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The Lea Bailey Light Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway in the United Kingdom. It is built on the site of a former gold mine which was started by the Chastan Syndicate in 1906. Having sold 75,000 shares at £1 GBP each, test workings at Lea Bailey and nearby Staple Edge concluded that the small amount of gold present could not be extracted economically. The syndicate was wound up in 1908.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://leabaileygold.blog.co.uk/2011/04/10/the-lea-bailey-gold-mine-experience-is-set-deep-in-10981673/ )〕 The mine was later extended and some 3000 tons of iron ore were extracted — a small amount compared to the 150,000 tons extracted from the nearby Wigpool Ironstone Mine.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thehunterfamily.co.uk/oliver-hunter/caving.html#wiggy )〕 An attempt was made in 2003 by the owners of Clearwell Caves to open the mine as a tourist attraction, but this was ultimately unsuccessful. In 2012, a small group from the Royal Forest of Dean Caving Club discovered the mine and a quantity of disused railway equipment and proposed to the owners that a volunteer-led project could start work on restoring the site. As of 2014, two locomotives and a number of wagons have been moved to Lea Bailey from storage at Clearwell Caves or the nearby Hawthorn Tunnel.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.leabaileylightrailway.co.uk/newsletters/newsletter01.pdf )〕 In 2013 the Lea Bailey Light Railway Society was formed;〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.leabaileylightrailway.co.uk/society.htm )〕 its members act as volunteers, undertaking all aspects of work on the site. A regular free newsletter is produced and sent out by e-mail.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.leabaileylightrailway.co.uk/archive.htm )〕 ==References== 〔 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「Lea Bailey Light Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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