'Muffin' taking on water at East Wheal Rose in 2008 © T.Dunn

Duke of Cornwall awaits departure on the 10.25" line © C.Omahoney

The Mardyke APT set passes the HST on the 7.25" line in 2008 © T.Dunn

 

 

Lappa Valley Steam Railway – 15” also 10¼” and 7¼”

The Lappa Valley Steam Railway was founded on the trackbed of an old standard gauge railway by Eric Booth in 1974,and is now owned and operated by the Booth family.There are 3 different railways along with various other attractions.A 15” gauge steam railway runs from the car park at Benny Halt to East Wheal Rose, where there is a historic mine house, boating lake and other attractions. From East Wheal Rose, you can ride further along the standard gauge trackbed on the 10¼” gauge Newlyn Branch Line to Newlyn Halt, where there is children’s play equipment. Also at East Wheal Rose is the 7¼” gauge Woodland Railway,running in a circuit around a maze.The 15” gauge railway uses some equipment previously at Longleat House and obtained from the failed Axe and Lyme Valley Railways project.The 10¼” gauge railway previously ran at Carlyon Bay,St Austell,and was rebuilt at Lappa Valley in time for the 1995 season. The 7¼” gauge line was initially worked by a Royal Scot but is now normally worked by a Mardyke sit-in Advanced Passenger Train.

Address: St. Newlyn East, Newquay, Cornwall TR8 5HZ
Telephone: 01872 510317
Operator: Lappa Valley Railway Co Ltd
Line Length: 15” – 1¼ miles, balloon, 10¼” – 700yd, end to end,

                      7¼” – 300yd, circuit
First opened: 15” – 1974, 10¼” – 1995, 7¼” – 1978
Website: Lappa Valley Steam Railway Website

Locomotives

   
15in gauge
    
No
Name
Type
Builder
Built
2
Muffin
0-6-0
Berwyn Engineering
1967
1
Zebedee
0-6-4T
Severn Lamb
1974
4
Pooh
4wDM
Lister
1942
 
Gladiator
4-4wDH
Minirail
1960
   
10 ¼" gauge
    
No
Name
Type
Builder
Built
 
Duke of Cornwall
4w-4PH
Severn Lamb
1981
   
4wPH
N. Tambling
1999
   
0-6-0DH
Alan Keef
2008
   
7 ¼" gauge
    
No
Name
Type
Builder
Built
4-4wPH
Mardyke
1983
   
4w+4wPH
Mardyke
1987






 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Times: Please see website for details

Prices: Adults £9.50, Child £7.50, Senior citizen £7.80.


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