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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 ...
7 1/4 in gauge railway; A. Abbeydale miniature railway This page was last edited on 14 June 2016, at 08:15 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Saltwood Miniature Railway was a 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) gauge miniature railway which first opened in Sheffield, but subsequently relocated to Saltwood in Kent, England. It closed in 1987. At one point, the Saltwood Miniature Railway was the oldest extant miniature railway in the world. [1]
0-4-2T 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) 2000 Unknown Jane: 307 0-4-2 T: 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) 2000 Pugneys light Railway Jools: 308 0-4-2 T: 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) 1999 Beer Heights Light Railway: Major rebuild by B.H.L.R completed in 2018 Originally named Samstipur Jean: 309 0-4-2 T: 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) 2000 Barnards Miniature Railway Billy May ...
A second loop of 7 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch gauge (180 mm) track was laid in 2003–04, with a diamond crossing connecting the two. More recent work to the loco shed has seen the installation of a 3-foot (0.91 m) steel door to enable locomotives and rolling stock to be taken out directly on the track.
In the 2004 Guinness World Records, Train Mountain is recognized as the “Longest Miniature Hobby Railroad”. [4] At the time Train Mountain was recognized by Guinness, it was reported to have 69,900 feet (13.24 mi; 21.3 km) of 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (190.5 mm) gauge mainline track and 133,250 feet (25.237 mi; 40.61 km) of total track including yards, sidings, spurs, and connector tracks.
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.
7 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch gauge "Nigel", a Hercules class locomotive [1] 7 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch gauge "Nefyn", a narrow gauge Reemus class locomotive [1] 7 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch gauge petrol hydraulic locomotive. [1] The track runs round the gardens of the transport museum and includes locomotive sheds, a station, a tunnel and a viaduct. The steepest climb on the ...