LEASOWES MINIATURE RAILWAY

Leasowes Miniature Railway is a 7¼"gauge single track line running for approximately 400 yards along the towpath of Dudley No 2 canal, with views overlooking woodland and Breaches Pool. It is owned and operated by ex BR fireman M.J. Male, who laid the original track in the summer of 1990. The railway operates every Sunday and Bank Holiday throughout the year if weather permits. Motive power is either by steam loco "Prince Edward", or the diesel loco "William Shenstone". Car park and children's play area nearby.

Freelance design, 2 cyl, 2-6-2 prairie tender loco, built by G.W.Gower of Northampton. It has a boiler pressure of 110 psi, overall weight of 8 cwt, and is finished in brunswick green.

This loco was built by the owner in 1990. It is an overscale design of the BR Class 50 numbered 50021. Powered by a 700cc petrol engine, with differential drive to wheels, it weighs 4 cwt, and is finished in light blue.


	Leasowes Miniature Railway Mucklow Hill, Halesowen, West Midlands, UK Leasowes Miniature Railway is a 7¼"gauge single track line running for approximately 400 yards along the towpath of Dudley No 2 canal, with views overlooking woodland and Breaches Pool. It is owned and operated by ex BR fireman M.J. Male, who laid the original track in the summer of 1990. The railway operates every Sunday and Bank Holiday throughout the year if weather permits. Motive power is either by steam loco "Prince Edward", or the diesel loco "William Shenstone". Car park and children's play area nearby. "PRINCE EDWARD" Freelance design, 2 cyl, 2-6-2 prairie tender loco, built by G.W.Gower of Northampton. It has a boiler pressure of 110 psi, overall weight of 8 cwt, and is finished in brunswick green. Click here for video of Prince Edward in steam "WILLIAM SHENSTONE" This loco was built by the owner in 1990. It is an overscale design of the BR Class 50 numbered 50021. Powered by a 700cc petrol engine, with differential drive to wheels, it weighs 4 cwt, and is finished in light blue. val.male@virgin.net