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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.
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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 ]
The then "Doncaster Model Engineering Society" built its track at the rear of the most famous railway place on earth, "Doncaster Plant Works". Birthplace of Mallard, Flying Scotsman, Green Arrow, Cock of the North to name a few. The group laid 900 feet of 5-and-7 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch gauge (130 and 180 mm) ground-level track. Only five years later ...
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.
Other attractions include a 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) gauge miniature steam railway which runs for 1-mile (1.6 km) on the site. The railway is a single track running around the perimeter of the site. It is curved round 180 degrees at the South of the site with a balloon loop at each end which are superimposed at the North of the site.