Gartell Light Railway

The Gartell Light Railway is a privately run narrow gauge railway located at Yenston in the Blackmore Vale, south of Templecombe, in Somerset, England. It operates a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway running for 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km), partly along the track of the old Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.[1] The railway has 4 stations - Common Lane, Pinesway Junction, Park Lane and Tower View.

Gartell Light Railway
Overview
HeadquartersTemplecombe
LocaleEngland
Dates of operation1990–Present
Technical
Track gauge2 ft (610 mm)
Length3⁄4 mile (1.2 km)
Gartell Light Railway
Extension under construction
 Tower View
Depot
Common Lane
Pinesway Junction
 Park Lane

The railway is controlled using a comprehensive signalling system operated from two signalboxes - Common lane and Pinesway Junction. Both signalboxes control a mix of semaphore and colour light signals with mechanically operated points.[2]

The railway is open to the public on selected dates through the year when it normally operates an intensive 3 train operation with departures from Common Lane station every 20 minutes through the day between 10:30 and 16:30.

The route of the GLR
  • Park Lane
  • Pinesway Junction
  • Tower View

Locomotives
Number Name Builder Type Date Works number Notes
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[3]
6 Mr. G North Dorset Locomotive Works 0-4-2T 1998 698[3] Newly built for the line, based on the design of W.G. Bagnall locomotive Polar Bear
9 Jean Alan White 0-4-0T+T 2008 [4]

See also

References
  1. "Gartell Light Railway". Steam Heritage. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. "Gartell Light Railway". Steam Railway Lines. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. Industrial Locomotives: including preserved and minor railway locomotives. 14EL. Melton Mowbray: Industrial Railway Society. 2007. ISBN 0-901906-39-5.
  4. Gartell Light Railway (2008). Official Guide 2008. Gartell Light Railway.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.