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The Midland Railway, Butterley is a complex of railway museum exhibits within the Midland Railway Centre at Butterley, near Ripley in Derbyshire. It lies on the Pye Bridge, near Ironville, to Ambergate line of the old Midland Railway, although the present-day heritage line terminates at Hammersmith. The centre is also home to the Golden Valley Light Railway: a narrow-gauge line built on the trackbed of a former ironworks railway. Image File history File links 158A_in_Midland_Railway_Centre. ...
Image File history File links 158A_in_Midland_Railway_Centre. ...
The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922. ...
preserved 158A in the Midland Railway Centre. ...
Map sources for Ripley, Derbyshire at grid reference SK398505 Ripley is a small town in the Amber Valley area of Derbyshire in England. ...
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ...
Ironville in Derbyshire built by the Butterley Company as a model village to house its workers, around 1830 It is situated between Riddings and Codnor Park, near to Pye Hill and the bend in the Cromford Canal where its turns southward down the Erewash Valley and the junction with its...
BR standard class 7 70017 Arrow rounds the curve at Ambergate with The Palatine, September 1958. ...
The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922. ...
The line runs for 3.5 miles.
Locomotives
- Operational Steam Locomotives
- BR 4-6-0 Class 5MT no. 73129 with Caprotti Valve Gear (current boiler ticket expires in 2015)
- RSH 0-4-0ST No 7817 Castle Donington No. 1 (current boiler ticket expires in 2015)
- Peckett 0-4-0ST No 1163 "Whitehead" (Current boiler ticket expires 2006/07)
- LMS 4-6-2 Class 7P no. 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" (in Mainline use, current boiler ticket expires in 2010)(Currently at Hornsey EMU Depot for railtour commitments. Due to return Monday 11th September 2006)
- Resident Steam Locomotives Running Elsewhere
- Steam Locomotives Undergoing Restoration
- LMS Class 3F Jinty no. 47445 (Frames moved next to workshop for restoration)
- LMS 4-6-0 Class 5MT no. 45491
- Peckett 0-4-0T "Merlin" (contract restoration from Locomotion Shildon)
- Peckett 0-4-0ST "George" from British Celenase Works at Spondon (undergoing restoration at PRCLT West Shed)
- Steam Locomotives Undergoing Overhaul
- LMS Class 3F Jinty no. 47327 (will reappear in Thomas Livery)
- LMS 4-6-0 Class 5MT no. 44932
- LMS 0-6-0 Class 4F no. 44027
- BR 2-6-4T Class 4MT no. 80080 (Under Overhaul in the PRCLT West Shed)
- Peckett 0-4-0ST Lytham St Annes
- Steam Locomotives on Display or Stored
- Midland Railway 156 Class no. 158A (on display in Matthew Kirtley Museum)
- LMS Class 3F Jinty no. 47357 (currently painted as Thomas)
- LMS Class 3F Jinty no. 47564 (stored next to under-construction diesel depot)
- LMS 4-6-2 Class 8P no. 46203 "Princess Margaret Rose" (on display at the PRCLT West Shed)
- BR 2-10-0 Class 9F no 92219 (stored at Swanwick Ashpit pending restoration)
- Markham & Co. 0-4-0T "Gladys" (on display in Matthew Kirtley Museum)
- Andrew Barclay 0-4-0T Crane Tank "Stanton 24" (On display in Matthew Kirtley Museum)
- Nasmyth Wilson and Company 0-4-0ST Brown Bailey No 4 (On display next to Allports Shop at Swanwick Junction, currently painted as Oswald)
- Fireless 0-4-0T Boots No2 (On display in Matthew Kirtley Museum)
- Sentinel Steam Locomotive "Neepsend No2" (On display in Matthew Kirtley Museum)
- Peckett 0-4-0ST Victory (On display in Matthew Kirtley Museum)
- Operational Diesel Locomotives
- BR 0-6-0 Class 03 no. D2138 (expected completion of repaint is currently unknown, continued usage as PRCLT West Shed Pilot)
- BR 0-6-0 Class 08 no. 08590 (Butterley Yard Pilot)
- BR 0-6-0 Class 11 no. 12077 (Swanwick Jct Pilot 1)
- BR Bo-Bo Class 20 no. 20001
- BR Bo-Bo Class 20 no. 20227
- BR Bo-Bo Class 25 no. 7671
- BR Co-Co Class 37 no. 37314 "Dalzell"
- BR 1Co-Co1 Class 40 no. D212 "Aureol" (requires bogie repairs)
- BR 1Co-Co1 Class 45 nos. 45041 "Royal Tank Regiment"
- BR Co-Co Class 47 no. 47401 "North Eastern" (red bufferbeams and black headcode boxes at marker light end added April 06)
- Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 Shunter no. 441 in Blue livery (Swanwick Jct Pilot 2) (Work currently limited due to broken clutch)
- Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 Shunter no. 416 in Green livery
- Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 Shunter: "Albert Fields/Emfour 9" D1114 (stuck in second gear, limits usage)
- Resident Diesel Locomotives Currently Running Elsewhere
- Diesel Locomotives undergoing Restoration
- BR 0-4-0 Class 02 no. D2858 (final stages, on display outside Swanwick Junction Platform 1)
- BR Bo-Bo Class 20 no. 20205
- BR A1A-A1A Class 31 no. 31418 "Bodicea" (received engine from 31421, to receive bogies from D5541/31123 which are stabled in Brands Sidings)
- BR Bo-Bo Class 33 no. 33018
- BR Co-Co Class 47 no. D1516
- BR Co-Co Class 52 no. D1048 "Western Lady" (undergoing bodywork repairs)
- Operational Diesel Locomotives undergoing repaint or light work
- BR A1A-A1A Class 31 no. 31108 (cylinder head still requiring attention after test run)
- BR Bo-Bo Class 33 no. D6586 (cab repairs, was started up recently)
- BR 1Co-Co1 Class 44 no. 44004 "Great Gable" (undergoing repaint and general repairs)
- BR 1Co-Co1 Class 45 nos. 45133 (Undergoing planned maintenance)
- BR 1Co-Co1 Class 46 no. D182 (Working Steam Heat Boiler, currently undergoing a wheelset change at PRCLT West Shed)
- BR Co-Co Class 50 no. 50007 "Sir Edward Elgar" (Currently receiving bodywork repairs and full repaint)
- Stored Diesel Locomotives
- BR A1A-A1A Class 31 no. 31421 (donated engine to 31418, future looks doubtful)
- Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 Shunter No D1121
- Mercury Tractor 0-4-0 No 5337
- Ruston & Hornsby No 384139/D2959
- Fowler 0-4-0DM "Andy"
- Motorail Simplex No RS9 in Blue Livery
- Motorail Simplex No RS12 in Brown Livery
- Electric Locomotives on Display
- BR DC 1500V Electric No 27000 Electra
- Operational Diesel Multiple Units
- BR Class 101 unit 101692 (formed of 53170+59303+53253, or 53170+53253)
- BR Class 101 DMBS 51188 from 101694 (currently undergoing repaint into BR Blue, full yellow ends with yellow driving doors)
- BR Class 114 unit 50019+56006 (50019 not repainted/no interior, 56006 restored to 1960's condition, 56006 ran on July 2006 DMU Gala)
- BR Class 114 unit 977775+977776 (50015+56015) (Ran on July 2006 DMU Gala)
- BR Class 122 no. 55006 (Currently visiting the Railway for DMU Gala and Summer season, has gained speed whiskers at one end)
- BR Class 127 unit 51591+59609+51625 (51625 undergoing repaint on north side, with no seating currently, 51591 ran with 56006 as hybrid at July 2006 DMU Gala)
- BR Class 141 unit 141113 (formed of 55513+55533) (Owned by Llangollen Railcar Group, operational and currently undergoing engine repairs and repaint in Butterley Yard)
- BR Derby Lightweight DMBS 79018 (ready for traffic, awaiting DTCL restoration)
- BR Derby Lightweight DMB 79900 (Ran on July 2006 DMU Gala)
- Contract Work or Stored Diesel Multiple Units
- BR Class 100 unit 51118+56097 (Contract Work for Llangollen Railcar Group, stored at Swanwick Junction)
- BR Class 107 DMBS No. 51993 (Contract Work for Class 107 Limited, awaiting collection in Brands Sidings)
- BR Class 111 TSB no. 59575 (Contract Work for Railcar Enterprises)
- BR Class 117 DMS No 51388 (Arrived July 2006, Contract Work)
- BR Class 126 DMS No 51017 (Contract Work for Scottish Railway Preservation Society, arrived March 2006)
- BR Derby Lightweight DTCL 79612 (undergoing slow restoration for Derby Lightweight Preservation Group)
- Electrical Multiple Units
- BR Class 505 trailers nos. 29663, 29666 and 29670 (awaiting restoration in Matthew Kirtley Museum)
- Coaching Stock in Operational Use
- LDECR TZ No 6 in Lined MR Red Livery (part of Vintage set, incorrectly carried No 26, stored in Matthew Kirtley Museum when not in use)
- MR BTZ No 253 in Lined MR Red Livery (part of Vintage Set, stored in Matthew Kirtley Museum when not in use)
- MR TY No 78 in Lined MR Red Livery (part of Vintage Set, stored in Matthew Kirtley Museum when not in use)
- MR CCTY 26481 in Grey Livery (part of Vintage Set, stored in Matthew Kirtley Museum when not in use)
- MR ROY 1910 in Lined MR Red Livery (part of Vintage Set, cannot and does not carry passengers, used by HC&W volunteers as saloon, stored in Matthew Kirtley Museum when not in use)
- LMS HBY 42608 in LMS Red Livery (part of Vintage Set, stored in Matthew Kirtley Museum when not in use)
- BR Mk1 BSO No E9300 in Blood and Custard Livery
- BR Mk1 TSO No NE4537 in Lined Maroon Livery
- BR Mk1 TSO No W4904 in Blood and Custard Livery
- BR Mk1 FK No E13328 in Lined Maroon Livery (first class coach)
- BR Mk1 RMB No M1802 in Maroon Livery (Carries original lined maroon livery on north side, plain maroon paint on south side with no numbers)
- BR Mk1 RMB No M1862 in Blood and Custard Livery (Repainted in August 2005)
- BR Mk1 SK No 26157 in Lined Maroon Livery (Doesn't carry numbers)
- BR Mk1 BG No 84020 in Maroon Livery (Doesn't carry numbers, used as disco coach and Santas Grotto on Midlander Set)
- BR Mk1 SO No 4816 in Lined Maroon Livery (Doesn't carry numbers, half is converted into on train bar, in operational use on Midlander set)
- BR Mk1 SO No M4804 in Lined Maroon Livery (in operational use on Midlander set)
- BR Mk1 SO No 4480 in Lined Maroon Livery (doesn't carry numbers, in operational use on Midlander set)
- BR Mk1 RK No M1779 in Lined Maroon Livery (in operational use on Midlander set)
- BR Mk1 BG No 84144 in Lined Maroon Livery (has re-entered service in November 2005 after full repaint and work, was stored previously next to half-constructed diesel depot. Has Santas Grotto and disco inbuilt and revised window arrangement, doesn't carry numbers)
- BR Mk1 BSK No 99040 (21232) in Blood and Custard Livery
- BR Mk1 BSK No 99041 (35476) in Lined Maroon Livery (based at PRCLT West Shed, 6233's Support Coach)(Currently at Hornsey EMU Depot with 6233)
- LMS BFK No 6320 (18562) in Lined LMS Maroon Livery (based at PRCLT West Shed, used as Inspection Saloon)(Currently on loan to WCRC)
- Inactive Coaching Stock/Coaching Stock on Display
- LNWR SPEC No 45000 in Lined LMS Maroon Livery (arrived November 2005, on display at PRCLT West Shed)
- LYR SPEC No 45050 in Lined Maroon Livery (Purchased by PRCLT September 2005, currently on display at PRCLT West Shed awaiting full restoration)
- LYR FO No 90 in Plain Maroon Livery (on display in Matthew Kirtley Museum, awaiting full restoration)
- GWR AUTOCOACH No ADB150375 in Maroon Livery (on display in Matthew Kirtley Museum, owned by 7F Preservation Group)
- MR BCK No 2944 in Plain Maroon Livery (on display in Matthew Kirtley Museum, awaiting full restoration)
- LMS BTK No M27093 in Lined LMS Maroon Livery (was in operational use till October 2004, now stored in Matthew Kirtley Museum post transfer of ownership from NRM to MRB)
- LMS INSP No 45047 in LMS Maroon Livery (Stored in Matthew Kirtley Museum, owned by 7F Preservation Group)
- BR Mk1 TSO No 5045 in Plain Maroon Livery (In use as static waiting room at Swanwick Junction, was taken out of operational use due to inactive steam heating)
- BR Mk1 TSO No E3809 in Lined Maroon Livery (currently stabled in Swanwick Yard, used as static coach with static bar on Fireworks Nights 2005)
- BR Mk2 Royal Dining/Kitchen Saloon No 2902 in Royal Train Livery (on display in Matthew Kirtley Museum)
- GWR Royal Saloon No 9006 in Royal Train livery (on display in PRCLT West Shed)
- Stored Coaching Stock
- MR BT No 1250 in Plain Maroon Livery (at Butterley Goods Dock, used by EM Gauge Society)
- MR CK No 2885 in Brown Livery - Wood (undergoing restoration in Historic Carriage and Wagon Workshop)
- MR BZ No 34068 in Brown Livery (under sheeting at Historic Carriage and Wagon Workshop)
- MR TZ No 1119 in Grey Livery (under sheeting at Historic Carriage and Wagon Workshop)
- LMS SLT No 612 in Lined LMS Maroon Livery (faded) (filled to the brim with asbestos, currently stored in front of Matthew Kirtley Museum)
- LMS BG No 31299 in LMS Maroon Livery (faded) (Was previously used as disco coach, now store, owned by Mansfield Model Railway Society, in front of Historic Carriage and Wagon Workshop)
- LMS POS No 30225 in Maroon Livery (on display in Matthew Kirtley Museum)
- LMS BTK No 5734 (DM395898) in Green Livery (under sheeting at Historic Carriage and Wagon Workshop)
- LMS BGZ No 2884 in Maroon Livery (undergoing restoration in Historic Carriage and Wagon Workshop)
- LMS SRFO No 10257 in Maroon Livery (currently on display in Matthew Kirtley Museum)
- LMS SLT No 14425 in Brown Livery (under sheeting at Historic Carriage and Wagon Workshop)
- LMS TK No 14281 in Brown Livery (under sheeting at Historic Carriage and Wagon Workshop)
- LMS TO No 14718 in Brown Livery (under sheeting at Historic Carriage and Wagon Workshop)
- LMS TO No 5682 in Lined LMS Maroon Livery (stored at back of Historic Carriage and Wagon Workshop, deteriorating severely)
- LMS TO No 16553 in Grey Livery (under sheeting at Historic Carriage and Wagon Workshop)
- LMS TK No 16782 in Maroon Livery (under sheeting at Historic Carriage and Wagon Workshop)
- SR PMV No 1176 in Brown Livery (currently stored in Tamper sidings, used as S&T Stores Van)
- SR PMV No 1865 in Blue Livery (currently stored in Tamper sidings, underframe for MR 211)
- SR PMV No 2151 in Maroon Livery (currently stored on end of Ashpit road)
- BR Mk1 BG No 80782 in Plain Maroon Livery (currently in use as store coach next to Richard Levick Workshop)
- BR Mk1 BSO No 9281 in Lined Maroon Livery (Stored outside Historic Carridge and Wagon Workshop, planned conversion to disabled coach did not materialise.)
- BR Mk1 SO No 4366 in Plain Maroon Livery (Stored inside Half-constructed diesel depot, planned conversion to conference coach did not materialise)
- BR Mk1 BCK no 21059 in Plain Maroon Livery (Awaiting repairs from 1996 Fire Damage, stored outside Historic Carridge and Wagon Workshop)
- BR Mk1 BCK no 34625 in Plain Maroon Livery (44932 Support Coach, stored outside Matthew Kirtley Museum
- BR Mk1 BG No 80590 in Plain Maroon Livery (repainted in August 2005, in use as seat store at Hammersmith)
- BR Mk1 GUV No 86696 in Maroon Livery (owned and used as stores vehicle by Electra Preservation Group)
- BR Mk1 NJV no 93881 in BR Blue Livery (used as stores vehicle by Historic Carridge and Wagon Department)
- BR Mk1 NKV no 93380 in BR Blue Livery (used as stores vehicle by MRT Railcar Group)
- BR Mk1 BCK no 34255 (DB975534) in Plain Green Livery (Used as store, in Butterley Goods Dock)
- BR Mk2b TSO No 5461 in Blue and Grey Livery (A1A Group Mess Coach, at Swanwick Junction)
- BR Mk2 CF No 13484 (ADB 977528) in Research Colours (Class 20 Locomotive Society Mess Coach, at Swanwick Junction)
- BR Mk2 SO No 6412 in Plain Maroon Livery (Currently in use as Bufferstop Buffet and Shop in Swanwick Platform 1)
- Coach Contract Work
- BR Mk1 BG No 6390 (80723) in Intercity Livery (Arrived October 2005 from Wabtec Doncaster for Remedial Door Work, now repainted and awaiting dispatch in Swanwick Yard)
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. ...
73096 is one of five preserved standard fives and has a mainline certificate. ...
The Caprotti valve gear is a type of valve gear invented by the Italian Arturo Caprotti. ...
Preserved RSH Works No. ...
Neilson and Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Glasgow, Scotland. ...
The Princess Coronation Class is a class of a express passenger steam locomotive built by the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and designed by William Stanier. ...
80152 at Nine Elms MPD, 1965. ...
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. ...
The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) was an English joint railway company owned by the Midland Railway and the London and South Western Railway. ...
The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) 7F 2-8-0 is a class of steam locomotive designed for heavy freight. ...
A diesel train on the NYMR Goathland station. ...
92011 at New Basford 7 May 1966. ...
The East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway in Lancashire, England. ...
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ...
Preserved 47493 on the Spa Valley Railway with a demonstration freight train. ...
Preserved 45407 masquerading as one of the few named locomotives of this class, long-scrapped sister 45157 The Glasgow Highlander. ...
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ...
Preserved 47493 on the Spa Valley Railway with a demonstration freight train. ...
Preserved 45407 masquerading as one of the few named locomotives of this class, long-scrapped sister 45157 The Glasgow Highlander. ...
44252 at Coalville MPD, June 1955. ...
80152 at Nine Elms MPD, 1965. ...
The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922. ...
preserved 158A in the Midland Railway Centre. ...
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ...
Preserved 47493 on the Spa Valley Railway with a demonstration freight train. ...
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ...
Preserved 47493 on the Spa Valley Railway with a demonstration freight train. ...
The Princess Royal Class was a class of a express passenger steam locomotive built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and designed by William Stanier. ...
92011 at New Basford 7 May 1966. ...
Andrew Barclay & Sons Co. ...
Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company, was a Locomotive manufacturer in Patricroft, near the town of Eccles, England. ...
The British Rail Class 03 locomotive is, together with Class 04, one of BRs most successful smaller 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters. ...
D3312 at Kings Cross, 1963 in British Railways green livery 08 910 at Carlisle, 1975 in British Rail blue livery. ...
British Rail Class 11 was applied to a batch of locomotives built from April 1945 to December 1952, based on a similar earlier batch. ...
D8036 at Euston in 1963 in original green livery without yellow warning panels. ...
D8036 at Euston in 1963 in original green livery without yellow warning panels. ...
Description The British Rail Class 25 diesel locomotives, also known as the Sulzer Type 2, were built from 1961. ...
D6712 at Liverpool Street, 1963 in BR green with yellow warning panels. ...
D202 at Liverpool Street in green livery, 1963. ...
The British Rail Class 45 diesel locomotives were built by British Rail Derby and Crewe Works from 1960 to 1962. ...
thank god for class 57s that took the bodies of 47s - NO MORE 47 FREAKS!!! POGO, LIVES IN YORK REAL NAME - PAUL ILLINGSWORTH GED THE TRAMP, BIRMINGHAM REAL NAME - GERALD IZAAC HAPPLE ADDRESS - 378 GILLIOTT ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM PHONE NO - 0121 454 4679 (PLEASE CONTACT ABOVE FOR GEN...
A typical Hudswell Clarke Diesel Locomotive from the 1950s Hudswell Clarke was an engineering and locomotive building company in Leeds, founded in 1860. ...
Class 31, no. ...
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. ...
Class 31, no. ...
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. ...
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. ...
The British Rail Class 02 were a class of twenty 0-4-0 diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives built by the Yorkshire Engine Company in 1960 (first ten, D2850-D2859) and 1961 (D2860-D2869) for service in areas of restricted loading gauge and curvature such as docks. ...
D8036 at Euston in 1963 in original green livery without yellow warning panels. ...
Class 31, no. ...
D6547 in original green livery without yellow warning panels, 1963. ...
thank god for class 57s that took the bodies of 47s - NO MORE 47 FREAKS!!! POGO, LIVES IN YORK REAL NAME - PAUL ILLINGSWORTH GED THE TRAMP, BIRMINGHAM REAL NAME - GERALD IZAAC HAPPLE ADDRESS - 378 GILLIOTT ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM PHONE NO - 0121 454 4679 (PLEASE CONTACT ABOVE FOR GEN...
British Rail assigned Class 52 to the class of 74 large Type 4 diesel-hydraulic locomotives built for the Western Region of British Railways between 1961 and 1964. ...
Class 31, no. ...
D6547 in original green livery without yellow warning panels, 1963. ...
The British Rail Class 44 diesel locomotives were built by British Rail Derby Works from 1959 to 1960. ...
The British Rail Class 45 diesel locomotives were built by British Rail Derby and Crewe Works from 1960 to 1962. ...
The British Rail Class 46 is a class of diesel locomotive. ...
50050 Fearless at Reading, 1975. ...
Class 31, no. ...
Ruston is the former name of an engine builder in Lincoln, England, UK. It is responsible for Rusty in the Thomas the tank engine series. ...
Class 101, no. ...
Class 101, no. ...
Class 114, no. ...
Parcels Use Three Scottish Region cars (55013-55015) were converted to carry parcels traffic and were reclassified Class 131, though the vehicles themselves were not renumbered. ...
Class 127, no, 51625 at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway on 15th October 2004, whilst on display at the Railcar 50 event. ...
Class 141. ...
Derby Lightweight power car no. ...
Derby Lightweight power car no. ...
Class 100, no. ...
The British Rail Class 107 diesel multiple units were built by the Derby Works of British Railways and were introduced in 1960. ...
Builder: Metropolitan Cammell Introduced: 1957 Coupling Code: Blue Square Engines: Rolls Royce 180hp Body: 57ft x 9ft 3in Transmission: Standard mechanical Based on Class 101/2s, but with different engines. ...
The British Rail Class 117 diesel multiple units were built by Pressed Steel from 1960-1961. ...
Swindon Inter-City 3-car sets Introduced : 1957 (Edinburgh - Glasgow & Western Region) and 1959 (Glasgow - Ayr - Stranraer) Coupling Code : White Circle Engines : BUT (AEC) 150hp Body : 64ft 1/2 in x 9ft 3in Transmission : Standard mechanical The introduction of what became the Class 126 diesel multiple units originated in a...
Derby Lightweight power car no. ...
British Rail Class 505 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. ...
External links - The Centre website
- Midland Railway Centre for Microsoft Train Simulator under development.
- Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust
Screenshot from Microsoft Train Simulator Microsoft Train Simulator is a train simulator for Microsoft Windows. ...
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List of railway museums in the United Kingdom is a list of railway museums in the United Kingdom. ...
This list of British heritage and private railways is intended as a list of railways (railroads) in Britain. ...
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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. ...
Bressingham Steam & Gardens is a museum located at a gardens at Diss in Norfolk. ...
Categories: United Kingdom-related stubs | Museum stubs | Bristol | Museums in the UK ...
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a railway museum operated by the Quainton Railway Society Ltd. ...
The *Bure Valley Railway is a Heritage railway in Norfolk, within The Broads National Park. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Darlington Railway Centre and Museum is located on the 1825 route of the Stockton and Darlington Railway which was the worlds first steam powered passenger railway. ...
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. ...
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The Great Whipsnade Railway is a 2ft 6in (762mm) gauge narrow gauge heritage railway that operates within the Whipsnade Wild Animal Park. ...
The Helston Railway Preservation Company is a heritage railway trying to rebuild part of the branch line linking Gwinear Road (on the Cornish Main Line) to Helston, in Cornwall, England. ...
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. ...
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The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway is a heritage railway based at Ludborough station, near Grimsby in Lincolnshire. ...
The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway (L&B) was a narrow-gauge railway running through the rugged and picturesque countryside of Exmoor in North Devon, England. ...
The Mangapps Railway Museum (previously Mangapps Farm Railway Museum) is a heritage railway located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. ...
It has been suggested that Mid Hants Railway be merged into this article or section. ...
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. ...
The Moseley Railway Trust has its base in south Manchester. ...
Locomotives arranged around the turntable in the Great Hall. ...
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. ...
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 Perrygrove Railway is a Minimum Gauge Railway running on 15 inch gauge track. ...
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 opened to the public in September 2005. ...
Two 15in trains Preparing train in Hythe The Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is a 15 inch (380 mm) gauge heritage railway in Kent, 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. ...
The Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway is the railway section of the Rushden Historical Transport Society in the United Kingdom. ...
Steam Hauled passenger train Demonstration of a Goods Train 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. ...
Outside the main building at Locomotion, Shildon, County Durham The Locomotion Museum is part of the National Museum of Science and History (NMSI). ...
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 Trust operates this former Great Western Railway branch line from Totnes to Ashburton in Devon, along the River Dart. ...
Polish locomotive. ...
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. ...
// 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. ...
The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway is a 10. ...
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 claims to provide 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. ...
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