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Summary of the Early Years
1893 (July) The opening of the Groudle Hotel
1893 (Aug) The opening of the glen and zoo
1893 (Sept) The opening of the electric railway to Groudle
1895 -1896 Construction of the Glen railway
1896 (May) First passengers carried
1896 (July) Official opening of railway
1915-1919 Closed for First World War
1921 Introduction of battery locomotives
1926 Steam locomotives returned to service
1940-1949 Closed for Second World War
1950-1958 Railway re-opened to Headland
1959-1960 Railway closed
1961-1962 Railway re-opened to Headland
1963 Railway closed
1967-1970 Railway dismantled