Cadeby Light Railway 1963 - 2005

occupation:
Railway company
Nationality:
British
born in:
Cadeby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Made:
Cadeby

The Cadeby Light Railway was a narrow gauge railway in the garden of the rectory in Cadeby, Leicestershire. In 1962 he purchased Pixie a W.G. Bagnall 0-4-0ST from the Cranford quarry. The quarry owners donated a short length of track and two wagons and the Cadeby Light Railway was opened. Over the years, the Rev. Boston built an extensive collection of ex-industrial narrow gauge rolling stock which ran on the extremely short line in his garden. Although the Rev. Boston died in 1986 his widow Audrey kept the railway open for nearly twenty years, holding regular open days. The railway finally closed in 2005, subsequently the majority of the collection has been amalgamated with the Moseley Railway Trust at the Apedale Community Country Park.