Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Light Railway
Railway in the South West of England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Light Railway (WC&PR) was a 14.01-mile (22.55 km) standard gauge light railway in Somerset, England. It was conceived as a tramway in the 1880s, opening between the coastal towns of Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon in 1897 and completed to Portishead in 1907. It closed in 1940.
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Headquarters | Clevedon |
Locale | England |
Dates of operation | 1897–1940 |
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Length | 14.01 mi (22.55 km) |
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