| Gartell Light Railway |
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| Locale |
England |
| Dates of operation |
1990–Present |
| Track gauge |
2 ft (610 mm) |
| Length |
¾ mile |
| Headquarters |
Templecombe |
The Gartell Light Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway located at Yenston, south of Templecombe, in Somerset, England. It operates a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway running for 0.75 mile (1.2 km), partly along the track of the old Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.
[edit] Locomotives
| Number |
Name |
Builder |
Type |
Date |
Works number |
Notes |
| 1 |
AMANDA |
Gartell Light Railway |
Bo-BoDH |
2000 |
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Ex Southend Pier Railway, rebuilt on the railway |
| 2 |
ANDREW |
Ruston Hornsby |
4wDH |
1965 |
512994[1] |
Acquired in 1995 |
| 5 |
ALISON |
Alan Keef |
4wDH |
1993 |
10[1] |
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| 6 |
Mr. G |
North Dorset Locomotive Works |
0-4-2T |
1998 |
698[1] |
Newly built for the line, based on the design of W.G. Bagnall locomotive Polar Bear |
| 9 |
Jean |
North Dorset Locomotive Works |
0-4-0 |
2008 |
|
Expected in service during 2009[2] |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Industrial Railway Society (2007). Industrial Locomotives (14EL). Industrial Railway Society. ISBN 901906 39 5.
- ^ Gartell Light Railway (2008). Official Guide 2008. Gartell Light Railway.
- Thomas, Cliff (2002). The Narrow Gauge in Britain & Ireland. Atlantic Publishers. ISBN 1-902827-05-8.
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 50°59′41″N 2°24′10″W / 50.994838°N 2.402868°W / 50.994838; -2.402868
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