Jaywick Miniature Railway

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The Jaywick Miniature Railway was a 18 in (457 mm) [1] narrow gauge railway running along the seafront of the Essex coastline, connecting Clacton on Sea to the recently-opened holiday resort of Jaywick. [2] It opened in July 1936 and closed in September 1939 following the outbreak of World War II. [3] After the war three coaches were sold to the New Brighton Miniature Railway. The latter closed in 1965, and the coaches were then transferred to the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway. [4] The vertical boiler steam locomotive survives, in much rebuilt form, preserved by the Ashover Light Railway Society at Rowsley South. [5]

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References

  1. "Jaywick Miniature Railway". Clacton 150. Tendring District Council. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. "Locomotive, Railway Carriage and Wagon Review". 42. 1936: 282.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "The Railway Magazine". 151. January 2005: 50.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Howard Clayton; Michel Jacot; Robin Butterell (1971). "Miniature railways". Oakwood Press: 114.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "Loco:- Jaywick". Ashover Light Railway Society. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

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