Leasowes Miniature Railway.
Mucklow Hill, Halesowen,West Midlands,
UK.
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Leasowes Miniature Railway is a 7¼"gauge single track line
running for approximately 400 yards along the towpath of Dudley No 2
canal, with views overlooking woodland and Breaches Pool. It is owned and
operated by ex BR fireman M.J. Male, who laid the original track in the
summer of 1990. The railway operates every Sunday and Bank Holiday
throughout the year if weather permits. Motive power is either by steam
loco "Prince Edward", or the diesel loco "William Shenstone". Car park and
children's play area nearby.
"PRINCE
EDWARD"
Freelance design, 2 cyl, 2-6-2 prairie tender loco, built by
G.W.Gower of Northampton. It has a boiler pressure of 110
psi,
overall weight of 8 cwt, and is finished in brunswick
green.
"WILLIAM
SHENSTONE"
This
loco was built by the owner in 1990, and is an overscale
design
of a BR Class 50 numbered 50021. It is powered by a
700cc
petrol engine, with differential drive to wheels, weighs
4 cwt,
and is finished in light blue.