Beer Heights Light Railway

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Beer Heights Light Railway
Beer Heights Light Railway.jpg
Steam locomotive 'Claudine' running round its train at the terminus.
Dates of operation 14 July 1975–Present
Track gauge 7 14 in (184 mm)
File:Beer Heights Light Railway Turntable.jpg
Steam locomotive 'Mr P' on turntable.

The Beer Heights Light Railway operates 1 mile (1.6 km) of minimum gauge 7 14 in (184 mm) track at Beer, Devon, England.[1] It is part of Pecorama, an exhibition owned by Peco.[2]

Overview

The official opening was by Rev. W.V. Awdry on 14 July 1975, at which time it offered a return ride from "Much Natter" station via a balloon loop.[citation needed] Subsequently, it was almost doubled in length by construction of the "Devil's Gorge" extension which involved a very considerable cutting, and the complex track layout also includes a more recent steeply-graded branch line to "Wildway Down". The station at Deepwater was revamped in late 2014 and reopened in July 2015 as 'Deepwater Halt'.

The line is notable for its high standard of presentation to the public and for the fine views obtainable from it. [3] It is home to eight steam locomotives designed on narrow gauge principles.

Locomotives

The railway currently has eight steam locomotives, two diesel and one electric.[4] A locomotive called 'Finn MacCool' also visits every summer (usually July – September) from the Belfast and County Down Miniature Railway Society, Northern Ireland, to help out in the peak season. [5] Other locomotives also visit during the 'Loco Week' and 'Bank Holiday Weekend Gala' in August.

Operational:
Number Name Wheel Arrangement Notes Arrived
O&EBR 1 Otter 2-4-2 + T Built at Western Steam, Privately Owned Steam 2004
3 Dickie 0-4-2 + T Built by David Curwen, Wiltshire Steam 1976
4 Thomas II 0-4-2ST + T Thomas II (Original), Built by Roger Marsh Steam 1979
5 Linda 2-4-0ST+T Mainline Hunslet, rebuilt by TMA Engineering, Birmingham Steam 1983
6 Jimmy Bo-Bo Severn Lamb, Stratford-On-Avon Diesel Hydraulic 1986
7 Mr.P 2-4-2T + T Built in Beer Works Steam 1997
8 Gem 0-6-0 + 4T Romulus (heavily modified - Engerth tender arrangement) Steam 1999
9 Claudine 2-4-4T Single Fairlie, Built at Beer Works Steam 2005
10 Alfred Bo-Bo Tram style, Built at Beer Works Battery Electric 2003
11 Ben Bo-Bo Freelance, Built at Beer Works Diesel Mechanical 2015
Under overhaul or construction:
Samastipur 0-4-2T Exmoor Steam 1999

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