Launceston Steam Railway

Launceston Steam Railway
LocaleLaunceston, Cornwall, UK
TerminusLaunceston
Commercial operations
NameNorth Cornwall Railway
Original gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Owned byThe Spice Settlement Trust Co. Ltd
Operated byThe Spice Settlement Trust Co. Ltd
Stations4
Length2+12 miles (4 km)
Preserved gauge1 ft 11+12 in (597 mm)
Commercial history
Opened21 July 1892
Closed30 January 1967
Preservation history
1965Steam locomotive Lilian rescued
1983Launceston Steam Railway opened
1995Extension to Newmills opened

The Launceston Steam Railway is a 1 ft 11+12 in (597 mm) narrow gauge railway, in Cornwall, England. The railway operates from the town of Launceston to Newmills, where there is a farm park; it is 2+12 miles (4.0 km) long. The railway is built on the trackbed of the former standard gauge North Cornwall Railway.[1][2]

  1. ^ "The Launceston Steam Railway". Narrow Gauge Pleasure. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Launceston Steam Railway". British Railway Heritage. Retrieved 18 August 2017.