Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway
far tottering oyster creek branch railway far tottering oyster creek railway mm gauge miniature railway created rowland emett whimsical view british rural life embodying typical fanciful mechanic echoed similar work heath robinson rube goldberg railway began series cartoon punch magazine far tottering oyster creek railway chosen attraction festival britain event south bank far tottering oyster creek branch railway third mile long railway carried two million passenger battersea pleasure garden three locomotive nellie saddle tank neptune much paddle steamer locomotive wild goose supposedly made airship constructed emetts design harry barlow using warsurplus fordson diesel engine fifteen inch gauge chassis barlow chassis neptune would later become prince charles lakeside miniature railway southport due layout line single sharply curved tunnel operated form token system whereby train formed token three train would operation one time station two platform one train two station one moving going empty platform terminus train safe proceed driver could see another train platform next however july two full train approached headon single track section close oyster creek station one woman died people injured unknown sequence event caused happen appears parliamentary enquiry accident although parliamentary question closure festival pleasure garden became part battersea park railway continued site moved another site park festival garden railway form yard metre long ran station queen gate parallel eastern northern carriage drive station chelsea bridge via halt funfair continued barlow locomotive line closed partially due decline funfair part cutting line still visible near tennis court far tottering oyster creek railway lakeside miniature railway far tottering oyster creek railway museum london may archived original september emetts festival britain railway battersea picturetrail archived original june retrieved august article tottering oyster creek branch railway archived original july festival london video central office information