Ridable miniature railway

Flat cars are arranged with foot boards so that driver and passengers sit astride the track.

Typically portable track is used to carry passengers at temporary events such as fêtes and summer fairs.

There are many national organisations representing and providing guidance on miniature railway operations including the Australian Association of Live Steamers and Southern Federation of Model Engineering Societies.

Sir Arthur wished to explore the possibilities of minimum gauge railways for mining, quarrying, agriculture etc.

[4] Locals and railway enthusiasts formed Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Preservation Society to save the line, with financial backing by Sir Wavell Wakefield, Member of Parliament (MP) for Marylebone and owner of the Ullswater Steamers.

Control of the railway passed to a new private company, with the backing of the preservation society, an arrangement that is still in place.

This railroad was built in order to transport individual potential buyers to view the homes for sale.

[10] Considered one of the finest examples of its type,[citation needed] the railway is now private but still attracts thousands of visitors from the UK and abroad during its two public charity events each year.