Riverside Miniature Railway

Riverside Miniature Railway
Location Riverside Park, St Neots, England
Coordinates 52°13′30″N 0°16′30″W / 52.224879°N 0.274902°W / 52.224879; -0.274902Coordinates: 52°13′30″N 0°16′30″W / 52.224879°N 0.274902°W / 52.224879; -0.274902
Opening date August 2017 (2017-08)
Theme Ridable miniature railway
Attractions
Attractions 1 total

The Riverside Miniature Railway (RMR) is situated in Riverside Park, in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. Founded by Ivan Hewlett, the railway is run on a not-for-profit, community basis.

History

The Club was Started in April 2016 [1] with the Railway opened in July 2017.[2]

Spirit

Gauges

The track is 7 1/4 in gauge railway (184mm) with an additional rail offering a 5 in gauge railway (127mm) as well.[3] It is also possible to run G scale trains on the track due to a coincidence of the rail head thickness and spacing of the 7 1/4 in and 5” in rails.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Club on track to build miniature railway in St Neots park". Hunts Post. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mayor and mayoress were among the first passengers on town's new miniature railway". Hunts Post. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "About". Riverside Miniature Railway. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "New 45mm running track in St.Neots Riverside Miniature Railway". G Scale Central. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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