词条 | Knebworth Park and Winter Green Railway |
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|railroad_name=Knebworth and Winter Green Railway |gauge={{RailGauge|1ft11.5in|lk=on}} |start_year=1972 |end_year=1990 |length=1½ miles |hq_city=Stevenage |locale=England |successor_line=abandoned }} The Knebworth and Winter Green Railway was a {{RailGauge|1ft11.5in|lk=on}} narrow gauge railway built in the grounds of Knebworth House in 1972 as a tourist attraction. The railway was built by Pleasurerail Ltd. a company set up to build and operate private tourist railways which included the Great Whipsnade Railway and also the line at Blenheim Palace. In 1972, they started construction on a railway in the grounds of Knewbworth House near Stevenage. The initial line was an end-to-end layout running from the house to the adventure playground. In 1980, the track was extended to form a mile-long continuous loop. During its existence, the line hosted a number of steam and diesel locomotives. The line continued to run until 1990 when it was lifted and the remaining stock transferred to other lines LocomotivesThese are the locomotives that stayed at Knebworth for extended periods. Not all ran there at the same time and the exact dates when they were present are not always known. References1. ^{{cite book | author = Industrial Railway Society | title = Industrial Locomotives (15EL) | publisher = Industrial Railway Society | year = 2009 | isbn = 978 1 901556 53 7}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.strps.org.uk/str/stocklist/stocklist-index.htm |title=South Tynedale Railway stocklist |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805220532/http://www.strps.org.uk/str/stocklist/stocklist-index.htm |archivedate= 5 August 2007 |df= }} 3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book |title=Industrial Locomotives, including preserved and minor railway locomotives|publisher=Industrial Railway Society |year=1987 |isbn=0-901096-55-5 |author=Bryant, R.S. (ed.)}} }}
See also
2 : 1 ft 11½ in gauge railways in England|Rail transport in Hertfordshire |
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