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Former Broad Gauge lines

Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by Reading General, Aug 21, 2016.

  1. Reading General

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    Moving on from the thread in the NG section.....which preserved lines used to be Broad Gauge?
     
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    The West Somerset
     
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    The South Devon
     
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    Dartmouth Steam Railways another one
     
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    The Plym Valley Railway is another one that was built as a broad gauge line
     
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    The East Somerset and the Dean Forest too, I think - the latter possibly the only one that has been broad, narrow and standard gauges
     
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    Do I recall a proposal many years ago to relay the Cholsey and Wallingford as broad gauge, as it was when first built?
     
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    Didcot....
     
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    C&PR seems to have been narrow gauge from the off, as has the G&WR of course. Any more? There's a lot of preserved GWR isn't there
     
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    Was Helston broad gauge?
     
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    Built to standard gauge, as was Bodmin, despite being in the heart of Broad gauge land at the time.
     
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