10¼in gauge Co-CoDH No.4 on the Netherhall Woodland Railway. Maryport.
10¼in gauge Co-CoDH No.4 (Yates 4/1979) is seen crossing the viaduct in Netherhall Woods on the Netherhall Woodland Railway with the KEG (Kentrail Enthusiast Group) "Cumbrian Closedown Special". With the railway having closed in 1992 the line was becoming increasingly overgrown but the owner Mr Yates agreed to a private visit and five of us were possibly his last passengers. Sadly the line never reopened because of rising insurance costs and the locomotives were sold in 1995 along with the stock and track. Although Nether Hall a listed ancient monument shares the same site as the railway I believe the ruins are on private land so all vestiges of the once lengthy 10¼in gauge railway were removed in 1995.
There is very little recorded in print about this line other than a brief mention in the Oakwood Press book "A Survey of Seaside Miniature Railways" suggesting it was extended in 1985 making it much longer than the ½ mile previously recorded when the line first opened. The new layout encompassed a passing loop and new station. Sadly its one of those lines that has passed into history with very little recorded in pictures or print, basics like a timeline of opening and closing dates have proved very illusive.
With thanks to Peter Scott: (addendum added 23/9/20)
The line first opened on 13th April 1979 and operated until the end of the Summer season in 1992. Mr Yates then operated the line as a private site for invited visitors until the whole railway was sold for removal in 1995. The track was removed along with the rolling stock and locomotives and went to the new Morecambe Bay Miniature Railway which opened in August 1997.
10¼in gauge Co-CoDH No.4 on the Netherhall Woodland Railway. Maryport.
10¼in gauge Co-CoDH No.4 (Yates 4/1979) is seen crossing the viaduct in Netherhall Woods on the Netherhall Woodland Railway with the KEG (Kentrail Enthusiast Group) "Cumbrian Closedown Special". With the railway having closed in 1992 the line was becoming increasingly overgrown but the owner Mr Yates agreed to a private visit and five of us were possibly his last passengers. Sadly the line never reopened because of rising insurance costs and the locomotives were sold in 1995 along with the stock and track. Although Nether Hall a listed ancient monument shares the same site as the railway I believe the ruins are on private land so all vestiges of the once lengthy 10¼in gauge railway were removed in 1995.
There is very little recorded in print about this line other than a brief mention in the Oakwood Press book "A Survey of Seaside Miniature Railways" suggesting it was extended in 1985 making it much longer than the ½ mile previously recorded when the line first opened. The new layout encompassed a passing loop and new station. Sadly its one of those lines that has passed into history with very little recorded in pictures or print, basics like a timeline of opening and closing dates have proved very illusive.
With thanks to Peter Scott: (addendum added 23/9/20)
The line first opened on 13th April 1979 and operated until the end of the Summer season in 1992. Mr Yates then operated the line as a private site for invited visitors until the whole railway was sold for removal in 1995. The track was removed along with the rolling stock and locomotives and went to the new Morecambe Bay Miniature Railway which opened in August 1997.