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June 2003Located in Beer in Devon, England, the Beer Heights Light Railway is in the grounds of the PECO company alongside their factory. The railway has to be one of the most immaculately kept miniature railways in Great Britain and is not only a joy to ride on, but also a joy to look at. As well as the railway their are gardens and an exhibition where you can get ideas on how to use PECO's track and other model railway products on your own railway at home (Z to G scales). The following views were taken on a visit in June 2003.
Sitting in the train in the departure platform at MUCH NATTER station with the arrivals platform on the left and the newly completed bay platform on the far left
All of the staff wear uniforms and after instructing the passengers to keep their arms and legs within the carriages at all times and not to lean out, the station master gave the train the right-away
With the locoshed on our left we pass WHITE FALLS HALT ...
... and run down the long straight to the hairpin-bend at the bottom ...
... and back towards the tunnel
How many railways do you know that plant flowers along the side of the track? The loco has already entered the tunnel which runs beneath the car park
Once through the tunnel the run takes you along the side of the hill with impressive views across the valley
The section of track around MOUNT DELIGHT is not actually double-track, it is just the same circuit running parallel for a short distance ...
... before ...
... heading back through the tunnel in the other direction. At this point there is the "short" run which goes straight back in to the station, or the "long" run which retraces the route and comes back ...
... by the locoshed ...
... under the footbridge...
... and arrives back in MUCH NATTER station.
After the passengers have left the train, it reverses back and then pulls forward in to the departure platform, the locomotive is turned on the turntable and put on the front of the train ready for the next trip
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Beer Heights Light Railway - 7¼" gauge
