British industrial narrow-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man that were primarily built to serve one or more industries. Some offered passenger services for employees or workmen, but they did not run public passenger trains. They are categorized by the primary industry they served.
Quarrying and mining
Heavy industry
Engineering works
Power generation
Power stations were some of the last regular users of industrial steam locomotives in the United Kingdom, although most of these were standard gauge. However, several power generation facilities used narrow-gauge railways.
Refineries
Steel works
Zinc smelting
Construction industry
Contractor depots
Many construction contractors maintained depots that included narrow-gauge equipment in store and under repair. While some of these were temporary locations and often unrecorded, others were long term yards with extensive stock and facilities.
Tunnelling
Many narrow-gauge lines were employed for short-term tunnelling contracts. Most of these are unrecorded, so this list represents only a few of the many such lines.
City construction
During the garden city construction boom, several new towns and cities were built using narrow-gauge railways
Land reclamation and river maintenance
Temporary and semi-permanent narrow-gauge railways were often used during land reclamation schemes
Reservoir construction
Many reservoirs constructed before the Second World War employed narrow-gauge railways to move equipment and materials.
Power station construction
Road construction
Other construction
General
Water treatment and sewage works
Gas works
General freight
Forestry
Railway works
Other industries
Woto, ex-BICC Belvedere, converted to 2 ft (610 mm) gauge and preserved at Alan Keef
ex-Bowaters Railway locomotive Leader, preserved on the
Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light RailwayThe Lochaber Railway
London Post Office Railway
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk Industrial Railway Society. (1979). Industrial Locomotives 1979: including preserved and minor railway locomotives. Industrial Railway Society. ISBN 0-901096-38-5.
- ^ "Cranes and Access Magazine article on Ainscough Crane Hire" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f Mitchell, Vic & Smith, Keith (2004). Hampshire Narrow Gauge including the Isle of Wight. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-36-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Nicholson, Peter (1975). Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways in Britain. Bradford, Barton. ISBN 0-85153-236-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Bryant, R.S., ed. (1987). Industrial Locomotives, including preserved and minor railway locomotives. Industrial Railway Society. ISBN 0-901096-55-5.
- ^ "List of 2 ft 6 in gauge railways". Archived from the original on 18 June 2003.
- ^ a b c Talbot 2005
- ^ Robertson 1988, page 38
- ^ "1974 Aidan Fuller Memorial Trophy Photographic Competition Entry". The Industrial Railway Record. 60. Industrial Railway Society: 49. 1975.
- ^ a b Webb, Brian (1973). The British Internal Combustion Locomotive 1894-1940. David & Charles. ISBN 0715361155.
- ^ a b c "Industrial News". Narrow Gauge News (189). March 1992.
- ^ a b c d Mitchell, Vic & Smith, Keith (2000). Kent Narrow Gauge. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-45-1.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Mitchell, Vic & Smith, Keith (2006). Dorset and Somerset Narrow Gauge. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-76-4.
- ^ Robertson, 1988, page 37
- ^ Lister, Mike (1988). The Industrial Railways of Port Sunlight and Bromborough Port. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-371-0.
- ^ Gill, Robert. "The Welwyn Garden City Light Railway".
- ^ Nicholls, Robert (1985). "Manchester's Narrow Gauge Railways: Chat Moss and Charrington Estates". The Narrow Gauge. The Narrow Gauge Railway Society. ISSN 0142-5587.
- ^ Boyd, James I.C. (1988). Narrow Gauge Railways in South Caernarvonshire: Volume One (2nd. ed.). The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-365-6.
- ^ Ashforth Philip, J. (February 1974). "The North Sea Camp Railway". The Industrial Railway Record. 52. The Industrial Railway Society: 178–182.
- ^ Shannon, Issy. Rails to the Reservoirs. When the Klondyke Came to Calder Valley.
- ^ a b c d e f Bowtell, Harold D. (1994). Dam Builder's Railways from Durham's Dales to the Border. Plateway Press. ISBN 1-871980-19-4.
- ^ Cheshire West and Chester: Public Map Viewer. Retrieved on 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b Boyd, James I.C. (2001). Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire: Volume Three The Dinorwic Quarry and Railways, The Great Orme Tramways and Other Rail Systems. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-328-1.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Masham Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Isle of Man Water Authority page".
- ^ Bevan, Bill. "The Upper Derwent: long-term landscape archaeology in the Peak District" (PDF).
- ^ a b Bowtell, Harold D (1991). Lesser Railways of the Yorkshire Dales and the Dam Builders in the Age of Steam. Plateway Press. ISBN 1-871980-09-7.
- ^ Higgins, S.H.P. (1974). "Narrow Gauge at Vyrnwy Waterworks". The Industrial Railway Record. 55. The Industrial Railway Society: 286–287.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Mitchell, Vic & Smith, Keith (2003). Surrey Narrow Gauge including South London. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-87-7.
- ^ a b c d Mitchell, Vic & Smith, Keith (2001). Sussex Narrow Gauge. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-68-0.
- ^ Neale, Andrew (April 1992). "Coal, Chemicals and Salt. The Colne Valley Waterworks Railway". Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railway Modelling Review. 2 (10). Ram Productions Ltd.
- ^ "Metropolitan Water Board Railway".
- ^ "Amberley narrow gauge railway stock list". Amberley Museum Railway. Archived from the original on 7 October 2006.
- ^ Down, C.G. (December 1965). "The North Surrey Joint Sewage Board". The Industrial Railway Record. 8.
- ^ Trevor Rowe, D (1990). Two Feet between the Tracks. Plateway Press. ISBN 1-871980-12-7.
- ^ MacKay, A N (August 1969). "Back to square one". Railway Magazine. 115 (820). London: Temple Press: 435–438. ISSN 0033-8923.
- ^ "Gasworks turntable". flickr.com. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "View map: Gloucestershire XLIX.3 (Kings Stanley; Rodborough; Stroud) - Ordnance Survey 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Lodgemore and Gasworks - Stroudwater History". stroudwaterhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Dudbridge to Stroud Cycle Track and Gas Works". Stroudie Central. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ *Mitchell, Vic, and Keith Smith (2003). Branch Line to the Derwent Valley, including the Foss Islands Branch. Midhurst: Middleton Press. plate 24. ISBN 1-904474-06-3.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Belvoir Castle Tramway". Tywyn: The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d Dart, Maurice (2005). Cornwall Narrow Gauge including the Camborne & Redruth tramway. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-56-X.
- ^ Kidner, R.W. (1938). Mineral Railways. The Oakwood Press.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Cox, David & Krupa, Christopher (1992). The Kerry Tramway and other timber light railways. The Plateway Press. ISBN 1-871980-11-9.
- ^ Quine, Dan (March 2017). "Baguley 774 and the Pennal Tramway". Industrial Railway Record.
- ^ "Narrow Gauge Railway Museum article on the Beyer Peacock Works Railway". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
- ^ a b "List of 2 ft gauge railways worldwide". Archived from the original on 6 February 2005.
- ^ "Railways of the Malvern Hills".
- ^ Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways in England
- ^ Becquart, Charlotte (15 November 2022). "Buried railway appears on Cornwall beach for the first time in years". CornwallLive. Reach. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Narrow Gauge Heaven gallery page".
- ^ Howat, Patrick (1980). The Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway: Operated by Balfour, Beatty & Co. Ltd., and The British Aluminium Co. Ltd. between Fort William and Loch Teig, 1925-1977. Huddersfield: Narrow Gauge Railway Society. (Special issue of The Narrow Gauge No. 87/88 ISSN 0142-5587) ISBN 0-9507169-0-1.
- ^ Hadfield, Charles (1967). Atmospheric Railways.
- ^ Trench, Richard and Hillman, Ellis (1984). London under London: A subterranean guide. London: John Murray. ISBN 0-7195-4080-1.
- ^ "Narrow Gauge at Woodhead". Journal of the Welsh Highland Railway (125).
Bibliography
- "Narrow Gauge Railway Museum's list of railways". Archived from the original on 14 January 2008.
- "List of British narrow-gauge steam locomotives". Archived from the original on 21 October 2008.
- Crumbleholme, Roger & Kirtland, Terry (1981). steam '81. George Allen & Unwin. ISBN 0-04-385082-0.
- Dean, Ian; Neale Andrew; Smith, David (1983). Industrial Railways of the South-East. Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-09-6.
- Lee, Charles E. (1945). Narrow-Gauge Railways in North Wales. The Railway Publishing Co. Ltd.
- Macmillan, Nigel S.C. (1970). The Campbeltown & Machrihanish Light Railway. David & Charles: Newton Abbot.
- Richards, Alun John (2001). The Slate Railways of Wales (1st. ed.). Llanrwst, Wales: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. ISBN 0-86381-689-4.
- Robertson, Leslie S.; Neale, Andrew (1988). Narrow Gauge Railways - Two Feet and Under (2nd ed.). Croydon, Surrey: Plateway Press. ISBN 0-9511108-4-5.
- Stoyel, B.D. & Kidner R.W. (1973). The Cement Railways of Kent. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-370-2.
- Talbot, Edward; Taylor, Clive (2005). The Crewe Works Narrow Gauge System (2nd ed.). Croydon, Surrey: The London & North Western Railway Society. ISBN 0954695119.
- Tonks, Eric (May 1990). The Ironstone Quarries of the Midlands Part 4: The Wellingborough Area. Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing. ISBN 1-870-754-042.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: year (link) - Narrow Gauge News, the journal of the Narrow Gauge Railway Society
External links
- Narrow Gauge Railway Society
- Industrial Railway Society