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Jaywick Miniature Railway

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Jaywick
Miniature
Railway
Crossways
stream
artificial tunnel
Jaywick Sands

The Jaywick Miniature Railway was a 18 in (457 mm)[1] narrow gauge railway running along the seafront of the Essex coastline, connecting Clacton on Sea to the recently-opened holiday resort of Jaywick.[2] It opened in July 1936 and closed in September 1939 following the outbreak of World War II.[3] After the war three coaches were sold to the New Brighton Miniature Railway. The latter closed in 1965, and the coaches were then transferred to the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.[4] The vertical boiler steam locomotive survives, in much rebuilt form, preserved by the Ashover Light Railway Society at Rowsley South.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Jaywick Miniature Railway". Clacton 150. Tendring District Council. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Locomotive, Railway Carriage and Wagon Review". 42. 1936: 282. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "The Railway Magazine". 151. January 2005: 50. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Howard Clayton; Michel Jacot; Robin Butterell (1971). "Miniature railways". Oakwood Press: 114. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "Loco:- Jaywick". Ashover Light Railway Society. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

Further reading

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  • "A Single to the Seashore: The Jaywick Miniature Railway". The Narrow Gauge. Narrow Gauge Railway Society. 2004. ISSN 0142-5587.