Narrow-gauge slate railways in England

Narrow-gauge railways were often used by the slate industry because of their low cost and ease of operation.

Name	Opened	Closed	Gauge	Location	Notes
Burlington Slate Quarries railway [1] [2]		after 1975; by 1979	3 ft 2+1⁄4 in (972 mm)	Kirkby-in-Furness, England	Cumbrian slate quarry internal railway system operated by two diesel and a battery electric locomotives
Honister Slate Mine [3]	?	Present	2 ft (610 mm)	Honister, England	Working slate mine perched at the top of Honister Pass. The mine has gone through phases of activity and redundancy, the current operation started in 1997.
Old Delabole Slate Quarry [2] [4]	before 1834	after 1987 [5]	1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm)	Delabole, England	Large Cornish slate quarry with extensive steam and diesel locomotive roster

References

1. Nicholson, Peter (1975). Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways in Britain. Truro: D. Bradford Barton. ISBN   0-85153-236-5.
2. Industrial Locomotives 1979: including preserved and minor railway locomotives. Industrial Railway Society. 1979. ISBN   0901096385.
3. "Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways".
4. Dart, Maurice (2005). Cornwall Narrow Gauge including the Camborne & Redruth tramway. Middleton Press. ISBN   190447456X.
5. Bryant, R. S. (ed.) (1987). Industrial Locomotives, including preserved and minor railway locomotives. Industrial Railway Society. ISBN   0901096555.{{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)

Bibliography

• Richards, Alun John (2001). The Slate Railways of Wales (1st. ed.). Llanrwst, Wales: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. ISBN   0-86381-689-4.

• Boyd, James I.C. (1990) [1972]. Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire, Volume 1: The West. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN   978-0-85361-273-5. OCLC   650247345.