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The Burton & Ashby Light Railway

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Old 15th February 2025, 21:54
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The Burton & Ashby Light Railway

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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: ......

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/10/19...railway-part-1


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Old 21st February 2025, 22:21
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Part 2

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

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2024/10/31...ailway-part-2/
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