Miniature Railways of Great Britain and Ireland

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The miniature railway now occupies an important role in the overall railway scene, with many superb and high quality layouts to delight the discerning enthusiast. This book from Platform 5 contains details of all commercial miniature railways of gauges from 7 in to 21in that are open to the public and also club tracks that open regularly to the public. For every railway a brief description of the line/circuit is provided, together with details of location, address, gauge, line length, and contact details including web addresses. Also included is a detailed listing of the resident locomotive fleet for all commercial railways and most club tracks including details Locomotive Numbers and Names Carried Type of Locomotive (steam, battery, diesel, petrol) Transmission Type Wheel Arrangement Builder Date of Construction From well known popular lines like the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway and the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, to much smaller single locomotive operations in public parks, this book contains details of a remarkable 200 different railway undertakings and well over 1000 different locomotives. Published 2012. 128 pages including over 60 colour illustrations.