Terminus Statfold Barn Farm Length 2,414 m | 1985 opened Phone +44 1827 830871 | |
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Preserved gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge; 2 ft 6 in (762 mm); 2 ft (610 mm) Similar Amerton Railway, Ffestiniog Railway, Penrhyn Quarry Railway, Bala Lake Railway, Bredgar and Wormshill |
Statfold barn railway march 25th 2017
The Statfold Barn Railway is a mixed gauge railway of 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge, 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge, and 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge near Tamworth, Staffordshire. It is privately owned by Mr Graham Lee, former chairman of LH Group Services Ltd – which in 2005 bought what remained of the Hunslet Engine Company.
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- Diesel locomotives
- Passenger stock
- References
The 'Field Railway' is a dual 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge and 2 ft (610 mm) gauge line approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long with a "balloon loop" at one end with a station at the other end. There is a passing loop halfway along the line which has a single platform 'Oak Tree Halt' and a siding heading off to storage facilities in the 'Grain Store'.
There is also a separate loop line 'Garden Railway' consisting of 2 ft (610 mm) gauge track only. Drivers of mixed-gauge trains must take care not to pass the point where this line diverges or derailment will occur.
The running shed has a triple gauge line leading down into the standard gauge storage sidings and then across the Field Railway where a short stub leads into a field.
The railway has an extensive workshop where locomotives are built and restored.
As at March 2010 some 51 locomotives were based on the Statfold Barn Railway, either in an active condition or waiting for restoration or rebuild.
The railway is not open to the public, but a number of “Enthusiasts’ Days” are held each year and interested enthusiasts may apply for an invitation to one of these events.
Statfold barn railway september 10th 2016 4k
Diesel locomotives
Orenstein & Koppel 20777 ex Germany Navy(Keil), ex Norden Clay Works, Dorset, ex Durley Light Railway.
Passenger stock
In May 2014 the railway obtained a rake of four passenger coaches, originally built in 1984 for the Thorpe Park theme park, and latterly used on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway