Coalyard Miniature Railway

Coalyard Miniature Railway
Coalyard Miniature Railway
Locale Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Terminus Kidderminster High Level on Kidderminster Town Station
Coordinates 52°22′53″N 2°14′27″W / 52.3812758°N 2.240814°W / 52.3812758; -2.240814Coordinates: 52°22′53″N 2°14′27″W / 52.3812758°N 2.240814°W / 52.3812758; -2.240814
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Connections None
Commercial operations
Name Coalyard Miniature Railway
Built by Severn Valley Railway
Original gauge 5 in (127 mm) & 3 12 in (89 mm)
Original electrification 7 14 in (184 mm)
Preserved operations
Operated by Coalyard Miniature Railway
Stations Four (Two halts and two Termini)
Length 390.41994751 yards (357 m)
Commercial history
Opened 1988
Preservation history

The Coalyard Miniature Railway, opened in 1988,[1] and relayed in 1990 as a 7 14 in (184 mm) gauge railway, operates in the grounds of the Severn Valley Railway’s Kidderminster Town Station.[1] Its name is derived from a coal merchant business which operated alongside Kidderminster Town Station until 2004.

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History

The railway started as 100 metres (330 ft) of dual gauge track comprising 3 ½” gauge rails laid within 5" gauge rails,[1] to permit operation of both a 5” King Class Locomotive and a 3 ½” Hall class locomotive.[1] The track was unusual in being constructed of continuously welded rails with "dummy" fishplates.[1]

In 1990 a new 7 14 in (184 mm) gauge aluminium track was laid and then gradually extended until it reached the far end of the Kidderminster Town Station car park. The original line was then removed, making space for a new footpath from the Severn Valley Railway car park to the station. The line originally used wooden sleepers but when these wore out they were then replaced with plastic sleepers.[1]

The Railway is 357 metres (1,171 ft) long[2] and runs alongside the Severn Valley Railway platforms and past the water column, where one can see many of the Severn Valley's fleet of locomotives. It usually operates with petrol or battery powered locomotives; steam is generally used only during Severn Valley special events. The coaching stock is a mixture of sit astride and sit in coaches. Goods vehicles include a rake of narrow gauge wagons that are to scale and some maintenance trucks that are not to scale.

Stations

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Coalyard Miniature Railway
Legend
Urban head station
312m Bostin Lodge MPD
Urban junction from left Unknown BSicon "uKBHFr"
357m Tutherend Halt
Urban stop on track
282m Bostin Lodge
Urban stop on track
105m Sparks Halt
Urban End station
000m Kidderminster High Level            
  • Kidderminster High Level, the main terminus
  • Sparks Halt
  • Bostin Lodge
  • Tutherend Halt, the far terminus

Suppliers

The coalyard railway uses products from the following reliable miniature railway suppliers :

  1. PNP-Railways - For Rail and Plasitc Sleepers
  2. Cromar White Railways - For rail
  3. Parkside Electronics - For the controllers
  4. Roanoke - For Locomotives
  5. Elecsol Batteries - For Batteries
  6. Station Road Steam - For Rolling stock
  7. Abbots Model Engineering - For Bogies

References

  • Miniature Railways - Second Edition. ABC. Ian Allan. 2000. p. 35. ISBN 0-7110-2713-7. 
  1. ^ a b c d e f "Coalyard Miniature Railway 7 ¼ inch". Miniature Railway World. 2009-02-04. http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/coalyard. Retrieved 9 January 2010. 
  2. ^ MINOR RAILWAYS online

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