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Wotton Light Railway

The Wotton Light Railway is a private 15 in (381 mm) gauge light railway located near Wotton Underwood in Buckinghamshire. It is the hobby of High Court judge Sir Jeremy Sullivan.[1] Although the line is privately owned and operated, it may be viewed at strategic points where it crosses public footpaths,[2] and by invitation on occasional operating days.

Locomotives

Name Livery Locomotive type Wheel
arrangement
Builder Year built Notes
Sandy WLR dark blue Steam 0-6-0 Exmoor Steam Railway Principal steam locomotive.
Pam WLR dark blue Diesel hydraulic 0-4-0DH Alan Keef 1996 Shunting locomotive.
Pompey WLR dark blue Diesel hydraulic B-B DH Alan Keef 2001 Principal diesel locomotive.

Rolling stock

The railway is equipped with a small fleet of 8-seater semi-open passenger carriages. There are several freight wagons, including open wagons in which passengers are sometimes conveyed.[3] There is an enclosed brake van, which will accommodate two members of train crew.

References

  1. ^ See his personal profile at the BBC.
  2. ^ See references to level crossings here.
  3. ^ See photographs here.

Wotton Light Railway on YouTube.

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