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| Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway | |
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| Locale | Scotland |
| Dates of operation | 1986–Present |
| Track gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) |
| Headquarters | Leadhills |
The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway, a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge railway in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, is laid on the trackbed of the former Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch of the Caledonian Railway which led off the main line between Carlisle and Glasgow at Elvanfoot.
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Overview
The "preserved" section runs from Leadhills for about 1 km towards Wanlockhead and is the highest adhesion railway in the UK. Trains are currently diesel worked with the locomotive propelling the train up hill away from Leadhills.
The original railway closed in the late 1930s shortly after the mines in Wanlockhead had closed.
The railway currently stops at the border of South Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway.
Locomotives
| Number | Name | Builder | Type | Date | Works number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Elvan | Motor Rail | 4wDM | 1955 | 9792 | Built for the London Brick Company , King’s Dyke Works, Whittlesea. |
| 4 | Luce | Ruston and Hornsby | 4wDM | 1966 | 7002/0467/6 | Built for contractors Edmund Nuttall Ltd, Leith. Acquired 1987 |
| 5 | Little Clyde | Ruston and Hornsby | 4wDM | 1966 | 7002/0467/2 | Built for contractors Edmund Nuttall Ltd, Leith. Acquired 1987 |
| 6 | Clyde | Hunslet | 4wDM | 1975 | 6347 | Built for National Coal Board, Eppleton Collery. Acquired 1990 |
| 8 | Nith | Hudswell Clarke | 4wDMF | 1956 | DM1002 | Built for the National Coal Board, Waterloo Main Colliery. Acquired 1993 |
| 9 | Charlotte | Orenstein & Koppel | 0-4-0WT | 1913 | 6335 | Acquired 1994 |
References
- Thomas, Cliff (2002). The Narrow Gauge in Britain & Ireland. Atlantic Publishers. ISBN 1-902827-05-8.
See also
External links
| Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway - Caledonian Railway at Brechin - Keith and Dufftown Railway - Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway Isle of Mull Railway - Royal Deeside Railway - Sanday Light Railway - Scottish Industrial Railway Centre - Strathspey Railway - Vale of Alford Railway |
| Heritage Railways: England - Scotland - Wales - Northern Ireland - Isle of Man - Channel Islands |
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