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[[File:Miniature railway, Kidderminster Town railway station - DSCF0839.JPG|thumb|300px|right|View of the railway from the station]]
 
[[File:Miniature railway, Kidderminster Town railway station - DSCF0839.JPG|thumb|300px|right|View of the railway from the station]]
[[File:686 and coalyard.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A train on the original dual gauge track]]
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[[File:686 and coalyard.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A train on the dual gauge track in 1997]]
  
The Coalyard Miniature Railway is a 7¼" gauge passenger carrying railway running parallel to the SVR main line at [[Kidderminster | Kidderminster Station]] for approximately 500 yards from the station itself to the adjacent car park. It operates on most weekends when the SVR is open.
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The Coalyard Miniature Railway is operated by the [[Coalyard Miniature Railway Model Engineering Society]] and is a 7¼" gauge passenger carrying railway, running parallel to the SVR main line at [[Kidderminster | Kidderminster Station]] for approximately 500 yards from the station itself to the adjacent car park. It operates on most weekends when the SVR is open.
  
 
Originally built in 1988 to dual 5" & 3&frac12;" gauge, it was relaid to 7&frac14;" gauge in 1990. The railway was partly relaid to dual 7&frac14;" & 5" gauge in 1996, reverting back to single 7&frac14;" gauge a couple of years later<br>
 
Originally built in 1988 to dual 5" & 3&frac12;" gauge, it was relaid to 7&frac14;" gauge in 1990. The railway was partly relaid to dual 7&frac14;" & 5" gauge in 1996, reverting back to single 7&frac14;" gauge a couple of years later<br>
 
The railway takes its name from the coal yard which operated alongside Kidderminster Station until 2004.
 
The railway takes its name from the coal yard which operated alongside Kidderminster Station until 2004.
  
== See Also ==
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==Gallery==
[[Paddock Garden Railway | The Paddock Garden Railway at Hampton Loade]]
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File:Diesel gala in miniature 2016 1.JPG | Diesel Gala, 2016
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File:Diesel gala in miniature 2016 2.JPG | Diesel Gala, 2016
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== See also ==
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[[Paddock Garden Railway | The Paddock Garden Railway at Hampton Loade]]<br>
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[[Coalyard Miniature Railway Model Engineering Society]]
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==
 
[http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/Coalyard.html The Coalyard Miniature Railway on www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk]
 
[http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/Coalyard.html The Coalyard Miniature Railway on www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk]
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Revision as of 17:26, 26 August 2018

View of the railway from the station
A train on the dual gauge track in 1997

The Coalyard Miniature Railway is operated by the Coalyard Miniature Railway Model Engineering Society and is a 7¼" gauge passenger carrying railway, running parallel to the SVRSevern Valley Railway main line at Kidderminster Station for approximately 500 yards from the station itself to the adjacent car park. It operates on most weekends when the SVRSevern Valley Railway is open.

Originally built in 1988 to dual 5" & 3½" gauge, it was relaid to 7¼" gauge in 1990. The railway was partly relaid to dual 7¼" & 5" gauge in 1996, reverting back to single 7¼" gauge a couple of years later
The railway takes its name from the coal yard which operated alongside Kidderminster Station until 2004.

Gallery

See also

The Paddock Garden Railway at Hampton Loade
Coalyard Miniature Railway Model Engineering Society

Links

The Coalyard Miniature Railway on www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk