Dates of operation 1 May 1911– Headquarters Rhyl Phone +44 1352 759109 Date of operation 1 May 1911 | Track gauge 15 in (381 mm) Length 1,609 m Locale Denbighshire | |
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Address Wellington Rd, Rhyl LL18 1AQ, UK Similar Fairbourne Railway, Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway, Seaquarium, Conwy Valley Railway, Llanberis Lake Railway | ||
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The Rhyl Miniature Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Fach y Rhyl) is a 15 in (381 mm) gauge miniature railway line located in Rhyl on the North Wales Coast. The line runs in a circle around a boating lake near the promenade, to the west of the town centre. The railway is operated by Rhyl Steam Preservation Trust, a Registered charity.
Contents
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- Rolling stock
- Albert Barnes Room
- History
- References
The railway has a long association with one type of locomotive, a class of 6 1⁄3 scale 4-4-2 tender engines built by Albert Barnes & Co of Rhyl.
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Rolling stock
The Rolling stock on the RMR (Rhyl Miniature Railway) includes eight "Cars De luxe", two small carriages, two Cagney carriages, and various other non passenger stock.
Albert Barnes Room
This Room holds Billy, Display boards, a hands-on interactive signalling feature and an interactive touch screen computer.
History
Work on the railway began in December 1910 when it was surveyed by Henry Greenly, to whom permission was given to start work in March 1911, and the railway opened to the public on 1 May 1911. The railway proved to be a great success in its first year. The railway was originally operated using a single Bassett-Lowke Class 10 Atlantic and 6 Bassett-Lowke carriages. In 1913 it was decided to buy a second Class 10 and the "cars de luxe" were built in the companies' workshop. In 1920 the decision was taken to replace the two Class 10 with something more powerful due to them being stretched to their limits during peak season. The resulting engine was the "Barnes Atlantic". Six were built in Rhyl, 4 for the RMR and 2 for elsewhere.
It all came to an end in 1969. Rhyl Amusements was by then a subsidiary of Trust House Forte Leisure Ltd, whereas the Marine Lake itself belongs to the Borough Council. Trust House would not invest further in the Marine Lake site without a very long lease being granted, which the Council refused. As a result, Trust House decided to concentrate all its resources at Ocean Beach, and handed back the Marine Lake to the Council in 1970, completely bare.
The trackbed then lay bare until 1978 when it was relaid. The railway then started running trains on 1 July 1978.
The new Central station building was opened in May 2007.