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30°30′10″N 87°47′13″W / 30.50278°N 87.78694°W Silverhill, Alabama |
Dates of operation | 2001–present |
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Track gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) |
Length | 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) |
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Website | Wales West Light Railway |
The Wales West Light Railway is a 1.6-kilometre (1 mi) [1] 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge tourist railway in Silverhill, Alabama owned by Ann and Ken Zadnichek. [1] It is built to simulate a Welsh narrow gauge railway. [1] [2] The railway and associated RV park host over 30,000 visitors annually. [1]
Dame Ann is an 11,700-pound [1] 0-4-2 ST steam locomotive built by Exmoor Steam Railway [2] in Bratton Fleming, England. [1] [2] Her steam trials were completed at the Launceston Steam Railway in Cornwall. [2] She was delivered to the Wales West Light Railway in 2004. [1] [2] Dame Ann is based on the Penrhyn Port Class locomotive built by Hunslet Engine Company in the 19th century. [2] At the time of her construction, she was the first Port Class Hunslet engine built in 83 years. [1] [2]
Gareth is a Simplex 40S [3] diesel locomotive built by British locomotive-building company Motor Rail in the mid 1960s. [2] The two thousand pound locomotive was purchased from Alan Keef Ltd for use in the construction of the Wales West Light Railway. [2] Gareth originally featured steam out-line body and had been used to pull a single car train in Scotland. [2] His new owners replaced the steam out-line body with a body modeled after the Simplex-type diesels produced by Alan Keef in the 1980s. [2]
Passenger cars on the Wales West Light Railway are replicas based on plans dating to the 19th century. [2] They are built of wood over steel frames with wheels imported from England, and are equipped with modern air brakes. [2]
Wales West Light Railway also operates a shorter 7.5" gauge miniature ridable railway. [2]
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Overview | |
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Locale |
30°30′10″N 87°47′13″W / 30.50278°N 87.78694°W Silverhill, Alabama |
Dates of operation | 2001–present |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) |
Length | 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) |
Other | |
Website | Wales West Light Railway |
The Wales West Light Railway is a 1.6-kilometre (1 mi) [1] 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge tourist railway in Silverhill, Alabama owned by Ann and Ken Zadnichek. [1] It is built to simulate a Welsh narrow gauge railway. [1] [2] The railway and associated RV park host over 30,000 visitors annually. [1]
Dame Ann is an 11,700-pound [1] 0-4-2 ST steam locomotive built by Exmoor Steam Railway [2] in Bratton Fleming, England. [1] [2] Her steam trials were completed at the Launceston Steam Railway in Cornwall. [2] She was delivered to the Wales West Light Railway in 2004. [1] [2] Dame Ann is based on the Penrhyn Port Class locomotive built by Hunslet Engine Company in the 19th century. [2] At the time of her construction, she was the first Port Class Hunslet engine built in 83 years. [1] [2]
Gareth is a Simplex 40S [3] diesel locomotive built by British locomotive-building company Motor Rail in the mid 1960s. [2] The two thousand pound locomotive was purchased from Alan Keef Ltd for use in the construction of the Wales West Light Railway. [2] Gareth originally featured steam out-line body and had been used to pull a single car train in Scotland. [2] His new owners replaced the steam out-line body with a body modeled after the Simplex-type diesels produced by Alan Keef in the 1980s. [2]
Passenger cars on the Wales West Light Railway are replicas based on plans dating to the 19th century. [2] They are built of wood over steel frames with wheels imported from England, and are equipped with modern air brakes. [2]
Wales West Light Railway also operates a shorter 7.5" gauge miniature ridable railway. [2]