Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway

Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
Locale	Lincolnshire, England
Dates of operation	1948–
Track gauge	15 in (381 mm)
Headquarters	Cleethorpes

Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway

Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway is a 15 in (381 mm) railway built in 1948 in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire operating between Cleethorpes Leisure Centre and behind Pleasure Island/buck beck. It was originally built to a slightly smaller 14.5 inches (370 mm) gauge.

History

The line was built in 1948 as a tourist attraction by Cleethorpes Borough Council, who also operated it from 1959 to 1990.^[1] The line is now owned by Chris Shaw.

Trains run from Kingsway station, which is next to the Leisure Centre, over a 40 yards (37 m) viaduct and along the sea wall, turning west to run past the shed and museum at Lakeside station. Over the 2006/7 winter off-season, the Line was extended a further 900 yards (823 m) south-east to a new station at North Sea Lane, close to the Meridian Line car park, Pleasure Island Family Theme Park and the Buck Beck estuary. This brought the total current running length to 2 miles (3.2 km).

The railway used to be operated by a pair of Severn lamb locomotives. In the 1960s, the line used diesel trains, followed by petrol-driven engines with a steam outline, though genuine steam locomotives are now in operation. A National Lottery grant enabled the railway to acquire stock from the long-dismantled Sutton Miniature Railway in Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, some of which is housed in the old Sutton Miniature Railway locomotive shed, including Bassett-Lowke Class 10 Little Giant 'Mighty Atom'. On guest weekends, visiting engines from other 15 in (381 mm) lines make an appearance.

Steam locomotives

Name	No	Wheel Arrangement	Tractive + Cyl Size	Main Dimensions	Built	Rebuild + Maint	Gauge	Colour	Status	Notes
Sutton Belle	1	4-4-2 Tender	4.25 x 6.75	16'8 x 3'6 x 2'6.5	Cannon Ironfoundries 1933	Griffin Foundry 1953 & CCLR 2003	15 in (381 mm)	Royal Maroon	In Service.
Sutton Flyer	2	4-4-2 Tender	4.25 x 6.75	17' x 3'6 x 2'6.5	Griffin Foundry 1950	CCLR 2003 +2006	15 in (381 mm)	Royal Blue	Out of service.
Mighty Atom/Prince of Wales	11	4-4-2 Tender			Bassett-Lowke 1909		15 in (381 mm)		On Display awaiting restoration
	24	2-6-2 Tender	3000 lb 5.94 x 8	23ft x 6ft x 4 ft 3 in	Fairbourne 1990		15 in (381 mm)	Black	Boiler away for reps	Based on a Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Locomotive
Effie	N/A	0-4-0 Well Tank			Great Northern Steam	CCLR 2006	15in	Heywood Green	Out of service
Yvette	111	4-4-0 Tender			Craven's 1946	CCLR 2006	15 in (381 mm)	LNER Apple Green	Out of service	Based on an LNER Class D49
Crompton		4-4-2 Tender			Curwen 1951		18 in (457 mm)		Long term restoration
Mountaineer		0-4-0 Tender			W.van der Heiden 1972	Boiler 2006	15 in (381 mm)	BMR Maroon	Out of service.	ex Bush Mill Railway
04 Class	6284	2-8-0 Tender			Roger Loxley & Ray Crome 2009		15 in (381 mm)	LNER Freight Black	In Service	Made debut at Barrow Hill Roundhouse Gala

Diesel Locomotives

Name	No	Built	Rebuild/ Maint	Wheels	Fuel/ Trans	Gauge	Status	Colour	Notes
Toby	2	Lister 1944	CCLR	0-4-0	Diesel-Mechanical	15 in (381 mm)	Under Rebuild	Brown
The Cub/John		Minirail 1954	CCLR 1993	0-4-0 Bo	Diesel-Hydraulic			Grey undercoat
Battison	5	Battison 1958	CCLR 2004	2-6-4T	Diesel-Mechanical	15 in (381 mm)	Under Rebuild	Improved Engine Green	Styled as steam locomotive
Dudley	SMR 4	G & S Light Engineering 1946	CCLR 2003	Bo-Bo	4* Petrol-Mechanical	15 in (381 mm)	Stored for winter	Grey & Red
DA1		Bush Mill Railway 1986		0-4-0	Diesel-Mechanical	15 in (381 mm)	shunting duties only	Bush Mills Maroon with Chevrons on ends	ex Bush Mill Railway

References

1. ^ "Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway History". http://www.cleethorpescoastlightrailway.co.uk/history.htm. Retrieved 27 March 2009. 

External links

• The Railway website

Coordinates: 53°32′47″N 0°00′51″W / 53.54649°N 0.01425°W / 53.54649; -0.01425 (Cleethorpes Light railway, Lakeside)

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