Narrow-gauge slate railways in England

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Narrow-gauge railways were often used by the slate industry
because of their low cost and ease of operation.

Name Opened Closed Gauge Location Notes
Burlington Slate Quarries railway[1][2]
 after 1975; by 1979 3 ft 2+1⁄4 in (972 mm) Kirkby-in-Furness, England Cumbrian slate quarry internal railway system operated by two diesel and a battery electric locomotives
Honister Slate Mine[3] ? Present 2 ft (610 mm) Honister, England Working slate mine perched at the top of Honister Pass. The mine has gone through phases of activity and redundancy, the current operation started in 1997.
Old Delabole Slate Quarry[2][4]
 before 1834 after 1987 [5] 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) Delabole, England Large Cornish slate quarry with extensive steam and diesel locomotive roster

References

  1. ISBN 0-85153-236-5
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    ISBN 0901096385
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  3. ^ "Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways".
  4. ISBN 190447456X
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  5. ISBN 0901096555. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help
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