Gartell Light Railway
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters". Template: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 Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". narrow gauge railway running for Script error: No such module "convert"., 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.
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, Sold to Amberley Museum in 2025 |
| 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 |
| 8 | Faith | North Dorset Locomotive Works | 0-4-2T | |||
| 9 | Jean | Alan White | 0-4-0T+T | 2008 | [4] |
Accidents and incidents
In April 2025 a volunteer worker was seriously injured when alighting from a moving train, a practice forbidden by the rule book.[5]
See also
References
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
External links
Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Script error: No such module "Navbox".