Geltsdale Reservoir railway
The Geltsdale Reservoir railway was a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge industrial railway used during the construction of Castle Carrock Reservoir near Carlisle in Cumbria.[1]
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Carlisle |
| Locale | England |
| Dates of operation | 1904–1909 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
Locomotives
| Name | Builder | Type | Date | Works number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuroki | Hudswell Clarke | 0-4-0ST | 1904 | 718 | Supplied new to William Kennedy Ltd. the first contractors on the reservoir project. Left in 1906 |
| Swansea | Peckett and Sons | 0-4-0ST | 1902 | 959 | ex-Swansea Corporation; owned by Harold, Arnold & Son, contractors. |
| W.G. Bagnall | 0-4-0ST | 1902 | 1704(?) | May be ex-Swansea Corporation; owned by Harold, Arnold & Son, contractors. |
See also
- British industrial narrow gauge railways
References
- Speight, Tom (2009). Castle Carrock Reservoir. self- reprinted BBC Cumbria. p. 12. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- Bowtell, Harold D. (1994). Dam Builder's Railways from Durham's Dales to the Border. Plateway Press. ISBN 1-871980-19-4.
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