Gartell Light Railway
| Gartell Light Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gartell Light Railway
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 OpenStreetMap of the Gartell Light Railway
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Route length: | 1.2 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 610 mm ( 2 foot track ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Gartell Light Railway is a privately operated narrow-gauge railway located at Yenston , south of Templecombe , in Somerset , England .
Route
.jpg)
The 1.2 km long line with a gauge of 610 mm (2 feet ) runs partly on the route of the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway . There are four stops: Common Lane, Pinesway Junction, Park Lane, and Tower View.
The railroad uses an extensive signaling system that is served by two signal boxes in Common Lane and Pinesway Junction.
The railroad is open to the public several days a year, with three trains typically operating, with one train leaving Common Lane station every 20 minutes from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
history
.jpg)
The railway enthusiasts John and Christine Gartell, together with their family and friends, put the railway line into operation for public transport in 1991. Since then, the railway has developed into a tourist attraction.
The route with the junction to the locomotive shed and the wagon shed offers the unusual possibility that two trains with different destinations leave at the same time and then one train crosses the other on a bridge.
Locomotives
| number | Surname | Manufacturer | Wheel alignment | Construction year | serial number | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMANDA | Gartell Light Railway | Bo-BoDH | 2000 | Formerly Southend Pier Railway | |
| 2 | ANDREW | Baguley-Drewry | 4wDH | 1973 | 3699 | Acquired in 2007 |
| 5 | ALISON | Alan Keef | 4wDH | 1993 | 10 | |
| 6th | Mr. G | North Dorset Locomotive Works | 0-4-2T | 1998 | 698 | New building based on the design drawings of the Polar Bear locomotive from WG Bagnall |
| 9 | Jean | Alan White | 0-4-0T + T | 2008 |
literature
- Thomas, Cliff: The Narrow Gauge in Britain & Ireland . Atlantic Publishers, 2002, ISBN 1-902827-05-8 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gartell Light Railway: About us.
- ^ A b Industrial Railway Society: Industrial Locomotives (14EL) . Industrial Railway Society, 2007, ISBN 0-901906-39-5 .
- ↑ Gartell Light Railway: Official Guide 2008 . Gartell Light Railway, 2008.
Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 41.4 " N , 2 ° 24 ′ 10.3" W.