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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 ...
The Downs Light Railway is the world's oldest private miniature railway, [7] with a track gauge of 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (241 mm). The railway was built and opened in 1925 under the guidance of Geoffrey Hoyland (Headmaster) as a 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in ( 184 mm ) gauge railway, for the principal purpose of education.
The official opening was by Rev. W.V. Awdry on 14 July 1975, [6] at which time it offered a return ride from "Much Natter" station via a balloon loop.Subsequently, it was almost doubled in length by construction of the "Devil's Gorge" extension which involved a very considerable cutting and tunnel, and the complex track layout also includes a more recent steeply-graded branch line to "Wildway ...
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 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 ...
Exmoor Steam Railway builds several new steam locomotives a year, as well as rolling stock and also advise on the setup and expansion of miniature and narrow gauge railways. Exmoor is a member of Britain's Great Little Railways and has supplied locomotives to many other members who operate public miniature and narrow gauge railways.
A propane-fired 1:8 scale live-steam train running on the Finnish Railway Museum's miniature 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) track A live-steam 1:8 train at Malmö, 1987. The live steam hobby is especially popular in the UK, US, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan.
The layout of the CPRR. Walt Disney, the owner of the Carolwood Pacific Railroad, was a rail enthusiast. [1] [2] As a young boy, he wanted to become a train engineer like his father's cousin, Mike Martin, who drove main-line trains on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
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