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The Echills Wood Railway is a 7+1⁄4 in (184 mm) miniature hobbyist railway in Kingsbury Water Park, Warwickshire, England.

A feature of the railway is its gnome village, a collection of garden gnomes donated by the public. The gnome village was vandalised in September 2016, when several of the ornaments were damaged. The incident prompted members of the public to donate replacements following an appeal by railway members. Local newspaper, the Tamworth Herald also backed the appeal. The attraction was destroyed for a second time by vandals in April 2017.

References

1. "Kingsbury Water Park gnome village 'massacred' by vandals". BBC News. BBC. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
2. "Kingsbury Water Park gnome massacre provokes public outcry". BBC News. BBC. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
3. Chilver, Katrina (21 September 2016). "Gnome 'massacre' at railway attraction sparks appeal for donations". Coventry Telegraph. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
4. Machin, Helen (22 September 2016). "Will you back Tamworth's Operation Gnome Home?". Tamworth Herald. Local World. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
5. Coussins, Jordan (7 April 2017). "Vandals massacre gnome village AGAIN at Echills Wood Railway in Kingsbury Water Park". Tamworth Herald. Local World. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

External links

• Echills Wood Railway site
• Echills Wood Railway Observer Pages for regular updates on the railways activities. .

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