Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway
- Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway
The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway (BWLR) is located near the villages of Wormshill and Bredgar in Kent, just South of Sittingbourne. It is a RailGauge|24 gauge narrow gauge railway about half a mile in length.
The BWLR is a private line which has been built up as a hobby by a group of friends since the early 1970s [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2007/08/02/bredgar_steam_railway_video_feature.shtml BBC Kent article on the Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway] ] . It is a fully operational line, operated to a high standard, with a station, engine sheds and workshops at Warren Wood station and a smaller station at the other end of the line, known as Stony Shaw.
The line is open to the public on the first Sunday of each month throughout the Summer, to raise money for various charities. On open days, a number of other attractions are on display including: a model railway, a Showman's Road Locomotive, a Traction engine and two Steam rollers.
Rolling stock
Operational steam locomotives
Operational diesel locomotives
Other cars
Other Exhibits
Other exhibits to be found at the Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway include:-
Beam engine
An 1870 Beam engine built by Thomas Horn to a design by James Watt. One of two supplied to a waterworks at Ashford. Acquired in 1988 and restored to working order.[cite web|url=http://www.bwlr.co.uk/beam.php|title=Beam Engine|publisher=Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway|accessdate=2008-08-04] ]Twinning
The Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway is twinned with the Chemin de Fer de La Valée de l'Ouche (CFVO), Bligny-sur-Ouche, Côte d'Or, France.[cite web|url=http://www.bwlr.co.uk/railway.php?]
|title=BWLR and CFVO|publisher=Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway|accessdate=2008-07-31] References
See also
*British narrow gauge railways
External links
* [http://www.bwlr.co.uk The Railway's website]
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