Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway
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The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway is a Template:RailGauge narrow gauge railway in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is laid on the trackbed of the former Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch of the Caledonian Railway which led off the main line between Template:Stnlnk and Glasgow at Elvanfoot.
Overview
The preserved section runs from Leadhills for about Template:Convert towards Wanlockhead and is the highest adhesion railway in the UK. The rack and pinion Snowdon Mountain Railway is higher. Trains are currently diesel worked with the locomotive propelling the train up hill away from Leadhills.
The original railway closed in the late 1930s shortly after the mines in Wanlockhead had closed.
The railway currently stops at the border of South Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway. Template:GeoGroup Template:PoIgb start Template:PoIgb Template:PoIgb Template:PoIgb Template:PoIgb end
Operation
Trains operate on the push-pull principle as there are no run round loop facilities at the end of the run. Movements within the main station site at Leadhills are controlled from the reconstructed signal box which contains the original lever frame from Arrochar and Tarbet signal box.
Bus replacement
For two weeks during July 2016 the railway operated an extended service, connecting with local bus routes, as the road between Wanlockhead and Leadhills was closed for repairs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Awards
The Leadhills & Wanlockhead won the Heritage Railway Association Annual Awards 2016, Small Groups
See also
References
Bibliography
External links
- The Railway website (Archive)
- Video and commentary on the Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway.
- Video and narration on a journey on the L&WR