East Herts Miniature Railway

General Info

Locomotive Ellan Bee by the turntable.

The East Herts Miniature Railway (EHMR) is situated in Van Hage Garden Centre, Great Amwell near Ware, Hertfordshire.

It opened in 1978 [1] and by 2006 carried 1 million passengers.[2] The railway is open from 11:00–17:00 on Saturdays and from 11:00–16:30 on Sundays & Public Holidays. Its primary purpose is to give mainly steam-hauled train rides to the general public on a 7 1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge track. £25,000 has been donated to Amwell View School from the EHMR.

The current length of the track is around 1/4 of a mile and the journey time is 3.5 minutes. There are five steam locos, two petrol hydraulic, one diesel hydraulic and one battery electric locomotive belonging to the company which are in regular use. The site comprises a station with canopy and booking office, bridge, engine shed, tunnel, turntable, signal box (with ex London Underground westinghouse 'B' style lever frame from Hyde Park Corner),[3] steaming bays, level crossing, water tower and workshop. Colour light signals and electro-pneumatic points operate every time the railway operates and are entirely computerised so that the railway can be used without a human signaller required. A manual override function is included.

Locomotives

Operational:
Steam
Samson 0-4-2 + 6 Wheel Tender Thomas 2 Lined Blue, Black edging, White lines
Ellan Bee 2-4-2 Lynton and Barnstable derivative Lined Mid - Green, Orange and Black Lines
Ettie Faith (Previously Robert Snooks) 0-4-4 Ex- MVR Tinkerbell Class Black Former Moors Valley Railway locomotive
Petrol Hydraulic
John A Pattern 2-6-2 Sit In Blue with Maroon and Silver band
H G Harrison 0-4-0 + 4 wheel tender Roanoake with Tender British Racing Green On loan to Riverside Miniature Railway, St. Neots
Diesel Hydraulic
Lee Endeavour Bo-Bo Cromar White U-Boat Black with Yellow band
Battery Electric
Lady Amwell Bo-Bo Ride on Railways Sit In. Based on Ruislip Lido, "Lady of the Lakes" Maroon with Yellow band
Not Operational:
Steam
Peter N Brown 0-4-2 Tinkerbell Class Lined Maroon, Black and Straw lines Under Overhaul as of 15 April 2018
TCB Miller 0-4-2 Tinkerbell Class Lined Blue, Red and White lines. Named after the designer of the High Speed Train, a former member (Under Overhaul as of 15 April 2018)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.pjseng.co.uk/HTML%20Files/ehmr.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.ehmr.co.uk
  3. ↑ http://www.wbsframe.mste.co.uk/public/Armwell_Junction.html

Coordinates: 51°47′37″N 0°01′18″W / 51.7935°N 0.0218°W / 51.7935; -0.0218


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