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The Barry Tourist Railway (formerly the Barry Island Railway) is a railway developed to attract visitors to Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It is a key element of the Barry Rail Centre which also includes engineering and training facilities. An unusual aspect of the railway is that for several hundred yards across the Causeway from Barry to Barry Island, the trackbed used is directly alongside the Network Rail track which uses the original up line, with the Barry Tourist Railway using the down line. This continues from Barry to cross the Causeway and 149-yard Barry Island viaduct after which the two lines diverge into separate platforms at Barry Island. The Railway does not consider itself a line but more of a network as it has two different routes. This is reflected in the map below, with Network Rail shown in red. In November 2008, the landowner the Vale of Glamorgan Council, undertook a commercial tender exercise, which terminated the lease of previous operator the Vale of Glamorgan Railway in favour of a private operator, Cambrian Transport under a 20-year-long lease.〔http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/our_council/council/minutes,_agendas__reports/reports/cabinet/2008/08-11-05/railway_project.aspx〕 Operations commenced in December 2009 and a full year's programme of services operated during 2010. Details are shown on the Council website.〔(Barry Tourist Railway ) (Glamorgan Council Website)〕 Services have been operated by IRIS II DMU (Class 101 twin-set), Class 26 No. 26038, Class 73s 73118 & 73133 with GATEX coaches set in push-pull mode, Class 20 20228, Class 08 08503, 0-6-0 Pannier Tank locomotive No. 9466, Great Western Steam Rail Motor No.93, Metropolitan Tank No.1, Hunslet 0-6-0T Jessie and even an 8F tender loco. ==History== (詳細はBute Road station northwards towards Queen St station. Evicted by the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation, the company was offered a lease by the Vale of Glamorgan Council on Barry Island railway station, with financial aid from the Welsh Development Agency. Following the December 2007 decision by landlords, the Vale of Glamorgan Council not to renew the £65,000per annum. funding of the Barry Island Railway, the society maintained its services but subsequently the Council decided to put the railway site out to tender under a long term lease. There were three sealed bids submitted〔http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/our_council/council/minutes,_agendas__reports/minutes/cabinet/2008/08-11-05.aspx#BARRYHERITAGERAILWAYPROJECT〕 with the successful bidder being the commercial company Cambrian Transport who have been the Council's railway adviser and contractor〔http://www.cambrianco.co.uk/index.htm〕 since the Barry Railway Project started. The other bidder NEWCO was submitted by Graham Lee – owner of the LH Plant, Hunslet Engine Company, Statfold Barn Railway – and Mike Thomson – owner of 'Arrowvale' who make "black boxes" for the rail industry. NEWCO had spoken to the VGR in advance and agreed a method of working together. Cambrian Transport have operated the railway at Barry since December 2009. It currently operated the line over 30 days per annum and runs many special events. The biggest annual event for the last 3 years has been the "Barry at War" Weekend, which attracts many thousands of visitors to the town. In August 2014, Cambrian Transport sponsored a display by the Red Arrows and a fly-past by the Battle of Britain Memorial Fight during this event, bringing more people to Barry Island than for many years. Santa Special trains are also popular during the Christmas period. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barry Tourist Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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