Southport pier tramway. Southport pier was closed during world war two and did not reopen until after the war. It was not until 1950 that the railway reopened , by which time the line had been moved to the side of the pier and also regauged from 3 ft 6 in to 1 ft 11 1⁄2 in . The "new" line was worked by a new diesel powered train , the "Silver Belle" , which worked the line until it was replaced in 1973. 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge tram track that runs end to end, the length of the pier. it is worked by a single twin-section battery powered tram manufactured by UK Loco Ltd. and has a passenger capacity of 74 . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southport_Pier_Tramway