How much stock did each UK narrow gauge railway have?

As the Peckforton Railway is intended to be a model of a hypothetical complete narrow gauge railway system (albeit compressed in mileage), I decided to do some research on other UK NG railways to determine their stock levels. I share my findings here in case you too might find the information useful. Please note that I have focused on public passenger carrying narrow gauge railways rather than industrial or miniature railways. I have included the Irish narrow gauge railways as they were almost exclusively 3 foot - which is the gauge closest to that on my railway.

I've drawn upon a range of sources - both book- and internet-based, but sometimes the information they gave was incomplete, contradictory or vague. In some cases, I have been able to find quite detailed breakdowns of the various types of rolling stock owned by a line - in others the information provides only an overall picture. In addition, of course, stock levels will have varied across the lifespan of the railway. Where possible I have tried indicating the levels towards the end of the line's life.

If you find errors or have more accurate or more detailed information, please let me know and I will amend the table accordingly. For more information on UK Narrow Gauge Railways please see my other blog (Narrow Gauge Railways UK).

England
Railway  (alph order)	Lifespan	Gauge	Length	Motive power	Passenger stock	Goods stock
Alford & Sutton Tramway	1884-1889	2’ 6”	7 miles	3 steam trams	1 bogie 4 four-wheeled	? opens
Ashover	1925-1950	1’115/8”	7¼ miles	6 steam	4 tramcar 8 bogie	40
Leek & Manifold	1904 – 1934	2’ 6”	8¼ miles	2 steam	4 bogie	2 opens 1 van 5 transporter wagons (for std gauge wagons)
Lynton & Barnstaple	1898 - 1935	1’11 ½“	19¼ miles	5 steam	17 bogie	8 four wheel opens 9 bogie opens 6 four wheel vans 4 bogie vans 2 bogie flats 2 bogie brake vans 2 breakdown cranes 1 match truck
Rye & Camber	1895-1939	3’	2¼ miles	2 steam 1 i/c petrol	2 bogie	6(?) opens
Southwold	1879-1929	3’	9½ miles	4 steam	Six 6-wheeled	37 open 2 vans ? private owner opens
Volk’s electric railway	1883 -	2’ 8½“	1¼ miles	10 railcars		?
Wolverton & Stony Stratford Tramway	1887 - 1926	3’ 6”	4½ miles	3 steam trams 1 steam	5 double deck bogie	? parcel vans ? opens
Scotland
Railway	Lifespan	Gauge	Length	Motive power	Passenger stock	Goods stock
Campbeltown & Machrihanish	1906 - 1932	2’ 3”	6 miles	5 steam	6 bogie	2 opens(?) 1 brake van 1 milk wagon 150 private owner (?)
Isle of Man
Railway  (alph order)	Lifespan	Gauge	Length	Motive power	Passenger stock	Goods stock
Groudle Glen	1896 -	2’	1000 yd	2 steam 2 battery 1 i/c petrol	8 four wheel	0 (?) 1 coach converted to flat wagon
Isle of Man	1873 -	3’	46½ miles (now 15½ miles)	16 steam 2 diesel railcars	? four wheel 14 six wheel 75 bogie	? opens ? four wheel brake end vans 2 bogie vans ? cattle vans ? fish wagons ? ballast hoppers 1 breakdown crane
Jersey
Railway	Lifespan	Gauge	Length	Motive power	Passenger stock	Goods stock
Jersey Rly & Tramway	1870 – 1936	3’ 6”	7½ miles	5 steam 4 diesel railcars	23 coaches / brake vans	21 wagons
Wales
Railway  (alph order)	Lifespan	Gauge	Length	Motive power	Passenger stock	Goods stock
Corris	1859 - 1948	2’ 3”	6½ miles	4 steam	11 four wheel (originally) 8 bogie (5 rebuilt from above)	? opens 1 guards van ? privately owned slate wagons
Festiniog Railway	1836-1946 (re-opened 1955)	1’ 11½“	14 miles	12 steam	8 (?) four wheel 12 (?) bogie 2 bogie luggage	1 van ? ? privately owned slate wagons
Glyn Valley tramway	1873 - 1935	2’ 4½“	8 miles	4 steam	14 four wheel	258
NWNGR / Welsh Highland	1877 – 1923 1932 – 1937 1980 – 1997 -	1’ 11½“	21 miles (originally) 23½  miles (now)	5 steam ? diesel	8 bogie	104
Talyllyn	1866 – 1951 1952 -	2’ 3”	7¾ miles	2 steam	3 four wheel 1 guards van (4 wheel)	200? 1 gunpowder van
Vale of Rheidol	1902 – 1988 1988 -	1’ 11½“	11¾ miles	3-4 steam	12 bogie (originally) 16 bogie (now) 1 brake van	14 (originally)
Welshpool & Llanfair	1903 – 1956 1963 -	2’ 6”	9 miles	2 steam  + preservation = 8 steam + 6 i/c	3 bogie	32 opens 4 vans
Northern Ireland
Railway  (alph order)	Lifespan	Gauge	Length	Motive power	Passenger stock	Goods stock
Ballymena, Cushendall & Red Bay	1876/84 – 1937/9	3’	22¼ miles	3 steam	10 four wheel tramcar carriages 1 bogie saloon	160 (?) goods 2 brake vans
Ballymena & Larne	1878/89 - 1950	3’	12 miles (+ 1½ miles)	6 steam	15	347 goods
Ballycastle	1880 - 1924	3’	16¼ miles	3-4 steam	7 six wheel 4 bogie 1 guards van	55 opens/vans 5 cattle wagons 1 guards van
Castlerigg & Victoria Bridge Tramway	1883 – 1933	3’	7¼ miles	6 steam 1 railcar	?	31 opens/vans
Clogher Valley tramway	1887 – 1941	3’	37 miles	8 steam 2 railcars	6 brake vans 13 bogie	42 open 2 bogie open 8 ballast wagons 16 covered 27 cattle 2 horse box 2 butter wagons 4 timber trucks
Cross border
Railway  (alph order)	Lifespan	Gauge	Length	Motive power	Passenger stock	Goods stock
County Donegal	1906 - 1959	3’	124½ miles	19 steam 9 petrol railcars 11 diesel railcars	11 six wheel 48 bogie 2 horse box	113 four wheel flat 1 six wheel flat 4 bogie flat 1 open 150 four wheel covered 6 six wheel covered 11 bogie covered 13 four wheel cattle 20 goods/horse/cattle 8 tank 2 breakdown cranes
Londonderry & Lough Swilly	1862-1953	3’	99½ miles	17 steam	22 six-wheel 16 bogie 1 horse box	145 flat wagons 107 vans 1 mess van 1 stores van 1 crane
Eire
Railway  (alph order)	Lifespan	Gauge	Length	Motive power	Passenger stock	Goods stock
Cavan & Leitrim	1887 - 1959	3’	33 ¾  miles + 14 ¾ mile branch	9 steam	20 (?) 1 (?) horsebox	? opens ? vans ? brake vans
Cork, Blackrock & Passage	1846 – 1932	3’ (originally 5’3”)	16 miles	4 steam	30 bogie	12 open 10 covered 11 cattle 2 brake vans
Cork & Muskerry Light Railway	1887 - 1934	3’	17 ½ miles	9 steam	22 - 27 bogie (?)	31 open 32 covered van 4 timber 8 brake vans
Schull & Skibbereen	1886 -1947	3’	15 ½ miles	4 steam	5 four wheel 3 bogie 2 brake van	5 open 10 small box 2x 12ton box 3 large box 25 cattle 4 bolster
Tralee & Dingle	1891 – 1939 (passenger) 1953 (goods)	3’	31½ miles + 6 mile branch	8 steam 1 petrol inspection car	20 bogie 1 horse box	7 open coal 5 open ballast 25 open cattle 15 closed 4 closed ventilated 3 bogie closed 1 bogie closed ventilated 1 butter van 5 cattle/goods 6 cattle/goods ventilated 8 cattle 2 bogie bolster
West Clare	1887/1892 - 1961	3’	48 miles	11 steam 4 diesel railcars	29 six wheel 5 six wheel brake 13 bogie (ex Tralee & Dingle) 2 bogie brake (ex T&D) 1 horse box	74 opens 16 ballast wagons 11 open coal wagons 6 cattle opens 3 flat wagons 76 covered vans 9 luggage vans 70 cattle vans 1 timber wagon 1 water wagon 3 spray wagons

It has been difficult to format the table in the editor for the blog, so my apologies for some of the formatting going awry.