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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.
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 Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B) was a single track, 1 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge railway.It opened in May 1898 and ran for slightly more than 19 miles (31 km) through the area bordering Exmoor in North Devon, England.
Gauge Length Opened Closed Re-Opened Notes Llangollen Railway: Heritage railway 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) 16km 1862 1964 1981 Conwy Valley Railway Museum: Museum and miniature railway 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) 1.6km 1970s Has a 0.8km long 15 in (381 mm) gauge tramway Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum: Museum N/A 0km 1951 Bala Lake Railway ...
British industrial narrow-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man that were primarily built to serve one or more industries. Some offered passenger services for employees or workmen, but they did not run public passenger trains.
A narrow-gauge railway at the Alton Towers amusement park. Lappa Valley Steam Railway: 1974–present 15 in (381 mm) 1 mi (1.6 km) Newquay, Cornwall, England A narrow-gauge railway and family entertainment park built on the trackbed of the GWR Newquay to Chacewater line, between Benny Halt and East Wheal Rose. Amerton Railway [48] 1990–present
The Statfold Barn Railway is a narrow gauge railway based near Tamworth, Staffordshire and partially in Warwickshire, England. [1] Founded by engineering entrepreneur Graham Lee and his wife Carol at their farm-based home, they originally designed what is still termed the garden railway, in which Graham could run his trains and Carol could design an extensive English country garden around a lake.
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge. Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm ( 1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in ) and 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ).