Leighton Buzzard Light Railway Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Arnold, John, & Sons Ltd
- Garside, George, (Sand) Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, East of England, England
Sectors:
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Transport services
Private inc industrial railways
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Transport services
Railway transport services exc private & industrial railways
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Extraction
Sand & gravel extraction inc dredging
Notes:
Established as a light railway by two main sand quarry owners, Joseph Arnold & Sons Ltd and George Garside (Sand) Ltd, to serve local quarries. Opened 1919. Owned by Arnolds from 1963. Developed from 1968 as a heritage railway and closed for sand movement in 1981
Publications:
- 'George Garside (Sand) Ltd' in R Dingwall, in R Dingwall, Narrow Gauge Tracks in the Sands. The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway by Dingwall, Rod
- 'Joseph Arnold & Sons Ltd' in R Dingwall, Narrow Gauge Tracks in the Sands. The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway by Dingwall, Rod
- Joseph Arnold & Sons Ltd. The history of a family business by Arnold, P R
- Leighton Buzzard Light Railway by Leleux, Sydney A
- Narrow Gauge Tracks in the Sands. The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway by Dingwall, Rod
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Arnold, John, & Sons Ltd
- Garside, George, (Sand) Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, East of England, England
Sectors:
- Transport services Private inc industrial railways
- Transport services Railway transport services exc private & industrial railways
- Extraction Sand & gravel extraction inc dredging
Notes:
Established as a light railway by two main sand quarry owners, Joseph Arnold & Sons Ltd and George Garside (Sand) Ltd, to serve local quarries. Opened 1919. Owned by Arnolds from 1963. Developed from 1968 as a heritage railway and closed for sand movement in 1981Publications:
- 'George Garside (Sand) Ltd' in R Dingwall, in R Dingwall, Narrow Gauge Tracks in the Sands. The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway by Dingwall, Rod
- 'Joseph Arnold & Sons Ltd' in R Dingwall, Narrow Gauge Tracks in the Sands. The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway by Dingwall, Rod
- Joseph Arnold & Sons Ltd. The history of a family business by Arnold, P R
- Leighton Buzzard Light Railway by Leleux, Sydney A
- Narrow Gauge Tracks in the Sands. The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway by Dingwall, Rod