Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway is a 15" (0.38 m) railway built in 1948 in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire. However it was not always so, being originally of a slightly smaller gauge. It used to be run by Cleethorpes Borough Council, but is now owned by Chris Shaw. Under his ownership the railway has expanded at its Westward end, with a bridge being built to take the line over the boating lake. A Lottery grant enabled the railway to acquire stock from a site in the Midlands, while there are plans to develop the line in the direction of Pleasure Island.

In the 1960s, the line used diesel trains, followed by petrol-driven engines with a steam outline. Today however you can see genuine steam locomotives in operation, especially on guest weekends when visiting engines from other 15" lines make an appearance.

External links

• The Railway website

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