Radwell Manor Railway
The Radwell Manor Railway was a 10+1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge miniature railway situated in the village of
Layout
According to Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke, the RMR had a length of "all but 0.75 miles (1.2 km), and among its attractions are an up-to-date station, a tunnel, viaducts, embankments and cuttings ... and several over-bridges, together with a complete system of signalling."
The main viaduct was 65 feet (19.8 m) long, with four 16-foot (4.88 m) spans, and the embankment supporting it was 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) high The trackwork consisted of 13+1⁄2 lb/yd (6.7 kg/m)
Other features included sidings, engine and carriage sheds, a water tower and a turntable.
Steam locomotives
Loadstone
An adaptation of a
Highland Mary
A 4-4-0 design. She had cylinders of 2.875 in × 4.75 in (73.0 mm × 120.7 mm), driving wheels of 12.5 inches (317.5 mm), a working pressure of 120 lbf/in2 (827 kPa), and an overall length (engine and tender) of 8 feet 6 inches (2.59 m).
See also
- For other 10+1⁄4 in (260 mm) miniature railways, see Ridable miniature railway.
Sources
- Bassett-Lowke, Wenman Joseph (1947). The Model Railway Handbook (13th ed.). Northampton, UK: Bassett-Lowke Ltd.
- "The Radwell Manor Railway". Railway Reflections. 11. Dunstable, UK: Railway Reflections, Ltd. July–August 1982.
- Bassett-Lowke, Janet (1999). Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke. Chester, UK: Rail Romances. ISBN 1-900622-01-7.
- "Felmersham Village History".