Redruth and Chasewater Railway

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Redruth and Chasewater Railway
Locale England
Dates of operation 1825 – 1915
Track gauge 4 ft (1219 mm)
Length 9 miles
Headquarters Redruth

The Redruth and Chasewater Railway was an early British industrial narrow gauge railway that opened in 1825 and closed in 1954. It was one of the first narrow gauge railways to introduce steam locomotives.

Locomotives

Name Builder Type Date Works number Notes
Miner Neilson 0-4-2ST 1854 Rebuilt in 1869 as an 0-6-0ST
Smelter Neilson 0-4-2ST 1854
Spitfire Neilson 0-6-0ST 1859

References


  • Kidner, R.W. (1938). Mineral Railways. The Oakwood Press. 

See also