Narrow gauge railway operating from the town of Launceston, Cornwall
Launceston Steam Railway
Locale
Launceston, Cornwall, UK
Terminus
Launceston
Commercial operations
Name
North Cornwall Railway
Original gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Owned by
The Spice Settlement Trust Co. Ltd
Operated by
The Spice Settlement Trust Co. Ltd
Stations
4
Length
2+1⁄2 miles (4 km)
Preserved gauge
1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm)
Commercial history
Opened
21 July 1892
Closed
30 January 1967
Preservation history
1965
Steam locomotive Lilian rescued
1983
Launceston Steam Railway opened
1995
Extension to Newmills opened
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The Launceston Steam Railway is a 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge railway, in Cornwall, England. The railway operates from the town of Launceston to Newmills, where there is a farm park; it is 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) long. The railway is built on the trackbed of the former standard gauge North Cornwall Railway.[1][2]
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