Great Laxey Mine Railway

Great Laxey Mine Railway

Infobox rail
railroad_name=Great Laxey Mine Railway
gauge=1 ft 7 in
start_year=1870s
end_year=Present
length=frac|1|4; mile
hq_city=Laxey
locale=Isle of Man

The Great Laxey Mine Railway was originally constructed to serve the Isle of Man's Great Laxey Mine, a lead mine located in Laxey. The 19 in gauge railway runs from the old mine entrance to the washing floors along a right of way that passes through the Isle of Man's only railway tunnel under the RailGauge|36 gauge Victorian Manx Electric Railway and the main A2 Douglas to Ramsey coast road.

Abandoned in 1929 when the mine closed, the frac|1|4 mile Great Laxey Mine Railway re-opened in September 2004. Now the "Ant" and "Bee", replicas of the Lewin steam locomotives with the same names originally built in 1877, carry passengers along a restored route once traversed by cars loaded with lead ore pulled by mules. At the upper terminus, linking the railway to the Laxey Wheel, once operated the Laxey Browside Tramway but this has long since vanished, replaced with a car park.

ee also

* British narrow gauge railways
* Laxey Wheel

External links

[http://www.iomguide.com/laxey/laxey-mines-railway.php Great Laxey Mines Railway]


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