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The Railway Track
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For a selection of maps, please click here. Images produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Images reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland. Maps may be downloaded from Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Alternatively, click here for a Google Map. You may also wish to see the local weather forecast. DISCLAIMER: LINKS TO OTHER INTERNET SITES ARE INCLUDED AS A CONVENIENCE TO USERS. ACCESS AND USE OF SUCH SITES, INCLUDING INFORMATION, MATERIAL, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THEREIN, IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
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| Track Location | Springfield
Park, Bolton Road (A58), Rochdale. |
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| Track | Elevated;
Steel; 1980 feet (604m); 31/2,
5 and 71/4 inch gauges |
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| Gradients | 1:100
UP and 1:70 DOWN
(MAXIMUM) |
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| Radius | 40
feet (MINIMUM) |
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| Services | 12V
and 24V DC power, air, water, coal, trucks |
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| Facilities | Car
parking, toilet, ornamental lake, children's play area, the largest
park with open landscape and wooded slopes down to the Roch Valley |
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| Public Running | Sunday
afternoons from Easter to late October, rides 50p |
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| Visitors Welcome |
Live steam loco owners will need their current boiler certificate,
together with club membership card. A spark arrestor
or smoke deflector would also be required. Battery
electric and petrol loco owners will also need their club
membership card. For insurance purposes, when visiting,
please make yourself known to a club member who will sign
you in as a visitor.
A copy of the Track Rules may be dowloaded (PDF format, approximately
40kb) by clicking here |
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further details, please contact us. |
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