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Steam breakdown crane Manchester, Cravens: 1907 York [215] 1975–7051 NER: 14974 Four-wheel loco sand wagon 1912 Shildon [216] (available for transfer out of the collection 2021) [217] 1978–7095 LSWR: 1904 Gunpowder Van Eastleigh, LSWR Dia No. 1701 1912 Yeovil [218] LNWR: 21408 Goods van Earlestown, LNWR Dia No. 88 1917 York [219] 1978 ...
The Rolling stock of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway was one of the most distinctive aspects of the 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge line which ran for almost twenty miles across Exmoor in North Devon, England, from 1898 to 1935.
Gloddfa Ganol, Blaenau Ffestiniog - museum of narrow-gauge railways, closed in 1998, stock sold at auction; Swansea Vale Railway, Pentrechwyth – closed in 2009, (most of the track and rolling stock are now located on the Gwili Railway). Penrhyn Quarry Railway, Bethesda, Gwynedd
It was notable as the only narrow gauge railway in Britain that was required to use main-line standard signalling. For a short period, it earned a modest return for shareholders, but for most of its existence it made a loss. [1] In 1923, the L&B was taken over by the Southern Railway, and eventually closed in September 1935.
Original gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge: Preserved operations; Owned by: Keighley & Worth Valley Preservation Society: Stations: 6: Length: 5 miles (8 km) Preserved gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge: Commercial history; Opened: 13 April 1867: 1881: Midland Railway takes over ownership of line: 1883
Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Society, Woodford, Queensland, Australia: WD Number Unknown was Cattle Creek Mill No.2. In storage. [35] 1917 1239 4-6-0 T: 2 ft (610 mm) British War Department (Australia) North Eton Sugar Mill --- Ipswich Workshops Museum, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia: WD No.327 was North Eton Mill No.4. On display ...
The D&RGW never introduced mainline diesel traction on their narrow-gauge lines, as narrow-gauge locomotives would have to be custom-built at significant additional cost. Thus, the Alamosa–Durango line eventually became of the last locations in the United States where steam locomotives were still in regular use.
Ransomes & Rapier was formed in 1869 when four engineers, James Allen Ransome (1806–1875), his elder son, Robert James Ransome (c.1831–1891), Richard Christopher Rapier (1836–1897) and Arthur Alec Bennett (1842–1916), left the parent firm by agreement to establish a new firm on a site on the River Orwell to continue the business of manufacturing railway equipment and other heavy works.