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Steam locomotive running round its train on the Beer Heights Light Railway, Devon, England The Moors Valley Railway, Dorset, England. A 7 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch gauge railway is a miniature railway that uses the gauge of 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm). It is mainly used in clubs, amusement parks and as a backyard railway. Locomotives include steam, electric ...
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The Fancott Miniature Railway (FMR) [1] is a 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) gauge railway located in the gardens of the Fancott public house [2] in Fancott (near Toddington), Bedfordshire, England. The track is laid in an oval with a triangular junction giving access to the station and with a separate steaming bay inside the oval.
The smaller gauges of miniature railway track can also be portable and is generally 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (89 mm)/ 5 in (127 mm) gauge on raised track or as 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm)/ 10 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (260 mm) on ground level. Typically portable track is used to carry passengers at temporary events such as fêtes and summer fairs.
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This 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) gauge railway originated in 1946 when John Samuel started construction in the garden of his house, 'Greywood', on the Burwood Park estate at Walton-on-Thames. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] With the help of a group of volunteers the Greywood Central Railway developed until 1962, when a run of 0.75 miles (1.21 km) was possible. [ 1 ]
7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) The Downs Light Railway is the world's oldest private miniature railway , [ 1 ] with a track gauge of 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 241 mm ). The railway is located within the grounds of The Downs Malvern , a private school in Colwall , near the town of Malvern, Worcestershire in the English Midlands.
Swanley New Barn Railway Logo. The Swanley New Barn Railway is a 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) gauge railway located in Swanley Park, Swanley, Kent, United Kingdom.It is signalled throughout with the signals being controlled from New Barn Station which also serves as a terminus.