Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
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Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway is a 15 in (381 mm) railway built in 1948 in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire. It was originally built to a slightly smaller gauge.
It used to be run by Cleethorpes Borough Council, but is now owned by Chris Shaw. Under his ownership the railway has expanded at its Westward end, with a bridge being built to take the line over the boating lake. A National Lottery grant enabled the railway to acquire stock from the long-dismantled Sutton Miniature Railway in the Midlands. Over the 2006/7 winter off-season, the Line was extended a further 900 yards to a new station at North Sea Lane, close to the Meridian Line car park and the Buck Beck estuary..
In the 1960s, the line used diesel trains, followed by petrol-driven engines with a steam outline, though genuine steam locomotives are now in operation. On guest weekends, visiting engines from other 15" lines make an appearance.
In 2007, the railway company took over the operation of the Scarborough North Bay Railway.
[edit] Steam locomotives
| Name | No | Wheel Arrangement | Tractive + Cyl Size | Main Dimensions | Built | Rebuild + Maint | Gauge | Colour | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Belle | 1 | 4-4-2 | 4.25 x 6.75 | 16'8 x 3'6 x 2'6.5 | Cannon Ironfoundries 1933 | Griffin Foundries 1953 & CCLR 2003 | 15in | Royal Maroon | In Traffic | |
| Sutton Flyer | 2 | 4-4-2 | 4.25 x 6.75 | 17' x 3'6 x 2'6.5 | Griffin Foundries 1950 | CCLR 2003 +2006 | 15in | Royal Blue | In Traffic | |
| Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes | 24 | 2-6-2 | 3000 lb 5.94 x 8 | 23ft x 6ft x 4ft 3in | Fairbourne 1990 | 15in | Black | In Traffic | ||
| Effie | N/A | 0-4-0 | Great Northern Steam | CCLR 2006 | 15in | Green | In Traffic | |||
| Yvette based on a D49 Shire | 111 | 4-4-0 | Craven's 1946 | CCLR 2006 | 15in | LNER Apple Green | N/K | |||
| Crompton | 4-4-2 | 18in | Red Oxide | Long term restoration | ||||||
| Mountaineer | 0-4-0 Tender | W.van der Heiden 1972 | Boiler 2006 | 15in | BMR Maroon | N/K | ex Bush Mill Railway |
[edit] Diesel Locomotives
| Name | No | Built | Rebuild/ Maint | Wheels | Fuel/ Trans | Gauge | Status | Colour | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby | 2 | Lister | CCLR | 0-4-0 | Diesel Mec | 15in | In Traffic - Light use only | Brown | |
| The Cub/John | 3 | Minirail 1954 | CCLR 1993 | 0-4-0 | Bo Diesel Hyd | 15in | Under rebuild | ||
| Battison | 5 | Battison 1958 | CCLR 2004 | 2-6-4T | Diesel Mec | 15in | In traffic | Stroudleys Improved engine green | |
| Dudley | SMR 4 | G & S Light Engineering 1946 | CCLR 2003 | Bo-Bo | 4* Petrol Mec | 15in | Stored for winter | Grey & Red | |
| Thud Thud | A.Moss 1995 | 0-2-2 | Diesel Hyd | 15in | Long term restoration | ||||
| DA1 (aka dai) | Bush Mill Railway 1986 | 0-4-0 | Diesel Mec | 15in | In traffic | Bush Mills Maroon with Chevrons on ends | ex Bush Mill Railway |
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