Dean Forest Railway
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The Dean Forest Railway is a 4.25 mile long heritage railway, that runs between Lydney and Parkend, located in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The society that operates the line, started steam locomotive operations in 1971, and purchased the trackbed and line from British Rail in 1985. Services extended from Norchard to Lydney in 1991, and to Whitecroft in 2004. HM Railway Inspectorate approval for the section to Parkend was granted in late-2005. Trains are operated by both steam and heritage diesel locomotives, and heritage diesel multiple units.
[edit] Stations
- Lydney Junction (Terminus)
- St Mary's Halt
- Lydney Town
- Norchard Low Level (Terminus)
- Norchard High Level
- Whitecroft (Not open - station under construction)
- Parkend (Terminus)
[edit] Locomotives
- Steam locomotives
- Warrior Austerity Saddle Tank Engine
- Wilbert Austerity Saddle Tank Engine
- GWR 0-4-2T 1400 Class no. 1450 (visiting for 2005 season)
- GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class no. 9681
- Diesel locomotives
- Diesel multiple units
- BR Class 108 units E50619+M56492 and M51914+M56495
- Electric multiple units
- BR Class 421 units 1392 and 1499
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