| 词条 | Plowman's Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Plowman's Railroad operates the collection of {{RailGauge|7.25in}} gauge American outline steam and diesel locomotives from the former Dobwalls Adventure Park and is located at Plowmans Garden Nursery & Plant Centre Ltd, West Parley, Ferndown, Dorset.[1] The rolling stock has since been sold and shipped to Australia and the railway is now run by the West Parley Miniature Engineering Society. Please note that this railway has now closed following the complete collapse of the Garden Centre. Locomotives & Rolling StockThe locomotives from the Dobwall's Collection are as follows: Live Steamer
There is a set of 'sit-astride' coaches, built to a high standard these are also part of the original Dobwall's collection.[2] Railroad TracksPhase One of this railroad was a simple loop with a siding running to/ from the passenger station and storage tracks, trains start at the main station, run round the loop twice and then reverse back into the main station.[3] There is approximately {{convert|2000|ft|m|0}} of track including 2 storage tracks.[4] The station - behind Plowman's Garden Centre, Christchurch Road, West Parley - is now of the "through" type, with a platform line, a bypass line and a storage siding. The main route is from the station into the large field behind the Plowman's Garden Centre plant polytunnels and back to the station through a short "tunnel". The usual journey takes the main route into the field, then a set of facing points diverts the train onto an internal loop past the polytunnels and back onto the main route. On the second circuit of the main route, the facing points are reset and the train runs through the "tunnel" and onto the station bypass line, then out onto the main route again. On the third circuit the train is brought back to the platform and the journey ends. The railway normally operates running up to Christmas, in conjunction with the garden centre's Santa Claus visits for young children. Then at Bank Holidays from Easter (Easter Sunday excluded) to August Bank Holiday. And the last weekend of the months between Easter and the end of August. Steam and petrol-hydraulic locos are used. Search on-line for West Parley Miniature Railway. See alsoRidable miniature railwayDobwalls Adventure ParkReferences1. ^Dobwalls Railroad in Dorset {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625223149/http://cheekylittlemonkey81.fotopic.net/c1597342.html |date=25 June 2010 }} Photo report Dobwalls Railroad in Dorset 2. ^A tribute to Dobwalls Railroad Photo tribute to Dobwalls Railroad in Cornwall 3. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmAOMXWl_84 BigBoy video] YouTube video of the BigBoy 4. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AoSAfbE2hQ Dobwalls Railroad in Dorset] Video report from Plowman's Railroad External links
3 : 7¼ in gauge railways in England|Miniature railways in the United Kingdom|Tourist attractions in Dorset |
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