Markeaton Park Light Railway
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The Markeaton Park Light Railway operates within Markeaton
Park adjacent to what remains of Markeaton Village, in Derby
in the East Midlands
of England
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The line is built to gauge and is 1.4 kilometre (0.869921831309729 mi) long. The railway is privately owned and is staffed and maintained by volunteers. The main station, Markeaton Station, is located at the Ashbourne Road/Queensway entrance to the park, next to the car park, and buildings formerly occupied by the British Army. On operating days, trains run every twenty minutes to Mundy Halt at the Mundy Play Centre. In 2009 the railway sold its one and only Steam Locomotive the "Markeaton Lady" as it was not viable to keep her running any longer. During 2010 the railway was put up for sale by its current owner, but this was retracted during the 2010 winter period. The railway currently operates with one locomotive, a Baby Deltic diesel engine. A new diesel engine (and former resident) called Cromwell was due to join the railway in 2010, but this did not take place. The railway operates at weekends throughout the winter and daily during the summer.
Markeaton
Markeaton is a village within Derby in the East Midlands of England.The name possibly means Boundary - Island Village, which had stood at this site since Medieval times....
Park adjacent to what remains of Markeaton Village, in Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
in the East Midlands
East Midlands
The East Midlands is one of the regions of England, consisting of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. It encompasses the combined area of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and most of Lincolnshire...
of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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The line is built to gauge and is 1.4 kilometre (0.869921831309729 mi) long. The railway is privately owned and is staffed and maintained by volunteers. The main station, Markeaton Station, is located at the Ashbourne Road/Queensway entrance to the park, next to the car park, and buildings formerly occupied by the British Army. On operating days, trains run every twenty minutes to Mundy Halt at the Mundy Play Centre. In 2009 the railway sold its one and only Steam Locomotive the "Markeaton Lady" as it was not viable to keep her running any longer. During 2010 the railway was put up for sale by its current owner, but this was retracted during the 2010 winter period. The railway currently operates with one locomotive, a Baby Deltic diesel engine. A new diesel engine (and former resident) called Cromwell was due to join the railway in 2010, but this did not take place. The railway operates at weekends throughout the winter and daily during the summer.