Steeple Grange Light Railway
| Steeple Grange Light Railway | |
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| Locale | Old Porter Lane, Derbyshire DE4 4GE, England |
| Terminus | Steeple Grange |
| Coordinates | 53°05′44″N 1°34′15″W / 53.0956°N 1.5709°W |
| Commercial operations | |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Length | 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) |
| Preserved gauge | 18 in (457 mm) |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1985 |
| Website | |
| sglr | |
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The Steeple Grange Light Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway visitor attraction near Wirksworth in Derbyshire, England. Opened in 1985 on the trackbed of a disused branch line, it uses industrial locomotives and rolling stock from disused mines, quarries, and steelworks around the country.