Old Kiln Light Railway
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"Altonia" at Reeds Road, 5 April 2015
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| Locale | England |
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| Length | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Preserved gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) |
The Old Kiln Light Railway is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway located at the Rural Life Centre open-air museum in Tilford, near Farnham, Surrey. It has a collection of historic locomotives and rolling stock including two steam locomotives. It operates on Sundays and some Bank Holidays during the summer season.
Founded in the early 1970s as the "Wey Valley Light Railway", this line was located around a disused pumping station in Farnham
In 1982 the land was sold for redevelopment, and the railway track and equipment was relocated to the "Old Kiln Museum", now known as the "Rural Life Centre"
The line has since extended around the perimeter of the museum and a small stretch of track serves the museum's heritage timber yard demonstration area.
Alton Towers Park Railway
Re-Gauged to 2 ft (610 mm)
Fitted with Dorman 2RB Engine
Worked on the Fayles Tramway at Norden in Dorset
Currently on loan to Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum.
Basingstoke Canal restoration
Rebuilt in 1988 by Andrew Barclay
Single cylinder Petter engine
850cc Reliant engine
The OKLR received the "Surrey Industrial History Group Conservation" award in 1994
Coordinates: 51°11′01″N 0°46′29″W / 51.1836°N 0.7746°W
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