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 |
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The Gartell Light Railway is a privately run narrow gauge edutainment 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.
Locomotives
| Number | Name | Builder | Type | Date | Works number | Notes |
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| 1 | AMANDA | Gartell Light Railway | Bo-BoDH | 2000 | Ex Southend Pier Railway, rebuilt on the railway | |
| 2 | ANDREW | Baguley-Drewry | 4wDH | 1973 | 3699 | Acquired in 2007 |
| 5 | ALISON | Alan Keef | 4wDH | 1993 | 10[1] | |
| 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] |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Industrial Railway Society (2007). Industrial Locomotives (14EL). Industrial Railway Society. ISBN 0-901906-39-5.
- ↑ 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.
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Coordinates: 50°59′41″N 2°24′10″W / 50.994838°N 2.402868°W
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