The Burton & Ashby Light Railway

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Part 1

An article by Seymour Glendenning in the July 1906 issue of The Railway Magazine focussed on the newly opened Burton & Ashby Light Railway.

The light railway was a 3ft 6in gauge electric tram line supplied with electricity from a diesel generator plant near Swadlincote. The power plant sat alongside the tram depot there.

This is the first of two articles about the line: ......

https://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/10/19/the-burton-and-ashby-light-railway-part-1
 
Part 2

This second article about the line completes the journey, covering the length from Sawdlincote to Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

 


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