Facebook Twitter Pinterest Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway and volunteer guard, Martin Hollinsworth. In a rare, perhaps unique, moment in British railway history, a replacement train service has been put on to make up for a closed road. Launched 30 years ago by a small group of single-minded rail enthusiasts high on the barren, rocky moors of south-west Scotland, the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway (L&WR) is ordinarily a weekends-only summertime attraction for tourists. But for one week only, the train from Leadhills to Glengonnar Halt has become an essential addition to the UK’s rail network. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Glengonnar station on the Leadhills and Wanlockhead railway line.

Source: The Guardian July 09, 2016 06:00 UTC