Stansted Light Railway
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The Stansted Park Light Railway is a 7 ΒΌ inch gauge miniature railway in the grounds of Stansted House in Hampshire. The railway opened in Easter 2005 and is designed to attract more visitors to the House located in a Forest near Havant. The railway uses locomotives and carraiges designed and built by the railways volunteers. The railway is rapidly expanding.The new extension is now complete and incorporates a 12foot span girder bridge. The new loco shed is nearly finished, requiring doors and windows. The railway has succeeded in its aim of attracting more visitors, especialy to the Garden Centre. Stansted house once had a bus service operated by First but was withdrawn because of lack of users.
