Knebworth Park and Winter Green Railway
| Knebworth Park and Winter Green Railway | |
|---|---|
| Locale | England |
| Dates of operation | 1972 – 1990 |
| Successor line | abandoned |
| Track gauge | 1 ft 111⁄2 in (597 mm) |
| Length | 1½ miles |
| Headquarters | Stevenage |
The Knebworth Park and Winter Green Railway was a narrow gauge railway built in the grounds of Knebworth House in 1972 as a tourist attraction.
The railway was built by Pleasurerail Ltd. a private company set up to build and operate private tourist railways. Pleasurerail built the Great Whipsnade Railway and in 1972 they started construction on a 1 ft 111⁄2 in (597 mm) gauge railway in the grounds of Knewbworth House near Stevenage. The initial line was about a mile in length, running from a station and locomotive shed west of the main house down to a junction where a balloon loop returned trains to their starting point.
During its existence the line hosted a number of steam and diesel locomotives. The line continued to run until 1990 when it was lifted and the remaining stock transferred to other lines
Locomotives
These are the locomotives that stayed at Knebworth for extended periods. Not all ran there at the same time and the exact dates when they were present are not always known.
| Name | Builder | Works No. | Built | Type | Operating period | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triassic | Peckett | 1270 | 1911 | 0-6-0ST | on site 1979 | Now at the Bala Light Railway |
| Sezela No. 4 | Avonside | 1738 | 1915 | 0-4-0T | Arrived in 1972 | Now at the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway |
| No. 1 | Hunslet | 1429 | 1922 | 0-4-0ST | Arrived in 1972 | Now named Lady Joan and at the Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway |
| Lilla | Hunslet | 554 | 1891 | 0-4-0ST | Arrived in 1972 | Now on the Ffestiniog Railway |
| Sezela No. 23 | Hunslet | 0-4-0T | Now at the North Gloucestershire Railway | |||
| Sao Domingos | Orenstein & Koppel | 11784 | 1925 | 0-6-0WT | on site 1979 | Now at the Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway |
| Pedemoura | Orenstein & Koppel | 0-6-0WT | Now at the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway after spending many years at the Welsh Highland Railway |
References
- Thomas, Cliff (2002). The Narrow Gauge in Britain & Ireland. Atlantic Publishers. ISBN 1-902827-05-8.
- (1979) Industrial Railway Locomotives 1979: including preserved and minor railways. Industrial Railway Society. ISBN 0901096385.
See also
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