The Almond Valley Light Railway is a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge heritage railway running at the Almond Valley Heritage Trust site at Livingston, Scotland.[1][2] The railway operates at weekends between Easter and the end of September and daily during some school holiday periods. There are two stations, both with waiting shelters and run round loops. A small two-road loco shed is provided at the heritage centre end of the line. There is a storage siding here also.
| Almond Valley Light Railway | |
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 Barclay diesel loco with passenger train at Livingston Mill Station. The line's loco shed is to the right. | |
| Locale | Livingston, Scotland |
| Terminus | Livingston Mill Station |
| Preserved operations | |
| Operated by | Almond Valley Heritage Centre |
| Stations | 2 |
| Length | 500m |
| Preserved gauge | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Preservation history | |
| 1993 | Railway begins operating using second hand military equipment |
| 2006 | Extension towards river Almond proposed |
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Locomotives
editThe line uses only internal combustion locomotives. It has never intended to use steam locomotives and therefore has no facilities for them. The railway is home to a number of electric locomotives (five battery, one overhead); however, these are not currently used. [3]
| Name | Builder | Type | Date | Works number | Livery | Photo |
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| Oakbank No.2 | Baldwin, U.S.A. | 4wOE | 1902 | 20587 | (weathered) |  |
| Hunslet | Hunslet Engine Company | 0-4-0DM | 1941 | 2270 | Green |  |
| Greenwood & Batley | 4wBE | 1941 | 1698 | Green |  | |
| Barclay | Andrew Barclay | 4wDM | 1970 | 557 | Blue |  |
| Battery | Brook Victor | 4wBE | 1972 | 1143 | Yellow (weathered) |  |
| Brook Victor | 4wBE | 1972 | 612 | Yellow (weathered) |  | |
| Brook Victor | 4wBE | 1974 | 698 | Yellow (weathered) | ||
| Brook Victor | 4wBE | 1974 | 700 | Yellow (weathered) | ||
| Scruffy | Hunslet Engine Company | 4wDM | 1973 | 7330 | Sheer Aqua (Blue) |  |
| Baguley-Drewry | Baguley-Drewry | 4wDM | 1980 | 3572 | Green |  |
| Simplex | Motor Rail | 4wDM | 1981 | 40SPF522 | Yellow (weathered) |  |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "SCHEDULE Heritage or Tourist Networks". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Willis, Phil (2007). The funding of science and discovery centres. Eleventh report of session 2006-07, Vol. 1. House of Commons. p. 25.
- ^ Butcher, Alan C. Railways Restored. Ian Allan, 2006, p. 167.