Heritage railways · Scottish Lowlands
Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway
Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway is a heritage railway in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Spring – autumn
- Nearest railway station
- Glengonnar · 0.1 km
- Family-friendly
About
Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway is a heritage railway in the United Kingdom — a preserved or volunteer-run line carrying tourist services. Records date its origin to 1986. Coordinates: 55.4034°, -3.7686°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is laid on the trackbed of the former Leadhills and Wanlockhead Branch of the Caledonian Railway which led off the main line between Carlisle and Glasgow at Elvanfoot.
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Background
Description
The preserved section runs from Leadhills for about 1 km towards Wanlockhead and is the highest adhesion railway in the UK. The rack and pinion Snowdon Mountain Railway is higher. Trains are currently diesel worked with the locomotive propelling the train up hill away from Leadhills. The original railway closed in the late 1930s shortly after the mines in Wanlockhead had closed. The railway currently stops at the border of South Lanarkshire and Dumfries and Galloway. |55.4113|-3.7608| | | |name=Leadhills Station}}
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- Coordinates
- 55.4034, -3.7686
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- ML12 6UR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Established
- 1986
- Nearest railway station
- Glengonnar — 0.1 km
- Official site
- www.leadhillsrailway.co.uk
Sources
- osm: w352370822 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway 05-08-29 64.jpeg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway?
- Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode ML12 6UR).
- When was Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway built?
- Built or established in 1986.
- How do I get to Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway?
- The nearest railway station is Glengonnar, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode ML12 6UR.