Dates of operation 1990–Present Length ⁄4 mile (1.2 km) Phone +44 1963 370752 | Track gauge 2 ft (610 mm) Headquarters Templecombe Locale England | |
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Address Common Ln, Yenston, Templecombe BA8 0NB, UK Similar Ashford Steam Centre, Southall Railway Centre, Bideford Railway Heritage, Sittingbourne and Kemsley, North Ings Farm Museum | ||
Gartell light railway open day 29 08 2016
The Gartell Light Railway is a privately run narrow gauge edutainment railway located at Yenston in the Blackmore Vale, south of Templecombe, in Somerset, England. It operates a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway running for 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km), partly along the track of the old Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. The railway has 4 stations - Common Lane, Pinesway Junction, Park Lane and Tower View.
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- Gartell light railway open day 29 08 2016
- 1080p gartell light railway 6th april 2015
- The route of the GLR
- References
The railway is controlled using a comprehensive signalling system operated from two signalboxes - Common lane and Pinesway Junction. Both signalboxes control a mix of semaphore and colour light signals with mechanically operated points.
The railway is open to the public on selected dates through the year when it normally operates an intensive 3 train operation with departures from Common Lane station every 20 minutes through the day between 10:30 and 16:30.