Penrhyn Castle Industrial Railway Museum |publisher=The National Trust |year=1982 |edition=3rd. Edition}}

== See also ==

* [[British narrow gauge railways]]

{{Museums and art galleries in Wales}}

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[[Category:Railway museums in Wales]]
[[Category:578 mm track gauge]]
[[Category:914 mm track gauge]]
[[Category:1219 mm track gauge]]
[[Category:Museums in Gwynedd]]

{{UK-museum-stub}}

Chemin de fer Froissy-Dompierre

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{{Heritage Railway |
|name = Froissy Dompierre Light Railway |
|image = [[Image:Franco Belge 040 KDL.jpg|300px]]
|caption = Franco-Belge 0-8-0 type KDL
|locale = France |
|terminus = Froissy - [[Dompierre-Becquincourt|Dompierre]]|
|linename = Le P'tit train de la Haute Somme|
|builtby = British and French armies |
|originalgauge = {{RailGauge|600}} |
|preservedgauge = {{RailGauge|600}} |
|era =|
|owned = |
|operator = APPEVA (''Association Picarde pour la Préservation et l'Entretien des Véhicules Anciens'')|
|stations = 4|
|length = {{convert|7|km|mi}}|
|originalopen = 1916 |
|closed = 1972 |
|stageyears = 1971 |
|stage = |
}}
The '''Froissy Dompierre Light Railway''' (CFCD) is a [[narrow-gauge]] light railway near the village of [[Cappy, Somme|Cappy]], in the [[Somme]] department, [[France]]. It is run as a [[heritage railway]] by APPEVA (''Association Picarde pour la Préservation et l'Entretien des Véhicules Anciens''). It is the last survivor of the {{RailGauge|600}} gauge lines of the [[World War I]] battlefields.

==History==
[[Image:Image-Réseau voie de 60 Somme 1923 map-en-.svg|500px|left]]
In 1915, the [[French Army]] built a railway along the [[Somme Canal]] between [[Péronne, Somme|Péronne]] and Froissy. Between 1916 and 1918 the railway was at the Allied front line, and transporting 1,500 tonnes of materials daily. At Froissy, the [[metre gauge]] [[Réseau Albert]] connected with the CFCD.<ref name=Nfng>{{cite book | first = John| last = Organ| year = 2002| month = | title = Northern France Narrow Gauge| pages = | publisher = Middleton Press| location = Midhurst| id = ISBN 0 901706 753}}</ref>

After the war, the railway was used in assisting with the reconstruction and also to bring food into the villages it served. New lines were laid including a zig-zag to reach the Santerre Plateau. The line was by this time being used for the transportation of [[sugar beet]] to the sugar refinery in Dompierre. In 1927, a further deviation was built to avoid [[Cappy, Somme|Cappy Port]], which required a {{convert|300|m|yd}} tunnel. The line was extended to [[Chaulnes]] in 1931. The line escaped [[World War II]] with little damage, although one train of molasses was attacked by a British aircraft. Two Coferna [[diesel locomotive]]s were acquired in 1942, working alongside the Feldbahn [[0-8-0]]s. The [[steam locomotive]]s were retired in 1946 and replaced by three [[Plymouth Locomotive Works|Plymouth]] ''loco-tracteurs''. The extensions to Péronne and Chaulnes had been removed by 1954 and increased competition from road traffic meant that the line ceased operations in 1972, by which time a preservation society had already started operations.<ref name=Nfng/>

==Preservation==

APPEVA was formed in 1970 with the aim of preserving a 600mm gauge railway as a working museum. The CFCD was a good location, being between [[Paris]] and [[Lille]] near [[A1 autoroute (France)|A1 motorway]] and close to [[Amiens]]. APPEVA operated its first train in June 1971 between Cappy and Froissy, a distance of {{convert|1|km|yd}}. By 1974 the line was operating as far as the top of the zig-zag and in 1976 the full line to Dompierre was opened to traffic, following improvements to the level crossing on the Santerre Plateau. In 1996, a new museum was opened in Froissy.<ref name=Nfng/>

The line starts from the Froissy terminus and follows the towpath along the Somme canal to the little station of Cappy. It then runs through a curved tunnel more than {{convert|200|m|yd}} long followed by a bridge to cross the road from Cappy to [[Chuignes]] and a [[Zig zag (railway)|zig zag]] which was built after WWI to allow locomotives to climb the very steep slope towards the [[Santerre (region)|Santerre]] upland area. Once on the Santerre, the line runs on the side of the road to Dompierre. The terminus is located near the former sugar refinery of Dompierre.

APPEVA owns or has in store 13 [[steam locomotive]]s, of which four are operating and some are considered as a ''[[Monument historique]]'', and 25 diesel engines. The Froissy Dompierre Railway operates from April till the end of September, on Sundays and holidays, and every day of the week (except Monday) in July and August. The journey between the Froissy museum and the Dompierre terminus takes one hour. The CFCD is twinned with the [[Leighton Buzzard Light Railway]].

APPEVA publishes a monthly magazine in French devoted to narrow gauge railways and touristic railways (Standard, metric and narrow gauge) called ''Voie Étroite''.

==Museum==
[[Image:Froissy-Dompierre Railway map-en.svg|450px|left]] [[Image:Alco WDLR locomotive 1995.jpg|thumb|300px|right|2-6-2 T Alco-Cooke]] 
[[Image:Decauville 030T appeva.jpg|thumb|300px|left|0-6-0 WT Decauville]]

The ''Musée des chemins de fer Militaires et Industriels'' (Military and Industrial railways Museum), located near the line terminus in the hamlet of Froissy (French commune of [[La Neuville-lès-Bray]]), features a large collection of 600mm gauge railway material, steam engines, diesel engines and wagons, in a 1800 m² exhibition hall inaugurated in 1996.

It also features an interesting [[Fairbanks-Morse]] [[speeder]] of 1917, used by the US Army.

==Rolling stock==

===Steam locomotives===
{|class="wikitable"
!No.
!Name
!Builder
!Wheel Arrangement
!Power
!Works Number
!Year Built
!Origin
!Notes
|-
|1
|''Floralie''
|[[Henschel & Son|Henschel]]
|0-4-0 T
|{{convert|90|hp|kW|abbr=on|lk=on}}
|23735
|1937
|Ex Parc floral de La Source ([[Orléans]])
|Type Fulda
|-
|2
|
|[[Neumeyer]]
|0-4-0 T
|{{convert|35|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|19
|1922
|Ex Briqueterie [[Roumazières-Loubert|Roumazières]]
|
|-
|3
|
|[[Decauville]]
|0-6-0 T
|{{convert|50|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|1825
|1928
|Port de Bordeaux
|Type Progrès
|-
|4
|
|[[Krauss-Maffei|Krauss]]
|0-8-0 T
|{{convert|70|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|7373
|1917
|German Army
|Type DFB. Operated till end of 2007.
|-
|5
|
|[[Decauville]]
|0-6-0 WT
|{{convert|50|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|1652
|1916
|Ex-Réseau Nord-Est (Reims)
|Type 17. In working order.
|-
|6
|
|[[Henschel & Son|Henschel]]
|0-8-0 T
|{{convert|70|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|15271
|1917
|Ex-Râperie [[Cramaille]]
|Type DFB.
|-
|7
|''Geneviève''
|[[August Borsig|Borsig]]
|[[0-8-0]] TT
|{{convert|50|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|10334
|1918
|Poland
|Type DFB. In working order.
|-
|8
|
|[[AG Vulcan Stettin|Vulcan]], [[Szczecin|Stettin]]
|0-8-0 T
|{{convert|150|hp|kW|abbr=on}} to {{convert|180|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|3852
|1925
|Ex [[:de:Mecklenburg-Pommersche Schmalspurbahn|Mecklenburg - Pommersche Bahn]] No 99-3461.
|Prototype. Under restoration to working order (goal is 2011).
|-
|9
|
|[[American Locomotive Company|Alco-Cooke]]
|[[2-6-2]] T
|{{convert|120|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|57148
|1917
|Ex [[Tramway de Pithiviers à Toury]] (TPT) No. 3-20.
|Operated till 2009.
|-
|10
|
|[[Société Franco-Belge|Franco-Belge]]
|0-8-0 TT
|{{convert|250|hp|kW|abbr=on}} to {{convert|300|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|2836
|1945
|Ex Sucreries Ternynck, [[Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique|Coucy-le-Château]] and TPT No. 4-14.
|Type KDL (''Kriegsdampflokomotive'').In working order.
|-
|11
|
|[[Orenstein & Koppel]]
|0-6-0 T
|about {{convert|100|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|8083
|1915
|ex TPT No. 3-6.
|
|-
|12
|
|[[Orenstein & Koppel]]
|[[0-10-0]] T
|about {{convert|195|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|8285
|1917
|ex TPT No. 5-3.
|
|-
|13
|
|[[Orenstein & Koppel]]
|0-8-0 T DFB
|{{convert|70|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|8627
|1918
|Ex Sucreries [[Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique|Coucy-le-Château]]
|Type DFB. On loan from AMTUIR
|}

===Diesel locomotives===
{|class="wikitable"
!No.
!Name
!Builder
!Wheel Arrangement
!Power
!Works Number
!Year Built
!Origin
!Notes
|-
|T23
|
|[[Plymouth Locomotive Works|Plymouth]]
|
|{{convert|75|hp|kW|abbr=on|lk=on}}
|5117
|1946
|
|''Loco-tracteur''. One of the original CFCD locomotives.
|-
|T24
|Tatra
|Société de Construction Ferroviaires et Navales (Coferna)
|
|{{convert|200|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|122
|1941
|
|Diesel locomotive. Fitted with a {{convert|212|hp|kW}} Tatra air-cooled engine, one of the original CFCD locomotives. In working order.
|-
|T25
|Iveco
|Coferna
|
|{{convert|180|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|123
|1941
|
|Diesel locomotive. Fitted with a {{convert|280|hp|kW}} Iveco water-cooled engine, one of the original CFCD locomotives. In working order.
|-
|T31
|
|Billard
|
|{{convert|100|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|233 T75 G
|1958
|
|Diesel locomotive. In working order.
|-
|T32
|Simplex
|[[Motor Rail|Motor Rail Ltd]]
|
|{{convert|40|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|588/191
|1917
|
|Tractor.
|-
|T37
|Simplex
|Motor Rail Ltd
|
|{{convert|20|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|7433
|1939
|
|Tractor. In working order.
|-
|T33
|
|[[Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin]]
|[[0-4-0]] D
|{{convert|50|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|49192
|1917
|
|Tractor.
|-
|T36
|
|Baldwin
|
|{{convert|50|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|49966
|1917
|
|Tractor.
|-
|T29
|
|[[Socofer]]
|
|{{convert|40|hp|kW|abbr=on}}
|333 SCF 303
|1968
|
|Tractor. In working order.
|-
|
|Speeder
|[[Fairbanks-Morse]]
|
|
|
|1917
|
|Draisine
|-
|}

===Passenger stock===

The CFCD operates a variety of open and closed passenger stock, most of which is built on chassis of freight vehicles dating from World War One.

===Freight stock===

The CFCD has a variety of goods wagons, both open and closed, that date from World War One, and also examples of wagons from the industrial use of the line after World War One.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
* [[Narrow gauge railway#France|Narrow gauge railway]]

== External links ==
* [http://appeva.club.fr/index_e.htm APPEVA, official web site]
* [http://www.voieetroite.com/index_e.htm Voie Étroite, official web site]
* [http://home.iae.nl/users/summer/16mmngm/Pics_htms/FRoissyDompierre.htm Description] of a visit to the line

[[Category:Heritage railways in France|Froissy]]
[[Category:Industrial railways]]
[[Category:Narrow gauge railways in France]]
[[Category:Somme]]
[[Category:600 mm track gauge]]

[[fr:Chemin de fer Froissy-Dompierre]]

Gartell Light Railway

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{{Infobox rail
|image=Gartell_Light_Railway-by-TIM-CHAPMAN.jpg
|railroad_name=Gartell Light Railway
|gauge={{RailGauge|24}}
|system_map =
|start_year=1990
|end_year=Present
|length=¾ mile
|hq_city=Templecombe
|locale=[[England]]
}}

{|{{Railway line header}}
{{BS-header|Gartell Light Railway}}
{{BS-table1}}
{{BS3||exCONTg|||''[[Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway]]''|(To [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]])}}
{{BS3||meueENDEe|||}}
{{BS3||uexBHF|||Tower View|(Proposed)|}}
{{BS3||uexSTR|uKDSTa||Depot}}
{{BS3||uxENDEa|uBHF||Common Lane}}
{{BS3|uSTRrg|uKRZo|uSTRrf}}
{{BS3|uSTRlf|uABZlg||}}
{{BS3||uBHF|||Pinesway Junction}}
{{BS3||uBHF|||Park Lane}}
{{BS3||meuENDEe|||}}
{{BS3||exCONTf|||''[[Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway]]''|(To [[Bournemouth]])}}
|}
|}

The '''Gartell Light Railway''' is a [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] [[heritage railway]] located at [[Yenston]], south of [[Templecombe]], in [[Somerset]], [[England]]. It operates a {{RailGauge|24}} gauge railway running for 0.75 mile (1.2 km), partly along the track of the old [[Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway]].

== Locomotives ==

{|class="wikitable"
!Number
!Name
!Builder
!Type
!Date
!Works number
!Notes
|-
|1
|''AMANDA''
|Gartell Light Railway
|Bo-BoDH
|2000
|
|Ex [[Southend Pier Railway]], rebuilt on the railway
|-
|2
|''ANDREW''
|[[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston Hornsby]]
|4wDH
|1965
|512994<ref name="IRS 14EL">{{cite book | author = Industrial Railway Society | title = Industrial Locomotives (14EL) | publisher = Industrial Railway Society | year = 2007 | isbn = 901906 39 5}}</ref>
|Acquired in 1995
|-
|5
|''ALISON''
|[[Alan Keef]]
|4wDH
|1993
|10<ref name="IRS 14EL" />
|
|-
|6
|''Mr. G''
|North Dorset Locomotive Works
|0-4-2T
|1998
|698<ref name="IRS 14EL" />
|Newly built for the line, based on the design of [[W.G. Bagnall]] locomotive ''Polar Bear''
|-
|9
|''Jean''
|North Dorset Locomotive Works
|0-4-0
|2008
|
|Expected in service during 2009<ref name="GLR Guide">{{cite book | author = Gartell Light Railway | title = Official Guide 2008 | publisher = Gartell Light Railway | year = 2008 }}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[British narrow gauge railways]]

== References ==
<references />
* {{cite book| author=Thomas, Cliff|title=The Narrow Gauge in Britain & Ireland| publisher=Atlantic Publishers| year=2002|isbn=1-902827-05-8}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.glr-online.co.uk/ The Railway website]

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[[Category:Heritage railways in England]]
[[Category:Visitor attractions in Somerset]]
[[Category:610 mm track gauge]]
[[Category:Museums in Somerset]]
[[Category:Railway museums in England]]

{{UK-rail-stub}}

Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway

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{{Heritage Railway |
|name = North Gloucestershire Railway |
|image = [[Image:Justine2.jpg|300px]]
|caption = Jung Locomotive ''Justine'' on shed
|locale = England |
|terminus = [[Toddington, Gloucestershire|Toddington]]|
|linename = North Gloucestershire Narrow Gauge Railway|
|builtby = |
|originalgauge = {{RailGauge|24}}|
|preservedgauge = {{RailGauge|24}}|
|era = |
|owned = |
|operator = |
|stations = 2
|length = 1/2 mile|
|originalopen = |
|closed = |
|stageyears = 1985 |
|stage = |
}}

The '''North Gloucestershire Railway''' (''NGR'') is a [[narrow gauge railway]] running alongside the [[Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway]] at [[Toddington, Gloucestershire|Toddington]]. It was built in 1985 when the [[Dowty Group|Dowty]] Railway Preservation Society needed a new home for its collection of narrow gauge rolling stock. The rail used on the railway was purchased from the [[Southend Pier Railway]].

== Locomotives ==

{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Builder
!Type
!Notes
|-
|''Isibutu''
|[[W.G. Bagnall|Bagnall]]
|4-4-0T
|Operational.
|-
|''Chaka’s Kraal No. 6'' <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.strps.org.uk/str/stocklist/stocklist-index.htm |title=South Tynedale Railway stocklist}}</ref>
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|0-4-2T
|Undergoing a major firebox repair
|-
|''Justine''
|[[Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik|Jung]]
|0-4-0WT
|Operational
|-
|No. 1091
|[[Henschel]]
|0-8-0T
|Operational, visiting [[Leighton Buzzard Light Railway|LBNGR]]<ref>[http://www.btinternet.com/~buzzrail/page15.html]</ref>
|-
|
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|4wDH
|Operational
|-
|
|[[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston and Hornsby]]
|4wDM
|Operational
|-
|
|[[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston and Hornsby]]
|4wDM
|Operational
|-
|
|[[Lister]]
|4wDM
|Operational
|-
|
|[[Motor Rail]]
|4wPM
|Operational
|}

== References ==
<references />
* {{cite web |url=http://www.isibutu.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ |title=Official website}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.narrow-gauge-pleasure.co.uk/rlyngloucs.html |title=Narrow Gauge Pleasure article on the NGR}}

==See also==
* [[British narrow gauge railways]]

{{Heritage railways in England}}

[[Category:Heritage railways in England]]
[[Category:610 mm track gauge]]

{{UK-rail-stub}}

Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum

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The '''Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum''' is a museum of [[industrial railway]] equipment, located at [[Penrhyn Castle]] near [[Bangor, Wales|Bangor]] in [[Wales]].

In the nineteenth century, Penrhyn Castle was the home of the Pennant family (from 1840, the Douglas-Pennants), owners of the [[Penrhyn Quarry|Penrhyn slate quarry]] at [[Bethesda, Wales|Bethesda]]. The quarry was closely associated with the development of industrial [[narrow gauge railway]]s, and in particular the [[Penrhyn Quarry Railway]] (PQR), one of the earliest industrial railways in the world. The PQR ran close to Penrhyn Castle, and when the castle was bequeathed to the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] in 1951 a small museum of industrial railway relics was created in the stable block.

The first locomotive donated to the museum was ''Charles'', one of the three remaining [[steam locomotive]]s working on the PQR. Over the years a number of other historically significant British narrow gauge locomotives and other artifacts have been added to the collection.

== Locomotives ==

{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Gauge
!Builder
!Type
!Date
!Works number
!Notes
|-
|''Charles''
|rowspan="2"|{{RailGauge|22.75}}
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|0-4-0ST
|1882
|283
|Worked on the [[Penrhyn Quarry Railway]]
|-
|''Hugh Napier''
|[[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet]]
|0-4-0ST
|1904
|855
|ex-[[Penrhyn Quarry]] locomotive, being restored to working order
|-
|''[[Fire Queen]]''
|{{RailGauge|48}}
|[[Horlocks]]
|0-4-0 tender
|1848
|
|Worked on the [[Padarn Railway]]
|-
|''Watkin''
|rowspan="2"|{{RailGauge|36}}
|[[De Winton]]
|0-4-0VB
|1893
|
|ex-[[Penmaenmawr & Welsh Granite Co.]]
|-
|''Kettering Furnaces No. 3''
|[[Black, Hawthorn & Co]]
|0-4-0ST
|1885
|859
|ex-[[Kettering Ironstone Railway]]
|-
|''No. 1''
|rowspan="4"|{{RailGauge|ussg}}
|[[Neilson and Company]]
|0-4-0
|1870
|1561
|ex Beckton Gas Works railway
|-
|''Hawarden''
|[[Hudswell Clarke]]
|0-4-0ST
|1899
|526
|ex Globe Ironworks, [[Stalybridge]]
|-
|''Vesta''
|[[Hudswell Clarke]]
|0-6-0T
|1916
|1223
|ex Hawarden Bridge steel works
|-
|''Haydock''
|[[Josiah Evans / Richard Evans and Co.]]
|0-6-0T
|1879
|2309
|ex Haydock Foundry, [[Haydock]]
|}

== References ==
* {{cite book |title=Penrhyn Castle Industrial Railway Museum |publisher=The National Trust |year=1982 |edition=3rd. Edition}}

== See also ==

* [[British narrow gauge railways]]

{{Museums and art galleries in Wales}}

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[[Category:Railway museums in Wales]]
[[Category:578 mm track gauge]]
[[Category:Three foot gauge railways]]
[[Category:Four foot gauge railways]]
[[Category:Museums in Gwynedd]]

{{UK-museum-stub}}