Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway Locomotives

Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway Locomotives
Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway Locomotives
Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway Locomotives
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Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway Locomotives
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE - ST MARY DE CASTRO (CDV) Strongroom Stack 156
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"Copy of photo print: Cliffe Hill Granite Co" - men riding on small engine
1/4 Glass plate negative
GP5340

Negatives Collection, The Record Office

The Cliffe Hill mineral railway was a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge industrial railway that connected Cliffe Hill granite quarry in Bardon, NW Leicestershire, to the nearby London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) between Leicester and Coalville. The line opened in 1896 and operated until 1948.

There were 15 locomotive engines. These ones were named Edith, Cliffe, The Rocket, (the names of the others are illegible).
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