| 词条 | Bickington Steam Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 释义 |
| name = Bickington Steam Railway | logo = | logo_alt = | image = Newton Abbot, Miniature Railway at Trago Mills - geograph.org.uk - 210942.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_alt = | type = | caption = SR&RL 2-6-2 No. 24 'Sandy River' at Trago Mills Central station. | start = Trago Central (Fun Park) | routes = Goose Glen Halt (Additional Car Park) | end = Riverside Station (Car Park) | stations = 3 | open = 1988 | close = | owner = Trago Mills | operator = Trago Mills | linelength_mi = 2 | tracklength_mi= 2.5 | gauge = {{RailGauge|10.25in}} }} Located at Trago Mills Regional Shopping Centre, Newton Abbot, the {{RailGauge|10.25in}} ridable miniature railway Bickington Steam Railway was opened in 1988, using equipment recovered from the Suffolk Wildlife Park, which itself was taken from Rudyard Lake.[1] It was built by Brian Nicholson, the headmaster of Waterhouses School in Staffordshire. Waterhouses was the junction for the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway. After being thwarted in an attempt to rebuild a portion of the Leek and Manifold Valley railway, Nicholson moved his railway, via Rudyard Lake and Suffolk, to Trago Mills. Originally the railway was a {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} double loop around two lakes with one station, 'Trago Central', but in 2006 the railway grew over {{convert|1/2|mi|m|0}}, with an extension taking it to Trago's front car park. A three-track terminus and turntable was built and named the 'Riverside Station'. A third station was added in 2008, located at the far end of the Trago site on one of the original sections of line; this was named 'Goose Glen Halt'. This was constructed in the hope that shoppers would use the ride to return to their vehicles, a near half-mile uphill walk from the main shopping complex. The railway is a member of Britains Great Little Railways Locomotives
B. Nicholson had commissioned the locomotive No. 1 E.R. Calthrope personally, using plans of the original E.R. Calthorp built by Kitson & Co. of Leeds for the Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway. Three of the steam locos (Alice, SR&RL No. 24 Sandy River and E.R. Calthrope) are fitted with working headlights, with No. 24 Sandy River also having a working manual ringing bell. Apart from Blance of Lancaster, all locomotives have a CD player which provides Health & Safety announcements, which are powered by a 12 volt car battery. See also
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Bickington Steam Railway 10 ¼ inch|url=http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/Bickington.html|publisher=Miniature Railway World|accessdate=16 January 2013}}
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4 : Rail transport in Devon|Miniature railways in the United Kingdom|10¼ in gauge railways in England|Railway lines opened in 1988 |
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