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Kirklees light railway is a Narrow gauge railway in Kirklees, consisting of 8 miles (13 km) of 15 inch (381 mm) gauge line running along an old branch line which used to connect Clayton West and Skelmanthorpe with the main Sheffield-Huddersfield line.

The journey gives fine view of Emley Moor Radio Mast and includes the longest tunnel on any 15 inch (381 mm) gauge line in Britain.

The Kirklees light railway includes several one third scale engines including "Owl", "Badger", "Hawk", and "Jay".

The KLR is situated in Clayton West, on the A636, about two miles (3 km) west of Junction 39 of the M1 motorway.

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Kirklees light railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (223 words)
	Kirklees light railway is a Narrow gauge railway in Kirklees, consisting of 4 miles of 15 inch (381 mm) gauge line running along an old branch line which used to connect Clayton West and Skelmanthorpe with the main Sheffield-Huddersfield line.
	The permission to construct the railway was granted by Kirklees Council on the 27 September 1991, the line was originally 1 mile in length running from Clayton West station to a specially constructed stop called "Cuckoos Nest".
	The KLR is situated in Clayton West, on the A636, about two miles (3 km) west of Junction 39 of the M1 motorway.

Kirklees - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (685 words)
	Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire.
	Kirklees is the most populated borough or district in England not to have city status.
	One attraction in Kirklees is Kirklees Light Railway.

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