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词条 British industrial narrow-gauge railways
释义

  1. Quarrying and mining

  2. Heavy industry

      Engineering works   Power generation    Refineries    Steel works    Zinc smelting  

  3. Construction industry

      Contractor depots    Tunnelling    City construction    Land reclamation and river maintenance    Reservoir construction    Power station construction    Road construction    Other construction  

  4. General

      Water treatment and sewage works    Gas works    General freight    Forestry    Railway works    Other industries  

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. Bibliography

  8. External links

British industrial narrow-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man that were primarily built to serve one or more industries. Some offered passenger services for employees or workmen, but they did not run public passenger trains. They are categorized by the primary industry they served.

Quarrying and mining

{{Main article|British quarrying and mining narrow-gauge railways}}

Heavy industry

Engineering works

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Godwin and Sons Engineering (Manchester) Ltd.[1]by 19792ft6in}}Shaw and Crompton, EnglandLocomotive-worked line.
Painter Bros. Ltd.[1]after 19792ft}}Hereford, EnglandLocomotive-worked line.
William Ainscough and Sons Mossy Lea Road[1]by 19792ft}}Wrightington, EnglandLocomotive-worked line at this crane hire and general engineering company[2]

Power generation

Power stations were some of the last regular users of industrial steam locomotives in the United Kingdom, although most of these were standard gauge. However, several power generation facilities used narrow-gauge railways.

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Central Electricity Generating Board Fawley Tunnel[1][3]by 197937.125in}}Fawley, EnglandTwo mile long tunnel under Southampton Water worked by a single battery-electric locomotive.
Central Electricity Generating Board Woodhead Tunnel[1]1960s20162ft}}Woodhead, EnglandEx-British Railways tunnel under the Pennines used to carry high-voltage electricity supply cables. Narrow-gauge railway used for cable maintenance. Moved to the new Woodhead tunnel, completed in 2016. The narrow gauge railway through the old tunnel is now disused
Stourport Power Station?19892ft6in}}Stourport, EnglandInternal line.
J.S. Fry and Sons railway[4]?after 19672ft}}Somerdale, EnglandShort railway running parallel to a standard gauge line. The narrow-gauge locomotives hauled standard gauge coal wagons to the power station.

Refineries

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Anglo Gulf West Indies Petroleum Corporation Fawley Refinery[3]192019572ft}}Fawley, EnglandExtensive diesel locomotive worked internal line at refinery

Steel works

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
British Steel Corporation Aldwarke Works railway[1]after 19793ft6in}}Rotherham, EnglandInternal steel works railway, with an entirely new line built in 1971
British Steel Corporation Micklam works[1]after 1987[12]2ft6in}}Lowca, EnglandUnderground railway serving the refractories.
British Steel Corporation Shotton Steel Works railway[1][4][5]before 20132ft6in}}Connah's Quay, WalesInternal steel works railway, with an entirely new line built in 1971
British Steel Corporation Stanton and Staveley Works[1]after 19793ft}}Ilkeston, EnglandFoundry railway worked by battery-electric locomotives
Clay Cross Ltd. Spun Pipe works[1]after 19792ft}}Clay Cross, EnglandInternal locomotive-worked line
Ebbw Vale Steel Iron and Coal Company railway[6]1ft6in}}Ebbw Vale, WalesInternal steel works railway using Ramsbottom locomotives similar to those at the Crewe Works Railway
Flather Bright Steels Ltd. Tinsley works[1]after 19791ft6in}}Sheffield, EnglandInternal locomotive-worked line
Goldendale Iron Works[7]after 195718in}}Chatterley, EnglandHorse-hauled works tramway used to move pig iron.
Guest Keen Baldwins Iron and Steel Company Ltd. Briton Ferry Steelworks[8]after 195628.5in}}Glamorgan, WalesSteelworks line worked by steam locomotives
Gurnos Tin Plate Works railway[4]before 19201ft6in}}Lower Cwmtwrch, WalesInternal steel works railway
Sanders and Forster[1]after 19792ft}}Stratford, London, EnglandDiesel locomotive worked line

Zinc smelting

{{see also|zinc smelting}}
NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Welsh Crown Spelter Co. works[9]before 1904around 190518in}}Treffriw, WalesInternal zinc works railway, supplied with one of Kerr Stuart's early locomotives

Construction industry

Contractor depots

Many construction contractors maintained depots that included narrow-gauge equipment in store and under repair. While some of these were temporary locations and often unrecorded, others were long term yards with extensive stock and facilities.

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Arnold & Nathan Ltd. East Peckham depot[1]after 19792ft}} and {{RailGauge|1ft6in}}Paddock Wood, EnglandBattery electric locomotives for tunnelling
Associated Tunnelling Co. Ltd. Lowton St. Marys Depot[1]after 19792ft}}Warrington, EnglandBattery electric locomotives for tunnelling
Baillie Contracting Co. Ltd. Coventry Depots[1]after 197912in}}Coventry, England
C. Bryant & Sons Ltd. Doris Road Depot[1]after 19791ft6in}}Birmingham, England
Cementation Mining Ltd. Bentley Works[1]after 19792ft}} and {{RailGauge|1ft6in}}Doncaster, England
Clugston Construction Scunthorpe depot[1]after 197912in}}Scunthorpe, England
Clydeside Constructional Co. Ltd. Bridge of Weir depot[1]after 19792ft}}Strathclyde, Scotland
J.F. Donelan & Co. Ltd. Manchester depot[1]after 19791ft6in}}Manchester, England
Fairclough Civil Engineering Ltd. Swynerton depot[1]after 19791ft6in}} and {{RailGauge|2ft}}Swynnerton, EnglandExtensive stock depot, on occasions including over 100 battery electric locomotives
J.J. Gallagher & Co. Ltd. Armour Close depot[1]after 19791ft6in}}Birmingham, England
J.C. Gillespie Civil Engineering. Ltd. Green Lane depot[12]after 1979after 19871ft6in}}Timperley, EnglandTwo battery electric locomotives at depot (1987)
M.J Gleesons (Contractors) Ltd. Mitcham depot[1]after 19792ft}}London, England
Sam Henry & Partners[1]after 19792ft}}unknown location
J.H. Tractors Ltd. Tickhill Plant Hire[1]after 19792ft}} and {{RailGauge|1ft6in}}Doncaster, England
Johnston Construction[1]after 197912in}}Surrey, England
Kier Ltd. Setchey depot[1]after 19792ft}}Kings Lynn, England
T & A.M. Kilroe Ltd. Lomax Street depot[1]after 19791ft6in}}Radcliffe, England
Lilley/Waddington Ltd. Harvey Road depot[1]after 19791ft6in}} and {{RailGauge|2ft}}Basildon, England
Lilley/Waddington Ltd. Horwich depot[1]after 19791ft6in}} and {{RailGauge|2ft}}Manchester, England
Lilley/Waddington Ltd. Haunchwood Colliery depot[1]after 19791ft6in}} and {{RailGauge|2ft}}Nuneaton, England
Lilley/Waddington Ltd. Charles Street depot[1]after 19791ft6in}} and {{RailGauge|2ft}}Glasgow, Scotland
Macclesfield Corporation Engineers Department Store[12]after 19872ft}}Macclesfield, England4wPM locomotive in store
Martin & Co. (Contractors) Ltd. Bristol Road South depot[1]after 19791ft6in}}Birmingham, England
Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd. Kettering depot[1]after 19792ft}}Kettering, England
Miller Engineering & Construction Ltd. Sandiacre depot[12]after 198735in}}
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{{RailGauge|2ft}}		Sandiacre, EnglandLocomotives at construction depot
Raynesway Plant Ltd.[10]after 19892ft}}Derby, EnglandThree out of use locomotives on site in 1989
Tarmac Construction Ltd. Peterborough depot[11]after 19872ft}}Peterborough, EnglandCollection of 4wBE locomotives used for construction
M & H Tunnel & Civil Engineering Co. Ltd. Green Lane depot[1]after 19791ft6in}} and {{RailGauge|2ft}}Thurcroft, England
date=June 2008}}after 19871ft6in}} and {{RailGauge|2ft}}St. Neots, EnglandBattery electric locomotives at depot.

Tunnelling

Many narrow-gauge lines were employed for short-term tunnelling contracts. Most of these are unrecorded, so this list represents only a few of the many such lines.

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Bedminster Water Outfall contract[4]197419752ft}}Bedminster, EnglandWater tunnel construction scheme in Bristol, using eleven diesel locomotives
Cockermouth Sewer Contract?19882ft}} ?Cockermouth, EnglandTemporary line to serve the renewal of the main sewer tunnel. Used battery electric locomotives.
Eurotunnel contract[12]198819923ft}}Dover, EnglandExtensive rack and adhesion railway used in the construction of the Channel Tunnel.
Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway192519773ft}}Fort William, Scotland25|mi|km}} long railway used in the construction of the {{convert|15|mi|km}} long tunnel of the Lochaber hydroelectric scheme.
Nuttall Dover Sewer contract199619982ft}}Dover, EnglandConstruction railway for a one-mile long interception sewer tunnel.
Nuttall Portsmouth Sewer contract[3]199820012ft6in}}Dover, EnglandConstruction railway for an 8 km long sewer tunnel.
Nuttall Southampton Rail Tunnel contract[3]198519872ft6in}}Southampton, EnglandDiesel locomotive worked temporary railway used to reline the standard gauge railway tunnel out of Southampton Central station
Selby Road sewer tunnel contract[4]197119721ft6in}}Leyton, EnglandContractor's railway for building a new sewer tunnel in north east London. Used battery electric locomotives.
Weymouth and Portland Long Sea Outfall[58]19832ft}}Wyke Regis, England3 km long sewage outfall tunnel built using battery electric locomotives

City construction

During the garden city construction boom, several new towns and cities were built using narrow-gauge railways

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Ashington Village Tramway[13]18801930s2ft}}Ashington, EnglandTramway built to serve the mining village of Ashington. It provided coal and sewage service to houses and connected the local gas and electricity works.
Carr Estate1945?1947?2ft}}Acomb, EnglandWas used to construct parts of Carr Estate to the West of York. Track seen pilled up at end of Woodlea Avenue 1946-7, track seen in Danebury Drive. Hand worked?
Port Sunlight village railway[14]190519142ft}}Port Sunlight, EnglandLocomotive worked construction railway for the expansion of Port Sunlight "garden village"
Welwyn Garden City Light Railway[15]After WWI19362ft}}Welwyn Garden City, EnglandLocomotive worked construction railway used during the building of Welwyn Garden City. It connected the mainline with the Shredded Wheat factory and brickworks around the site, as well as the Model Dairy.

Land reclamation and river maintenance

Temporary and semi-permanent narrow-gauge railways were often used during land reclamation schemes

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Anglian Water Authority Lincolnshire River Division[1]after 19792ft}}Southrey, EnglandLocomotive depot for river bank maintenance around Lincolnshire
Anglian Water Authority Norfolk & Suffolk River Division[1]after 19792ft}}Southrey, EnglandLocomotives used for flood protection and river bank maintenance.
Middle Level Commissioners Ashbeach Road Plant Depot[1]after 19792ft}}March, EnglandLocomotive depot for river bank maintenance and land reclamation schemes in and around Cambridgeshire
North West Water Authority Mersey and Weaver River Unit[1]after 19792ft}}Great Sankey, EnglandLocomotive used for river bank maintenance
North West Water Authority Longdendale Headworks[11]after 19872ft}}Tintwistle, England
Robert Stannard's Railway[16]1816after 18211ft6in}}Chat Moss, EnglandPortable hand-worked tramway used for the reclamation of Chat Moss.
The Embankment Tramway[17]1808about 18303ft}}Porthmadog, WalesHorse-drawn tramway used to construct the "Cob" for the Traeth Mawr land reclamation scheme. Later replaced by the Ffestiniog Railway.
The North Sea Camp Railway[1][18]1935after 19792ft}}Frieston, EnglandLocomotive worked land reclamation scheme in the Lincolnshire Wash
Severn Trent Water Authority Orston Road East Depot[1]after 19792ft}}West Bridgford, EnglandLocomotives used in river bank maintenance
Yorkshire Water Authority River Ouse scheme[4]19732ft}}Saltmarshe, EnglandTemporary riverbank line used for repairs to the River Ouse
Yorkshire Water Authority Ricall Plant Depot[1]after 19792ft}}York, EnglandLocomotives used for river bank maintenance

Reservoir construction

Many reservoirs constructed before the Second World War employed narrow-gauge railways to move equipment and materials.

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Baldersdale Reservoir railway[19]188918963ft}}Middleton in Teesdale England
Burnhope Reservoir railway[19]193019372ft}}Wearhead EnglandExtensive narrow-gauge system serving the construction of the Burnhope Reservoir
Catcleugh Reservoir railway[19]190219053ft}}Woodburn, EnglandConnection from the Woodburn station of the North British Railway to Catcleugh dam
Cowlyd Tramway[20]191619682ft}}Dolgarrog WalesSteam locomotive worked line
Crookfoot Reservoir railway[19]190019043ft}}Hartlepool EnglandSteam locomotive worked line
Eigiau Tramway[20]190719712ft}}Dolgarrog WalesSteam locomotive worked line
Fontburn Reservoir railway[19]190219083ft}}Kirkwhelpington EnglandSteam locomotive and horse worked line connecting to sidings on the North British Railway
Geltsdale Reservoir railway[19]190419093ft}}Carlisle EnglandSteam locomotive worked line
Leighton and Roundhill Reservoir railway[21]1905(?)1930 (?)2 ft (610mm)Masham EnglandRailway that left the Masham Branch just north of Masham station. Construction of Roundhill & Leighton Reservoirs
West Baldwin Reservoir railway[22]190119053ft}}Douglas Isle of ManSteam locomotive worked line north of Douglas
Bamford to Howden Railway[23]1915Derwent ValleyConstruction of Derwent and Howden Reservoirs
Fewston Reservoir Railway[24]187418793ft}}Washburn Valley, EnglandConstruction of Fewston Reservoir
Swinsty Reservoir Railway[24]187318773ft}}Washburn Valley, EnglandConstruction of Swinsty Reservoir
Vyrnwy Waterworks Railway[25]188118903ft}}Vyrnwy, WalesSteam locomotive worked line used in the construction of the Llyn Vyrnwy reservoir and waterworks.

Power station construction

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Foyers Power Station construction railway[4]around 1970after 19713ft}} and {{RailGauge|2ft}}Loch Ness ScotlandExtensive network of temporary lines around Loch Ness

Road construction

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Caterham Bypass[26]193919392ft}}Caterham, EnglandDiesel locomotive worked temporary lines used during the construction of the A22 bypass east of the town
Cranmore Depot[58]after 1950variousCranmore, EnglandEquipment depot of Roads Reconstruction (1934) Ltd. where many narrow-gauge locomotives used on road construction contracts were stored
Dorking Bypass[26]192619262ft}}Dorking, EnglandDiesel locomotive worked line carrying chalk excavated to create new route for the A29
Guildford Bypass[26]193119312ft}}Guildford, EnglandSteam locomotive worked line used in the construction of the A3
Kingston Bypass[26]192419253ft}} ?London, EnglandSteam locomotive worked line using at least one American Davenport locomotive in the construction of the A3 bypass of Kingston upon Thames

Other construction

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Bournemouth Pier[58]198019802ft}}Bournemouth, EnglandLocomotive-worked line used in reconstruction of the pier
Southern Railway Wimbledon-Sutton Railway [26]192819303ft6in}}Sutton, EnglandSteam locomotive worked line used in the construction of the Sutton-Wimbledon line.
Surrey and Hants Canal Society The Deepcut Railway[26]197719792ft}}Deepcut, Surrey, EnglandDiesel locomotive worked line used in the restoration of the Basingstoke Canal

General

Water treatment and sewage works

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Anglian Water Authority Marsh Farm Sewage Works[1]by 19792ft}}Tilbury, EnglandLocomotive worked railway
Anglian Water Authority Nevendon Treatment Works[1]by 19792ft}}Basildon, EnglandLocomotive worked railway
Brede Waterworks railway[27]189919351ft6in}}Brede, EnglandSteam locomotive worked railway that hauled coal from barges unloaded from the River Brede to the Brede Valley water works.
Chichester Sewage Works railway[27]1930s (?)19762ft}}Apuldram, EnglandShort line around the sewage works
Colne Valley Waterworks railway[28]193119672ft}}Watford, EnglandLight railway connecting the LNWR Watford to Rickmansworth branch line with the Eastbury Pumping Station
Deephams Sewage Works railway1920s19682ft}}Edmonton, EnglandSmall-scale railway at sewage treatment works
Dukinfield Sewage Works railway?late 1980s2ft}}Manchester, EnglandSmall-scale railway at sewage works
Knostrop Sewage Works railway[4]?after 19751ft11.5in}}Leeds, EnglandExperimental facility that used locomotives from the First World War into the 1970s
Metropolitan Water Board Railway[26][29]191519472ft}}Hampton, EnglandTransported coal from a wharf on the River Thames to the Kempton pumping station.
North Bierley Sewage Works railway[30]2ft}}Bradford, EnglandRailway serving the sewage works
North Surrey Joint Sewage Board railways[31]1939after 19652ft}}Berrylands, EnglandRailways serving the sewage works in Surbiton.
North Surrey Water[26]present3ft6in}}Walton-on-Thames, EnglandDiesel locomotive worked 400 yard long line in occasional use
North West Water Authority Ashton works[1]after 19792ft}}Dukinfield, EnglandLocomotive-hauled railway
North West Water Authority Llanforda Hall[1]?19892ft}}Oswestry, EnglandLocomotive-worked railway serving the filtration beds and sand washing plant.
North West Water Authority Lower Rivington Reservoir[1]after 19792ft}}Horwich, EnglandLocomotive-hauled railway
North West Water Authority Spade Mill No. 2 Reservoir[1]after 19792ft}}Longridge, EnglandLocomotive-hauled railway
Plantation Farm Sewage Works railway[4]?after 19752ft}}Dukinfield, EnglandRailway serving the filter beds
Richmond Main Sewerage Board railway[32]1887about 19502ft9in}}Mortlake, EnglandShort railway connecting a dock on the River Thames with the sewerage works at Mortlake. Used an unusual locomotive by automobile maker F.C. Blake of Kew
Severn Trent Water Authority Blithe Valley Works[1]after 19792ft}}Uttoxeter, EnglandLocomotive-hauled railway
Severn Trent Water Authority Burslem Works[1]after 19792ft}}Burslem, EnglandLocomotive-hauled railway
Severn Trent Water Authority Newstead Works[1]after 19792ft}}Trentham, EnglandLocomotive-hauled railway
Severn Trent Water Authority Stoke Bardolph Sewage Works[1]after 1989[10]2ft}}Nottingham, EnglandLocomotive-hauled railway
Severn Trent Water Authority Strongford Works[1]after 19792ft}}Barlaston, EnglandLocomotive-hauled railway
Severn Trent Water Authority Tunstall Works[1]after 19792ft}}Stoke on Trent, EnglandLocomotive-hauled railway
Wandle Valley Sewerage Board railway?19632ft}}Merton, EnglandInternal sewerage railway
Water Orton Sewage Plant railway[4]before 196819902ft}}Minworth, EnglandInternal sewerage railway of the Upper Tame Main Drainage Authority
Wood Lane Tip railway[4]before 19612ft}}Kensington, EnglandRailway serving the refuse tips operated by Kensington Council
Yorkshire Water Authority Naburn Purification Works[1]after 19792ft}}Naburn, EnglandLocomotive-worked works railway
Yorkshire Water Authority Old Whittington Sewage Works[1]after 19792ft}}Chesterfield, EnglandLocomotive-worked sewage works railway

Gas works

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Berkhamsted Gasworks Railway[4]?195516.5in}}Berkhamsted, EnglandShort horse-worked line connecting the gasworks with a goods yard
Bournemouth Gas & Water Company Railway[58]18641930s3ft}} and {{RailGauge|2ft}}Bournemouth, England3ft}} gauge elevated railway for coal transport until 1918. {{RailGauge|2ft}} gauge locomotive worked line for gasholder construction in the early 1930s.
Dundee Gasworks Railway??1ft11.5in}}Dundee, ScotlandInternal steam-hauled gas works railway.
Granton Gasworks Railway[33]?19652ft6in}}Edinburgh, ScotlandInternal steam-hauled gas works railway.
Hilsea Gasworks Railway[3]2ft6in}}Portsmouth, EnglandSteam-locomotive hauled gasworks railway.
Harrogate Gasworks Railway190819562ft}}Harrogate, EnglandSteam-hauled railway running from the North Eastern Railway to Harrogate gasworks.[34]
London Gas Light Co. Nine Elms Works[26]1863 (?)19273ft}} and {{RailGauge|2ft}}London, EnglandInternal steam-hauled railway hauling coal to the gasworks, replaced by conveyor belts
South Metropolitan Gas Company East Greenwich Works[26]before 19101933750mm}}London, EnglandInternal steam-hauled gas works railway.
South Metropolitan Gas Company Old Kent Road Works[26]189219533ft}}London, EnglandInternal steam-hauled gas works railway on the Old Kent Road.
South Metropolitan Gas Company Vauxhall Works[26]1890safter 19513ft}}London, EnglandInternal steam-hauled gas works railway.
Southern Gas Board, Poole Gasworks[58]194419722ft}}Poole, EnglandInternal gasworks line using Lister locomotives
Winnal Gasworks Railway[3]32in}}Winchester, EnglandOverhead electric-locomotive hauled gasworks railway.
York Gasworks Company[35]191519592ft3in}}York, EnglandElectrified railway, operated by a locomotive built by Dick, Kerr & Co.

General freight

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Belvoir Castle Tramway[36]1815191852.5in}}Belvoir Castle, EnglandA short horse-drawn line used to haul coal and other goods from a Grantham Canal wharf to the castle.
Guilford Tramway[12]190319303ft6in}}Sandwich, EnglandSteam locomotive worked, freight-only line serving the St. George's Golf Club.
Portreath Tramroad[37]180918673ft6in}}Portreath, EnglandEarly freight and mineral horse-hauled hauling plateway. One director's carriage survives in the Royal Cornwall Museum
Redruth and Chasewater Railway[37][38]182619154ft}}Redruth, EnglandFreight and mineral hauling line; horse-drawn until 1854; later steam worked.
St. Michael's Mount Tramway[37]1879present29in}}Marazion, EnglandCable-hauled railway and incline delivering supplies and guest's luggage to St Michael's Mount.
Swanage Pier Tramway[58]18581930s2ft6in}}Swanage, EnglandCoal, stone and general freight line between Swanage town and Old Pier. Originally standard gauge but converted to narrow gauge between 1860 and 1880. Some track still exists in situ.
Talisker Distillery?1930s2ft}}Isle of Skye, ScotlandHauled goods from a pier to the whisky distillery.

Forestry

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Ampthill Timber Railway[39]191719183ft}}Ampthill, EnglandController of Timber Supply (CTS) forestry railway using one Kerr Stuart Haig class locomotive.
Aviemore Light Railway[39]191719223ft}}Aviemore, ScotlandExtensive forestry railway built by the War Office Directorate of Timber Supply.
Cefn Vron Tramway[39]192419262ft6in}}Newtown, WalesTemporary timber hauling railway on the Welsh-English border.
Dornoch forestry railway[39]191719223ft}}Dornoch, ScotlandForestry railway built by the War Office Directorate of Timber Supply.
Downham Hall timber railway[39]191719223ft}}Brandon, EnglandCTS timber railway using three Bagnall locomotives
Kerry Ridgeway Railway[39]194119432ft}}Newtown, WalesTemporary timber-hauling railway at Kerry, Powys.
Kerry Tramway[39]188719232ft}}Newtown, WalesLocomotive-worked line hauling timber from Kerry forest to Kerry Station on the Cambrian Railways
Pennal Timber Tramway[40]191819202ft}}Pennal, WalesShort-lived Timber Supply Department tramway carrying timber from Cwm Dwr to Pennal, reusing part of the Cwm Ebol slate tramway. Locomotive Baguley 774 worked there.
Wool timber railway[39]191819203ft}}Wool, EnglandForestry railway using a single Bagnall locomotive.
Wolsingham railway[39]191719223ft}}Wolsingham, England1½ mile long timber railway using three steam locomotives.

Railway works

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
Beyer Peacock Works Railway[41]??2ft6in}}Manchester, EnglandExtensive railway serving the locomotive construction works of Beyer Peacock.
British Railways Beeston Sleeper Depot railway??3ft}}Beeston, Nottinghamshire, EnglandSleeper depot line
British Railways Chesterton Junction Central Materials Depot railway[1]?after 19792ft}}Cambridge, EnglandMaterials dept internal line
Melton Constable Railway Works?1936?Melton Constable,NorfolkSmall narrow-gauge rail network around the M&GN works
Crewe Works Railway[6]186319321ft6in}}Crewe, EnglandExtensive railway serving the Crewe locomotive works of the London and North Western Railway
Horwich Works Railway[6]19651ft6in}}Bolton, EnglandRailway serving the Horwich locomotive works of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.

Other industries

NameOpenedClosedGaugeLocationNotes
ABCO Petroleum[27][42]before 1910after 19652ft}}Rye, England200|yd|m|0|adj=on}}-long internal railway serving the reprocessing plant.
Ashton Canal Carriers (Now Ashton Packet Boat Company)(incorrectly shown as Clayton Canal Carriers[1])1978Present2ft}}Guide Bridge, EnglandShort loco-worked line within a boatyard.
Ballard's Malt Vinegar Works[43]1894after 19742ft}}Malvern, EnglandHand-worked line connecting the barley malting works to the piggery.
Bedford and Jesty Ltd. Sylva Springs Watercress railway[4][44]before 1967present (but only part of the original line)1ft6in}}Bere Regis, EnglandShort line serving the watercress beds powered by a home made petrol locomotive
Bedford and Jesty Ltd. Spetisbury Watercress railway[44]before 197019802ft}}Spetisbury, EnglandShort line serving the watercress beds, using motorised flatbed wagons
BICC Belvedere[12]1930s (?)19683ft6in}}Belvedere, EnglandSteam-hauled railway at British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd's cable plant.
BICC Prescot Refineries Unit[1]after 19792ft6in}}Prescot, EnglandLocomotive-worked line
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{{RailGauge|3ft0.5in}} and {{RailGauge|2ft10.5in}}[45]		Clay Cross, EnglandVery short line for hauling pipes within the works.
Bowaters Paper Railway[12]190619692ft6in}}Sittingbourne, EnglandServed Bowater's paper mills. The last steam-worked industrial narrow-gauge line in Britain.
British Ropes[26]after 19652ft}}Charlton, EnglandDiesel locomotive worked line at rope factory
Bude Canal Edge Railway[37]182319424ft}},
{{RailGauge|2ft}} after 1923		Bude, EnglandHorse-hauled line conveying sand from Summerleaze Beach to Bude Canal.
Cadbury's factory railway[46] 1920s1950s2ft}}Worcester, EnglandLine connecting the canal to the chocolate factory taking timber for construction of packing cases.
Civil Aviation Authority Laxey Airport[1]after 19793ft6in}}Laxey, Isle of ManTwo railcars
Daydawn Nurseries Ltd.[26]1965 (?)19712ft}}Bisley, EnglandDiesel locomotive worked line around garden nursery
Department of the Environment Harpur Hill Research Laboratory[11]after 19873ft}}Buxton, England
Droitwich Canal Trust[1]?after 19792ft}}Salwarpe, EnglandShort loco-worked line
Faverdale Works railway[4]after 19751ft8in}}Darlington, EnglandRailway at the Chemical and Insulating Co. Ltd, in Faverdale, Darlington
Gardner Machinery & Metals Dove Holes Station[11]out of use by 19872ft}}Buxton, EnglandScrap merchant yard with railway and 4wDM locomotive
ICI Nobels Ardeer Works[10]after 19892ft6in}}Strathclyde, ScotlandAt least nine locomotives on site in 1989
ICI Nobels Roburite Works[1]after 19792ft}}Shevington, EnglandLocomotive worked line
ICI Winnington Works[1]after 1987[11]2ft6in}}Winnington, EnglandLocomotive worked line at the crystal plant at Winnington
Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway[47]192519773ft}}Fort William, ScotlandLong line built for the construction and maintenance of pipelines from Lochaber to Fort William.
London Post Office Railway ('Mail Rail')[48]192720032ft}}London, EnglandDriverless electric mail-delivery service, serving nine sorting offices on a 6.5 mile route between Paddington and Whitechapel. Entirely underground; double track in single 9 ft tunnel.
Lynlite Concrete Ltd.?19793ft}}Ramsey, EnglandConcrete suppliers.
Nocton Potato Estate192019692ft}}Lincoln, EnglandExtensive system to carry potatoes from the fields to the crisp processing plant.
Oakhill Brewery[44]190419212ft6in}}Oakhill, EnglandMile long steam operated railway connecting the brewery with the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway at Binegar
Pett Level Tramway[27]193419462ft}}Winchelsea, EnglandBuilt to aid the construction and maintenance of sea defences on the Sussex coast.
Port Sunlight1914 (?)early 1950s2ft}}Port Sunlight, EnglandLocomotive-worked industrial light serving Lever Brothers soap factory.
Redland Pipes railway[4][26]before 196819722ft}}Ripley, EnglandContinuous circuit around the pipe works.
Royal Ordnance Factoryc 1938not known2ft6in}}Bishopton, ScotlandApprox 80 mile-long system serving munitions and ordnance explosives production site now owned by BAE Systems and operated by the Global Combat Systems-Munitions arm of its Land & Armaments business unit. Tracks still in situ in places
Royal Ordnance Factoryc 1939not known2ft6in}}Puriton, EnglandExtensive system serving explosives production site latterly owned by BAE Systems and operated by its Munitions & Ordnance business unit. Tracks still in situ in places when site ceased production and closed in 2007.
Woodhead Tunnel railway[49]1960s20162ft}}Woodhead, EnglandLocomotive worked railway for transporting workers maintaining the high voltage electrical cables in the old Woodhead Tunnel

See also

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  • British military narrow-gauge railways
  • British narrow-gauge railways
  • British quarrying and mining narrow-gauge railways
  • Decauville
  • Industrial railway
  • Minimum gauge railway
  • Tramway (industrial)
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Bibliography

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  • {{cite book|author=Lee, Charles E.| title=Narrow-Gauge Railways in North Wales| publisher=The Railway Publishing Co. Ltd.| year=1945}}
  • {{cite book|author=Macmillan, Nigel S.C.| title=The Campbeltown & Machrihanish Light Railway| publisher=David & Charles: Newton Abbot| year=1970}}
  • {{Richards-Slate}}
  • {{Robertson-TwoFeet}}
  • {{cite book|author1=Stoyel, B.D. |author2=Kidner R.W. |lastauthoramp=yes | title=The Cement Railways of Kent| publisher=The Oakwood Press| year=1973| isbn=0-85361-370-2}}
  • {{Talbot-Crewe}}
  • {{Tonks ironstone |part=4}}
  • Narrow Gauge News, the journal of the Narrow Gauge Railway Society

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090228100132/http://www.ngrs.demon.co.uk/ Narrow Gauge Railway Society]
  • Industrial Railway Society

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