Yaxham Light Railway
| Yaxham Light Railway | |
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| Locale | England |
| Terminus | Yaxham |
| Commercial operations | |
| Name | Yaxham Park Light Railway |
| Original gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) |
| Preserved operations | |
| Operated by | Yaxham Light Railway |
| Stations | 2 |
| Length | 360 yd (329 m) |
| Preserved gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Preservation history | |
Yaxham Light Railway is a narrow gauge light railway situated adjacent to Yaxham railway station on the Mid-Norfolk Railway. It is located in the village of Yaxham in the English county of Norfolk.
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[edit] History
Mr D.C. Potter opened the site's first narrow gauge line in the former goods yard in 1967. This was constructed for his Hunslet 0-4-0ST, "Cackler", and the disused tracks of this line can still be seen from passing trains on the Mid-Norfolk Railway.
In 1969 the loco was moved across the standard gauge line to the Yaxham Park Light Railway (YPLR), which ran for over ½ a mile in meadows beyond the station, eventually being replaced by today's Yaxham Light Railway. [1]
[edit] Present day
The railway has a gauge of 2 ft (610 mm) and the main running line is some 360 yd (329 m) long. It operates a collection of industrial railway equipment acquired over the years from quarries and other locations throughout the country. Passenger trains are usually hauled by a variety of vintage diesel locomotives.[2][3]
[edit] Rolling stock
Narrow gauge steam locomotives
- YLR No.1 – “Coffee Pot” – vertical boilered locomotive built at Yaxham
- YLR No. 16 – “Elin” – Hunslet “Small Quarry” Class 0-4-0 Saddle tank built 1899
- YLR No. 20 – “Kidbrooke” – W G Bagnall Ltd 0-4-0 built 1917
Narrow gauge diesel locomotives
- YLR No. 2 – “Rusty” – Lister “Rail-Truck” built 1948
- YLR No. 3 – “Pest” – Lister “Rail-Truck” built 1954
- YLR No. 4 – “Goofy” – Orenstein & Koppel with a Single Cylinder Crude Oil Engine
- YLR No. 6 – “Colonel” – Ruston & Hornsby built 1940
- YLR No. 7 – Ruston & Hornsby 16hp class, built 1934
- YLR No. 10 – “Ousel” – Motor Rail Ltd ‘20/28hp’ plate frame type, built 1937
- YLR No. 13 – Motor Rail Ltd ‘20/28hp’ plate frame type, built 1940
- YLR No. 14 – “Coldmeece” – Ruston & Hornsby class ‘20DL’, built 1943
- YLR No. 18 – “Planet” – F.C. Hibberd & Co Ltd type 39, built 1962
- YLR No. 19 – “Penlee” – Hudson Hunslet 25hp, built 1942
Number 19
Standard gauge goods wagons
- GWR 126977 MOGO Cars Wagon, grounded body and former narrow gauge locomotive shed.
[edit] References
- ^ Yaxham Light Railway; Yaxham Station and its railways
- ^ Yaxham Light Railway (2005). Yaxham Light Railway. Retrieved January 13, 2006.
- ^ Yaxham Light Railway (2005). Site Layout. Retrieved January 13, 2006.
[edit] See also
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens
- Bure Valley Railway
- Mid-Norfolk Railway
- North Norfolk Railway
- Wells and Walsingham Light Railway
- Whitwell & Reepham railway station
[edit] External links
- Yaxham Light Railway website
- Map sources for Yaxham Light Railway
Coordinates: 52°39′06″N 0°57′35″E / 52.65163°N 0.95968°E
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