| Railroad Name: | Cadeby Light Railway |
| Start Year: | 1963 |
| End Year: | 2005 |
| Hq City: | Cadeby |
| Locale: | England |
| Successor Line: | abandoned |
The Cadeby Light Railway was a narrow-gauge railway in the garden of the rectory in Cadeby, Leicestershire.
In the early 1960s the Reverend Teddy Boston became rector of All Saints' Church, Cadeby. Boston was a lifelong railway enthusiast and wanted to build a miniature railway in his new garden, but the cost proved prohibitive. Instead he searched for a full-sized narrow-gauge locomotive.
In 1962, he purchased Pixie, a W.G. Bagnall from the Cranford quarry. The quarry owners donated a short length of track and two wagons and the Cadeby Light Railway was opened.[1]
Over the years, Boston built an extensive collection of ex-industrial narrow-gauge rolling stock, which ran on the extremely short line in his garden. He also maintained an extensive OO gauge model railway at Cadeby.[2]
Although Boston died in 1986, his widow, Audrey kept the railway open for nearly twenty years, holding regular open days.
The railway finally closed in May 2005.[3] The majority of the collection has been amalgamated with the Moseley Railway Trust at the Apedale Community Country Park.[4] As of 2014, Pixie was undergoing restoration.
In 1982, Boston's collection consisted of:[5]
| Name | Wheel Arrangement | Manufacturer | Works Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret | 0-4-0ST | Hunslet Engine Co. | 605 of 1894 | |
| No.2 | 0-4-0WT | Orenstein & Koppel | 7529 of 1914 | |
| Pixie | 0-4-0ST | W.G. Bagnall | 2090 of 1919 | |
| 87004 | 4wDM | Motor Rail | 2197 of 1922 | |
| 0-4-0PM | Baguley | 1695 of 1928 | ||
| 4wDM | Motor Rail | 4572 of 1929 | ||
| 4wDM | Hudswell Clarke | D558 of 1930 | ||
| 1 | 4wDM | Motor Rail | 5609 of 1931 | |
| New Star | 4wPM | Lister | 4088 of 1931 | |
| 24 | 4wDM | Motor Rail | 5853 of 1934 | |
| 4wDM | Ruston & Hornsby | 179870 of 1936 | ||
| 42 | 4wDM | Motor Rail | 7710 of 1939 | |
| 20 | 4wDM | Motor Rail | 8748 of 1942 |