The Gartell Light Railway is a privately run narrow gauge railway located at Yenston in the Blackmore Vale, south of Templecombe, in Somerset, England. It operates a narrow gauge railway running for , partly along the track of the old Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. The railway has 4 stations – Common Lane, Pinesway Junction, Park Lane and Tower View.
The railway is controlled using a comprehensive signalling system operated from two signalboxes – Common lane and Pinesway Junction. Both signalboxes control a mix of semaphore and colour light signals with mechanically operated points.
The railway is open to the public on selected dates through the year when it normally operates an intensive 3 train operation with departures from Common Lane station every 20 minutes through the day between 10:30 and 16:30.
Open days will cease by the end of October 2026. The final open day is scheduled for either 25 (Sunday) or 26 (Monday) October 2026.
The route of the GLR Park Lane Pinesway Junction Tower View
Locomotives
NumberNameBuilderTypeDateWorks numberNotes1AMANDAGartell Light RailwayBo-BoDH2000Ex Southend Pier Railway, rebuilt on the railway2ANDREWBaguley-Drewry4wDH19733699Acquired in 2007, Sold to Amberley Museum in 20255ALISONAlan Keef4wDH1993106Mr. GNorth Dorset Locomotive Works0-4-2T1998698Newly built for the line, based on the design of W.G. Bagnall locomotive Polar Bear8FaithNorth Dorset Locomotive Works0-4-2T9JeanAlan White0-4-0T+T2008
Accidents and incidents In April 2025 a volunteer worker was seriously injured when alighting from a moving train, a practice forbidden by the rule book.
See also British narrow gauge railways
References
External links
The Railway website