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Encyclopedia > List of British heritage and private railways

This list of British heritage and private railways is intended as a list of railways (railroads) in Britain. For rail museums, see List of British railway museums. More links at foot of page. This list is intended as a list of museums in Britain. ...


Many of the standard gauge railways were originally lines closed by British Railways under the Beeching cuts in the 1960s, and reopened as private and / or heritage lines. Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe was an informal name for the British Governments attempt in the 1960s to control the spiralling cost of running the British railway system by closing what it considered to be little-used and unprofitable...

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England

Standard Gauge

The engine sheds at Didcot Railway Centre
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The engine sheds at Didcot Railway Centre
Goathland station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
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Goathland station on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Arley station on the Severn Valley Railway
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Arley station on the Severn Valley Railway
A general view of the Swanage Railway
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A general view of the Swanage Railway
Bishops Lydeard station on the West Somerset Railway
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Bishops Lydeard station on the West Somerset Railway

Download high resolution version (1200x600, 126 KB)A general view: Didcot Railway Centre. ... Download high resolution version (1200x600, 126 KB)A general view: Didcot Railway Centre. ... 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. ... Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 1357 KB)by Alan Harris, File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 1357 KB)by Alan Harris, File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Goathland_station. ... Image File history File links Goathland_station. ... A diesel train on the NYMR Goathland station. ... Download high resolution version (1280x960, 612 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1280x960, 612 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 no. ... ImageMetadata File history File links 050402_084_swanage_railway. ... ImageMetadata File history File links 050402_084_swanage_railway. ... Swanage station is decorated with railway memorabilia. ... Bishops Lydeard station on the West Somerset Railway, Somerset, England. ... Bishops Lydeard station on the West Somerset Railway, Somerset, England. ... 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 Appleby Frodingham Railway preservation society based at Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire. ... The Astley Green Colliery Museum is a museum in Lancashire, United Kingdom. ... Bitton railway station and yards. ... The Barrow Hill Engine Shed is a former Midland Railway roundhouse in Derbyshire. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... External links Battlefield Line Railway website Categories: Substubs | Heritage railways | British visitor attractions ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... The Bideford & Instow Railway Group in Devon are “committed to the reopening of the Barnstaple to Bideford branch of the old Great Western Railway. ... The Birmingham Railway Museum Trust operates two subsidiaries: Tyseley Locomotive Works and Vintage Trains. ... Tyseley is a district in the southern half of the city of Birmingham, England, near the Coventry Road and the districts of Small Heath and Yardley. ... 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. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex (with Brighton and Hove), Hampshire and Surrey. ... Categories: United Kingdom-related stubs | Heritage railways | British visitor attractions | Cornwall ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county at the extreme South-West of England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... The Bowes Railway built by Robert Stephenson is the worlds only preserved rope-hauled railway system in the world, according the note below. ... Categories: United Kingdom-related stubs | Museum stubs | Bristol | Museums in the UK ... 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 Cholsey & Wallingford Railway operates along part of the branch railway from Wallingford on the Great Western Railway main line, 12 miles north of Reading. ... Winston Churchill at the popular 1940s weekend Steam in the Churnet valley The Churnet Valley Railway is a 5 and 1/4 mile long standard gauge heritage railway based at Cheddleton station to the East of Stoke on Trent in Staffordshire. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Description The Colne Valley Railway is a heritage railway based at Castle Hedingham station, near Halstead in Essex, United Kingdom. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Description The Dartmoor Railway is a heritage railway based at Meldon, near Okehampton in Devon. ... The Dean Forest Railway is a 4. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... The Derwent Valley Light Railway is a heritage railway link based at Murton to the east of the city of York. ... The White Yorkshire rose. ... 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 is a short heritage railway in Kent, England. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... The East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway in Lancashire, England. ... Lancashire is a county and duchy palatine in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... The East Somerset Railway operates a 2. ... Stations Wirksworth Idridgehay (proposed) Shottle (proposed) Duffield (proposed) - Transfer to main line services. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... 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, South Yorkshire, built to serve collieries and ironworks. ... The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (E&BASR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. ... Bolton Abbey North Yorkshire is a Shire county within the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in 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 Foxfield Steam Railway is a 5-mile preserved standard-gauge line located SE of Stoke on Trent. ... GWR 2-8-0T 4200 Class no. ... The Great Central Railway (GCR) was the latter day name of a railway company of the United Kingdom which earlier was known as the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR). ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... [[1]] Coal mining in Whitehaven dates back to the thirteenth century when the monks from St Bees Abbey supervised the opening of coal mines at Arrowthwaite. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county at the extreme South-West of England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... 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. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... The Kent & East Sussex Railway was opened by Colonel H.F. Stephens, the railway engineer, in 1900. ... LMS Class 4MT no. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... The Lansalson branch line (also known as the Trenance valley line) is a railway line built by the GWR to serve the china clay industry in the Trenance valley near St Austell in Cornwall, South West England. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county at the extreme South-West of England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... The Lavender Line is a heritage railway based at Isfield station, near Uckfield in East Sussex. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway is a heritage railway based at Ludborough station, near Grimsby in Lincolnshire. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Taken at Alton station. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... Class 101 DMU at Dereham. ... For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation) Norfolk (pronounced NOR-fk) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway is a reconstruction of a rural railway station at Brockford, Suffolk. ... Suffolk (pronounced SUF-fk) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... The Middleton Railway is the worlds oldest working railway. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... The Midland Railway, Butterley is a complex of railway museum exhibits in Derbyshire, within the Midland Railway Centre. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... The station viewed from the road A view of the station on the platform The Nene Valley Railway (NVR) is a preserved railway in Cambridgeshire, England, running between Peterborough Nene Valley and Yarwell Junction. ... Peterborough is a cathedral city and Unitary Authority in the East of England. ... 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. ... For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation) Norfolk (pronounced NOR-fk) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... 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. ... Bolton Abbey North Yorkshire is a Shire county within the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. ... 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 Trust operates a 2. ... The standard gauge Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway operates along the estuary of the River Dart in Devon, from Paignton to Churston along a now closed Great Western Railway branch to Kingswear. ... The inner harbour, Brixham, south Devon, at low tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... 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. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... The Plym Valley Railway is part of the closed Yelverton - Launceston branch line of the Great Western Railway in Cornwall. ... The Ribble Steam Railway, located on Preston Docks, is a recently formed project, which is due to open to the public in 2005. ... Lancashire is a county and duchy palatine in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... The Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway is the railway section of the Rushden Historical Transport Society in the United Kingdom. ... 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. ... The inner harbour, Brixham, south Devon, at low tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... LMS Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 no. ... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... 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. ... Jinty 47493. ... 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. ... Map sources for Telford Steam Railway at grid reference SJ676075 The Telford Steam Railway is a heritage railway located at Dawley, near Telford in Shropshire. ... // Line History The Weardale Railway was set up to operate trains along the former North Eastern Railway branch from Bishop Auckland to Eastgate, County Durham. ... A ticket issued by the Wensleydale Railway in 2003. ... 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. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 228 KB) Volks Electric Railway Middle Station (today Paston Place Station, formerly known as Halfway and (Peter Pans) Playground) in Brighton, England. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 228 KB) Volks Electric Railway Middle Station (today Paston Place Station, formerly known as Halfway and (Peter Pans) Playground) in Brighton, England. ... The Volks Electric Railway runs along a length of Brighton seafront for a distance of 1. ...

Narrow Gauge Railways

Amberley Working Museum is a museum in Amberley, Arundel, West Sussex, England. ... Kerr Stuart Tatoo locomotive with passenger train. ... The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway is located near Sittingbourne in Kent. ... Bressingham Steam & Gardens is a museum located at a gardens at Diss in Norfolk. ... Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway is a 15 (0. ... The White Yorkshire rose. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... The Devon Railway Centre is located at Bickleigh in Devon, on a station site on the closed Great Western Railway branch from Plymouth to Tavistock . ... The inner harbour, Brixham, south Devon, at low tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... The Gartell Light Railway is a heritage railway located at Yenston, south of Templecombe, in Somerset, England. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... Hollycombe steam fair holds Edwardian rides originating from the 1870s. ... Kew Bridge Steam Museum houses a museum of water delivery and a collection of steam engines including the worlds largest running steam engine. ... } London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... The Launceston Steam Railway in Cornwall operates for 2 miles, on a 2ft (600mm) gauge. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county at the extreme South-West of England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... The Leighton Buzzard Railway is a narrow-gauge light railways survivor in Bedfordshire, having been built in the 1920s to transport sand. ... The Post Office Railway, also known as Mail Rail, is a narrow gauge driverless private underground railway in London built by the Post Office to move mail between sorting offices. ... The Lynbarn Railway opened in 1995 as a park ride at The Milky Way, a family-based theme park attraction near Clovelly. ... The inner harbour, Brixham, south Devon, at low tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway was a narrow-gauge railway through Exmoor in North Devon, England which operated between 1898 and 1935. ... The inner harbour, Brixham, south Devon, at low tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... The Moseley Railway Trust has its base in south Manchester. ... Manchester is a city in the United Kingdom, famous for being the worlds first industrial city and considered by many to be UKs second city [1][2]. It is a centre of the arts, the media and big business. ... The inner harbour, Brixham, south Devon, at low tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... GWR 2-8-0T 4200 Class no. ... The North Ings Farm Railway is a working farm museum contining a 2ft (610mm) gauge railway, running on a circuit of 0. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... The Perrygrove Railway is a Minimum Gauge Railway running on 15 inch gauge track. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Rudyard Lake Steam Railway The third railway on this site runs for a mile and a half along the side of Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... The Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway operates a 2ft (610mm) gauge railway line from Sittingbourne to the banks of the The Swale. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Polish locomotive. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... Northumberland is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in northern England. ... The Steeple Grange Light Railway is a narrow gauge railway near Wirksworth in Derbyshire. ... The Volks Electric Railway runs along a length of Brighton seafront for a distance of 1. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... The West Lancashire Light Railway operates at Hesketh Bank, between Preston and Southport. ... Lancashire is a county and duchy palatine in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... The Windmill Farm Railway is located at the Windmill Animal Farm, Burscough, near Ormskirk, Lancashire. ... Lancashire is a county and duchy palatine in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Yaxham Light Railway is a narrow gauge light railway situated adjacent to Yaxham railway station on the Mid-Norfolk Railway. ...

Miniature Railways

Full details of all miniature railways Image File history File linksMetadata Ravenglass_Eskdale_Rly_1981. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ravenglass_Eskdale_Rly_1981. ... The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway is a heritage railway in Cumbria, England. ... Image File history File links Romney_Hythe_and_Dmychurch_trains_at_Dymchurch. ... Image File history File links Romney_Hythe_and_Dmychurch_trains_at_Dymchurch. ... The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a 15 inch (380 mm) gauge heritage railway in Kent, England. ... The Beer Heights Light Railway operates one mile of narrow gauge track (2ft (610mm)) at Beer, near Seaton in Devon. ... The *Bure Valley Railway is a Heritage railway in Norfolk, within The Broads National Park. ... Map sources for Wroxham at grid reference TG3017 The Coltishall side of Wroxham Bridge Wroxham is a small town in Norfolk within The Broads National Park. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Liskeard, an ancient Stannary and market town at the head of the River Looe valley in southeast Cornwall, UK, is the administrative centre of the Caradon District. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county at the extreme South-West of England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... The Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway operates in Frimley Lodge Park, Surrey,. External links Details of the line Categories: Rail stubs | UK geography stubs ... The inner harbour, Brixham, south Devon, at low tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Level crossing at Chertsey, as the barriers rise Chertsey is a town in Surrey, United Kingdom, on the River Thames. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... 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. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in England, corresponding roughly to the core of the West Riding of the traditional county of Yorkshire. ... The Lappa Valley Steam Railway is of 15 (375mm) gauge. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county at the extreme South-West of England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... Thames Ditton is a town in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Bournemouth is a seaside resort on the south coast of England. ... Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ... The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway is a heritage railway in Cumbria, England. ... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ... The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a 15 inch (380 mm) gauge heritage railway in Kent, England. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Netley Hospital chapel in the Royal Victoria Country Park View from the chapel tower looking west across the park towards Hythe. ... Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... Graham Alexander stands at Waters Edge Station with a train bound for Woody Bay. ... Ruislip (pronounced rye-slip) is a place in the London Borough of Hillingdon in north west London, immortalised in Leslie Thomas 1974 novel of suburbia Tropic of Ruislip. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London and forms one of the nine regions of England. ... The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway is a 10. ... Map sources for Wells-next-the-Sea at grid reference TF9143 Wells-next-the-Sea sits on the North Norfolk coast, England. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Weston Park is a country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Shropshire, England, set in more than 1,000 acres (4 km²) of park landscaped by Capability Brown. ... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Wicksteed Park is an amusement park in Kettering, England. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ...

A 1931 Leeds tram seen at Crich Tramway Village in 2004
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A 1931 Leeds tram seen at Crich Tramway Village in 2004

A vintage British tram. ... A vintage British tram. ... Leeds is the urban core of the metropolitan borough and city the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... Categories: United Kingdom-related stubs | Museum stubs | Derbyshire | Museums in the UK | Transport museums ...

Tramways

Tramways in Britain almost ceased entirely in the post-WWII years. Once Glasgow had disposed of its lines, the sole survivor was the Blackpool Corporation Tramways, although considerably reduced size. In the late 20th century there has been a revival in this form of transport, notably in Manchester, Sheffield and Croydon, among others. TW2000 car in Hanover Volkswagen Cargo-Tram in Dresden on a section of grassed track. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the town in England. ... Manchester is a city in the United Kingdom, famous for being the worlds first industrial city and considered by many to be UKs second city [1][2]. It is a centre of the arts, the media and big business. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Croydon is a major suburban town and commercial centre situated 9. ...


There are, however, the following places where preserved trams operate:

Replica Steam Elephant locomotive, Pockerley Waggonway Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum is an open air museum located in the town of Stanley, County Durham, England. ... The Black Country Living Museum is located in Dudley in the West Midlands in England. ... Categories: United Kingdom-related stubs | Museum stubs | Derbyshire | Museums in the UK | Transport museums ... The East Anglia Transport Museum is located in Carlton Colville near Lowestoft in Suffolk. ... Lowestoft is a town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England, lying between the eastern edge of The Broads National Park at Oulton Broad and the North Sea. ... Suffolk (pronounced SUF-fk) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... 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. ...

Scotland

Standard Gauge

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. ... Angus (Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties and also one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland and a Lieutenancy area. ... 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 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 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. ...

Narrow Gauge

The Alford Valley Railway, built in 1859, was a Great North of Scotland Railway branch line from Kintore, northwest of Aberdeen. ... The Isle of Mull Railway operates a 260mm line, 1. ... 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. ...

Miniature Railways

The Sanday Light Railway is a privately-owned narrow gauge railway operating on the island of Sanday, Orkney, Scotland. ...

Tramways

  • Summerlee Transport Museum [2]

Wales

Standard Gauge

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 Denbigh and Mold Junction Railway was started in north Wales, in the early 19th Century. ... 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. ... Llangollen railways station alongside the River Dee The Llangollen Railway is a preserved railway in Denbighshire, Wales, which runs from Llangollen to Carrog. ... The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway was founded in 1866 in Torfaen, southern Wales. ... The Swansea Vale Railway is a heritage railway following a section of the old Midland Railway line between Swansea and Brecon. ... The Vale of Glamorgan Railway is a heritage railway based at Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. ...

Narrow Gauge

Download high resolution version (1500x1126, 80 KB)Personal photograph taken by Mick Knapton on 16th June 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1500x1126, 80 KB)Personal photograph taken by Mick Knapton on 16th June 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The loco “Dolbadarn” pulls into the Llanberis station which was opened in June 2003. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 172 KB) Welsh Highland Railway garratt (ex-South African Railways no 143) in the Welsh countryside. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 172 KB) Welsh Highland Railway garratt (ex-South African Railways no 143) in the Welsh countryside. ... 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. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Snowdon_Mountain_Railway_steep_descent. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Snowdon_Mountain_Railway_steep_descent. ... Half way up the Mountain. ... The Bala Lake Railway operates at Bala Lake, Gwynedd for a distance of 4. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... 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 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... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... 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. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... The loco “Dolbadarn” pulls into the Llanberis station which was opened in June 2003. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... First opened in 1798 as the Llandegai Tramway, became the Penrhyn Railway in 1801. ... Half way up the Mountain. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... Locomotive no. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... The Titfield Thunderbolt is a 1953 film about a story of villagers trying to prevent British Railways from closing the fictional Titfield branch line. ... For other uses please see Ceredigion (disambiguation) Ceredigion is a county in 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... For other uses please see Ceredigion (disambiguation) Ceredigion is a county in Wales. ... 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. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway (W&LLR) is a narrow gauge heritage railway in Wales. ... This article is about the administrative county of Wales. ...

Miniature Railways

The Conwy Valley Line is a railway line in North Wales. ... The Fairbourne Railway is a privately-owned narrow-gauge railway in Gwynedd, North Wales. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... The Rhyl Miniature Railway is a 15 inch gauge line located in North Wales ...

Tramways

Two cars passing at a passing loop Victoria station at the foot of the line. ...

Northern Ireland

Narrow Gauge Railway

Snaefell Mountain Railway
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Snaefell Mountain Railway

The Giants Causeway & Bushmills Railway operates a narrow gauge 3ft (900mm) line between Giants Causeway and the old Bushmills distillery in Northern Ireland. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Snaefell_Mountain_Railway_car_no_4_on_mountain. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Snaefell_Mountain_Railway_car_no_4_on_mountain. ...

Isle of Man

External link Notes on the Railway Categories: Substubs ... Categories: Heritage railways | Stub ... MER Car No. ... 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

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

Jersey

  • Pallot Heritage Steam Museum

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