The Coalyard Miniature Railway, opened in 1988,
and relaid in 1990 as a gauge railway, operates in the grounds of the
Severn Valley Railway
The Severn Valley Railway is a standard gauge, standard-gauge heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. The single-track line runs from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster, calling at four intermediate stations and three request stop ...
’s
Kidderminster Town Station.
History
The railway started as of
dual gauge track comprising gauge rails laid within gauge rails,
to permit operation of both a
King Class Locomotive and a
Hall class locomotive.
The track was unusual in being constructed of
continuously welded rails.
In 1990 a new gauge
aluminium
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track was laid and then gradually extended until it reached the far end of the Kidderminster Town Station car park. The original line was then removed, making space for a new footpath from the Severn Valley Railway car park to the station. The line originally used wooden sleepers but when these wore out they were replaced with plastic sleepers.
The Railway is long
and runs alongside the Severn Valley Railway platforms and past the water column, where one can see many of the Severn Valley's fleet of locomotives.
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{{Ridable miniature railways in England
7¼ in gauge railways in England
Miniature railways in the United Kingdom
Severn Valley Railway
Railway lines opened in 1988