There and Back Light Railway
| Locale | UK |
|---|---|
| Dates of operation | August 2019–Present |
| Track gauge | 7 1⁄4 in (184 mm) |
| Length | 150m |
| Website | https://www.thereandbacklightrailway.co.uk/ |
The There and Back Light Railway is a portable rideable miniature railway that runs on 150m (450 feet) of 7 1⁄4 in (184 mm) track across the UK.[1]
Overview
The Railway was founded in August 2019 in Leicestershire and used a Bagnall Locomotive called 'Nomi', 200 feet of track and a single coach[2]. The track length has since been extended to 450 feet by 2022. Moose the Scamp type locomotive was built during 2020 to provide backup for the steam locomotive. The railway acquired its second full size coach during 2021.
In 2022 The railway company signed an agreement[3] with the Melton Mowbray Town Estate to manage the railway in Wilton Park in Melton Mowbray.
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Locomotives
The railway currently has one steam locomotive and one petrol-electric locomotive that are operational and a further steam locomotive under construction.</ref>[4]
Operational
| Number | Name | Wheel Arrangement | Notes | Power source | Built | Image |
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| 1 | Nomi | 0-4-0ST | MJ Engineering Bagnall type locomotive Built by Eric Jones, Cheshire. | Steam | 1989 |  |
| 88 | Moose | 4+4w PE | Scamp type locomotive designed by Colin Edmondson and Built by Steve Purves, Leicestershire | Petrol-electric | 2020 |  |
Under overhaul or construction
| Number | Name | Wheel Arrangement | Notes | Power source | Arrived | image |
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| 2 | Hernialok | 2-4-2 | Baldwin type 2-4-2 tender loco, based on a Maxi Lucky 7 by Don young. | Steam | 2021 |  |
References
- ↑ "There and Back Railway Railway 7¼ inch". UK: BGLR. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ↑ "Miniature steam railway returns to Thoresby Park after more than 30 years". UK: Nottingham Post. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ↑ "There and Back Railway to Restore Historic Miniature Railway". Leicester Mercury. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ↑ Railway Magazine. November 2021. Missing or empty
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Coordinates: 50°41′49″N 3°06′08″W / 50.69687°N 3.10215°W
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