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Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway

Other Business Names:

  • Cleethorpes Corporation
  • Cleethorpes Light Railway Ltd

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, Humberside, Yorkshire & the Humber, England

Sectors:

  • Recreation activities Fairs, amusement parks, pleasure gardens, etc, activities
  • Transport services Railway transport services exc private & industrial railways

Notes:

Miniature railway established in 1948 by Cleethorpes Borough Council as a tourist attraction and means of public transportation. Initially 270 meters long and subsequently extended in stages to reach 2,000 meters by 2007. Steam, later also diesel, driven. Privatised 1991 when rebranded Cleethorpes Coastal Light Railway. 2014 sold to Cleethorpes Light Railway Ltd

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