Narrow gauge rails
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Narrow gauge rails by John Winder as part of the Geograph project.
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Narrow gauge rails
Image: © John Winder Taken: 24 May 2020
The rails are part of the Lea Bailey Light Railway which has been established in part on the unused route of the Mitcheldean Road & Forest of Dean Junction Railway, completed in 1882 or thereabouts by the Great Western Railway after the original promoters of the line ran out of money. The route was never opened throughout and was intended as a freight route with no passenger service, although between 1907 and 1930 the GWR operated a railmotor passenger service over the southern section of the line to Drybrook. The entire route was maintained by the GWR until, in common with many other lightly-used lines, the track was lifted in 1917 and sent to France for use on the battlefields.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.872207
Longitude
-2.518635