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Groudle Glen Railway | |
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Locale | Isle of Man |
Terminus | Lhen Coan and Sea Lion Rocks |
Coordinates | 54°10′35″N 4°25′17″W / 54.176292°N 4.421360°W |
Route map (Click to expand) | |
Commercial operations | |
Name | Groudle Glen Railway |
Preserved operations | |
Stations | 2 plus 1 halt |
Length | 0.9 km |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 1896 |
Closed | 1962 |
Preservation history | |
1982 | Restoration commences |
1983 | Short section opens for Santa Train |
1986 | Official re-opening |
1987 | Sea Lion returns |
2007 | 25 years since the re-opening |
2013 | Brown Bear appeal launched |
The Groudle Glen Railway (Manx: Raad Yiarn Glion Ghroudal) is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway near Onchan in the Isle of Man, on the boundary of Onchan and Lonan, which is owned and operated by a small group of enthusiastic volunteers and operates on summer Sundays; May to September and Wednesday evenings in July and August along with a number of annual special events.