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| has gloss | eng: The Downs Light Railway is the world's oldest private miniature railway, with a track gauge of 9 1/2 inches. The Railway is located within the private grounds of the The Downs School (Colwall, Malvern, Worcestershire). The railway was built and opened in 1925 by Geoffrey Hoyland (Headmaster) as a 7 1/4 inch gauge railway, for the principle purpose of education. The railway was regauged during the 1930s to the larger gauge of 9½ inches, to allow for new locos to be used on the line. After Geoffrey Hoyland left the school, the railway was allowed to deteriorate until it became unsafe to use by the late 1960s. |
| lexicalization | eng: Downs Light Railway |
| instance of | c/Miniature railways |
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