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Light railway in Buckinghamshire, England

The Wotton Light Railway is a private 15 in (381 mm) gauge light railway located near Wotton Underwood in Buckinghamshire. It is the hobby of High Court judge Sir Jeremy Sullivan. Although the line is privately owned and operated, it may be viewed at strategic points where it crosses public footpaths, and by invitation on occasional operating days.

Locomotives

Name Livery Locomotive type Wheel
arrangement 		Builder Year built Notes
Sandy WLR dark blue Steam 0-6-0 Exmoor Steam Railway Principal steam locomotive.
Pam WLR dark blue Diesel hydraulic 0-4-0DH Alan Keef 1996 Shunting locomotive.
Pompey WLR dark blue Diesel hydraulic B-B DH Alan Keef 2001 Principal diesel locomotive.

Rolling stock

The railway is equipped with a small fleet of 8-seater semi-open passenger carriages. There are several freight wagons, including open wagons in which passengers are sometimes conveyed. There is an enclosed brake van, which will accommodate two members of train crew.

References

  1. See his personal profile at the BBC.
  2. See references to level crossings here.
  3. See photographs here.

External links

Wotton Light Railway on YouTube.

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