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| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Templecombe |
| Locale | England |
| Dates of operation | 1990–Present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) |
| Length | 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) |
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The Gartell Light Railway is a privately run narrow gauge railway located at Yenston in the Blackmore Vale, south of Templecombe, in Somerset, England. It operates a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway running for 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km), partly along the track of the old Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.[1] The railway has 4 stations - Common Lane, Pinesway Junction, Park Lane and Tower View.
The railway is controlled using a comprehensive signalling system operated from two signalboxes - Common lane and Pinesway Junction. Both signalboxes control a mix of semaphore and colour light signals with mechanically operated points.[2]
The railway is open to the public on selected dates through the year when it normally operates an intensive 3 train operation with departures from Common Lane station every 20 minutes through the day between 10:30 and 16:30.
- ^ "Gartell Light Railway". Steam Heritage. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Gartell Light Railway". Steam Railway Lines. Retrieved 15 September 2016.