Narrow-gauge slate railways in England

Narrow-gauge railways were often used by the slate industry because of their low cost and ease of operation.

Name  | Opened  | Closed  | Gauge  | Location  | Notes

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Burlington Slate Quarries railway[1][2] |  | after 1975; by 1979  | 3 ft 2+1⁄4 in (972 mm)  | Kirkby-in-Furness, England | Cumbrian slate quarry internal railway system operated by two diesel and a battery electric locomotives
Honister Slate Mine[3] | ?  | Present  | 2 ft (610 mm)  | Honister, England | Working slate mine perched at the top of Honister Pass. The mine has gone through phases of activity and redundancy, the current operation started in 1997.
Old Delabole Slate Quarry[2][4] | before 1834  | after 1987 [5] | 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm)  | Delabole, England | Large Cornish slate quarry with extensive steam and diesel locomotive roster

## References

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1. ^ Nicholson, Peter (1975). Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways in Britain. Truro: D. Bradford Barton. ISBN 0-85153-236-5.
2. ^ a b Industrial Locomotives 1979: including preserved and minor railway locomotives. Industrial Railway Society. 1979. ISBN 0901096385.
3. ^ "Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways".
4. ^ Dart, Maurice (2005). Cornwall Narrow Gauge including the Camborne & Redruth tramway. Middleton Press. ISBN 190447456X.
5. ^ Bryant, R. S. (ed.) (1987). Industrial Locomotives, including preserved and minor railway locomotives. Industrial Railway Society. ISBN 0901096555. `{{cite book}}`: `|author=` has generic name (help)

## Bibliography

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* Richards, Alun John (2001). The Slate Railways of Wales (1st. ed.). Llanrwst, Wales: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch. ISBN 0-86381-689-4.

* Boyd, James I.C. (1990) [1972]. Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire, Volume 1: The West. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-273-5. OCLC 650247345.