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Kirklees Light Railway

Kirklees Light Railway
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Fox at Clayton West station
Locale West Yorkshire, England
Terminus Clayton West
Coordinates 53°35′49″N 1°36′43″W / 53.597°N 1.612°W / 53.597; -1.612Coordinates: 53°35′49″N 1°36′43″W / 53.597°N 1.612°W / 53.597; -1.612
Commercial operations
Name Clayton West branch
Built by Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Original gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Length 3 12 miles (5.6 km)
Preserved gauge 15 in (381 mm)
1 September 1879 opened
24 January 1983 closed
Preservation history
19 October 1991 opened
26 December 1992 extended to Skelmanthorpe
May 1997 extended to Shelley Woodhouse