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Featuring the historic story of the Ardkinglas Estate Railway in the Scottish Highlands, the mysterious Jenny Lind built by Charles Wilson, the Belle Vue Miniature Railway in Manchester and the charming Ballyteague in Co. Kildare
Description
The Belle Vue Miniature Railway
As we say in the story (some dispute this!) if you live in the south, you won’t known of the Belle Vue Miniature Railway, but for decades Belle Vue was a massive attraction, and many of the visitors took a ride on the train. And when the attraction failed, the railway failed with it, but there’s a happy ending because all the locos survived.
The Ardkinglas Estate Miniature Railway
A bit of a challenge to write about, because the only evidence is a line on a very early Ordnance Survey map, a single axle preserved in Ardkinglas House and a few witness testimonies. No photos, no sketches, no engravings, no locomotive. But it’s a really fascinating story of debt, early death, mental illness and a sudden enthusiasm that resulted in one of the world’s first miniature railways.
Ballyteague
From one of the oldest to one of the newest. Ballyteague is a district in Co Kildare in the Irish Republic, somewhere on the edge of the peatlands near Naas, and the locals have built a very nice club line. Well actually, there’s a line, but no club just yet, but it’s a lovely railway, and well worth a visit.
Charles Wilson & the Jenny Lind
Another story from the very early days of railways. We known Yorkshire locomotive driver Charles Wilson made a model in 1850, and we’re pretty sure it is the same machine preserved in the Leeds Industrial Museum today. Did Charles take it with him when he emigrated to Australia, and if he did, how and when did it get back?
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