Kirklees Light Railway

Kirklees Light Railway

The Kirklees Light Railway is a 4 mile long RailGauge|15 gauge minimum gauge railway in Kirklees metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire first opened in 1991. It runs along part of the trackbed of the branch line from "Clayton West Junction", near Shepley on the Huddersfield - Penistone railway line; the KLR runs between Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West on the disused trackbed.

History

Permission to construct the railway was granted by Kirklees Council on the 27 September, 1991. The line was originally 1 mile in length running from Clayton West station to a specially constructed stop called "Cuckoos Nest". It was extended to Skelmanthorpe in 1992 and again to a station at Shelley in 1996.

The journey gives fine views of Emley Moor Radio Mast and includes the longest tunnel on any RailGauge|15 gauge line in Britain.

Locomotives

A feature of the line is the use of modern steam designs, which could be the future for small railways due to the lower maintenance costs.

team locomotives

The following are one-third scale size engines:

Diesel locomotive

*0-4-0DH "Jay" built in 1996, body shape changed in 2002. Probably the hardest working engine on the line as it is used a lot to shunt stock, it is also used occasionally on passenger trains.

Petrol locomotives

*No 7 "The Tram" built in 1991. The engine was originally from an invalid car, it is in use and can be seen operating footplate rides at the railway along with the occasional passenger train.

Gallery

External links

* [http://www.kirkleeslightrailway.com/ Official KLR website]
* [http://friendsofklr.co.uk Friends Of The KLR]
* [http://freewebs.com/kirkleestrainsim KLR Train Simulator Addon]


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