Wotton Light Railway

The Wotton Light Railway is a private 15 in (381 mm) gauge light railway located near Wotton Underwood in Buckinghamshire. It is the hobby of High Court judge Sir Jeremy Sullivan.^[1] Although the line is privately owned and operated, it may be viewed at strategic points where it crosses public footpaths,^[2] and by invitation on occasional operating days.

Locomotives

Name	Livery	Locomotive type	Wheel arrangement	Builder	Year built	Notes
Sandy	WLR dark blue	Steam	0-6-0	Exmoor Steam Railway		Principal steam locomotive.
Pam	WLR dark blue	Diesel hydraulic	0-4-0 DH	Alan Keef	1996	Shunting locomotive.
Pompey	WLR dark blue	Diesel hydraulic	B-B DH	Alan Keef	2001	Principal diesel locomotive.

Rolling stock

The railway is equipped with a small fleet of 8-seater semi-open passenger carriages. There are several freight wagons, including open wagons in which passengers are sometimes conveyed.^[3] There is an enclosed brake van, which will accommodate two members of train crew.

References

↑ See his personal profile at the BBC.
↑ See references to level crossings here.
↑ See photographs here.

External links

Wotton Light Railway on YouTube.

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