Introduction
The Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway is a 2 foot (610 millimetres) gauge industrial railway constructed back in 1919 that has evolved into a British heritage line. At slightly less than 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) in length the railway was initially used for the transport of sand from various quarries such as Chamberlain's Barn, New Trees, Munday's Hill, Churchways, Double Arches, and the Long Stretch quarry, all located northeast of the town. Today the line is squeezed between houses and townhomes as it leaves the base station at Pages Park until the last half-mile or so when the countryside opens into low rolling hills. The northern end of track currently lies at Stonehenge Shops but there are plans to extend it an additional half-mile. The ruling gradient is 1 in 24 (4 percent).
Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway
Pagess Park Station
Billington Road
Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire
United Kingdom
(Pages Park Station)
