Swanage station is decorated with railway memorabilia.

Swanage station

A train on the Swanage Railway viewed from Corfe Castle

The Swanage Railway is a six mile-long heritage railway in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England. The railway follows the route of the Purbeck branch line (Norden Park & Ride - Corfe Castle - Harman's Cross - Herston Halt - Swanage), and has been re−connected to the mainline at Wareham along a stretch of the branch line that remained open to freight until 2005. Trains operate on the Swanage Railway between Swanage and Norden Park & Ride every weekend and Bank Holiday from mid-February to the end of the year, and every day of the week from April to October. The link between the Swanage Railway and the main line at Wareham is currently used only for locomotive and stock movements, and work is continuing to provide the infrastructure needed to enable regular services via Wareham to be implemented in the future. Swanage railway station, Dorset, by user:Steinsky File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Swanage railway station, Dorset, by user:Steinsky File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links 050402_084_swanage_railway. ... ImageMetadata File history File links 050402_084_swanage_railway. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1959 KB) Own personal photography, taken Easter 2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1959 KB) Own personal photography, taken Easter 2006. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... A scene on a heritage railway. ... Purbeck is a local government district in Dorset, England. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dÉ”.sÉ™t], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Norden railway station is the northern-most station on Swanage Railway from Norden to Swanage. ... Steam loco 80078 pulls into Corfe Castle station. ... The main station building Harmans Cross railway station is a railway station located in the village of Harmans Cross, on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. ... The platform, looking west Herston Halt railway station is a station on Swanage Railway from Norden to Swanage. ... Swanage station is decorated with railway memorabilia. ... Wareham is a historic market town in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England. ... Swanage station is decorated with railway memorabilia. ... Norden railway station is the northern-most station on Swanage Railway from Norden to Swanage. ...

History

The branch was built in 1885 and operated by the London and South Western Railway Company and latterly by the Southern Region of British Railways. It was in the 1950s that the Branchline Committee identified this branch line as a candidate for closure, such a plan was in reality over-optimistic for a busy branch line such as this. It was met with a great deal of opposition and was then shelved. This line was not mentioned in the Reshaping of British Railways (also known as the Beeching Axe) report of 1963. It is possible that it was omitted either due to political considerations or the fact that the existing roads in the area were unable to take the additional traffic caused by the lines closure. 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Waterloo Station The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1840 to 1923. ... British Railways Southern Region totem station sign for Hither Green. ... Many railway lines were closed as a result of the Beeching Axe The Beeching Axe is an informal name for the British Governments attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running the British railway system. ...

Indeed, it was in the mid 1960s that a programme of third rail electrification took place on the main line running from Waterloo, Basingstoke, Southampton to Bournemouth route in preparation for withdrawal of steam. But the electrification of the Swanage Branch was not sought by BR. Given that the then government of the day, had refused to allow BR to purchase more DEMUs in the mid 1960s, this led to problems of trying to run existing services with a significantly reduced level of motive power available following the total withdrawal of steam in 1967. Thus a number of lines had to close because there were not enough DEMUs to go around. Third rail at the West Falls Church Metro stop in Washington, D.C., electrified to 750 volts. ... Electrification refers to changing a thing or system to operate using electricity. ... Electrification refers to changing a thing or system to operate using electricity. ... BR or Br may be: BR Beautiful Revolution, a Korean cosmetic company BR, symbol used by Petrobras Distribuidora, the fuel retail division of Petrobras BR Korea, ice cream company Baskin-Robbins in South Korea BR postal area, a group of eight postal districts in southeast London Bromine (Br), atomic number...

It was in May 1967, that the Network for Development Plans were issued by Barbara Castle, the then Labour Minister of Transport following a study. Where lines were at the remunerative end of the scale, such as the main trunk routes and some secondary lines, these would be developed. But those that failed to meet the financial criterion, but served a social need were to be retained and subsidised under the 1968 Transport Act. The problem would be for lines that were not in the abovementioned categories could be candidates for closure as they did not form part of the basic railway network. The Swanage line was one of those that fell into this category. It was a line that may well have carried considerable traffic, and perhaps made a small profit, but it did not meet the Government's social, economic and commercial criteria for retention. Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn (October 6, 1910 – May 3, 2002), British left-wing politician, was born Barbara Anne Betts in Bradford, Yorkshire, and adopted her familys politics, joining the Labour Party. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The government role of Minister for Transport is common to several countries: The British Secretary of State for Transport The Canadian Minister of Transport The Irish Minister for Transport This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It was in the later part of 1967 that BR issued a notice that the Swanage line was to be closed by September 1968. But due in part to the level of opposition to the closure and also by the fact that BR had underestimated the logistical problems in providing a replacement bus service in the summer months, due to the summer traffic, the line remained open. Indeed the line was still open in 1969. The opposition from the various pressure groups was so vociferous that a public enquiry was called for. Subsequently a Department of the Environment Inspector, after hearing the evidence, that a replacement bus service would be unable to handle the traffic, in the summer months, the Inspector ruled that the line should remain open. His decision was later overturned by the Secretary of State for the Environment. Up to this time it is possible that the line may have been in receipt of a subsidy under the terms of the 1968 Transport Act whilst all the issues concerning the pending closure of the line was discussed. Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... BR or Br may be: BR Beautiful Revolution, a Korean cosmetic company BR, symbol used by Petrobras Distribuidora, the fuel retail division of Petrobras BR Korea, ice cream company Baskin-Robbins in South Korea BR postal area, a group of eight postal districts in southeast London Bromine (Br), atomic number... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... BR or Br may be: BR Beautiful Revolution, a Korean cosmetic company BR, symbol used by Petrobras Distribuidora, the fuel retail division of Petrobras BR Korea, ice cream company Baskin-Robbins in South Korea BR postal area, a group of eight postal districts in southeast London Bromine (Br), atomic number... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... The Department for the Environment (Formerly the Department of Environmental Protection) was West Australias environmental agency. ... The Secretary of State for the Environment was a UK cabinet position. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

So the line was closed in 1972. The track was removed during the summer of 1972; protests ensued and an agreement led to half a mile of track being left in situ past the Furzebrook sidings. The track from Furzebrook to the main line junction at Worgret remained in freight use, for the ball clay and the oilfield at Wytch Farm. After some debate with the local authorities the track was acquired from BR in 1975 by a group of local enthusiasts who formed a charity with the aim of relaying and reopening the railway both as a public transport link to Wareham, and as a museum of steam and railway technology. Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wytch Farm is an oil field and oil refinery in the Purbeck district of Dorset, England, the largest onshore oil field in Europe. ... BR or Br may be: BR Beautiful Revolution, a Korean cosmetic company BR, symbol used by Petrobras Distribuidora, the fuel retail division of Petrobras BR Korea, ice cream company Baskin-Robbins in South Korea BR postal area, a group of eight postal districts in southeast London Bromine (Br), atomic number... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mass transit redirects here. ... // The term steam engine may also refer to an entire railroad steam locomotive. ...

In 1979 a short line opened, the length of King George's playing fields. This was extended first to Herston Halt and then to Harman's Cross in 1988. Neither Herston Halt nor Harman's Cross had been stations previously. In 1995 the railway reopened from Swanage to Corfe Castle and Norden Park and Ride, another post BR station. The opening of Corfe Castle was delayed until Norden was ready as Dorset County Council had concerns about the effects of traffic on Corfe's narrow main street (the A351 Wareham to Swanage road). Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

On January 3, 2002 the track was temporarily joined with the Furzebrook freight line at Motala and the Purbeck branch line was once again complete, thirty years to the day after it was closed. On September 8 a brand new Virgin Trains Class 220 "Voyager" diesel multiple unit, no. 220018, became the first mainline train to use the new track when it made a special journey for a ceremony where it was named Dorset Voyager and began its first passenger journey. Click here to read the illustrated Press Release on this historic journey. Following this historic event, the efforts of the Swanage Railway's volunteers were redoubled working with Network Rail to replace the temporary connection with a permanent ground frame and catch-point arrangement at Motala. is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from London Euston to the West Midlands, the North West and Scotland, on the West Coast Main Line. ... A Class 220 Voyager at Bristol. ... DMU, type SA108 of Great Poland Voivodship in Poznań, Poland The Transwa Prospector DEMU capable of up to 200 km/h provides a passenger service between Perth, Western Australia and the mining town of Kalgoorlie A Diesel Multiple Unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages...

On May 10, 2007 history was made when the Swanage Railway’s permanent connection with Network Rail was used for the first time – four large ex-BR diesel locomotives running from Eastleigh down to Swanage to star in the Purbeck Line’s largest ever diesel gala and beer festival in May 2007. Also making the trip – the first such working since the summer of 1972 when the tracks to Corfe Castle and Swanage were lifted – was a preserved four-carriage electric VEP unit kindly provided by South West Trains. Click here to read the illustrated Press Release on this historic journey. is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Although no passenger services are yet scheduled to use the link, it was again used in July 2007 when a steam locomotive for the Swanage Railway's 40th Anniversay of the End of Southern Steamspecial event used the link to travel to Swanage via the main line at Wareham.

It should be noted that the Swanage Railway's works at Herston, on the outskirts of Swanage, are not connected to the running line. Movements of locomotives for overhaul are carried out by road transporter as the Swanage Railway has been unable to reach agreement with local landowners to build a branch connection into Herston Works.

Swanage Railway
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Aims of Swanage Railway

• The restoration of the rail link between Swanage and Wareham and the re-establishment of a daily service to connect with main line trains.
• The creation of a comprehensive historical record of steam railways and steam technology in Southern England.

Norden - Wareham restoration

There are currently no regular timetabled trains between Swanage and Wareham, as the present intensive rail service from Swanage operates only as far as Norden, via Harman's Cross and Corfe Castle.

The Swanage Railway is continuing to work with Network Rail and the local authorities to identify suitable rolling stock and the infrastructure needed to enable regular services via Wareham to be implemented in the future.

Click here for an illustrated Press Statement on the Swanage Railway's work with Network Rail on re-establishing the permanent connection between Norden and Wareham.

Steam loco 80078 pulls into Corfe Castle station. The castle is visible in the background

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Events

• June 18, 2007 - a steam train on the Swanage Railway collided with a coach at Quarr Crossing, near Harman's Cross. The coach driver was believed to be the only person on board the coach, and was seriously injured.^[1]

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Locomotives

Operational

• Steam Locomotives
  • BR 2-6-4T Class 4MT No. 80104 - BR Lined black with late crest
  • GWR 5700 Class 0-6-0PT no. 7714 - Great Western Green, on loan from the Severn Valley Railway

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Away

• • SR 4-6-2 "West Country" Class no. 34028 "Eddystone" - BR lined green with late crest, now on 1 year loan to The Bluebell Railway following recent repairs to a slipped tyre at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
  • GWR 0-6-2T 5600 Class no. 6695 - BR lined green with late crest, at the West Somerset Railway for light repairs.

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Undergoing restoration/overhaul/out of service

• • BR 2-6-4T Class 4MT No. 80078 - BR lined black, undergoing repairs.
  • LSWR 0-4-4T Class M7 no. 30053 - BR lined black with early crest, undergoing repairs.
  • SR 4-6-2 "Battle of Britain" Class No. 34070 "Manston". Undergoing a major overhaul thats going well, boiler is currently undergoing restoration at Crewe and the new tender frames and locomotive chassis are almost finished and is due to be finished in 2007.
  • SR 4-6-2 "Battle of Britain" Class No. 34072 "257 Squadron". Withdrawn in 2002 and currently awaiting a ten yearly Overhaul which includes major firebox work and a new tender. Expected to be complete in 2008.
  • SR 4-6-2 "West Country" Class No. 34010 "Sidmouth". Undergoing major restoration, frames are almost ready for re-wheeling, work on the rest of the engine will start afterwards.
  • Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 27 "Norman". Undergoing restoration, the frames have been completed and re-wheeled, a new front tubeplate has been made and fitted to the boiler, the boiler has been re-tubed and a new smokebox has been made, could be done in late 2007 or 2008.
  • "Battle of Britain" Class 4-6-2 No. 34053 "Sir Keith Park". Undergoing restoration, the boiler is away at Crewe for restoration and the frames are being worked on, once re-wheeled it will move to another site due to the team having their hands full with "Manston", "Sidmouth" and "Norman".

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Diesel Locomotives

• • BR 0-6-0 Class 08 No. D3591. Currently not in working order and undergoing a major power unit repair.
  • BR 0-6-0 Class 08 No. 08436. Used regularly as the Swanage shunter.
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 20 no. D8188. Temporarily based on the Severn Balley Railway. Assisting in re-building of SVR after the line wash-out in 2007.
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 33 "Crompton" No. D6515 (33012) "Stan Symes".
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 33 "Crompton" No. D6552 (33034). Stored out of use at Norden awaiting a major restoration, it is unknown when work will start on it.
  • BR Bo Bo Class 33 "Crompton" No. 33108. At Barrow Hill Roundhouse having repairs to a damaged bufferbeam, buffers, cab and cab roof after minor collision in Swanage Station.
  • BR Co-Co Class 47 " Brush Type 4" No. 47635 "Lass O' Ballochmyle". In service.
• Diesel Multiple Units
  • BR Class 108 unit 51933+56504. Operational on diesel multiple unit services.
  • BR Class 117 unit 51346+59516+51388. Undergoing major repairs for return to operational condition with the class 108 set.

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Stations

• Swanage
• Herston Halt (trains stop only on request)
• Harman's Cross
• Corfe Castle
• Norden Park & Ride (Park & Ride for Corfe Castle and Swanage)

Swanage station is decorated with railway memorabilia. ... The platform, looking west Herston Halt railway station is a station on Swanage Railway from Norden to Swanage. ... The main station building Harmans Cross railway station is a railway station located in the village of Harmans Cross, on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. ... Steam loco 80078 pulls into Corfe Castle station. ... Norden railway station is the northern-most station on Swanage Railway from Norden to Swanage. ... Corfe Castle is a small village and ruined castle ( ) dating back to the 11th century, situated in a gap in the Purbeck Hills, five miles south of Wareham, in Dorset, England. ... , Swanage a small town in the south east of Dorset, England. ...

Southern Catering Project Group

The Southern Catering Project Group has a number of railway wagons stored on the Swanage Railway.

Reading

Railways of Dorset J.H.Lucking Railway Correspondence and Travel Society 1968 (No ISBN) The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society is a national society founded in Cheltenham, UK in 1928 to bring together those interested in rail transport and locomotives. ...

The Great Railway Conspiracy D.Henshaw Leading Edge 1994 ISBN 0-948135-30-1

Beeching Champion of the Railway? R.Hardy Ian Allen 1989 ISBN 0-7110-1855-3

The Railways of Purbeck R.W. Kidner The Oakwood Press 1973 (reprinted 1979, reprinted & enlarged 1988) ISBN 0 85361 372 9

The Swanage Branch Then and Now Andrew P.M. Wright Ian Allan 1992 ISBN 0-7110-2046-9 (Amazon)

External links

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Official Swanage Railway links

• Swanage Railway website
• Swanage Railway Trust website
• Press Statement on the first use of the new permanent link with Network Rail at Wareham on 10th May 2007

Other Swanage Railway links

• Photographs of the Swanage Railway,An unofficial Swanage Railway web site supporting Swanage Railway, with photographs mainly taken by working volunteers on the line.
• Photographs of the Swanage Railway
• Pictures of the Swanage Railway at Corfe Castle
• HeritageRail.co.uk - Swanage Railway Photographs

References

1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/6764095.stm

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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. ... Kerr Stuart Tatoo locomotive with passenger train. ... The Appleby Frodingham Railway preservation society based at Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire. ... The Avon Valley Railway is a two mile long heritage railway between Oldland Common and Bitton in South Gloucestershire, England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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. ... 1638 U class at Sheffield Park station 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. ... , The Bristol Industrial Museum (grid reference ST585722) is a museum in Bristol, England. ... 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 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England, and plans to restore the branch line from Blodwel 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. ... The Dartmoor Railway is a heritage railway based at 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. ... // Description The East Kent Railway (EKR) is a microscopic heritage railway in Kent, England. ... LMS Class 3F Jinty 0-6-0T No. ... Locomotive 30075 pulls into Cranmore station 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. ... This is unrelated to the Foxfield railway station in Cumbria. ... GWR 2-8-0T 4200 Class no. ... The GCR has the longest section of double track of all heritage railways in the country The Great Central Railway (GCR) is a heritage railway in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire split in two sections. ... Locomotive No. ... First Track Panel Laid at Trevarno 07/05/2007 Helston Railway. ... 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 Platform, Oxenhope Railway Station, terminus of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (photo by Nigel Homer, 2006) Damems Junction signal box The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a five-mile (eight-km) long heritage railway line in West Yorkshire... Headcorn Frittenden Road Biddenden High Halden Road Tenterden St. ... 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. ... Closed|| 1969 The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway (LBLR) is a narrow-gauge light railway in the town of Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, England. ... The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway is a heritage railway based at Ludborough station, near Grimsby in Lincolnshire. ... The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway (L&B) opened as an independent railway in May 1898. ... Rebuilt SR West Country Class 34016 Bodmin at Alton station. ... Class 101 DMU at Dereham. ... The Middy in summer. ... The Middleton Steam Railway is the worlds oldest working railway. ... Midland Railway 156 Class 158A in the museum amongst other exhibits. ... Wansford station viewed from the road A view of the station at Peterborough Swedish B Class No. ... The North Gloucestershire Railway (NGR) is a narrow gauge railway running alongside the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway at Toddington. ... 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 The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England. ... The Northampton & Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England. ... The Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust operates a 1½ mile long heritage railway line at Hunsbury Hill, SW of Northampton. ... The Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre is a museum of local transport history based at Ruddington in Nottinghamshire. ... A steam train leaving Kingswear railway station The Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway operates from Paignton to Kingswear along the former Dartmouth and Torbay Railway line, in Devon, England. ... Peak Rail emblem Peak Rail is a preserved railway operating timetabled steam services for tourists and visitors to the Peak District and the Derbyshire Dales. ... 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. ... Excalibur at Rudyard Lake Steam Railway The Rudyard Lake Steam Railway is a superb minimum gauge railway and the third railway of any gauge to run along the side of Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire. ... The Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway is a heritage railway operated by 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. ... 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. ... Not to be confused with South Devon Railway Company. ... Polish locomotive. ... Jinty 47493. ... Stainmore Railway Company is a volunteer run non-profit company aiming to restore Kirkby Stephen East railway station in Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, England. ... The Steeple Grange Light Railway is a narrow gauge railway near Wirksworth in Derbyshire. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Austerity type saddle tank with train Industrial tank engines on shed. ... 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. ... Eastgate and Lafarge cement works (closed) Stanhope Frosterley Wolsingham Bishop Auckland The Weardale Railway is a single track branch line which originally extended from Bishop Auckland to Wearhead in County Durham, a distance of about 40km. ... The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway is a 10. ... A ticket issued by the Wensleydale Railway in 2003. ... The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a heritage railway that runs along the edge of the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England, between Bishops Lydeard and Watchet. ... 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. ... Centres and Museums: Barrow Hill Engine Shed • Birmingham Museum • Bressingham Steam Museum • Buckinghamshire Centre • Coventry Centre • Darlington Centre and Museum • Didcot Centre • East Anglian Railway Museum • Kew Bridge Steam Museum • Mangapps Museum • Moseley Trust • National Museum, York • Rutland Museum • Shildon Museum • Stephenson Museum • Swindon Steam Museum • The Railway Age, Crewe • Walthamstow Pump House  The Barrow Hill Engine Shed is a former Midland Railway roundhouse in Derbyshire. ... The Birmingham Railway Museum Trust in Birmingham, England operates two subsidiaries: Tyseley Locomotive Works and Vintage Trains. ... 70013, Oliver Cromwell, at Bressingham, May 2004 Bressingham Steam & Gardens is a steam museum and garden centre located at Bressingham, west of Diss in Norfolk, England. ... Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a railway museum operated by the Quainton Railway Society Ltd. ... 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. ... 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 museum and station The East Anglian Railway Museum is located at Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station in Essex, which is situated on the former Great Eastern Railway branch line from Marks Tey to Sudbury. ... Kew Bridge Steam Museum houses a museum of water delivery and a collection of steam engines including the worlds largest running steam engine. ... The Mangapps Railway Museum (previously Mangapps Farm Railway Museum) is a heritage railway located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. ... The Moseley Railway Trust is a major British collection of industrial narrow gauge locomotives and other equipment. ... Locomotives arranged around the turntable in the Great Hall. ... 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. ... Outside the main building at Locomotion, Shildon, County Durham The Locomotion Museum is part of the National Museum of Science and History (NMSI). ... The Stephenson Railway Museum [SRM] was opened in 1986 to house the railway collections of Tyne & Wear Museums. ... Steam railway trains are hard to make and and put together some times you can get burnt and hurt that why some works make arms and legs for the people ... The Railway Age is a Railway Museum in Crewe, England. ... The Pump House Steam and Transport Museum is a museum in Walthamstow focusing on the pioneering achievements in road, rail, air and sea transport in the River Lea valley from the early 1800s. ... Heritage Railways: England • Scotland • Wales • Northern Ireland • Isle of Man • Channel Islands