7 1/4 in gauge railway

Steam locomotive running round its train on the Beer Heights Light Railway.

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The Moors Valley Railway.

7 1/4 gauge railway is a miniature railway that uses the gauge of 7 ¹⁄₄ in (184 mm). It is mainly used in clubs and as a garden railway.

Locomotives

Locomotive power comes from all main types of rail power, steam, electric and diesel. Most of the locomotives are built to an individual design, but some are built as kits and some can even be bought ready to run from manufacturers such as Maxitrack.

Clubs

Most 7 ¹⁄₄ in (184 mm) gauge railways are owned by clubs. This is because of the relatively high price of all equipment required to run the railway. However, some aspects can be privately owned such as locomotives. All clubs are different some clubs have beautiful scenery others have a rack railway [bmeg] others run trains in parks, it varies.

List of railways

• See Ridable miniature railways
• Museum of Power , Langford, Essex
• Mizens Railway, Woking
• Coate Water Miniature Railway, Swindon
• Amnerfield Miniature Railway
• Pinewood Miniature Railway, Wokingham
• Beamish Model Engineering Group/ Beamish Cog Railwaywww.bmeg.co.uk
• Millerbeck Light Railway, Cumbria www.millerbeck.org.uk

References

• 7 1/4 Gauge Society website
• Millerbeck Light Railway