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Gartell Light Railway
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| Overview |
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| Headquarters |
Templecombe |
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| Locale |
England |
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| Dates of operation |
1990–Present |
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| Technical |
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| Track gauge |
2 ft (610 mm) |
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| Length |
3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) |
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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. The railway has 4 stations - Common Lane, Pinesway Junction, Park Lane and Tower View.
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.
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 |
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| 1 |
AMANDA |
Gartell Light Railway |
Bo-BoDH |
2000 |
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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 |
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| 6 |
Mr. G |
North Dorset Locomotive Works |
0-4-2T |
1998 |
698 |
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 |
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