Summary
The Shuzenji Romney Railway (ロムニー鉄道, Romney Railway) is a 1.2 km, 15 in (381 mm) gauge ridable miniature railway located in Niji-no-Sato (Rainbow Park) in Izu, Shizuoka, on the Izu Peninsula in Japan. It is based on the English Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway on the English Channel coast in Kent, which opened in 1927. The railway operates using a mixture of steam and diesel locomotives and enclosed saloon carriages. Its primary two steam engines were built by the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway in Cumbria, England, and are based on that line's 1976 Northern Rock 2-6-2 steam locomotive. Its No. 2 locomotive Ernest W. Twining was acquired from the Fairbourne Railway in Wales when that line converted to 12+1⁄4 in (311 mm) gauge. There is also a small 15-inch gauge railway museum.
Locomotives edit
| No. | Name | Livery | Locomotive type | Wheel Arrangement | Builder | Year built | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Rock II | Highland Railway green | Steam | 2-6-2 | Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway | 1989 | In traffic |
| 2 | Ernest W. Twining | Dark blue | Steam | 4-6-2 | G & S Co. | 1950 | Static display |
| 3 | John Southland II | Two-tone red | Diesel | B-B DM | TMA Engineering | 1988 | In traffic |
| 4 | Cumbria | Brunswick green | Steam | 2-6-2 | Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway | 1992 | In traffic |
| 5 | City of Birmingham | Two-tone green | Diesel | 0-6-0 DM | TMA Engineering | 1992 | In traffic |
| C11 328 | Black | Steam | 2-6-4T | Kanazawa Institute of Technology | 1995 | Static display |
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Facade of Romney station -
Romney station and British village -
Romney Bus
References edit
- Hiroshi Naito, "Shuzenji Romney Railway in Niji-no-Sato, Rainbow Country" - Japanese Railway Society
External links edit
- Niji-no-Sato (in Japanese)
- Niji-no-Sato Romney Railway (in Japanese)
34°58′28″N 138°54′39″E / 34.974569°N 138.910924°E