# The North Tyneside Steam Railway Light Railway Order 1991, Article 9: Gauge of railway and motive power


The railways shall be constructed on a gauge of 1.435 metres orthereabouts and the motive power shall be steam or internal combustionor such other motive power as the Secretary of State may approve:
Provided that nothing in this Order shall authorise the Council to useelectrical power as motive power unless such power is obtained fromstorage batteries or from a source of generation entirely contained inand carried along with the engine and carriages:
Provided also that if electrical power is used on the railways, such electrical power shall not be used in such a manner as to cause or be likely to cause any interference with any telecommunication apparatus as defined in the telecommunications code contained in Schedule 2 to the Telecommunications Act 1984 or with telecommunications by means of any suchapparatus.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/933/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/north-tyneside-steam-railway-light-railway-order-1991/article-9
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