Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway
Steam returns to the Wanlockhead branch! Making a return for steam for the first time in 9 years, Bagnall 0-4-0ST Woto visited the narrow gauge Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway in South Lanarkshire. Opened in 1901, the line was originally a standard gauge branch built by the Caledonian, diverging from the West Coast Main Line at Elvanfoot and ran to Wanlockhead. Today, a small section is restored as a 2"0' narrow gauge line running to Hillend Summit, which at 1498 feet is Britain's highest adhesion worked railway. On 30th July 2016, Martin Creese organised a photo charter with Woto and some tippler wagons - could this be the first steam hauled freight on the line since it was closed by the LMS in 1938? It is also the highest steam hauled freight in the British Isles! Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=S11lc1JXjEg