Leiston Works Railway

Leiston Works Railway
Sirapite the works shunter
Commercial operations
Built byAveling and Porter Ltd
Original gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Preserved operations
Preserved gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Commercial history
Closed1968
Preservation history
HeadquartersLong Shop Museum in Leiston

The Leiston Works Railway was a private railway that ran from Leiston railway station on the Aldeburgh Branch Line of the Great Eastern Railway to the engineering works of Richard Garrett & Sons. The railway was originally operated by Suffolk Punch horses hauling coal and iron from the main line to the Garrett Works. This was later taken over by steam shunting engine Sirapite which was then replaced by a battery electric engine in 1962.

The line closed in 1968, with the battery locomotive being scrapped.

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