Launceston Steam Railway
Narrow gauge railway operating from the town of Launceston, Cornwall / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Launceston Steam Railway is a 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge railway, in Cornwall, England. The railway operates from the town of Launceston to Newmills, where there is a farm park; it is 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) long. The railway is built on the trackbed of the former standard gauge North Cornwall Railway.[1][2]
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Launceston Steam Railway | |
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Locale | Launceston, Cornwall, UK |
Terminus | Launceston |
Commercial operations | |
Name | North Cornwall Railway |
Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Preserved operations | |
Owned by | The Spice Settlement Trust Co. Ltd |
Operated by | The Spice Settlement Trust Co. Ltd |
Stations | 4 |
Length | 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) |
Preserved gauge | 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 21 July 1892 |
Closed | 30 January 1967 |
Preservation history | |
1965 | Steam locomotive Lilian rescued |
1983 | Launceston Steam Railway opened |
1995 | Extension to Newmills opened |
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