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Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway
Map of the Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway
Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway locomotive Isabel, preserved on a plinth in Stafford in 1974.
Overview
HeadquartersStanton under Bardon
LocaleEngland
Dates of operation1896–1948
Successorabandoned
Technical
Track gauge2 ft (610 mm)

The Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge industrial railway that connected the Cliffe Hill granite quarry to the nearby London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) between Leicester and Coalville. The line opened in 1896 and operated until 1948.

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