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There are a couple of significant and actually, physically, miniature 15" gauge steam railways in the UK. I say a couple because the Ravenglass and Eskdale Rail
by theoh 8y ago
There are a couple of significant and actually, physically, miniature 15" gauge steam railways in the UK. I say a couple because the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway (Cumbria) and the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway (Kent) are the preeminent ones.
They both served as genuine forms of transport at various points in their histories.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romney,_Hythe_and_Dymchurch_Railway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romney,_Hythe_and_Dymchurch_Ra...
- flyinghamster 8y agoNorth Wales has several ~2 foot gauge steam railways as well, though they're not exactly "miniature." Ffestiniog Railway from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog, and Welsh Highland Railway from Porthmadog to Caernarfon: http://www.festrail.co.uk/ http://www.festrail.co.uk/ Talyllyn Railway from Tywyn Wharf to Nant Gwernol: https://www.talyllyn.co.uk/ https://www.talyllyn.co.uk/
- theoh 8y agoBy miniature I mainly mean that the locos look like scale models of mainline steam locomotives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Greenly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Greenly
- peteri 8y agoI'm always amazed that the Ffestiniog engines were built just around the corner from where I live at the Hatcham Iron Works on Pomeroy street in New Cross, London. It seems unbelievable that you would setup a locomotive works so near to central London. https://www.festipedia.org.uk/wiki/England_Engines https://www.festipedia.org.uk/wiki/England_Engines