British heritage and private railways This list of British heritage and private railways is intended as a list of railways (railroads) in Britain. ...

England:

Appleby - Avon Valley - Barrow Hill - Battlefield Line - Bideford & Instow - Birmingham Rly. Mus. - Bluebell - Bodmin & Wenford - Bowes - Bredgar & Wormhill - Buckinghamshire Rly. Centre - Bure Valley - Chasewater - Chinnor & Princes Risborough - Cholsey & Wallingford - Churnet Valley - Cleethorpes - Colne Valley - Coventry Rly. Centre - Dartmoor - Dean Forest - Derwent Valley - Didcot - East Anglian Rly. Mus. - East Kent - East Lancs. - East Somerset - Ecclesbourne Valley - Eden Valley - Elsecar - Embsay & Bolton Abbey - Epping-Ongar - Foxfield - Glos. Warks. - Great Central - Helston - Hythe Pier - Isle of Wight - Keighley - Kent & East Sussex - Kirklees - Lakeside & Haverthwaite - Lappa Valley - Launceston - Lavender - Leighton Buzzard - Lincolnshire Wolds - Lynton & Barnstaple - Mangapps Rly. Mus. - Mid-Hants - Mid-Norfolk - Mid-Suffolk - Middleton - Midland Rly. Centre - National Rly. Mus. - Nene Valley - North Norfolk - North Tyneside - North Yorkshire Moors - Northampton & Lamport - Northamptonshire Ironstone - Paignton & Dartmouth - Peak - Plym Valley - Ravenglass & Eskdale - Ribble - Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch - Rutland - Seaton - Severn Valley - Sittingbourne - South Devon - South Tynedale - Spa Valley - Steeple Grange - Swanage - Swindon & Cricklade - Tanfield - Telford - Volk's Electric - Walthamstow - Weardale - Wensleydale - West Somerset - Wisbech & March - Yaxham The Appleby Frodingham Railway preservation society based at Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire. ... Bitton railway station and yards. ... The Barrow Hill Engine Shed is a former Midland Railway roundhouse in Derbyshire. ... The Battlefield Line Railway is a heritage railway in Leicestershire, England. ... The Bideford & Instow Railway Group in Devon are “committed to the reopening of the Barnstaple to Bideford branch of the old London and South Western Railway. ... The Birmingham Railway Museum Trust operates two subsidiaries: Tyseley Locomotive Works and Vintage Trains. ... Sheffield Park Station Exterior The Bluebell Railway is a heritage line running for nine miles along the border between East Sussex and West Sussex, England. ... GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class, no. ... The Bowes Railway built by Robert Stephenson is the worlds only preserved rope-hauled railway system in the world, according the note below. ... The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway is located near Sittingbourne in Kent. ... Quainton railway station at Quainton in Buckinghamshire, England was the northern terminus of the Wotton (later Brill) Tramway. ... Chasewater Railway is a former colliery railway running round the shores of Chasewater in Staffordshire, England. ... The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway is located to the east of Oxford, England. ... The current Wallingford end of the line, with locomotive 701 The Cholsey end of the line, with main line platforms to left and the Wallingford platform to right The Cholsey & Wallingford Railway is a standard gauge preserved railway in the English county of Oxfordshire. ... The Churnet Valley Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway located to the west of Stoke on Trent in Staffordshire. ... Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway is a 15 (0. ... Description The Colne Valley Railway is a heritage railway based at Castle Hedingham station, near Halstead in Essex, United Kingdom. ... Coventry Railway Centre is located south of the city, near the airport. ... Description The Dartmoor Railway is a heritage railway based at Meldon, near Okehampton in Devon. ... The Dean Forest Railway is a 4. ... The Derwent Valley Light Railway is a heritage railway link based at Murton to the east of the city of York. ... General view, including engine sheds, of part of the site on a cold January day The Didcot Railway Centre, located in the Oxfordshire town of Didcot, is a comprehensive exhibition of Great Western Railway rolling stock. ... The East Anglian Railway Museum is located at Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station in Essex, situated on the Great Eastern Railway line from Marks Tey to Sudbury. ... // Description The East Kent Railway (EKR) is a microscopic heritage railway in Kent, England. ... The East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway in Lancashire, England. ... The East Somerset Railway operates a 2. ... Stations Wirksworth Idridgehay (proposed) Shottle (proposed) Duffield (proposed) - Transfer to main line services. ... The Eden Valley Railway is located near Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria. ... The Elsecar Steam Railway is located on the old Great Central Railway freight-only branch from a junction near Mexborough in Barnsley, Yorkshire, built to serve collieries and ironworks. ... The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (E&BASR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. ... The Epping Ongar Railway operates on a preserved railway along the final section of the old Great Eastern Railway and London Underground Central Line branch line between Epping and Ongar, with an intermediate station at North Weald. ... The combined powers of the JCB and nature have often obliterated all trace of an industrial site. ... GWR 2-8-0T 4200 Class no. ... The GCR is the only heritage railway in the country with double track The Great Central Railway (GCR) is a heritage railway in Leicestershire. ... Hythe Pier from the Hythe shore The pier with the pier train The landward station, with depot and spare locomotive More detail on the spare locomotive The pier head station Contrasting forms of the two ferries Hythe Pier, the Hythe Pier Railway and the Hythe Ferry together provide a transport... Vintage carriage and O2 Class 0-4-4T no. ... Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T 41241 at Haworth station The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a five-mile (eight-km) long heritage railway line in West Yorkshire, England, that runs from Keighley to Oxenhope. ... The Kent & East Sussex Railway was opened by Colonel H.F. Stephens, the railway engineer, in 1900. ... Kirklees light railway is a Narrow gauge railway in Kirklees, consisting of 8 miles (13 km) of 15 inch (381 mm) gauge line running along an old branch line which used to connect Clayton West and Skelmanthorpe with the main Sheffield-Huddersfield line. ... Fairburn tank 42085 at Lakeside station. ... The Lappa Valley Steam Railway is of 15 (375mm) gauge. ... The Launceston Steam Railway in Cornwall operates for 2 miles, on a 2ft (600mm) gauge. ... The Lavender Line is a heritage railway based at Isfield station, near Uckfield in East Sussex. ... The Leighton Buzzard Railway is a narrow-gauge light railways survivor in Bedfordshire, having been built in the 1920s to transport sand. ... The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway is a heritage railway based at Ludborough station, near Grimsby in Lincolnshire. ... The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway was a narrow-gauge railway through Exmoor in North Devon, England which operated between 1898 and 1935. ... The Mangapps Railway Museum (previously Mangapps Farm Railway Museum) is a heritage railway located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. ... Taken at Alton station. ... Class 101 DMU at Dereham. ... The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway is a reconstruction of a rural railway station at Brockford, Suffolk. ... The Middleton Railway is the worlds oldest working railway. ... Midland Railway 156 Class 158A in the museum amongst other exhibits. ... Locomotives arranged around the turntable in the Great Hall. ... The Nene Valley Railway (NVR) is a preserved railway in Cambridgeshire, England, running between Peterborough and Yarwell Junction. ... The North Norfolk Railway -- also known as the Poppy Line -- is a heritage railway in Norfolk, England running between the coastal town of Sheringham and Holt which is further inland. ... The North Tyneside Steam Railway Association operates this 2-mile standard gauge preserved railway between the Stephenson Railway Museum and near to Percy Main metro station in North Shields. ... A diesel train on the NYMR Goathland station. ... Steam Locomotive 7646 Northampton officially named by the Mayor of Northampton The Northampton & Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire England, and is based at Pitsford and Brampton station, roughly 5 miles (8 km) north of Northampton. ... The Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust operates a 1½ mile long heritage railway line at Hunsbury Hill, SW of Northampton. ... Situated in Devon and arguably one of the most picturesque lines in England, the standard gauge Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway operates from Paignton to Kingswear along the former Great Western Railway branch line. ... In 1968 the former Midland Railway main line from London to Manchester (originally built as the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway), was closed between Matlock and Buxton in Derbyshire. ... The Plym Valley Railway is part of the closed Yelverton - Launceston branch line of the Great Western Railway in Cornwall. ... The terminus of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway at Dalegarth Station near Boot. ... The Ribble Steam Railway, located on Preston Docks, is a recently formed project, which is due to open to the public in 2005. ... Two 15in trians Preparing train in Hythe The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a 15 inch (380 mm) gauge heritage railway in Kent, England. ... The Rutland Railway Museum occupies an area of nearly 7 acres (28,000 m²) on part of the former Midland Railway mineral branch line in Rutland. ... Seaton Tramway The Seaton Tramway is a 838 mm (2 ft 9 in) narrow gauge tram line which operates over a former axed British Rail (BR) branch line in Seaton, Devon. ... LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 no. ... The Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway operates a 2ft (610mm) gauge railway line from Sittingbourne to the banks of the The Swale. ... The South Devon Railway is a railway is run by a charity organisation, the South Devon Railway Trust, they run the railway between Buckfastleigh and Totnes in southern Devon. ... South Tynedale Ralway is a heritage railway in Cumbria and Englands highest narrow gauge railway. ... Jinty 47493. ... The Steeple Grange Light Railway is a narrow gauge railway near Wirksworth in Derbyshire. ... Swanage station is decorated with railway memorabilia. ... The Swindon & Cricklade Railway in Wiltshire operates a short section of the old Midland and South Western Junction Railway line between Swindon and Cricklade. ... The Tanfield Railway is a tourist attraction in County Durham, England, operating preserved steam and diesel industrial locomotives. ... Map sources for Telford Steam Railway at grid reference SJ676075 The Telford Steam Railway is a small heritage railway located at Horsehay, Telford in Shropshire. ... Half-way station VER Carriages Detail of the tracks in front of the carriage shed showing the electrified third rail. ... The Pump House Museum is a museum in Walthamstow. ... The Weardale Railway was set up to operate trains along the once North Eastern Railway branch from Bishop Auckland to Eastgate in County Durham. ... Wensleydale Railway plc took over running passenger trains on a length of the railway that previously linked Northallerton with Hawes in 2003: the railway had been almost closed apart from very occasional freight trains to Catterick. ... At 20 miles, the West Somerset Railway (WSR) is the longest privately owned passenger rail line in the UK. It operates using heritage steam and diesel locomotives, and provides transport for the local community as well as a leisure attraction for visitors. ... The Wisbech and March Bramleyline is an embryonic heritage railway that aims to reinstate services over the disused March to Wisbech line. ... Yaxham Light Railway is a narrow gauge light railway situated adjacent to Yaxham railway station on the Mid-Norfolk Railway. ...

Scotland:

Bo'ness & Kinneil - Caledonian - Keith & Dufftown - Leadhills & Wanlockhead - Isle of Mull - Royal Deeside - Sanday Light Railway - Scottish Industrial Rly. Centre - Strathspey - Vale of Alford The Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway, operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, operates virtually the entire Bo’ness branch of the former North British Railway on the Firth of Forth. ... Description The Caledonian Railway (Brechin) Ltd is a private limited company formed by a group of steam railway enthusiasts, the Brechin Railway Preservation Society, with the object of operating a railway service on the former Caledonian Railway line between Brechin and Montrose. ... Class 108 diesel multiple unit Spirit of Speyside. The Keith & Dufftown Railway (“The Whisky Line”) is a Heritage railway running for 11 miles from Keith Town railway station to Dufftown via Drummuir. ... The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway, a 2ft (610mm) gauge line in Lanarkshire, is laid on the trackbed of a former Caledonian Railway branch which lead off the main line between Carlisle and Edinburgh at Elvanfoot. ... The Isle of Mull Railway operates a 260mm line, 1. ... The Royal Deeside Railway was formed by a Preservation Society with the intention of reclaiming part of the Great North of Scotland Railway branch from Aberdeen to Ballater. ... The Sanday Light Railway is a privately-owned narrow gauge railway operating on the island of Sanday, Orkney, Scotland. ... The Scottish Industrial Railway Centre is a museum operated by the Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group. ... The Strathspey Railway operates a 10 mile (16 km) preserved railway from Aviemore to Broomhill via Boat of Garten, part of the former Highland Railway line which linked Aviemore with Forres. ... The Alford Valley Railway, built in 1859, was a Great North of Scotland Railway branch line from Kintore, northwest of Aberdeen. ...

Wales:

Amman Valley - Bala Lake - Brecon Mountain - Bridgend Valley - Cambrian Rly. Soc. - Cambrian Rly. Trust - Corris - Fairbourne - Ffestiniog - Gwili - Llanberis Lake - Llangollen - Narrow Gauge Rly. Mus. - Pontypool & Blaenavon - Rhyl - Snowdon Mountain - Swansea Vale - Talyllyn - Vale of Glamorgan - Vale of Rheidol - Welsh Highland - Welshpool & Llanfair The Bala Lake Railway operates at Bala Lake, Gwynedd for a distance of 4. ... One of the locomotives on the Brecon Mountain Railway Brecon Mountain Railway is a rail line that runs through the Brecon Beacons along the full length of the Taf Fechan Reservoir. ... The Bridgend Valley Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway located in South Wales. ... The Cambrian Railway Society (not to be confused with the nearby Cambrian Railway Trust) is located at Oswestry, and plans to restore the branch line from Blodwell to Nantmawr as a heritage railway. ... The Cambrian Railways Trust (not to be confused with the nearby Cambrian Railway Society) is a heritage railway based at Llynclys near Oswestry, Shropshire. ... The Corris Railway was a narrow gauge (686 mm, 2 ft 3 in ) railway line running along the Dulas Valley, in Mid-Wales, UK. It began as a horse tramroad in the 1850s, connecting the slate quarries in the districts around Corris with the estuary of the Dyfi river at... Beddgelert, a smaller version of an engine from the Welsh Highland Railway. ... Double fairlie Merddyn Emrys with train Double Fairlie Earl of Merionedd at Tanybwlch At Blaenau Ffestiniog Minffordd Station Historic coaches, including 1897-built ex-Lynton and Barnstaple Railway no 14 (centre) at Tanybwlch. ... The Gwili Steam Railway (in Welsh, Rheilffordd Ager Y Gwili) operates a preserved railway from Abergwili Junction (near Carmarthen) in South Wales along a short section of the former Carmarthen to Aberystwyth railway closed for passenger traffic in 1965 and lifted in 1973. ... The loco “Dolbadarn” pulls into the Llanberis station which was opened in June 2003. ... Llangollen railways station alongside the River Dee The Llangollen Railway is a preserved railway in Denbighshire, Wales, which runs from Llangollen to Carrog. ... The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum is situated in Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales. ... The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway was founded in 1866 in Torfaen, southern Wales. ... The Rhyl Miniature Railway is a 15 inch gauge line located in North Wales ... A train at Llanberis station The Snowdon Mountain Railway is a narrow gauge rack and pinion mountain railway in Wales. ... The Swansea Vale Railway is a heritage railway following a section of the old Midland Railway line between Swansea and Brecon. ... Locomotive no. ... The Vale of Glamorgan Railway is a heritage railway based at Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. ... Train taking on water, Vale of Rheidol Railway The Vale of Rheidol Railway is a narrow-gauge (1 foot 11¾ inches) heritage railway that runs for 11¾ miles between Aberystwyth and Devils Bridge (Pont yr Fynach (Welsh) - Bridge over the Mynach) - in Wales, UK. It was the last steam line... ex-South African Railways Garratt no 138 Millennium/Mileniwm hauling a train out of Caernarfon station December 28, 2004 Sister engine, no 143 in the countryside. ... 823 The Countess and 822 The Earl - the two original W&LLR engines. ...

Northern Ireland:

Donegal - Downpatrick - Giant's Causeway The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre commemorates the operations of the County Donegal Railways Committee which operated two narrow gauge railways in County Donegal from 1863 until 1959. ... The Downpatrick & Co Down Railway is a heritage railway in County Down, Northern Ireland. ... The Giants Causeway & Bushmills Railway operates a narrow gauge 3ft (900mm) line between Giants Causeway and the old Bushmills distillery in Northern Ireland. ...

Isle of Man:

Douglas Bay Horse Tram - Groudle Glen - IoM Railway - Manx Electric - Snaefell The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway is a horse-drawn tramway located in the town of Douglas on the Isle of Man. ... External link Notes on the Railway Categories: Substubs ... The Isle of Man Railway The Isle of Man Railway (IOMR) is a steam-operated heritage railway connecting Douglas with Castletown and Port Erin. ... The Manx Electric Railway is an electric interurban tramway connecting the towns of Douglas, Laxey and Ramsey on the Isle of Man. ... The Snaefell Mountain Railway is an electric mountain railway connecting the town of Laxey with the summit of Snaefell Mountain which is, at 2036 feet (620. ...

Channel Islands:

Alderney Railway The Alderney Railway in Alderney is the only working railway in the Channel Islands. ...