Fancott Miniature Railway

Pippa is seen with 47586 in the main station © R.Stanbridge

6015 visiting the Fancott MR in 2005 © R.Stanbridge

Fancott Miniature Railway 7 ¼ inch

The Fancott Miniature Railway has been in existents for 10 years. The original Fancott Light Railway was 10 1/4 inch gauge railway which was opened in 1975 but by 1986 the railway had closed. It was operated by Mr E Harper who built the Steam Outline engine that operated trains. It was called Fancott 2. The 10 1/4 inch gauge railway was rebuilt in 1996 to a 7 1/4 inch railway, trains being operated by a Romulus called 'Freddy' which left in 2001. The line runs for 3/4 mile in th beer garden on 'The Fancott' pub. Trains are now operated by 'Pippa' a petrol hydrauclic shutner engine, 'Herbie' which came from the Southall Light Railway and a class 47 locomotive. Steam locomotives visit for events regularly.

Address: The Fancott, Fancott, nr Toddington, Bedfordshire, LU5 6HT
Telephone: 01525 872366
Operator: R.Stanbridge
Line Length: 350 yards Balloon
First opened: 1996

Website: Fancott Miniature Railway Website
Locomotives

No	Name	Type	Builder	Built
	Herbie	4w-4PH	Severn Lamb	1984
47586		4w-4PH	N.Atkins	1992
	Pippa	4wPH	P.Whitmore	1994

Opening Times: Weekends and School Holidays from the 18th March onwards. Saturdays from 1pm to Dusk, Sundays from 12pm to 6pm and daily during the School Holidays from 1pm onwards.

Price: Unknown

FMR Page was last updated on the 4th March 2007 with loco details changed.

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