Narrow Gauge Railways of Great Britain The Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway June 2017
This is my first of a small series of five videos,they are filmed around the Glasgow/Edingburgh area.We decided to split the lower half of Scotland into this series and next year try to have a longer stay in the caravan,this should see us ride the remainder of the Scottish railways.
Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway steam weekend 2017
Some footage from the second day of the Leadhills and Wanlockhead steam weekend 2017. unfortunately Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 Jack was having difficulty raising steam (allegedly due to poor coal). While we were waiting, Ruston & Hornsby Luce ran a demonstration freight train to keep us entertained.
Leadhills & Wanlockhead cab ride 22 06 2019
Recorded from the guards compartment whilst the train was being propelled, my thanks to the guard of the day for allowing me to do this. A great little railway with very friendly staff, well worth a visit - on a warm day!
Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway 2018 08 19
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38 Meilen von Patna befindet sich die Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway. Man fährt an Feldern und Landschaft vorbei und hofft, die Strecke verlängern zu können. Wie bei vielen dieser Art Bahnen haben sich einige ältere Herren einen Wunschtraum von der eigenen Eisenbahn erfüllt. Man ist sehr freundlich und beantwortet erfreut alle Fragen zur Bahn.
38 miles away from Patna you find the Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway. The route drives past fields and countryside and they hope to be able to extend the route. As with many of these sorts of railways some older men have fulfilled a dream of running their own railroad. They are very friendly and answer kindly all questions about the train.
A Ride on the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway, Scotland
A Ride on the 2ft Narrow Gauge Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway, Scotland. The railway runs on weekends from April to September and is operated solely by volunteers. Famous in July 2016 for providing a linking service when the road was closed and a 50 mile round trip was the only alternative.
Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway - Glengonnar to Leadhills
Leadhills to Boat of Garten (inc Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway)
#RoadTrip #Highlands #Scotland
After an early start we rode on the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway to the summit and back. It was still raining and blowing a gale so we picked a carriage with a roof!
Its Britain's highest narrow gauge adhesion railway, reaching 1,498 feet above sea level.
The railway is run by volunteers and only open on selected days of the week. There is a quirky shop at the station which sells lots of railway related collectables and toys, great for the kids.
You can also visit the train shed and see the workshop.
We departed Leadhills late morning heading north on the M74 towards Glasgow. Again it was an easy drive and we only experienced a small amount of traffic congestion around Stirling where a festival was taking place.
After a bit of in-car research on Google we decided to stop at Pitlochry for lunch. Libby and Bruce slept almost the whole way after taking their travel sickness tablets.
On arrival at Pitlochry we found a small car park near the train station. We had no plans on were to have lunch so we just started walking up the high street. It was our first time visiting Pitlochry, a vibrant and busy village on the edge of The Highlands packed with shops, restaurants, pubs and tourists — like us.
We settled on McKays Hotel, Bar & Restaurant for lunch which I believe is part of a chain. Nevertheless the food was good, however due to a wedding the staff were overworked so the service was a bit slow. We would still recommend though.
Onwards northbound on the A9 up to Aviemore and Boat of Garten. This leg of the journey probably took about 2 hours.
We arrived in Aviemore and visited the local Aldi supermarket to stock up on food, snacks and drinks.
Tigh Air Na Creagan in Boat of Garten is the holiday rental Xan had found and booked for the week and what a stunning place it was.
Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway
McKays Pitlochry
Tigh Air Na Creagan Boat Of Garten
Peter Pan and the Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway
Images from the visit of the Peter Pan locomotive in July 2007
Leadhills mining train Wanlockhead
Leadhills, originally settled for the accommodation of miners, is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 5 ³⁄₄ miles WSW of Elvanfoot. The population in 1901 was 835. It was originally known as Waterhead.
Heritage Railway Association Annual Awards 2016
Leadhills Railway winning the small groups award at the HRA Annual Awards for 2016.
Leadhills Railway - Last trip of the Easter weekend
The last return trip to Leadhills from the Glengonnar pass of the railways `Easter Weekend'. Thanks to all the folk who visited us, hope you enjoyed your trip on Britain's highest adhesion railway.....Haste ye back!!
BAGNALL 0-4-0ST 'WOTO' WITH TIPPLERS ON THE LEADHILLS & WANLOCKHEAD RAILWAY: 30th July 2016
Steam returned to the Leadhills & Wanlockhead Branch on 30th July 2016 when Bagnall 0-4-0ST 'Woto' visited the narrow gauge line in South Lanarkshire for one weekend only. Recreating an industrial narrow gauge scene, 'Woto' is seen with some tippler wagons during a photo charter, possibly the first steam hauled freight on the line since closure in 1938.
Leadhills & Wanlockhead
September 2018
Aerial views of Wanlockhead & Leadhills, 9th August 2015
Wanlockhead & Leadhills, From the air
LEADHILLS SCOTLAND 2017
DRIVE UP THE LEADHILLS SOUTH LANARKSHIRE 2017
Shillingstone Railway Project........August 2019
Produced with CyberLink PowerDirector 14
Could the Shillingstone station be echoing to the sounds and whistles of steam locomotives again,It will if these guys at the Shillingstone Railway Project have anything to do with it.
The track is being laid around the station area,I was also told that they planned to lay more out on the old track bed so that they can give brake van rides.
All this work needs money and volunteers so if you live in the area and you would like to get involved pop down to see them,you will be made very welcome.
Great cafe and book shop as well.With the cycle path passing by this gets some much needed money from this trade.
We wish the Railway Project all the very best for the future,we look forward to popping back to see how things are going.Looking forward to that ride guys!
OV 20180527 Bala
Whit Bank holiday outing by the OVLR staff to the Bala Model Railway show and then by Routmaster bus to Bala Lake Railway.