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UK HERITAGE RAILWAYS 2019

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25 SEPT 2018 – AUGUST 2019 LIVERPOOL RD FREE ENTRY FOREWORD

A generation ago, heritage railways were destinations appealing only to dedicated enthusiasts. Now, as every successful group travel organiser and knows, they rate highly as enduringly popular destinations with exceptionally wide appeal.

For tour operators, one of heritage rail’s first moors, mountains, forests, open countryside and appeals is proximity. There are some 200 coastlines, where there are no roads, and where preserved railways, tramways, steam centres the vistas are both stunning, and unique to the and related museums in the UK – a respectable rail passenger. alternative to, say, the ’s 300 historic buildings. Some heritage railways are located Many railways have routes joining towns and near or connected to the national rail network, villages, allowing tour operators to drop-off at making connecting travel by rail an alternative to one location, and pick-up elsewhere. Heritage road. Wherever the tour begins, there’s a heritage railways also understand the benefits of group rail destination within easy reach, by road or rail. rates and reservations, meet-and greet teams and tour guides. Most are flexible enough to schedule And every one of them is distinctively different. train departures and arrivals to work with tour operators’ needs, and all will have disabled In addition to locomotives, trains and buildings facilities. appealing to the nostalgia of an older generation and technical enthusiasts, you’ll also find Today’s heritage rail operators understand the diversions and entertainments for young children value of offering destinations attractive to visitors and teenagers, educational activities for school and groups with ranging interests, of all ages. groups, plus interactive visitor centres, shops And, as increasing numbers of tour operators and and outdoor attractions. Catering ranges from travel organisers will tell you, they’re destinations tea-rooms and restaurants, to on-train cuisine in their visitors love to visit again and again. a traditional dining car. Themed days are often a feature of the calendar, whether celebrating great I look forward to meeting you onboard soon! days in rail and history, bringing and Hallowe’en to life, or simply re-living bygone days. Steve Oates And the rail routes themselves can be spectacular. Heritage railways are great at introducing Chief Executive travellers to hidden Britain, winding through Association Airedale_A4_Advert_Feb19_V2.qxp_Layout 1 13/02/2019 15:02 Page 1

Are you ready for your next adventure?

Great holiday ideas for Groups by Air, Coach or Rail

Little Trains of Great Railway Journeys Revisited The Belle Snowdonian splendour on the Welsh Retracing some of the tracks from An all-rail holiday from Paddington , the Portillo’s "Dover to Porthcurno" series. along the stunning Dawlish coastline Railway and the mother of all And if you like episode 1, why to the Riviera, plus two great heritage lines, the Talyllyn. not enjoy the whole box-set?! steam railways.

To discuss your next group holiday please call Airedale Tours on 01924 276135 or email [email protected] www.airedaletours.co.uk

We are proud to support the Railway Children charity, which fights for vulnerable children who live alone and at risk on the streets, where they suffer abuse and exploitation. Railway Children provides protection and opportunity for children with nowhere else to go and nobody to turn to. Every day Railway Children fights to change their story. For more information visit www.railwaychildren.org.uk 2 Heritage Railway Association CONTENTS

1 Foreword: Steve Oates, HRA Chief Executive

4-5 Editorial: Rob Carroll, Airedale Tours

6-7 Editorial: Nick Ralls,

8-9 Editorial: ‘Minimum Size Marvels’

10-13 Find a Railway

14-96 Regional Appendix of Heritage Railways

97 Index of Advertisers & Other HRA Members

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Rob Carroll is a rail holiday expert, having spent the last 15 years designing escorted rail tours in the UK, Europe and beyond for Britain’s biggest rail tour operators. Now Commercial Manager of award-winning Airedale Tours, if rail travel blows your whistle, Rob and Airedale can put you on the right track.

To some of us nothing can beat the drama an educational visit to by train, and excitement of a , a winding down from the mountains through living, breathing, smoking, spluttering mobile the luscious vineyards towards Montreux on museum on rails. For most people a trip Lake Geneva. “What a way to travel!” I thought. on a preserved railway, whether steam or Not surprisingly I spent the next decade and otherwise, is a wonderfully nostalgic journey a half designing and organising rail holidays back to simpler times. I truly believe they for groups. offer something for everyone, whatever your age-group. Here at Airedale we’ve been Whether your group wishes to travel by train organising tours to heritage railways since or you prefer the door-to-door convenience 1986 and I can trace my own first one back of a coach, we would highly recommend a to 2002 whilst working for dear old Wallace day out visiting one or two of the wonderful Arnold. organisations detailed in this guide. And we at Airedale would love to organise your trip for After many happy years organising coach you, of course! We have great relationships holidays, in 2005 I had a ‘eureka moment’ on with the individual railways, including those

4 Heritage Railway Association dedicated volunteers who preserve for future protection and opportunity for children with generations such an important part of our nowhere else to go and nobody to turn to. history. This guide is a great testament to all Every day Railway Children fights to change involved and we are proud to help promote their story. For more information visit www. them. railwaychildren.org.uk.

We are also proud to support the Railway Children charity, which fights for vulnerable Rob Carroll children who live alone and at risk on the streets, where they suffer abuse and Commercial Manager exploitation. Railway Children provides Airedale Tours

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HRA Guide 16 10.indd 1 16/02/2018 11:18:03 www.heritagerailways.com 5 An Exhilarating Journey Back in Time...

Nick Ralls, general manager of the Severn Valley Railway, explains why Heritage Railways are great for groups …

“The whistle, the heat, the rumble under your feet – nothing quite compares to experiencing a living, breathing steam locomotive in action.

So it’s no surprise that the UK’s nation’s craggy coastline, carve heritage railways are rated their way dramatically through amongst the most popular mountains and meander through destinations for group visits beautiful, rolling countryside, every year – offering visitors the providing unrivalled views that chance to leave the hustle and can’t be seen by road and would bustle of modern life behind otherwise be inaccessible to and immerse themselves in the many. sights, sounds and smells of the golden age of steam. Whether groups have a time slot for a short hop from station to Whether it’s the pull of nostalgia station, a half-day to spend along or a new adventure for those the line, or are seeking a whole meeting a locomotive up-close day out with return journey and for the first time, heritage organised time at visitor centres, railways attract visitors of all each of these can be catered for. ages, who receive a warm Bookings are usually managed welcome from the thousands of by a dedicated groups team, dedicated volunteers who help who will tailor-make the day, keep them running on a daily offer group discounts, reserved basis. parking and seating, on-site offers and more. Passing through some of the UK’s most stunning scenery, Britain’s Like ours, most heritage railways heritage railway lines hug the have a wealth of facilities and are

6 Heritage Railway Association able to accommodate less-able passengers. 1940s Weekends, music, food and drink Toilets, shops, visitor centres packed with events, and ever-popular Santa services exciting exhibits and museums can be found for groups looking for an extra-special along many lines, as well as a range of catering experience.” venues from period refreshment rooms to highly-regarded pubs, offering freshly-cooked food. Nick Ralls

A packed calendar of themed events is General Manager commonly on offer, including Steam Galas, Severn Valley Railway

www.heritagerailways.com 7 Minimum Size Marvels

Minimum gauge railways are some of the most dynamic and vibrant Heritage Railways in Britain. These historic, colourful ‘miniature marvels’ offer passengers a variety of views and experiences …

Visit the surreal surroundings of Britain’s only the KLR offers behind-the-scenes tours ‘desert’, spiral round the mystical Forest of covering the history of the railway; while the Dean, touch Britain’s Industrial Heritage in the R&ER provides opportunities to experience hills of Yorkshire or take a stunning journey the beautiful Lake District by both train and to the foot of England’s highest mountains. historic steamer on Ullswater.

The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway But everyone knows that railways really run (RHDR), (PR), on tea and cake, so all four railways offer Light Railway (KLR) and Ravenglass and delicious catering options ranging from cream Eskdale Railway (R&ER) all offer group visits. teas, cold buffets tailored to your needs or - in With excellent facilities, all four railways offer some cases - locally-sourced favourites such much more than just a train ride. as fish and chips.

A visit to the RHDR can be combined with a Whether you are looking for nostalgia or a day sampling some wonderful Kentish ales; fully interactive visit, these railways offer on certain days, groups can get ‘hands-on’ at something for everyone. They may be small the PR by helping to run the Estate Railway; but you will definitely receive a big welcome!

The Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is located on the Coast close to the M20.

The Perrygrove Railway is located in the Forest of Dean close to Ross-on-Wye and .

The is located in Yorkshire 45 minutes from York.

The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway is located in the Western Lake District.

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www.heritagerailways.com 9 Find a Railway

East of England The Midlands

14 20 Amerton Railway 14 East Anglian 20 Apedale Valley Railway Museum Light Railway 15 21 Cambrian Heritage Railway 17 Mid Norfolk Railway 21 17 Mid Suffolk Railway 22 Cleethorpes Coast 18 Light Railway (The Poppy Line) 22 Crich Tramway Village 18 Wells & Walsingham 23 Ecclesbourne Light Railway Valley Railway 19 Whitwell & Reepham 25 Evesham Vale Light Railway Railway 25 26 26 Great Central Railway North West & Isle of Man (Nottingham) 27 Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway 30 East Railway 28 , Butterley 30 Eden Valley Railway 28 31 Great 29 32 Railway 29 Severn Valley Railway 32 Isle of Man Steam Railway 34 Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway East of England The Midlands 34 North West & Isle of Man 35 Ravenglass & Eskdale South East Steam Railway South & North East 36 Wales 36 Snaefell Scotland 37 Ireland

10 Heritage Railway Association South East

38 Amberley Industrial Museum 38 South West 39 Buckinghamshire Railway Centre 39 Chinnor & Princes 50 Risborough Railway 50 Babbacombe Cliff Railway 40 Railway Centre 51 Railway 40 East Kent Railway Heritage Centre 41 Exbury Gardens & 51 Bodmin & Wenford Railway Steam Railway 52 42 Hampton & Kempton 52 Waterworks Railway & River Boat Company 42 Hollycombe Steam Railway 53 43 Steam Railway 54 44 Kent & East Railway Warwickshire Railway 44 The 54 Railway 45 Leighton Buzzard Railway 55 Lappa Valley Steam Railway 46 The Mid Hants Railway - 56 ‘’ 56 Lynton & 46 Romney, Hythe & Railway Dymchurch Railway 57 Lynton & Lynmouth 47 Cliff Railway 47 & Kemsley 58 Light Railway 58 South Devon Railway 48 59 STEAM - Museum of the 48 & Cricklade Railway 60 Swanage Railway 49 Thames Steam Packet 60 West Railway Boat Company 61 Yeovil Railway Centre

www.heritagerailways.com 11 Yorkshire & North East

62 Aln Valley Railway 62 Beamish - The Living Museum of the North 63 Bishop Auckland (National Rail) 63 The Central Tramway Company, Scarborough Ltd 64 Valley Light Railway 64 65 Embsay & Bolton Abbey Wales Steam Railway 66 - Railway Museum 76 Railway 66 Heatherslaw Light Railway 76 / 67 Keighley & Worth Theilfford Lyn Tegid Valley Railway 78 Mountain Railway 68 Kirklees Light Railway 78 68 ‘Locomotion’ - National 80 The Railway Museum at Shildon 80 Gwili Steam Railway 69 81 Lake Railway 70 Museum of Rail Travel - 82 Railway The Vintage Carriages Trust 82 & 70 Blaenavon Railway 71 North Yorkshire 83 Snowdon Mountain Moors Railway Railway 72 Stephenson 84 Railway Museum 84 Vale of Railway 72 86 Welsh Highland 73 Heritage Railway 74 86 74 Woodhorn NG Railway 87 & Llanfair 75 Yorkshire Wolds Railway Light Railway

12 Heritage Railway Association All aboard our 121⁄4” miniature steam railway!

Scotland Alight from replica station Exbury Central for a 11⁄2 mile journey through our atmospheric woodland gardens. Marvel at our classic guard uniforms, use of flags, whistles and traditional calls, working turntable and railway shed that showcases historic 88 Almond Valley train memorabilia. Light Railway Exclusive group offers • Discounted entry 88 Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway • Free coach parking 89 • Head Gardener tours Glenfinnan Station • Chartered trains and buggies

Museum Wheelchair accessible train carriages available 89 Keith & Dufftown Railway 023 8089 1203 | www.exbury.co.uk New Forest, SO45 1AZ 91 Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway 91 92 The Strathspey Railway 92 Summerlee Electric Tramway - Coatbridge 93 - The Jacobite

Ireland

95 Donegal Railway Heritage Centre PENSIONERS TREAT 95 Downpatrick & AT KENT & RAILWAY County Down Railway ENJOY A PASTRY, CREAM TEA OR A 96 Headhunters Barber Shop PLOUGHMANS LUNCH DURING YOUR TRIP BACK TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF STEAM. & Railway Museum FREE COACH PARKING | GREAT GROUP RATES! | GIFT SHOP 96 Railway Preservation FIND US JUST OFF THE A28, ON THE WAY TO HASTINGS TOWN STATION, STATION ROAD, Society of Ireland TENTERDEN, KENT TN30 6HE WWW.KESR.ORG.UK | 01580 765155

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www.heritagerailways.com 13 COLNE VALLEY RAILWAY

Colne Valley Railway, Yeldham Road, , Halstead, , CO9 3DZ

T: 01787 461174 E: [email protected] W: www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk

Set in the countryside on the Essex/Suffolk border, this pretty line is situated on a one- Key Information mile stretch of the old Colne Valley & Halstead Railway with the station and other attractions being situated at the mid-way point. Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct Run entirely by volunteers, we have operational steam and diesel engines on certain Adult Ticket Price:...... £8 days and a large collection of carriages and wagons including a . Senior/Junior Ticket Price:...... £6 / £4 Going down in size there is a miniature ride-on railway, a garden railway layout and a Group Discount Available:...... Yes - £7 model shed containing a large ‘00’ gauge layout. No. Required for Discount:...... 15 One of the station buildings was originally sited 1.5 miles away and was moved and Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes rebuilt brick by brick. You are welcome to visit a working signal box and look round the Guided Tours:...... Yes exhibition centre. On-site Museum:...... Yes During May-September the woodland walk is open and the area attracts all sorts of Disabled Access:...... Yes wildlife. If you are lucky you may see kingfishers. Catering Available:...... Yes We also have a well-stocked shop and excellent buffet car which can provide you with Alcohol Licence:...... Yes home-cooked fare ranging from hot meals to cream teas. Coach Parking:...... Yes What else is in the area? Length of Track:...... 1 Mile Local visitor attractions include Hedingham Castle, Finchingfield and Clare. Number of Stations:...... 1

EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY MUSEUM

East Anglian Railway, Station, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2DS

T: 01206 242524 E: [email protected] W: www.earm.co.uk

Located on the Essex/Suffolk border, the East Anglian Railway Museum is a living Key Information heritage museum, based at Chappel railway station on the , adjacent to the famous Chappel Viaduct. Our original, restored station buildings tell the story of railways and the everyday lives of people in East Anglia from the 1840s Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec through to the 21st century. We have a comprehensive collection of railway architecture Adult Ticket Price:...... £7 and historic locomotives as well as many first-hand accounts of people who worked on the railways. The Waiting and Ladies Waiting Rooms, Station Master’s Office and Senior/Junior Ticket Price:...... £4 Clearing House have been recreated into atmospheric rooms and our corridor train Group Discount Available:...... 10% carriages evoke fond memories of childhood train travel of years gone by. The working No. Required for Discount:...... 10 signal boxes provide hands-on, interactive experiences and other museum highlights Pre-booking Essential:...... - include the Victorian and a Restoration Shed, where you can look behind Guided Tours:...... Yes the scenes at our locomotive restoration programme. As well as Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends visiting us again in 2019, we have a comprehensive programme On-site Museum:...... Yes of events including a Transport Extravaganza showcasing a range of classic vehicles, Disabled Access:...... Yes a Steamy Vintage Encounter, a Spring Steam Gala and other railway-themed events. Catering Available:...... Yes For more details, see our website: www.earm.co.uk. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes We are open seven days a week, 10:00 – 16:30, 363 days of the year, closed Christmas Coach Parking:...... Yes and . Length of Track:...... 0.5 Mile What else is in the area? Number of Stations:...... 1 Colchester Zoo, The Beth Chatto Gardens, Marks Hall Estate and Arboretum.

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EPPING ONGAR RAILWAY

Epping Ongar Railway, Ongar Station, Station Approach, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9BN

T: 01277 365200 E: [email protected] W: www.eorailway.co.uk

Epping Ongar Railway is the award winning longest heritage railway in Essex and Key Information operates on the former end of the Underground Central Line, operating heritage trains between award winning old fashioned stations dating from 1865 with a journey into . Period of Operation:...... Apr - Dec Your group can start their journey by stepping back in time, experiencing the romance of Adult Ticket Price:...... £14 travel in days gone by; the sights and smells of an old country station learning about the Senior/Junior Ticket Price:...... £13 / £7 importance of the railway to local agriculture and industry while they explore. Group Discount Available:...... Yes As the train pulls in, the party can board their reserved seating within one of our heritage No. Required for Discount:...... 15 coaches, letting the train take the strain as they chuff through the unspoilt rolling Essex Pre-booking Essential:...... - countryside and through this historic Epping Forest – unbelievably less than 20 miles from Guided Tours:...... Yes Central ! Wildlife and agriculture mix with experiencing the industry heritage of bygone days. Our line is quite steeply graded so there is plenty of opportunities to hear On-site Museum:...... - the locomotive working as you sit back, relax and watch the countryside. Disabled Access:...... Yes New for 2019, groups can now enjoy a fish and chip meal on the train with our lunchtime Catering Available:...... Yes Epping Fryer services which is in addition to the discounts available to groups of 15 Alcohol Licence:...... - people or more. With lots of trains operating throughout each of our running days, there Coach Parking:...... Yes are many options to suit all itineraries and visit times, from a short stop-off to a whole Length of Track:...... 6 Miles day adventure – Epping Ongar Railway can offer it all. We have a number of suggestions Number of Stations:...... 2 on itineraries to make your day and our specialist Group organiser would be happy to discuss these with you.

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16 East of England East Anglian Railway Museum MID-NORFOLK RAILWAY

Mid-Norfolk Railway, The Station, Station Road, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1DF

T: 01362 851723 E: [email protected] W: www.mnr.org.uk

Key Information The Mid-Norfolk Railway runs through eleven miles of attractive rural Norfolk, linking the ancient market towns of Wymondham and Dereham and now runs occasional trains north of Dereham to Hoe Crossing. Period of Operation:...... Mar - Dec The MNR has a regular programme of Special Events from the end of February through Adult Ticket Price:...... £15 to The Polar Express™ Train Ride in November and December, including Steam and Senior/Junior Ticket Price:...... £12 / £3 Diesel Galas, our 1940s Weekend and our August Bank Holiday Beer Festival. Group Discount Available:...... Yes On Wednesdays and Thursdays and at the weekend in the summer, steam trains are No. Required for Discount:...... 10 in operation and on other operating days we frequently use a Heritage Diesel Multiple Unit from which the beautiful and varied rural countryside may be best appreciated. Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Guided Tours:...... Yes On train catering provides afternoon and cream teas and evening fish and trip trains are very popular. Jazz and Folk Trains provide musical entertainment and the railway On-site Museum:...... Yes hosts frequent visits from coach companies, individual organisations and birthday Disabled Access:...... Yes parties. Catering Available:...... Yes Dereham Station is now a licensed marriage and civil partnership venue and is the Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Railway is available to be booked for weddings and/or receptions. Coach Parking:...... Yes What else is in the area? Length of Track:...... 11 Miles Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse Number of Stations:...... 5

MID-SUFFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY MUSEUM

Brockford Station, Wetheringsett, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5PW

T: 01449 766899 W: www.mslr.org.uk

The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, affectionately known as ‘The Middy’, was a classic case of Key Information a railway built too late for the great railway age. It never paid its way and was effectively broke before it opened, but it managed to struggle on for 50 years. ‘The Middy’, Suffolk’s only standard gauge railway museum, is probably busier now than it ever was. Period of Operation:...... Apr - Sep Today’s ‘Middy’ and its Museum is not just a treat for enthusiasts, but a genuine look back Adult Ticket Price:...... £10 at how a rural railway served its community up to 100 years ago. The railway offers steam Senior/Junior Ticket Price:...... £8 / £5 train rides in genuine 4-wheel coaches and at Brockford Station Group Discount Available:...... Yes there are original buildings, passenger and goods vehicles, displays, artefacts and No. Required for Discount:...... 10 - 54 exhibitions showing the history of the line. The works for restoration and maintenance of vehicles and rebuilding of the MSLR’s own locomotive is also at Brockford. On-site Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes facilities include the MSLR Museum, café, shop, trackside walk and newly restored real Guided Tours:...... Yes ale bar coach, The Kitchener Arms. On-site Museum:...... Yes At present there are three steam locomotives in residence, including ex-LNER Y7 no.985, Disabled Access:...... Yes once the Stratford Works pilot, ex Central Electricity Generating Board Bagnall saddle Catering Available:...... Yes tank and the Cockerill Belgian . This locomotive is a vertical boilered well Alcohol Licence:...... Yes tank over 100 years old. Coach Parking:...... No For all those who always wanted to be an engine driver, the Middy offers Driver Experience Length of Track:...... 0.25 Miles courses where, under the supervision of expert staff, you can learn all about firing and Number of Stations:...... 2 driving a and actually have a go. ‘Cab rides for a tenner,’ two return trips the length of the line, are also available on selected days.

East of England 17 NORTH NORFOLK RAILWAY (THE POPPY LINE)

North Norfolk Railway, Sheringham Station, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8RA

T: 01263 820800 E: [email protected] W: www.nnrailway.co.uk

The North Norfolk Railway provides Heritage Steam and Diesel services along the North Key Information Norfolk coast between Sheringham and Holt. The main station between these being Weybourne, where trains pass and access direct to Sheringham park is available. It is also the location of all the railway engineering services. There is an additional small Period of Operation:...... Feb - Dec station, Kelling Halt, which provides Kelling Heath caravan park with a station for its Adult Ticket Price:...... £13.50 caravan visitors to access the Railway direct. The Railway opens for February half term Senior Ticket Price:...... £12.50 then weekends until the 1st of April where the full 50 minute frequency 7 days a week Group Discount Available:...... Yes operates through to the end of October. No. Required for Discount:...... 20 A number of special events take place through the main operating season. These Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes include Galas both steam and diesel, Thomas, Dad’s Army, Beer Festival, 40s event, vintage transport, Halloween and the Santas. Additionally there are the pre-bookable Guided Tours:...... Yes dining services, including specials through to Cromer, Murder Mysteries and fish and On-site Museum:...... Yes chip trains. During November services operate at weekends using heritage diesel stock. Disabled Access:...... Yes The Railway also has an education block with dedicated staff who work with schools to Catering Available:...... Yes provide relevant activities to support the curriculum such as Evacuee experiences and Alcohol Licence:...... Yes 50/60s style holiday scenarios. The North Norfolk Railway also provides the Tourist Coach Parking:...... Yes Information Service for Sheringham which is situated in the new building completed in Length of Track:...... 5.25 Miles 2016 which also houses a dedicated Railway shop and new toilet facilities for the station and public use. Number of Stations:...... 4

WELLS & WALSINGHAM LIGHT RAILWAY

Stiffkey Road, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1QB

T: 01328 711630 E: [email protected] W: www.wwlr.co.uk

The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway began operating in April 1982 and runs on the Key Information trackbed of the former Great Eastern Railway line from Wells to Fakenham. Almost every month of the year this 10¼” gauge railway runs steam and diesel-hauled services from the bustling coastal town of Wells-next-the-Sea to the beautiful village of Walsingham Period of Operation:...... Mar - Oct wih its famous shrines and Abbey. The WWLR is the world’s longest 10¼” gauge railway as well as Britain’s smallest public railway. Adult Ticket Price:...... £9.50 Junior Ticket Price:...... £7.50 Passengers enjoy a gentle 4 mile ride, taking in an abundance of flora and fauna, as well as views of the Iron Age fort at Warham and the big blue skies Norfolk is famed for. Group Discount Available:...... Yes The railway owes its existence to the late Lt. Cmdr. Roy Francis who, after a heroic career 12 No. Required for Discount:...... in the Royal Navy, dedicated his time and his money into bringing the forgotten line Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes back to life. Lt. Cmdr. Francis, along with a small group of supporters, set to work and Guided Tours:...... Yes prepared the redundant trackbed, laid rail (some of which originates from the narrow On-site Museum:...... - gauge railways of The Somme), cleared a cutting of three thousand tons of rubbish and obtained a Light Railway Order from the Department for Transport. Disabled Access:...... Limited Catering Available:...... Yes After three solid years the WWLR welcomed its first passengers. The line is notable for its Alcohol Licence:...... - 1-in-66 gradient at Barnard’s Crossing near Walsingham and to negotiate the climb the railway introduced two unique and purpose-built locomotives; ‘Norfolk Hero’ Coach Parking:...... Yes and ‘Norfolk Heroine’ who are also accompanied by diesel engines ‘Norfolk Harvester’ Length of Track:...... 4 Miles and ‘Weasel’. The WWLR runs additional themed events over the year, all of which are Number of Stations:...... 2 family-friendly. The Santa Specials especially are hugely popular. The Signal Box Cafe and Gift Shop are open daily during the running season.

18 East of England Celebrating 50 years of Steam in 2019

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T: 01603 871694 E: [email protected] W: www.whitwellstation.com

Key Information

Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec Adult Ticket Price:...... £2 Whitwell and Reepham Station is in Whitwell, Norfolk, which is one mile west from the Junior Ticket Price:...... £1 lovely Georgian Town of Reepham. We are a working Railway, running Steam and Group Discount Available:...... Yes Diesel engines on our line. We are open every day and are in Steam on the first Sunday No. Required for Discount:...... - of each month. - Pre-booking Essential:...... At weekends when we are not in steam, diesel trains run on demand. Guided Tours:...... Yes The whole site was derelict when it was purchased in 2009 with a vision to open the line On-site Museum:...... Yes back up and to restore the station house and buildings (including an award winning Disabled Access:...... Yes Signal Box) which has been rebuilt from drawings, all the major restoration has now Catering Available:...... Yes been completed. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes We have 3 steam engines, 5 diesel engines and 2 DMUs, we also have multiple Coach Parking:...... No carriages and wagons. Length of Track:...... 1 Mile We also have a tea room, museum, library room, bar and function room which can Number of Stations:...... 1 seat 120.

East of England 19 AMERTON RAILWAY

Amerton Railway, Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffs ST18 0LA

T: 01889 271337 E: [email protected] W: www.amertonrailway.co.uk

Amerton Railway was established in 1990 to re-create a 1920s 2 foot gauge railway experience through the countryside and provide a home for ‘Isabel’ an Key Information 1897 built W.G.Bagnall of Stafford 0-4-0 saddletank. Amerton specialises in collecting locomotives, coaches and freight stock built in Period of Operation:...... Mar - Oct Staffordshire and has a considerable collection that can be viewed on visits. We also have original railway buildings from the Leek & Manifold & Stafford to lines. Adult Ticket Price:...... £2.30 Our Main Running Season starts on Saturday 6th April. Junior Ticket Price:...... £1.60 Group Discount Available:...... Yes At Weekends: Diesel trains on Saturdays No. Required for Discount:...... 15 Steam trains on Sundays (Except Sunday 7th April – when we will have a Diesel service) Pre-booking Essential:...... - Trains run from 11:30am to 4:30pm Guided Tours:...... - For the Easter Holidays: On-site Museum:...... - Trains will run every day from 13th to 28th April Four days of Steam Trains over Easter Weekend 19th to 22nd April Disabled Access:...... Yes Weekend Trains, Easter Friday and Easter Monday 11:30am to 4:30pm Catering Available:...... Yes Weekday Trains 11:30am to 4:00pm Alcohol Licence:...... - May Bank Holiday: Coach Parking:...... Yes Three days of Steam Trains 4th to 6th May Length of Track:...... 1 Mile What else is in the area? Number of Stations:...... 2 The Railway is adjacent to Amerton Farm & Craft Centre, close to Shugborough Hall and the Chasewater and Foxfield Rail.

APEDALE VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY Apedale Community Country Park, Loomer Road, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs, ST5 7LB

T: 08450 941953 E: [email protected] W: www.avlr.org.uk

The Apedale Valley Light Railway is a narrow gauge railway of 2’0” gauge (standard Key Information gauge is 4’8½” between the rails). The railway is operated by the volunteers of the , using historic steam and diesel locomotives hauling coaches which would, at one time, have been used in a wide variety of industries, such as mines and quarries. Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct The round trip takes about fifteen minutes and runs beside the Apedale Community Adult Ticket Price:...... £3 Country Park. In addition to the train ride, we are pleased to offer guided tours of the other Junior Ticket Price:...... £1.50 attractions on the site. These include our engine sheds, which house one of the largest Group Discount Available:...... Yes collections of narrow gauge railway equipment in the country and (amongst other things) No. Required for Discount:...... 10 a replica First World War trench. We can tailor visits to match specific requirements and interests and can be flexible to meet most needs. Pre-booking Essential:...... - Guided Tours:...... Yes Although the railway is normally open to the public only at weekends, mid-week party visits can be arranged with appropriate notice. Similarly, it is possible to reserve a complete On-site Museum:...... Yes train (or maybe just a coach) for pre-booked party visits. Intending visitors should note that Disabled Access:...... Yes our coaches are open and unheated – so please dress appropriately. Catering Available:...... Yes Our access policy can be found at www.avlr.org.uk. Please get in touch to discuss your Alcohol Licence:...... - specific group visit needs. Coach Parking:...... Yes What else is in the area? Length of Track:...... 0.25 Miles Number of Stations:...... 2 Foxfield Railway and the . The National Trust’s Old Moreton Hall. The Apedale Heritage Centre - tours of a genuine coal mine.

20 The Midlands CAMBRIAN HERITAGE RAILWAY

Cambrian Heritage Railway, Oswestry Station, Oswald Road, Oswestry, SY11 1RE

T: 01691 728131 E: [email protected] W: www.cambrianrailways.com

Formed in 2009, with a membership now standing over 500, we are reinstating 9 miles of Key Information standard gauge track. This will link Gobowen Station, on the mainline between and Shrewsbury, to Oswestry, the historic former headquarters of the Company with its 300 mile network, most of which was in Wales and at its height had a Period of Operation:...... Easter - Sep work force of over 1000 in the Oswestry Works department as recently as the 1960s. Adult Ticket Price:...... £5 In Oswestry you will find our base in the magnificent 1860s Station Building which houses Junior Ticket Price:...... £3 Buffers Café. Steam and diesel trains currently run during the summer months as well as Group Discount Available:...... Yes special events from what is thought to be the longest platform in the UK amongst preserved No. Required for Discount:...... 10 railways. During 2019/20 we will extend our running by a further mile to the south to reach our sheds at Weston Wharf which will show more of our industrial heritage, all conveniently Pre-booking Essential:...... - sited next to the popular award-winning Stonehouse Brewery and Weston Fishing pools. Guided Tours:...... Yes Also in Oswestry Station Yard is a signal box undergoing restoration plus our splendid On-site Museum:...... Yes Railway Museum open Tuesday to Friday 11.00 till 15.00 hrs Easter to October, during Disabled Access:...... - October half term and when trains are running. Catering Available:...... Yes Our second operating station is some three, as yet unconnected, miles to the south at the Alcohol Licence:...... Yes former Llynclys Station South from where diesel trains have been running since 2005 over Coach Parking:...... Yes a one mile stretch to a halt at Pen-y-garreg Lane. Passengers alighting here have access Length of Track:...... 9 Miles on foot to the canal path of the Montgomery canal which is being put back into water. A Number of Stations:...... 3 branch line heading up the Tanat Valley will in time open up access by train to some of ’s most valued wildlife sites around disused limestone quarries.

CHASEWATER RAILWAY

Brownhills West Station, Pool Lane, , Staffs, WS8 7NL

T: 01543 452623 E: [email protected] W: www.chasewaterrailway.co.uk

Key Information

Period of Operation:...... Mar - Nov Adult Ticket Price:...... £6.50 Chasewater Railway operates heritage steam and diesel trains on Sundays and Bank Junior Ticket Price:...... £4.50 Holiday Mondays March to November, most Saturdays from Easter to October and Group Discount Available:...... Yes certain weekdays throughout the summer. No. Required for Discount:...... 30 Our volunteers give up their valuable spare time to restore, maintain and develop the Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes railway and associated infrastructure to help tell the story of the local area and its Guided Tours:...... Yes industrial heritage. On-site Museum:...... Yes All of the money you choose to spend here is reinvested to support this work. Disabled Access:...... Yes Catering Available:...... Yes What else is in the area? Alcohol Licence:...... - - Historic Lichfield City Coach Parking:...... Yes Length of Track:...... 2 Miles - Lichfield Cathedral Number of Stations:...... 4 - Cannock Chase AONB.

The Midlands 21 CLEETHORPES COAST LIGHT RAILWAY

Cleethorpes Railway, Lakeside Station, Kings Road, Cleethorpes, DN35 0AG

T: 01472 604657 E: [email protected] W: www.cclr.co.uk

Join us at the Number One Tourist Attraction in North East Lincolnshire as rated by visitors Key Information on Trip Advisor for five consecutive years running! The award-winning Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway is one of Britain’s oldest seaside miniature railways and has been delighting old and young alike for generations. Sit back Period of Operation:...... Apr - Sep and enjoy a four mile return journey along the picturesque Humberside Coast, behind one Adult Ticket Price:...... £5 of our historic steam or diesel locomotives. Junior Ticket Price:...... £4.50 Small in size but not lacking in choice, relax with a refreshing pint at our award-winning Group Discount Available:...... Yes pub The Signal Box Inn – The Smallest Pub On The Planet. No. Required for Discount:...... 10 Why not visit our Platform One Café? Offering a delicious range of freshly prepared hot Pre-booking Essential:...... - and cold food and refreshments. You can treat yourself to a quality souvenir at one of our Guided Tours:...... - well stocked gift shops. On-site Museum:...... - We hold regular events throughout the year such as the annual Cleethorpes Folk and Cider Disabled Access:...... Yes Festival, Rail, Ale & Blues Festival, the ever popular Santa Specials and so much more! Catering Available:...... Yes Explore our website to find out what makes us the North East Lincolnshire attraction with Alcohol Licence:...... Yes a difference. Coach Parking:...... Yes What else is in the area? Length of Track:...... 2 Miles Visitor attractions include: The Boating Lake, The Jungle Zoo, The Beach, Cleethorpes Number of Stations:...... 3 Paddling Pool, Cleethorpes Leisure Centre & Sea View Street.

CRICH TRAMWAY VILLAGE

Crich Tramway Village, Cromford Road, Crich, Matlock, , DE4 5DP

T: 01773 854321 E: [email protected] W: www.tramway.co.uk

Crich Tramway Village, home of the , is situated in the heart Key Information of the Derbyshire countryside, providing a trip back to a bygone age. Vintage transport you along the traditional village street into open countryside with breathtaking views of the Derwent Valley. Period of Operation:...... Mar - Nov Your admission includes unlimited electric tram rides, entry to exhibitions of the world- Adult Ticket Price:...... £17.50 class tram collection, children’s play areas and a Woodland Walk and Sculpture Trail. The Junior Ticket Price:...... £10.50 Workshop Viewing Gallery enables visitors to watch our expert craftsmen maintaining Group Discount Available:...... Yes and restoring vintage trams. The tram depots have been refurbished for 2018, with better No. Required for Discount:...... 10 lighting, insulation and interpretation. Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes New for 2019 are two temporary exhibitions: ‘Quinn’ by photographer / artist Lottie Davies Guided Tours:...... Yes will run from 16th March – 9th June 2019 and an ‘The Mobile Post Box – Mail by Tram’ will On-site Museum:...... Yes run from 21st June 2019 – November 2020. Disabled Access:...... Yes The full events list for the season can be found on our website and includes the ever Catering Available:...... Yes popular two World War II events, Beer and Bands, Beside the Seaside, Build in Bricks and our Starlight Spectacular. Dogs on a lead are welcome but cannot go into Rita’s Tearooms Alcohol Licence:...... Yes or the indoor play area. Coach Parking:...... Yes There’s a Derbyshire Day Out Discount on offer for full price tickets if you wish to combine Length of Track:...... 1 Mile a visit to Crich Tramway Village and , Strutts North Mill or Derby Museum. See Number of Stations:...... 3 website for details: www.tramway.co.uk.

22 The Midlands SITUATED NEAR MATLOCK AND ONLY 8 MILES FROM M1 JUNCTION 28 Delight your group with EVERY JOURNEY a tram ride through time ENDS WITH A MEMORY Crich Tramway Village is an ideal destination for all ages. Visitors can ride our world renowned vintage trams through our unique period street and out into the open countryside for spectacular views, explore fascinating exhibitions and watch as trams are restored from our workshop viewing gallery. This captivating journey into history is made complete with a stroll on our woodland walk and sculpture trail and a trip to our unique Red Lion pub, tearooms and shops.

We will help you • Heritage steam trains plan a great • Exciting Engine House Visitor Centre day out! • Reserved seating for groups from 12 – 120 • Pre-booked catering facilities along the line • Well-stocked gift shop

SVR.CO.UK or 01562 757900 Email: [email protected] FREE parking, admission Crich Tramway Village, Crich, • Number One Comberton Place, and meal for coach driver Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 5DP Kidderminster, DY10 1QR • Special group and coach Tel: 01773 854 321 AT HIGHLEY tour discounts Email: [email protected] KIDDERMINSTER · · • Guided tours on request www.tramway.co.uk

ECCLESBOURNE VALLEY RAILWAY

Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, Wirksworth Station, Coldwell Street, Wirkworth

T: 01629 823076 E: [email protected] W: www.e-v-r.com

The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway travels through 9 miles of beautiful unspoilt Derbyshire Key Information countryside between Duffield, just north of Derby, to Wirksworth in the . We have an exciting programme lined up for 2019 which includes two visiting steam locomotives to run alongside our award winning and growing heritage diesel fleet.” Period of Operation:...... Feb - Dec With its buffet car, model and miniature railways as well as gift shops, museum and large Adult Ticket Price:...... £14.50 car park, Wirksworth Station is the perfect destination. Senior Ticket Price:...... £13.50 The town is full of odd nooks and crannies and the ancient and fascinating church of Group Discount Available:...... Yes St Mary nestles in its small cathedral-like precinct a short walk from the station. At the No. Required for Discount:...... 10 opposite end of the line, the pleasant village of Duffield also has a number of convenient Pre-booking Essential:...... - pubs, cafés and shops and visitors wishing to occupy an hour or two can take a leisurely Guided Tours:...... Yes stroll to Eyes Meadow, at the confluence of the River Ecclesbourne and the River Derwent, to see the small nature reserve there. On-site Museum:...... Yes Disabled Access:...... Yes The line also has stations at Idridgehay and (Cowers Lane) sporting many great walks or where local pubs and amenities can be enjoyed. The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Catering Available:...... Yes has a reputation for a friendly welcome to all and we very much hope you will enjoy your Alcohol Licence:...... - visit to us and to this lovely corner of Derbyshire. Coach Parking:...... Yes What else is in the area? Length of Track:...... 9 Miles Local visitor attractions include: National Stone Centre, Steeple Grange Light Railway, Number of Stations:...... 4 Wirksworth Heritage Centre, Stardisc, Northern Lights Cinema and High Peak Trail.

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24 The Midlands Churnet Valley Railway EVESHAM VALE LIGHT RAILWAY

The Valley, Evesham Country Park, Twyford, Evesham, , WR11 4DS

T: 01386 422282 W: www.evlr.co.uk

We are a 15” gauge Railway. Key Information Trains are normally steam hauled by one of our 3 locomotives. The journey is 1 ¼ miles long around the Evesham Country Park and takes around Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec 15 minutes, travelling past some of the best scenery the Vale of Evesham has to offer. Adult Ticket Price:...... £2.70 The train stops briefly at Evesham Vale Station where you can take a break from your Junior Ticket Price:...... £2.20 journey to visit the picnic area, playfort & walks to the River Avon. Group Discount Available:...... Yes Trains run every 30 minutes from 10.30am until 4.30pm (4.00pm in winter). No. Required for Discount:...... 20 On Bank holidays we run a two train service with trains departing every 20 minutes. Pre-booking Essential:...... - Treat your family and friends to a train ride on the EVLR. Guided Tours:...... - Discounted ticket prices are available for advanced bookings of 20 or more people. On-site Museum:...... - Disabled Access:...... Yes We will reserve seats on your chosen train! Catering Available:...... Yes The Railway can also provide either Steam or Diesel hauled trains on non operating Alcohol Licence:...... - days (minimum charges apply). Coach Parking:...... Yes Why not hire our outdoor party area & log cabin for birthday parties! Available Length of Track:...... 1.25 Miles from January to November, contact us for availability before completing the online booking form. Number of Stations:...... 2 See our website www.evlr.co.uk for more information.

FOXFIELD RAILWAY

Foxfield Railway, Caverswall Road, , ST11 9BG

T: 01782 396210 E: [email protected] W: www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk

The Foxfield Railway in Staffordshire (just one mile from the A50 between Stoke Key Information and Uttoxeter), offers attractive group rates for all parties on most days throughout the year; from a 45 minute return trip behind a steam engine to one of our highly recommended ‘Cream Tea’ trains we are happy to tailor your visit to suit your needs. Period of Operation:...... Easter - Oct Visit the Group Travel page on our website for more details of how we can help you. Adult Ticket Price:...... £8.50 The railway boldly crosses open moorland, hills and woodland as it climbs through Junior Ticket Price:...... £3.50 the countryside to Dilhorne Park, a place so majestic the trappings of modern life are Group Discount Available:...... Yes nowhere to be seen. No. Required for Discount:...... 25-200 The beauty of woodlands full of bluebells throughout the Spring or the views over the Pre-booking Essential:...... See Web during the summer are truly spectacular. Guided Tours:...... See Web Foxfield has some great facilities on offer including the café serving hot and cold food, On-site Museum:...... Yes real ale bar and shop which are all located at the headquarters at Caverswall Road. Disabled Access:...... Yes The spacious car park can accommodate the biggest of coaches with full facilities Catering Available:...... Yes being made available to drivers and tour guides during visits. Alcohol Licence:...... - What else is in the area? Coach Parking:...... Yes Staffordshire has many attractions within easy reach of Foxfield. Blackbrook Zoo, Length of Track:...... - Gladstone Pottery Museum and many other tourist hotspots offer great group Number of Stations:...... 2 packages so why not combine your railway visit with one of these great places?

The Midlands 25 GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY

Great Central Railway, Great Central Road, Loughborough, , LE11 1RW

T: 01509 632323 E: [email protected] W: www.gcrailway.co.uk

Voted number 12 on the list of the 50 greatest railway journeys in the world, by the Key Information Independent newspaper, travelling on the Great Central Railway is your ticket to ‘time travel’ and an excellent way to explore the beautiful Charnwood countryside. Hop on and off at any of our four stations and step back in time to different periods of history. It’s the Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec only place in the world where full size steam engines can be seen passing each other – just Adult Ticket Price:...... £18 as it was when steam ruled the rails. Junior Ticket Price:...... £9 Trains run every weekend of the year, bank holidays and selected week days through the Group Discount Available:...... Yes summer. In addition, First Class Restaurant Car Services provide five course meals whilst No. Required for Discount:...... - travelling between Loughborough and . Childhood dreams can come true with Pre-booking Essential:...... - a Drive a Locomotive Experience when you can take the regulator on a mighty steam locomotive or notch up on a powerful diesel. We also run many special events, including Guided Tours:...... - Steam Galas, Peppa Pig, Bonfire Night, 1940s Wartime Weekend and Santa Specials. On-site Museum:...... Yes It is the only double-tracked main line heritage railway in the country and with the start Disabled Access:...... Yes of the Bridge to the Future underway will extend to some 18 miles from Leicester North to Catering Available:...... Yes Ruddington. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes What else is in the area? Coach Parking:...... Yes Length of Track:...... 8 Miles Local visitor attractions include: The Bell Foundry, Abbey and The National Space Centre. Number of Stations:...... 4

GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY (NOTTINGHAM)

NG11 6JS

T: 01159 405705 E: [email protected] W: www.gcrn.co.uk

Formerly known as Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, The Great Central Railway Key Information - Nottingham offers almost 10 miles of heritage railway running through the beautiful scenery of South Nottinghamshire and North-West Leicestershire. Journeys begin at Ruddington, just south of Nottingham, and continue through to East Period of Operation:...... Feb - Dec Leake and Loughborough. The GCRN’s facilities at Ruddington include a Model Railway, Adult Ticket Price:...... £12 Miniature Railways, a Heritage Transport Collection and railway workshop with full Junior Ticket Price:...... £6 engineering facilities, as well as a children’s play area, cafe and gift shop. There’s plenty to Group Discount Available:...... Yes see and do at the Ruddington base, so they aren’t just a train ride - be sure to make time No. Required for Discount:...... 10 to see all their attractions and facilities. Pre-booking Essential:...... - Heritage Steam & Diesel services re-create the experience of train travel from when it was Guided Tours:...... Yes more than just a way to travel from one place to another. On-site Museum:...... Yes Entirely staffed by volunteers, all income is used to preserve railway & transport heritage Disabled Access:...... Yes for future generations. The GCRN is a great experience for all the family. Come and enjoy a day with us! Catering Available:...... Yes Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Only an hour’s journey by car from , Doncaster, Uttoxeter, Tamworth and Leicester, Coach Parking:...... Yes and less from Derby, Newark, Grantham and Lincoln. From Nottingham (city centre) and the surrounding towns, journey times are typically 20-30 minutes. The main station and Length of Track:...... 10 Miles facilities at Ruddington Fields are easily reached from the A1 (via A46), A52, A60, or from Number of Stations:...... 2 the A453.

26 The Midlands Main image by Frank Richards Visit the www.e-v-r.com Apedale Valley 01629 823076 Light Railway

Step on to our steam and heritage diesel trains from yesteryear and travel through the beautiful rural countryside.  Station Café at Wirksworth Station  Museum coach, Miniature Railway, Gift Shops and more…

Wirksworth Station, Coldwell Street, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, DE4 4FB

LINCOLNSHIRE COAST LIGHT RAILWAY

Skegness Water Leisure Park, Walls Lane, Ingoldmells, Skegness, PE25 1JF

E: [email protected] W: www.lclr.co.uk

The Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway (LCLR) is a 60 cm narrow gauge heritage railway Key Information situated in Skegness on the beautiful Lincolnshire Coast. On our summer operating days (see website for dates) you can ride in one of our historic railway carriages, pulled by one of our historic diesel locomotives, or on certain days by our restored steam locomotive Period of Operation:...... May - Sep “Jurassic”. The diesel locos are based on designs for WW1 trench railways, which later Adult Ticket Price:...... £1 powered transport for agriculture and industry throughout Lincolnshire and the wider Senior Ticket Price:...... £1 world. Our 0-6-0 Peckett steam locomotive “Jurassic” (built in 1903) returned to steam in Aug 2017, for the first time since 1986, and will be used on passenger trains on some Group Discount Available:...... - dates which will be listed on our website.We also have a collection of historic WW1 trench No. Required for Discount:...... - railway vehicles at the railway, which saw service in France in the First World War, including Pre-booking Essential:...... - class D bogie open wagons, class P 4 wheel wagons and our 1918 built bogie ambulance Guided Tours:...... - van. One of our class D wagons has been modified to be a fully accessible open carriage On-site Museum:...... - (wheelchair friendly). As one rides in this vehicle, sat on replica wooden ammunition crates it is possible to experience how our grandfathers and great grandfathers may have Disabled Access:...... Yes ridden to the battlefields of Northern France in WW1. It even has visible shrapnel scars! The Catering Available:...... - accessible carriage is available on every operating day and the WW1 items of stock are Alcohol Licence:...... - demonstrated on gala days and can normally be viewed on operating days. Coach Parking:...... Yes Whilst there are no catering facilities at the railway, we are situated on the Skegness Water Length of Track:...... 0.75 Miles Leisure Park where there is a coffee shop and meals & refreshments can be enjoyed in “The Number of Stations:...... 1 Barn Inn” on site.

The Midlands 27 MIDLAND RAILWAY, BUTTERLEY

Midland Railway Butterley, Butterley Station, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3QZ

T: 01773 747674 E: [email protected] W: www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk

The Midland Railway – Butterley offers a leisurely ride through the Derbyshire countryside Key Information with the opportunity to explore a large Museum Complex that includes Narrow gauge, miniature and model railways, a large railway museum, the West Shed Experience, demonstration signal box, Victorian Railwayman’s Church, road transport Display, Fork Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec Truck Heritage Display, Static Power Display. Adult Ticket Price:...... £11.50 There are catering facilities at the Museum complex and at Butterley Station. At Swanwick Junior Ticket Price:...... £5.75 Junction Station we have the Deeley Function Room available for groups for events or Group Discount Available:...... Yes catering. No. Required for Discount:...... 12 The railway operates a variety of power with steam, diesel and diesel multiple units all Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes in use, a wide range of special events operate throughout the year appealing to all the Guided Tours:...... Yes family. On-site Museum:...... Yes Full details of the Midland Railway – Butterley with up-to-date information can be found Disabled Access:...... Yes on our website. Catering Available:...... Yes What else is in the area? Alcohol Licence:...... Yes We are close to the Peak District with the National Tramway Museum, Keddleston Hall, Coach Parking:...... Yes , the Derwent Valley Heritage Corridor and many other attractions Length of Track:...... 3.5 Miles close by. Number of Stations:...... 4

NENE VALLEY RAILWAY

Wansford Station, Old Great North Road, Peterborough, PE8 6LR

T: 01780 784444 E: [email protected] W: www.nvr.org.uk

Step back in time as you climb aboard a heritage steam or diesel train. Relax in our restored Key Information wooden panelled coaches or compartments and be taken back to the heyday of the golden age of steam. Our line travels through our tunnel, built in 1845, to our country station at Yarwell on the Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec Northamptonshire border. Use the train as a base to explore our stations at Wansford, Ferry Adult Ticket Price:...... £16 Meadows with its country park, Orton Mere and its riverside walks and lakes and our station in Senior Ticket Price:...... £13 Peterborough where you can take time to explore the Cathedral, resting place of Katherine Group Discount Available:...... Yes of Aragon and former resting place of Mary, Queen of Scots, which dates back to 654 AD. No. Required for Discount:...... 15 We are based near Peterborough, close to the boundaries of Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Rutland and Cambridgeshire, the railway’s proximity to both the A1 and A47 means it is Guided Tours:...... - within easy reach of the Midlands and beyond. We run a regular steam train service and occasional diesel-hauled services. On-site Museum:...... Yes Disabled Access:...... Yes What else is in the area? Catering Available:...... Yes There is always plenty to see and do in association with a visit to the NVR. Popular options Alcohol Licence:...... Yes include visits to nearby Rail-World and the Nene Park Trust which are situated along the line. Very often half day visits to Peterborough Cathedral and the nearby Queensgate shopping Coach Parking:...... Yes centre can be woven in with railway’s timetable. Length of Track:...... 7.5 Miles Number of Stations:...... 5 Within ten minutes travel are the delights of Georgian Stamford and the picturesque Nene Valley.

28 The Midlands PEAK RAIL

Peak Rail, Matlock Station, Matlock, DE4 3NA

T: 01629 580381 E: [email protected] W: www.peakrail.co.uk

Peak Rail would like to welcome visitors old and new during 2019 to experience the thrill of a Key Information bygone era whilst travelling on our heritage railway which operates throughout the year. The line, which has been re-instated mostly by volunteers, forms part of the old Midland Railway line between Manchester Central and London St Pancras which was closed in 1968. We Period of Operation:...... Mar - Dec currently operate for a distance of 4 miles between Rowsley South and Matlock Platform 2 Adult Ticket Price:...... £9.50 Stations with both steam and diesel locomotives in operation. Junior Ticket Price:...... £4.50 All train services have an on-board buffet coach serving a selection of cold refreshments Group Discount Available:...... Yes and snacks and a specially adapted coach for wheelchair users. Various special events are held throughout the year, perfect for the family or enthusiast to enjoy, or why not get your No. Required for Discount:...... 15 hands on the controls of a steam locomotive and participate in one of their hugely popular Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes steam experience courses? Guided Tours:...... - In addition to the normal timetabled train service, Peak Rail has a fine reputation for dining, On-site Museum:...... Yes with our highly-acclaimed Palatine Dining Restaurant train, where you can enjoy the luxury Disabled Access:...... Yes of Pullman Style dining as the train leisurely travels along the line. Peak Rail believes in the Catering Available:...... Yes old fashioned values of quality and service and you are guaranteed to be pampered for the Alcohol Licence:...... Yes duration of your trip, whilst being served a sumptuous Sunday lunch, Cream or Afternoon Tea in our lovingly restored coaches seating a maximum of 79 people with fully licenced bar. Coach Parking:...... Yes Length of Track:...... 4 Miles For further information and to request a copy of our Visitor Guide and Timetable, please Number of Stations:...... 3 telephone 01629 580381 or email [email protected]. So why not visit us during 2019 and discover within the Derbyshire Dales the magical bygone era of the steam train.

SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY

Severn Valley Railway, Comberton Hill, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1QR

T: 01562 757900 E: [email protected] W: www.svr.co.uk

With majestic locomotives, historic stations and stunning scenery, the Severn Valley Railway Key Information is one of the UK’s most popular heritage railways. More than 250,000 passengers each year board the SVR’s lovingly-restored locomotives for exhilarating journeys along the 16-mile line, from the thriving hub of Kidderminster Period of Operation:...... May - Oct in Worcestershire to the ancient riverside town of Bridgnorth in Shropshire. Visitors can Adult Ticket Price:...... £19.80 explore any of the six historic stations or delve into an array of railway memorabilia and Junior Ticket Price:...... £13 artefacts at Kidderminster Railway Museum. Group Discount Available:...... Yes The fascinating Engine House Visitor Centre at Highley is a great place to break the journey, No. Required for Discount:...... 12 hosting the latest exhibitions and interactive exhibits as well as the SVR’s reserve collection Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes of full-size locomotives, travelling post office and King George VI Royal Carriage. Guided Tours:...... - A wealth of freshly-prepared food (including the SVR’s famous breakfast) is on offer at On-site Museum:...... Yes Kidderminster refreshment room and the brand new refreshment room at Bridgnorth (opening February half-term). Local real ales and great food are also served with a warm Disabled Access:...... Yes welcome at the much-loved, award-winning pubs The Railwayman’s Arms and the King Catering Available:...... Yes & Castle, while al fresco dining is available on the terrace at Café as Alcohol Licence:...... Yes the trains steam by. Indulgent on-board dining experiences and afternoon teas are also Coach Parking:...... Yes available to book in advance. Length of Track:...... 16 Miles The SVR’s special events calendar is always a busy one, including Spring and Autumn Number of Stations:...... 6 (2 halts) Steam Galas, Diesel Festivals, Step Back to the 1940s Weekends, Classic Vehicle Day, Steam on the Road, Ghost Trains and the ever-popular Santa Steam Specials.

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East Lancashire Railway, Bolton Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0EY

T: 0333 320 2830 (Option 2 twice) E: [email protected] W: www.eastlancsrailway.co.uk

Located in Bury, just 30 minutes from Manchester City Centre, is the award-winning East Key Information Lancashire Railway, a heritage railway that runs steam and diesel train services through the beautiful Pennine Lancashire scenery. Originally opened in 1846 as a way of transporting goods and workers to Manchester Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec from Lancashire towns and villages during the Industrial Revolution, the East Lancashire Adult Ticket Price:...... £5.90 Railway is now one of the North West’s premier tourist attractions and spans a 12-mile Junior Ticket Price:...... £4.10 route through lush countryside and quaint villages with seven station stops waiting to be explored. From Heywood visit the Rochdale Pioneer Museum, the birthplace of the Group Discount Available:...... Yes modern co-operative museum, grab a bargain at Burys’s famous market or take a stroll No. Required for Discount:...... 20 through beautiful Burrs Country Park. Continue your journey through the pretty village of Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Summerseat to , a thriving town with an array of independent shops, before Guided Tours:...... Yes chugging through the most scenic part of our line en route to our terminus at . On-site Museum:...... Yes There are plenty of things to see and do and our stations are well equipped for group visits Disabled Access:...... Yes with cafés, pubs, gift shops and a dedicated Transport Museum, housing vintage vehicles, transport memorabilia and interactive exhibits. Guided tours and talks are also available. Catering Available:...... Yes Alcohol Licence:...... Yes The railway also has some fantastic events throughout the year from guided Rail Ale Trail tours of some of the excellent local drinking spots to the nostalgia of their award-winning Coach Parking:...... Nearby 1940s weekend. Group dining options can also be included as part of your visit, from light Length of Track:...... 12 Miles bites in The Buffet to a taste of Lancashire at The Trackside. Indulge in a little luxury with one Number of Stations:...... 7 of our steam train hauled dining experiences where your group can enjoy Afternoon Tea or a great value Mid-Week Luncheon in an Orient Express style carriage.

EDEN VALLEY RAILWAY

Warcop Station, Appleby in Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6PR

T: 01768 342309 E: [email protected] W: www.evr-cumbria.org.uk

The Eden Valley Railway was opened to freight traffic on 8th April 1862 and passenger traffic Key Information on 7th June 1862. The Stockton & Darlington Railway took on the running of the line from the outset, services running from Kirkby Stephen to a south facing junction at Clifton on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway. This inconvenient arrangement came about due to the Period of Operation:...... Apr- Oct L & C Railway fearing the Eden Valley Railway could become part of a rival through route Adult Ticket Price:...... £5 to Scotland. This arrangement was soon revised and a more direct route to Penrith was Junior Ticket Price:...... £3 built, the through service to Penrith starting on 1st August 1863, by which time the line had become part of the North Eastern Railway. Group Discount Available:...... Yes No. Required for Discount:...... 10 Initially the passenger service was two trains per day: this eventually became five per day, a pattern which continued with only minor changes throughout the NER period. Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Guided Tours:...... Yes The Eden Valley Railway Society, later the Eden Valley Railway Trust, was formed in 1995 to preserve the Warcop to Appleby section of the old line and if possible to extend to Kirkby On-site Museum:...... - Stephen once the initial section was in operation. Disabled Access:...... Yes In 1995 the Board was contacted with a view to purchasing the line. Talks continued Catering Available:...... Yes until 1998 when the Trust was informed that the line had been sold to Railway Paths Ltd. The Alcohol Licence:...... - Eden Valley Railway Trust and Railway Paths Ltd reached an agreement to share the line Coach Parking:...... Yes and in 1999 permission was given to start work on the line. Working from Warcop towards Length of Track:...... 2.5 Miles Appleby ten years of vegetation was cleared from the trackbed. The Trust was also given the Number of Stations:...... 1 option to purchase the first two miles of the line from Warcop, an option which has been taken up.

30 North West & Isle of Man GREAT LAXEY MINE RAILWAY

Laxey & Heritage Trust Info Centre, Mines Road, Laxey, Isle of Man, IM4 7NH

T: 07624 462622 E: [email protected] W: www.laxeyminesrailway.com

Located in the village of Laxey, on the eastern coast of the Isle of Man, the restored railway Key Information runs along the surface section of the tramway which once carried lead and zinc ores from deep inside the Great Laxey Mine. The railway’s terminus is located at the Valley Gardens which was once the site of the Great Period of Operation:...... Mar - Sep Laxey Mine’s Washing Floors. Passengers travel in a tiny carriage, hauled by a replica of Adult Ticket Price:...... £2 one of the original steam engines, through the Island’s only railway tunnel and along the line which once carried wagons loaded with the metal ores. Junior Ticket Price:...... £2 Group Discount Available:...... Yes At the Mines Yard terminus of the railway, a series of information boards explain the surviving mining features. The Laxey Wheel, the Lady Isabella, is just a short walk away No. Required for Discount:...... 20 from the terminus. Built in 1854 to pump floodwater from the mine, it is the largest working Pre-booking Essential:...... - waterwheel in the world and is the Island’s most visited tourist attraction. In 2006, the Guided Tours:...... Yes former Snaefell Mine waterwheel was restored to working order on the Valley Gardens. No On-site Museum:...... - other railway can boast of a waterwheel at each end! Disabled Access:...... - Please take a few minutes to look at the various pages of the website (www.laxeyminerailway. im) which explain the history of the Great Laxey Mine, the mine railway, how it was restored, Catering Available:...... - its rolling stock and operating days and more. The Links tab also offers you a path to our Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Facebook page with photographs of work and events being carried out by the volunteers. Coach Parking:...... - The railway is owned by the Laxey and Lonan Heritage Trust, a registered Manx Charity, Length of Track:...... 0.25 Miles which was formed in 1997 to promote the rich industrial and natural histories of Laxey Number of Stations:...... 1 Village and Lonan Parish. The railway is operated and maintained entirely by volunteers from the Laxey and Lonan Heritage Trust.

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Groudle Glen Railway, 26 Cronkbourne Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 3LB

T: 01624 670453 E: [email protected] W: www.ggr.org.uk

‘The line that goes uphill to the sea.’ The Groudle Glen Railway is an Isle of Man registered Key Information charity which is owned and operated entirely by volunteers. It is a true narrow gauge railway, originally built in 1896, to cater for a holiday population whose ideals were short walks and the taking of bracing sea airs. Period of Operation:...... May - Sep The line runs through a secluded glen on the Isle of Man out to the cliff where in Adult Ticket Price:...... £4.50 Victorian times there was a zoo containing sea lions and polar bears. The line was built to serve this zoo and two steam locomotives (1896) and Polar Bear (1905) were Junior Ticket Price:...... £2 ordered from Bagnalls in Stafford to run the line. The line continued to operate in various Group Discount Available:...... Yes guises until 1962, at which point the buildings were run down, the track in a poor state No. Required for Discount:...... 10 and only one steam engine was serviceable, so it fell into disrepair. Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes The first section of the line was reopened for public passenger trains in 1986, following Guided Tours:...... Yes a rebuilding project by BNFL at Sellafield, Sea Lion of 1896 returned to service in 1987. On-site Museum:...... Yes Train services were extended to the original terminus at Sea Lion Rocks in 1992. Trains now run from Lhen Coan to the rebuilt station building at Sea Lion Rocks, where light Disabled Access:...... Yes refreshments are available. Catering Available:...... Yes Steam locomotives Sea Lion and Annie, diesel locomotives Dolphin and Walrus and Alcohol Licence:...... - battery operated Polar Bear are operational, with a project currently underway to build Coach Parking:...... - a new steam locomotive, Brown Bear (a replica of the 1905 Polar Bear). Length of Track:...... 0.75 Miles There are special events such as the Santa Specials, Mince Pie Trains, Cliff Top Concerts Number of Stations:...... 2 (1 halt) and the Easter Bunny Trains, along with the chance to join the Friends of Groudle Glen Railway organisation.

ISLE OF MAN STEAM RAILWAY

Isle of Man Steam Railway, Banks Circus, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5PT

T: 01624 662525 E: [email protected] W: www.rail.im

Dating from 1874, the Isle of Man Steam Railway is the Island’s oldest Victorian Key Information rail system, still running with its original locomotives and carriages to a choice of destinations in the south of the Island, such as the impressive Castle Rushen, the picturesque Port Erin beach and the beautiful Silverdale Glen. Period of Operation:...... Mar - Nov For some of the finest views of the east coast take a trip on the Manx Electric Railway, Adult Ticket Price:...... See Web first opened in 1893. Laxey is the starting point of the Snaefell Mountain Railway, a Junior Ticket Price:...... See Web unique Victorian enterprise which winds its way up above 2,000 feet to the top of Group Discount Available:...... Yes Snaefell, the only place one can see the Seven Kingdoms: The kingdoms of Scotland, No. Required for Discount:...... 20 England, Wales, Ireland, Mann, Heaven and Neptune. Pre-booking Essential:...... - For visitors, there are many money saving, multi-journey ticket options and group Guided Tours:...... Yes discounts are available. On-site Museum:...... Yes Special events and driving experiences are put on throughout the year; enthusiasts will Disabled Access:...... Yes enjoy Rush Hour on the Railways and the Manx Heritage Transport Festival. Catering Available:...... Yes Other events such as WWII Weekends and Dining Car specials are put on throughout Alcohol Licence:...... Yes the year so don’t miss out and follow on Facebook. Coach Parking:...... Yes Travel cards are available now from the Welcome Centre, offering unlimited or Length of Track:...... 15.5 Miles discounted travel. Number of Stations:...... 11 Check online at www.rail.im for various options and prices to suit you.

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Great Laxey Mine Railway Located in the village of Laxey, on the eastern coast of the Isle of Man, the restored railway runs along the surface section of the tramway which once carried lead and zinc ores from deep inside the Great Laxey Mine. The railway's terminus is located at the Valley Gardens which was once the site of the Great Laxey Mine's Washing Floors. Passengers travel in a tiny carriage, hauled by a replica of one of the original steam engines, through the Island's only railway tunnel and along the line which once carried wagons loaded with the metal ores. At the Mines Yard terminus of the railway, a series of information boards explain the surviving mining features. The Laxey Wheel, the Lady Isabella, is just a short walk away from the terminus. Built in 1854 to pump floodwater from the mine, it is the largest working waterwheel in the world and is the Island's most visited tourist attraction. In 2006, the former Snaefell Mine waterwheel was restored to working order on the Valley Gardens. No other railway can boast of a waterwheel at each end! Please take a few minutes to look at the various pages of the website (www.laxeyminerailway.im) which explain the history of the Great Laxey Mine, the mine railway, how it was restored, its rolling stock and operating days and much more. The Links tab also offers you a path to our Facebook page with current photographs of work and events being carried out by the volunteers. The Great Laxey Mine Railway is owned by the Laxey and Lonan Heritage Trust, a registered Manx Charity, which was formed in 1997 to promote the rich industrial and natural histo ries of Laxey Village and Lonan Parish. The railway is operated and maintained entirely by volunteers from the Laxey and Lonan Heritage Trust.

North West & Isle of Man 33 LAKESIDE & HAVERTHWAITE RAILWAY CO LTD

Haverthwaite Station, Nr Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8AL

T: 01539 531594 E: [email protected] W: www.lakesiderailway.co.uk

The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway Co Ltd, a traditional steam train, taking passengers Key Information on a unique journey to the tip of Lake Windermere. The perfect addition to your Lake District adventure. Established in 1973, The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway is a family run business in the heart of the Lake District. Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct The track which passengers travel upon today was a former Furness Railway branch Adult Ticket Price:...... £7.10 line, initially used to transport coal and iron ore, bobbins, dye, gunpowder and much Junior Ticket Price:...... £3.55 more, in and out of the Leven Valley, as well as a booming trade in tourist traffic to visit Group Discount Available:...... Yes Windermere by Lake Steamer. The industry and tourist visitors declined and by the late No. Required for Discount:...... - 1960s the railway was shut. The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway Co Ltd was formed to re-open the line and with the help of many volunteers it succeeded - the line re-opened Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes to tourists in May 1973. Guided Tours:...... Yes Today the company are very proud of their lovingly restored and maintained fleet of On-site Museum:...... Yes steam locomotives, which are available to view in the engine shed. Haverthwaite railway Disabled Access:...... Yes is home to a magnificently renovated and working Fairburn Class 4 MT tank engines Catering Available:...... Yes along with another under restoration – the only remaining locos of this type to survive. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Different engines are used throughout the season to haul passengers through the tranquil Coach Parking:...... Yes scenery of the Leven Valley. The train heaves its passengers up the steeply graded line, Length of Track:...... 3.5 Miles leisurely transporting guests to Lakeside Station, where connections are available with Number of Stations:...... 2 Windermere Lake Cruises. Lakeside railway station neighbours the Lakeside pier making it an easy transition from the steam trains to the steam boats.

MANX ELECTRIC RAILWAY

Manx Electric Railway, Banks Circus, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5PT

T: 01624 662525 E: [email protected] W: www.rail.im

If you want to explore the north of the Island, do so in Victorian style by taking a Key Information charming electric tram-car. The 17.5 mile route from Douglas to Ramsey hugs the Island’s east coast, passing through gorse-topped hills, glorious Victorian glens and spectacular coastal scenery. The Manx Electric Railway has been in operation since Period of Operation:...... Mar - Nov 1893. Indeed, trams number 1 and 2 hold a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest operating electric cars. Adult Ticket Price:...... See Web Junior Ticket Price:...... See Web As well as offering some very pleasant walks, Groudle Glen - just a short hop north - is home to the lovingly restored Groudle Glen Railway which runs through the glen and Group Discount Available:...... Yes out to the coast. Alight at Laxey for the ‘Mines Trail’ which includes the Great Laxey No. Required for Discount:...... 20 Wheel and the fascinating Great Laxey Mine Railway. Laxey Station is also the starting Pre-booking Essential:...... - point for the unique Snaefell Mountain Railway. North of Laxey, the tram stops at Dhoon Guided Tours:...... Yes Glen, Glen Mona, Ballaglass and Cornaa; all are ideal for exploring the footpaths, On-site Museum:...... Yes glens and peaceful beaches along the coast. Further on, Ballajora, Dreemskerry, Lewaigue and Belle Vue provide the most convenient stops for exploring Maughold Disabled Access:...... Yes Church, the rugged coastline around Maughold Head and the quiet beaches at Port Catering Available:...... Yes Mooar and Port Lewaigue. At the north end of the line is Ramsey with its impressive Alcohol Licence:...... - boating lake at Mooragh Park. Coach Parking:...... Yes Group bookings are available and there is always an opportunity to hire a tram and Length of Track:...... 17.5 Miles almost any package can be tailored to fit in with your requirements. For special interest Number of Stations:...... 70 groups there is also the opportunity to drive one of the historic trams; an ultimate driving experience!

34 North West & Isle of Man RAVENGLASS & ESKDALE STEAM RAILWAY

Ravenglass & Eskdale Steam Railway, Ravenglass Station, Cumbria, CA18 1SW

T: 01229 717171 E: [email protected] W: www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk

Since 1875, the Railway has connected the mines of the Eskdale valley with the former Key Information strategic Roman port of Ravenglass. Originally built to a 3ft gauge, it was re-gauged in 1915 by famous model maker, Bassett-Lowke. La’al Ratty, its local nickname, means ‘little railway’ in old Cumbrian dialect. Period of Operation:...... Mar - Dec Today, the Railway is an award-winning heritage visitor attraction and Lake District Adult Ticket Price:...... From £8 icon, living up to its ‘must do’ reputation for all ages. The seven-mile, 40-minute Junior Ticket Price:...... From £8 journey from coast to mountain traverses the nature reserves of the Ravenglass estuary Group Discount Available:...... Yes before ascending through ancient woodlands towards the foot of England’s highest No. Required for Discount:...... 10 mountains, the Scafell range. On the journey choose from our open, half-open or closed carriages to travel in comfort with five steam and two diesel engines in regular Pre-booking Essential:...... - service. A great all weather day out for all ages. Guided Tours:...... Yes Excellent facilities at both ends of the line including station cafés, free Wi-Fi, souvenir On-site Museum:...... Yes shops, play areas and The Ravenglass Railway Museum. We have a variety of tour Disabled Access:...... Yes itinerary options including our NEW Festive Tours with Muncaster Castle for groups. Catering Available:...... Yes What else is in the area? Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Local visitor attractions include: Muncaster Castle, The Rum Story, West Lakes Coach Parking:...... Yes Adventure, Cumbria Heavy Horses, The Coast Aquarium, Senhouse Roman Museum Length of Track:...... 7 Miles and Lakes Distillery. Number of Stations:...... 9

North West & Isle of Man 35 RIBBLE STEAM RAILWAY

Ribble Steam Railway, Chain Caul Road, PR2 2PD

T: 01772 728800 E: [email protected] W: www.ribblesteam.org.uk

Tucked away in the heart of Preston’s old industrial docklands, the three-mile return Key Information journey along our line includes a short section of street running across the Navigation Way swing bridge (a unique feature of our line), before the journey continues along the bank of the River Ribble, giving unique and interesting views of the city of Preston. Period of Operation:...... Mar - Oct Ticket prices include access to our museum building, which houses one of the largest Adult Ticket Price:...... £7 collections of industrial locomotives in the UK, as well as our workshop building where Junior Ticket Price:...... £4.50 you can see our team of volunteers undertaking restorations on a variety of motive Group Discount Available:...... - power and rolling stock and unlimited train rides. No. Required for Discount:...... - What else is in the area? Pre-booking Essential:...... - As we are located in the heart of Preston, a wide variety of local attractions are within Guided Tours:...... - easy reach. On-site Museum:...... Yes Some highlights include: Disabled Access:...... Yes - The Beacon Fell Country Park Catering Available:...... Yes Alcohol Licence:...... - - Brockholes Nature Reserve Coach Parking:...... Yes - The Harris Museum and Art Gallery. Length of Track:...... 1.5 Miles For details of 2019’s special events, please visit: Number of Stations:...... 1 www.ribblesteam.org.uk/special-events/

SNAEFELL MOUNTAIN RAILWAY

Snaefell Mountain Railway, Banks Circus, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5PT

T: 01624 662525 E: [email protected] W: www.rail.im

Dating from 1895, Laxey is the starting point for the Snaefell Mountain Railway, a Key Information unique Victorian enterprise which winds its way up above 2,000 feet to the top of Snaefell, the Island’s only mountain. The round trip takes 90 minutes.

Period of Operation:...... Mar - Nov The trams climb steadily up the mountain and when you arrive at the summit there are spectacular views. On a clear day it is the only place in the British Isles where you can Adult Ticket Price:...... See Web see the seven kingdoms (Mann, Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, The Kingdom of Junior Ticket Price:...... See Web Heaven and the Kingdom of the Sea) just by turning around. Group Discount Available:...... Yes There are no roads to the summit of Snaefell but there are a number of paths that lead No. Required for Discount:...... 20 to the Bungalow and Laxey, for those visitors who want to make their own way up or Pre-booking Essential:...... - down the mountain. Guided Tours:...... - The newly refurbished Snaefell Summit Hotel now includes underfloor heating, On-site Museum:...... - new windows throughout, a fully compliant kitchen and brand-new roof. There is a Disabled Access:...... - selection of dining experiences which can be booked on days the trams operate by Catering Available:...... Yes calling 01624 673623. Alcohol Licence:...... - Events with a view are also held at the summit, such as the popular Sunset Dinners, Coach Parking:...... Yes Seven Kingdoms Sunday Lunch and Pie in the Sky - featuring stargazing and supper with the Isle of Man Astronomical Society. Length of Track:...... 4.75 Miles Number of Stations:...... 3

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SOUTH TYNEDALE RAILWAY

South Tynedale Railway, Station House, Alston, Cumbria, CA9 3JB

T: 01434 338212 E: [email protected] W: www.south-tynedale-railway.org.uk

Enjoy a scenic ride through the beautiful South Tyne valley from Alston station. Travel Key Information to Kirkhaugh, Lintley Halt, Slaggyford and back on one of our trains hauled by vintage steam, battery electric or diesel locomotives. Your journey to Alston, which lies at the crossroads of five routes, takes you through Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct the stunning landscape of the North Pennines Area of Natural Beauty (AONB). Once Adult Ticket Price:...... £10 there, you can enjoy refreshments in the Crossing Cafe, watch the team prepare the engines and sit back in a vintage coach to be taken gently along the valley on the Junior Ticket Price:...... £5 North of England’s double gold award-winning railway. Or why not start your journey at Group Discount Available:...... Yes Slaggyford, explore the newly opened station and grab a quick cuppa in the Buffet Car? No. Required for Discount:...... 10 Cyclists, walkers and dogs are all welcome! Bring a picnic or choose from our delicious Pre-booking Essential:...... - menu; you can eat in or even take out and enjoy your refreshments on the train. Our Guided Tours:...... Yes car parks are free but please note the car park at Slaggyford is unsuitable for large On-site Museum:...... Yes coaches. Alston station is just minutes from Alston town centre with its cobbled street and quaint shops. Disabled Access:...... Yes Visit the Discovery Centre and our engineering workshop, both of which are free to our Catering Available:...... Yes visitors. The Centre tells the story of “The trials and triumphs of a rural railway,” and in our Alcohol Licence:...... - workshop gallery you can see what we’re working on and chat to our engineering staff Coach Parking:...... Yes and volunteers. Length of Track:...... 5 Miles Trains operate from late March to October, running daily at peak times (school holidays). Number of Stations:...... 2 Check our website for the latest timetable plus details of special events and galas including the Santa Specials in December.

North West & Isle of Man 37 AMBERLEY INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM

Newborn Road, Amberley, Near Arundel, , BN18 9LT

T: 01798 831370 E: [email protected] W: www.amberleymuseum.co.uk

Amberley Museum is an amazing place, tucked away in the South Downs between Key Information and Arundel, with a focus on industrial and transport history and with over 40 buildings. Most days the bus service is running as well as the narrow gauge railway which takes Period of Operation:...... Mar - Oct visitors from near the entrance to the far end where the electricity, communications Adult Ticket Price:...... From £12 and railway exhibition halls can be found. Junior Ticket Price:...... From £6 Rail fans can investigate locos and rolling stock and see the James Bond exhibition. In Group Discount Available:...... Yes the electricity hall there are buttons to press, handles to turn and many other activities. No. Required for Discount:...... 10 In the communications hall you can enjoy a variety of vehicles and phone a friend using our collection of old telephones. Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Further exhibits include the working printshop where children can have a go at printing Guided Tours:...... Yes a card with their name on, lime kilns, road steam engines, radio and TV exhibition, On-site Museum:...... Yes standard gauge line, stationary engines and more. On special days the amateur radio Disabled Access:...... Yes station is operational and visitors can witness communications across the globe. Catering Available:...... Yes The Museum is home to traditional craftspeople, such as the wheelwrights and Alcohol Licence:...... Yes blacksmith, with a café, gift shop and picnic areas. We aim to have at least three crafts Coach Parking:...... Yes being demonstrated every day we are open. Length of Track:...... 500 Yards We open from March to October, seven days a week during West Sussex school Number of Stations:...... 3 holidays and on Bank Holidays, otherwise Wednesday to Sunday. We are right next to and we have a large, free car park.

BLUEBELL RAILWAY

Bluebell Railway, Sheffield Park Station, East Sussex, TN22 3QL

T: 01825 720800 E: [email protected] W: www.bluebell-railway.co.uk

The Bluebell Railway runs through nearly 12 miles of beautiful Sussex countryside, Key Information with four stations each restored to a different period of the railway’s 140-year history, and one of the largest and most diverse collections of locomotives, carriages and associated equipment in the country. It was the country’s first standard gauge passenger heritage railway, formed by a band of enthusiasts in 1959. Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct The Railway joins the national network at , where main line trains Adult Ticket Price:...... £19 operate directly to and from London Victoria. Travel south on our line to Kingscote – a Junior Ticket Price:...... £9.50 beautifully restored country station. is the next stop, where you find the Group Discount Available:...... Yes Carriage and Wagon workshop and exhibit. The end of the line, and our headquarters, are at Sheffield Park, which offers full bar and restaurant facilities, locomotive sheds, No. Required for Discount:...... 15 shops and museum chronicling the history of the Bluebell Railway from 1882 until the Pre-booking Essential:...... - present day. Guided Tours:...... Yes Sheffield Park also features the new interactive exhibition, SteamWorks! which brings On-site Museum:...... Yes together the sights and sounds of driving a steam locomotive – educational and fun! Disabled Access:...... Yes The Bluebell Railway offers the unique splendour of the Golden Arrow premier dining Catering Available:...... Yes service – operating most Saturday evenings and Sunday lunchtimes during the peak season – and many themed services including Rail Ale, Fish & Chip Specials and Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Wealden Rambler Afternoon Tea. Coach Parking:...... Yes Group discounts are available, and for coach parties, include two free places for Length of Track:...... 11 Miles a driver and organiser and free parking. Book a knowledgeable guide for free to Number of Stations:...... 4 escort your group on the train, or make the journey special by adding a cream tea or ploughman’s lunch.

38 South East BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY CENTRE

Station Road, Quainton, Near Aylesbury, HP22 4BY

T: 01296 655720 E: [email protected] W: www.bucksrailcentre.org

The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is a 25-acre working steam museum with one of the UK’s largest collections of locomotives, rolling stock and railway memorabilia. Key Information We offer steam rides on our Steaming Days and Special Event days. Take a ride on a full-size steam engine along our 1/3 mile length of track. We also have a fabulous miniature steam railway which takes you on a journey of 1km through a wooded glen Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct with tunnel and crossing – great fun for everyone! Adult Ticket Price:...... £12 As well as the 1890s station, there is an impressive glass-roofed visitor centre – the Junior Ticket Price:...... £8 former Rewley Road station – with café, gift shop, stunning Royal Dining Coach Group Discount Available:...... Yes from 1901 and a coach used by Winston Churchill and Dwight D Eisenhower for secret war strategy planning meetings. No. Required for Discount:...... 15 We have a large museum housing magnificently restored exhibits, with tracks Pre-booking Essential:...... - displaying priceless vehicles awaiting restoration. Our Travelling Post Office tells the Guided Tours:...... Yes story of moving mail by rail. Visitors can even have a go at sorting mail! On-site Museum:...... Yes We hold several Special Events throughout the year, not just Days Out with Thomas, for Disabled Access:...... Yes which we are famous, but also steam locomotive galas and historic transport rallies – buses, commercial vehicles, full-size and miniature traction engines, not forgetting Catering Available:...... Yes Santa’s Magical Adventures at Christmas! Visit www.bucksrailcentre.org for all the Alcohol Licence:...... Yes dates of our special events. Coach Parking:...... Yes Offering free parking, excellent access, picnic areas and indoor attractions, the Length of Track:...... 0.33 Miles Buckinghamshire Railway Centre makes a great day out for the whole family! Number of Stations:...... n/a Operating February half term and 4 weekends running up to Christmas. See website for full details. Pre-booking is advised for groups, especially for guided tours.

CHINNOR & PRINCES RISBOROUGH RAILWAY

Station Approach, Station Road, Chinnor, OX39 4ER

T: 07718 003133 E: [email protected] W: www.chinnorrailway.co.uk

The railway is a friendly country branch line providing Heritage Steam and Vintage Key Information Diesel train rides along the foot of the scenic Chiltern Hills. Starting out from the delightfully restored Chinnor station with its café and souvenir shop, the line runs parallel to the historic Icknield Way and onward until it reaches the mainline Period of Operation:...... Mar - Oct interchange station at Princes Risborough. Adult Ticket Price:...... See Web The round trip is a leisurely 50-60 minutes long allowing your visitors to take in some Junior Ticket Price:...... See Web very attractive open countryside and to enjoy outstanding views across the Vale of Group Discount Available:...... Yes Aylesbury and Whiteleaf Cross. ‘Sitting in the afternoon tea car enjoying a delicious No. Required for Discount:...... 10-90 cream tea served by attentive staff and all the while watching the steam lazily curl back over the train with those fantastic views of the Chilterns all around us, plus the Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Red Kites circling overhead, it was a truly magical experience for my group’, wrote Mrs Guided Tours:...... Yes Hunt in appreciation of her organisation’s visit last autumn. On-site Museum:...... - As well as our timetabled train services with departures between 09.30 and 16.30 hours, Disabled Access:...... Yes see operating days on our website, there are many special event days throughout the Catering Available:...... Yes year including our popular Quiz evenings and Murder Mystery dining trains and more. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes We are just six minutes from Junction 6 on the M40 and offer reserved coach parking Coach Parking:...... Yes and refreshments for your driver. An attentive Train Manager is on every train and Length of Track:...... 7 Miles reserved accommodation is arranged for your guests. Please call Ray to discuss your Number of Stations:...... - requirements – we look forward to hearing from you.

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Didcot Railway Centre, Station Road, Didcot, OX11 7NJ

T: 01235 817200 E: [email protected] W: www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

The Great Western Railway spanned five generations, from 1835 when it was incorporated by Act of Parliament, until 1947 when it was nationalised as part of British Railways. Key Information The collection of locomotives, carriages and wagons at Didcot Railway Centre encapsulates the Great Western Railway’s history and is a great way to educate and Period of Operation:...... May - Sep entertain today’s generation in the experience their ancestors had when travelling by train. From the beginning of ’s reign, through the Edwardian zenith of Adult Ticket Price:...... From £5.50 empire, to the world conflicts and quest for speed in the first half of the 20th century, Junior Ticket Price:...... From £4.50 when the railways developed steam power to the ultimate to counter the developing Group Discount Available:...... Yes competition from road and air transport. No. Required for Discount:...... 10 Didcot Railway Centre brings all this to life in a railway context with the replica Fire Fly and its broad gauge train of 1840; the late Victorian four-wheeled and clerestory Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes coaches; the Edwardian steam railmotor of 1908; the mighty Castle and King classes Guided Tours:...... Yes of the 1920s and 1930s; the diesel and futuristic gas turbine locomotive of the On-site Museum:...... Yes 1940s. Plus a full supporting cast of freight, mixed traffic and shunting locomotives and the rolling stock they hauled. Disabled Access:...... - Catering Available:...... Yes It is housed in 23 acres alongside Didcot Parkway railway station. At its heart is the historic engine shed which still has all the apparatus needed to maintain steam locomotives. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Three running lines – one of ’s broad gauge – give a taste of travel in the 19th Coach Parking:...... Yes and early 20th centuries. The atmosphere is completed by stations, signal boxes and Length of Track:...... 0.5 Miles other original lineside features brought from locations around the GWR system. There is a museum and archive displaying the smaller artefacts and original colourful posters, Number of Stations:...... 4 a Science, Learning and Railways interactive display, the original air raid shelter from 1940, plus shop and refreshment room.

EAST KENT RAILWAY

Station Road, Shepherdswell, Dover, Kent, CT15 7PD

E: [email protected] W: www.eastkentrailway.co.uk

The East Kent Railway is a Colonel Stephens railway built primarily to carry coal from the Key Information Kent coalfield. Agricultural produce was also carried, along with passengers. Today’s heritage line runs for two miles between the villages of Shepherdswell (EKR station adjacent to the Main Line station), and Eythorne, passing through Golgotha Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct Tunnel on the way. Motive power is diesel. Adult Ticket Price:...... From £7.50 Shepherdswell site is extensive with a large car park, the excellent Colonel’s Café, picnic Junior Ticket Price:...... From £3.50 area, ‘The Knees’ woodland with two way-marked walks and a restored WW2 trench., Group Discount Available:...... Yes two miniature railways (one running through the woodland), and a model railway. The site, including the café, is open 6 days a week (closed Mondays) for static viewing. There No. Required for Discount:...... - is also a shop and a visitor centre which are open on running days. Eythorne offers Pre-booking Essential:...... - another first class café open most days, and a small museum open on running days. Guided Tours:...... - Trains run mainly on Sundays, plus Saturdays in the peak summer season, and Bank On-site Museum:...... Yes Holidays. There is a programme of Special Events, the Halloween Train of Terror being Disabled Access:...... Yes extremely popular. The wellpriced ‘Sanata by Train’ gives each family time with Santa in his grotto at Eythorne, pre-booked children receiving individually named presents. Catering Available:...... Yes Alcohol Licence:...... - Driver Experience days are offered on a diesel shunter. The railway is also a training base for apprentices. A warm and friendly welcome is assured at the EKR! Coach Parking:...... Yes Length of Track:...... 2 Miles What else is in the area? Number of Stations:...... 2 Dover Transport Museum, Dover Castle, National Trust White Cliffs of Dover visitor centre with views over the Channel, café and walks to South Foreland Lighthouse.

40 South East THE PERFECT ALL WEATHER, ALL GENERATIONS Great Day Out! We have a whole host of great special events in the coming months. Visit our website for further details. OPEN MOST WEEKENDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND DAILY FROM MARCH TO OCTOBER. For our website and on-line shop, visit www.rhdr.org.uk Kent’s Mainline Telephone 01797 362353 Email [email protected] in Miniature

EXBURY GARDENS & STEAM RAILWAY

Summer Lane, Exbury, Hampshire, SO45 1AZ

T: 02380 891203 E: [email protected] W: www.exbury.co.uk

All aboard Exbury’s 12 ¼” miniature steam railway! Opened in 2001, the railway was Key Information the inspiration of enthusiast Leopold de Rothschild and the culmination of ‘A Dream that Became Steam.’ Alight from replica station Exbury Central for a 1 ½ mile journey through our Period of Operation:...... Mar - Nov atmospheric woodland gardens. Trains pass through the specially designed ‘Summer Adult Ticket Price:...... £18.75 Lane’ Garden, comprised of swathes of colourful perennials, flowering grasses and Junior Ticket Price:...... £9.40 maturing trees, as well as the new wildlife preservation area Dragonfly Halt and Group Discount Available:...... Yes Exbury’s rock garden, the largest man-made rock garden in Europe. No. Required for Discount:...... 15 Children can enjoy looking out for living deer, herons, pheasants and kingfishers as Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes well as Exbury’s sculpted woodland creatures. Guided Tours:...... Yes Marvel at the extensive attention to detail at Exbury Central, based on traditional On-site Museum:...... - Victorian Aviemore in Scotland, and in the railway shed that showcases historic train memorabilia and includes an exhibition on the construction of the Disabled Access:...... Yes railway. Take in the scene as guards in classic uniforms clip your ticket and drivers use Catering Available:...... Yes flags, whistles and traditional calls to direct the journey. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Wheelchair accessible carriages are available and dogs are also welcome to ride, so Coach Parking:...... Yes long as they don’t mind the occasional loud noise. Length of Track:...... 1.5 Miles What else is in the area? Number of Stations:...... 2 Beaulieu Motor Museum, New Forest, Mary Rose.

South East 41 HAMPTON & KEMPTON WATERWORKS RAILWAY

Hampton & Kempton Waterworks Railway, Snakey Lane, Hanworth, TW13 6XH

T: 01932 765328 E: [email protected] W: www.hamptonkemptonrailway.org.uk

Sometimes known as the ‘secret railway’, Hampton & Kempton Waterworks Railway (HKWR) is the only 2 ft narrow-gauge railway heritage steam passenger railway Key Information operating within the M25, open every Sunday from March to November. The original railway was built between 1914 and 1916 to carry coal from wharves on the Period of Operation:...... Mar - Nov at Hampton to the pumping stations at Kempton Park Waterworks that provided clean drinking water for London. The railway however, faded from memory Adult Ticket Price:...... £3 but in 2003, a society was formed with the intention of restoring the railway. Using Junior Ticket Price:...... £1 as much of the original track as possible, volunteers started to build a 2ft narrow- Group Discount Available:...... Yes gauge ‘Hanworth Loop’ adjacent to the the magnificent Art Deco Kempton Steam Museum, housing the world’s largest steam powered triple expansion engines. In 2013 No. Required for Discount:...... - the loop was opened and today, a dedicated team of volunteers successfully manage Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes and operate the railway throughout the operating year. Restoration continues, and Guided Tours:...... Yes plans are in place to further extend the railway which will greatly enhance the railway’s potential as a major attraction for local communities. On-site Museum:...... Yes Both the Kempton Steam Museum and HKWR have a full programme of themed and Disabled Access:...... Yes other events that are ideal for a day out for friends, family and enthusiasts of steam. Catering Available:...... Yes We have onsite catering, toilet facilities, free parking and a picnic area, together with Alcohol Licence:...... - a ticket office stocked with a variety of books and other items of interest. Coach Parking:...... Yes It is not often to find such attractions as HKWR and Kempton Steam Museum on one site. Both the railway and the museum have great appeal for anyone interested in Length of Track:...... 300m the early 20th century’s great history of supplying clean water, and the associated Number of Stations:...... 1 engineering to produce such a vital resource. HKWR welcome tour and booking operators which can be made separately for each attraction.

HOLLYCOMBE STEAM IN THE COUNTRY

Hollycombe Steam in the Country, Iron Hill, Liphook, Hants, GU30 7LP

T: 01428 724900 E: [email protected] W: www.hollycombe.co.uk

Hollycombe’s narrow gauge Quarry Railway, is a 2 foot gauge steam railway running Key Information for approximately 1.5 miles through woodland and fields. The journey starts at the station by the visitor centre, and travels through pretty woodland until it reaches the old sandstone quarry. After a pause to take in the spectacular views across the South Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct Downs, the journey continues through woodland and alongside fields, where horses often graze. Further fabulous views open out looking over the Sussex Weald. The railway Adult Ticket Price:...... £17 has two steam and one diesel locomotives. Even the passenger carriages are historic, Junior Ticket Price:...... £13 coming from the long closed Ramsgate Electric Tunnel Railway. One of the carriages Group Discount Available:...... Yes has a wheelchair compartment and a ramp is available at the station. Visit the Railway No. Required for Discount:...... 10 in late April and early May for wonderful displays of bluebells, whilst the Azalea Walk - Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes viewable from the train - is colourful with Mollis azalea blooms during May. The railway opens on ‘Halloween Fairground at Night’ for an eerie evening experience! Guided Tours:...... - On-site Museum:...... Yes In addition to the narrow gauge railway, Hollycombe also has a miniature railway, targeting children but which adults also find very rewarding! Disabled Access:...... Yes Catering Available:...... Yes The railway is a continuous loop of about one third of a mile and the tracks are set Alcohol Licence:...... - at 7.25 inch gauge. You will be amazed by the power of the tiny locomotives as they haul families around its scenic route. The station is located beyond the end of the Coach Parking:...... Yes fairground, near the sawmill. Trains pass between the fairground and the Woodland Length of Track:...... 1.5 Miles Gardens, around a loop near the Gallopers, and back past the engine shed to the Number of Stations:...... 1 station. The journey takes about five minutes. The miniature railway is supported by members of the Liphook Modellers Club who have a clubhouse at Hollycombe.

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ISLE OF WIGHT STEAM RAILWAY

The Railway Station, Havenstreet, Isle of Wight, PO33 4DS

T: 01983 882204 E: [email protected] W: www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk

Your visit to the award-winning Isle of Wight Steam Railway will engage, inspire and Key Information excite you. The sight of powerful, majestic steam engines, the charm of quiet rural stations and the friendliness of traditionally-uniformed staff, will leave you with some enduring memories of a special day out. Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct Settle back in one of our beautifully restored Victorian and Edwardian carriages and Adult Ticket Price:...... £15 feel the rhythm of the track as you journey through unspoiled Island countryside. Junior Ticket Price:...... £7 Each one of our locomotives and carriages have been thoughtfully restored, reminiscent Group Discount Available:...... Yes of their heyday. Explore our Train Story Discovery Centre through interactive displays No. Required for Discount:...... 10-100 and activities and uncover 150 years of railway history and the lasting impact it had Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes on day-to-day lives. Guided Tours:...... - To complete your day out there’s a shop, woodland walk, picnic area, museum and On-site Museum:...... Yes children’s play area and don’t miss Haven Falconry, home to the Island’s largest bird Disabled Access:...... Yes of prey collection. Catering Available:...... Yes After being first honoured in 1979, the Railway has been the proud winner of numerous Alcohol Licence:...... Yes awards, including Beautiful South Awards for Excellence - Large Visitor Attraction of the Year, Queen’s Voluntary Award and National Lottery Awards’ Best Heritage Project. Coach Parking:...... Yes Length of Track:...... 5 Miles There are generous discounts available for groups, free parking (on tarmac) for coaches, plus free entry and meal for the coach driver. Number of Stations:...... 3

South East 43 KENT & EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY

Tenterden Town Station, Station Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6HE

T: 01580 765155 E: [email protected] W: www.kesr.org.uk

Everyone can enjoy a fun step back in time at Tenterden’s Steam Railway. Perfect to visit whatever the weather, the line gently wends its way from Tenterden for 10.5 miles, Key Information through unspoilt countryside to terminate in the shadow of the magnificent National Trust castle at . Travelcards allow all day travel so hop on and off at any of the stations along the line. Refreshments at Tenterden station and on many trains, Period of Operation:...... Feb - Jan including cream teas, light lunches and luxury Pullman dining for dinners, sunday Adult Ticket Price:...... £18 lunches, wedding receptions, private and corporate hire. Advance booking for on board dining essential. Junior Ticket Price:...... £12 Group Discount Available:...... Yes The Railway’s facilities have been carefully designed with disabled, elderly and less mobile visitors in mind. There are parking spaces for Blue Badge holders next to the No. Required for Discount:...... 15 platform at Tenterden Town and Northiam stations and accessible toilets at Tenterden, Pre-booking Essential:...... - Northiam and Bodiam stations. The Railway is proud to boast a specially designed Guided Tours:...... Yes coach for wheelchair users called ‘Petros’. There is full wheelchair access to the shop and restaurant at Tenterden Town and the Colonel Stephens Railway Museum has level On-site Museum:...... Yes access with 42” aisles. The Tenterden ticket office is fitted with an induction loop. Disabled Access:...... Yes At Tenterden Station there is ample free parking, a licenced restaurant with free Wi- Catering Available:...... Yes Fi, gift shop, picnic area, children’s play area, access for the disabled, wheelchair Alcohol Licence:...... Yes accessible toilets. The Colonel Stephens Railway Museum at Tenterden Station is also open every day the railway operates between 12.30 and 16.30. There is no admission Coach Parking:...... Yes charge for entry to the museum but donations for its upkeep are very welcome. Length of Track:...... 10.5 Miles The line terminates at the immaculately restored Bodiam Station. At the rear of the Number of Stations:...... 5 station, reconstructed hoppers’ huts are complemented by a hop garden. The is berthed in a siding at the station and is open on most days that trains operate.

THE LAVENDER LINE

Isfield Station, , Nr , East Sussex, TN22 5XB

T: 01825 750515 E: [email protected] W: www.lavender-line.co.uk

The Lavender Line is a railway that boasts a fantastic family atmosphere in the heart Key Information of Isfield, East Sussex. The line was opened in October 1858, then known as the and Uckfield Railway Company. On 23rd February, 1969, the railway ran its last train between Uckfield and Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec Lewes before closure. Adult Ticket Price:...... See Web The railway operates a two mile round trip through the peaceful Sussex countryside, Junior Ticket Price:...... See Web hauled by either a heritage diesel or steam locomotive. Lat year’s completion of Worth, Group Discount Available:...... Yes at the end of the line, now means that we have a destination, a fantastic viewing and No. Required for Discount:...... 10 photography point and also a place to picnic in the summer. Pre-booking Essential:...... See Web The children’s play area, picnic areas all over the site and toilet facilities including Guided Tours:...... See Web disabled toilet with baby changing unit means that everyone can enjoy a great day On-site Museum:...... - out. Disabled Access:...... Yes Experience the listed Isfield signal box where both adults and children can get hands- Catering Available:...... Yes on operating the levers. Don’t miss out on the woodland observation area, an ideal Alcohol Licence:...... Yes place for photographers, high on the embankment or another place to picnic away from the bustle of the station. Coach Parking:...... Yes Length of Track:...... 2 Miles Other facilities include the gift shop and the railway station’s ‘Cinders Buffet’ serving breakfasts, assorted hot and cold meals, snacks and drinks during opening times. Number of Stations:...... 1

44 South East New Barn Road, Amberley Nr Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9LT [email protected] BLUEBELL RAILWAY Great Days Out for Groups at Amberley Museum

36 acres to explore showcasing Special discount entry over 150 years of Sussex for groups. industrial heritage. Pre-book for talks, guides and Ride our heritagenarrow gauge specialist behind the scenes tours. railway and historic bus. Catering options also available.

11 miles of beautiful Sussex countryside

MAKE LASTING MEMORIES WITH US Real vintage steam Excellent food - on-board and station Located in the South Downs National Park, our Museum is dedicated to preserving the industrial heritage of the South East. Joint tickets with Sheffield Park & Borde Hill Discover heritage, transport, engineering and crafts Gardens from the South’s working past. bluebell-railway.com 01825 720800 Call or email us now to book your visit or for more information www.amberleymuseum.co.uk - 01798 831370

LEIGHTON BUZZARD RAILWAY

Page’s Park Station, Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, Beds, LU7 4TN

T: 01525 373888 E: [email protected] W: www.buzzrail.co.uk

2019 sees our celebration of 100 years continuous railway operation in Leighton Key Information Buzzard, and we invite you to bring your group to experience living history, on a railway which has it roots firmly planted in the dreadful conflict of WW1. Demand for Leighton Buzzard foundry sand soared during the war and after the Period of Operation:...... Mar - Nov armistice, lots of narrow-gauge railway equipment - used to supply the battlefields - became available. The Leighton Buzzard Railway was one of several British lines to be Adult Ticket Price:...... £10.50 built as a result of this windfall, but is the only one still operating, with a collection which Junior Ticket Price:...... £6.50 features this heritage background. Group Discount Available:...... Yes Since the 1960s, it has been a working museum railway, with national accreditation, No. Required for Discount:...... 12-60 operated and managed by volunteers. Its collection includes several items from the Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes War Department Light Railways, including this steam engine, No 778, which was built in the USA in 1917 for operation with the British forces on the WW1 battlefields. Guided Tours:...... Yes Starting from Page’s Park station, on the south side of Leighton Buzzard, the railway On-site Museum:...... Yes runs through a unique mix of urban scenery on the edge of the town then out into the Disabled Access:...... Yes rolling Bedfordshire countryside, with great views across to Catering Available:...... Yes the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Going at a sedate pace, with sharp curves, steep inclines and level crossings, your party will relive the long-lost era Alcohol Licence:...... - of the English narrow gauge light railway. Coach Parking:...... Yes The round trip takes 70 minutes by scheduled service, although charter trains can run Length of Track:...... 3 Miles at other times. Refreshments can be booked in advance at the station buffet and the Number of Stations:...... - Engine Shed Show – a free guided tour of the museum collection - also adds to the time your party spends with us.

South East 45 THE MID HANTS RAILWAY - ‘WATERCRESS LINE’

The Railway Station, New Alresford, Alresford, SO24 9JG

T: 01962 733810 E: [email protected] W: www.watercressline.co.uk

Let the train take the strain as you sit back, relax and travel through the heart of the Key Information English countryside. Whether you are taking a trip down memory lane or creating new ones, it’s the perfect way to unwind and experience the nostalgic sights, sounds and smells of steam travel from a bygone age. Period of Operation:...... Feb - Dec Our fares give you all day unlimited travel, so you can enjoy the slower pace of life as you explore each of our four period stations along the ten-mile route, the engineering Adult Ticket Price:...... £16 workshops and the nearby towns all on one ticket. Junior (5+) Ticket Price:...... £8 Running along the edge of the South Downs National Park in Hampshire, you can Group Discount Available:...... Yes join us at New Alresford: located just 7 miles from the ancient city of Winchester and No. Required for Discount:...... 15 famous for its clear chalk streams and watercress farms. Opened in 1865, the railway Pre-booking Essential:...... - was soon nicknamed for its early role in transporting this locally grown crop to the markets in London and beyond. Guided Tours:...... Yes At Ropley station you can enjoy a stroll on the elevated picnic area, from where you On-site Museum:...... - can walk in Harry Potter’s footsteps over the iron footbridge where he received his Disabled Access:...... Yes Hogwarts Express ticket; the famous film location from King’s Cross station that is Catering Available:...... Yes now here at the Watercress Line! This takes you into our Loco Yard; here you can get up-close to the locomotives and see behind the scenes in our impressive engineering Alcohol Licence:...... Yes workshops, where the locomotives and carriages are skilfully restored to their full glory. Coach Parking:...... Yes * There will be no steam trains operating to or from Alton station until the end of July Length of Track:...... 10 Miles 2019 due to work being carried out as part of a large highway improvement scheme. Number of Stations:...... 4 We will still be running trains from Alresford to Medstead. There will be a small increase (adults £18 and children £9) when steam trains will run again from Alton Station.

ROMNEY, HYTHE & DYMCHURCH RAILWAY

2 Littlestone Road, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8PL

T: 01797 362353 E: [email protected] W: www.rhdr.org.uk

Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway runs for 13½ miles from the picturesque Cinque Key Information Port town of Hythe, through the family-friendly seaside village to Dymchurch, towards the railway’s headquarters at New Romney and finally reaching the National Nature Reserve of Dungeness. Winner of the TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence this world- famous steam railway is one of Kent’s top attractions. Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec The Model Exhibition at New Romney Station is a must-see attraction. Showcasing Adult Ticket Price:...... £18.60 RH&DR memorabilia, past headboards and of course a working model railway. The Junior (5+) Ticket Price:...... £9.30 interactive features are sure to keep the children intrigued whilst displays depicting the Group Discount Available:...... Yes railway’s history always engage the grown-ups. Set alongside these extensive indoor features, over the bridge the children will find the train themed outdoor play area. No. Required for Discount:...... 20 Younger children can enjoy the Tiny Tots Children’s Play Area adjacent to the picnic Pre-booking Essential:...... - area on the station concourse. Guided Tours:...... Yes Catering is available at most stations. Dungeness boasts a newly renovated End of On-site Museum:...... Yes the Line Restaurant specialising in local seafood. The Heywood Buffet at New Romney Disabled Access:...... Yes serves up a warming lunch and a bite-sized children’s menu. Looking for something sweet? The vintage style Tea Room at Hythe Station has plenty of home-made cakes Catering Available:...... Yes to whet the appetite. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Hythe, Dymchurch, New Romney and Dungeness Stations all have quality souvenir Coach Parking:...... - shops with something for everyone. Length of Track:...... 13.5 Miles An enjoyable and nostalgic day out can be added to by visiting on one of the railways Number of Stations:...... 6 / 1 halt unique special event days (see website for details). Suitable for all generations in all weathers the railway is the perfect day out.

46 South East ROTHER VALLEY RAILWAY

Robertsbridge Junction Station, Station Road, Robertsbridge, E. Sussex, TN32 5DG

T: 01580 881833 E: [email protected] W: www.rvr.org.uk

The premier railway reconstruction effort in the South East. Key Information Showcasing our rebuilding and project development. Our plans are to reconnect the K&ESR with the mainline at Robertsbridge. Period of Operation:...... - In the past few years 3/4 mile of track has been reconstructed in stages at the eastern Adult Ticket Price:...... - end of the RVR route, connecting KESR track to Junction Road. At the western end, Junior Ticket Price:...... - five bridges have been reconstructed with track laid from outside the station area to Group Discount Available:...... - Northbridge street. No. Required for Discount:...... - There are several further bridges to reconstruct and three road crossings to be Pre-booking Essential:...... - reinstated including the A21 Robertsbridge by-pass, which was the original stumbling block and major reason which prevented the acquisition of the section back in the Guided Tours:...... Yes 1960’s. On-site Museum:...... Yes What else is in the area? Disabled Access:...... Yes Catering Available:...... - - Bodiam Castle Alcohol Licence:...... - - Dixter House Coach Parking:...... Yes - Batemans Length of Track:...... 1.2 Miles - Tenterden Number of Stations:...... 1 - K&ESR

SITTINGBOURNE & KEMSLEY LIGHT RAILWAY Sittingbourne Viaduct Station, The Wall, Sittingbourne Retail Park, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2XD

T: 01795 424899 E: [email protected] W: www.sklr.net

This unusual railway originally linked the paper mills at Sittingbourne and Kemsley with . Since handover in 1969, the original locomotives and coaches have Key Information carried passengers between Sittingbourne Viaduct station (at the now demolished Sittingbourne Paper Mill) to Kemsley Down. The 50th Anniversary of Handover and the last year of operation as an industrial railway will be celebrated throughout the season. Period of Operation:...... Apr - Sep A kilometre-long, 100-year-old, reinforced concrete viaduct carries the railway over the Adult Ticket Price:...... £7 industrial outskirts of Milton Regis before heading across Milton Creek Country Park and Junior (5+) Ticket Price:...... £3.50 the marshes to the paper mill at Kemsley. Group Discount Available:...... Yes This unusual, narrow gauge railway (2ft 6in between the rails) now carries passengers No. Required for Discount:...... 15 in the original workers coaches and will see three native steam locomotives operating in 2019 – Leader (1905), Melior (1924) and Superb (1940). The Railway’s diesel fleet of Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes three locomotives includes the original Bowaters Light Railway loco. Guided Tours:...... Yes Facilities are sparse at Sittingbourne Viaduct station, which is atop an embankment and On-site Museum:...... Yes accessible only by steps, however, Kemsley Down is the main base of the Railway with the Disabled Access:...... - engine shed, sidings, museum, café, shop, toilets, picnic areas, wildlife garden, garden Catering Available:...... Yes railway, miniature railway etc. Alcohol Licence:...... - Road access is only to Sittingbourne Viaduct station where there is free coach parking available. There is only pedestrian access to Kemsley Down from the Saxon Shore Way so Yes Coach Parking:...... a return ticket is recommended. Visit the website for lots more information, accessibility Length of Track:...... 2 Miles statement, details of the timetable etc. Number of Stations:...... 2 A return trip by scheduled train can take as little as an hour but we recommend at least two.

South East 47 SPA VALLEY RAILWAY

West Station, Neville Terrace, , Kent, TN2 5QY

T: 01892 300141 E: [email protected] W: www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk

JOURNEY BACK IN TIME ON ONE OF BRITAIN’S UNIQUE HERITAGE RAILWAYS! Key Information The Spa Valley Railway was originally opened by the London, & South Coast Railway between Tunbridge Wells West and Eridge in 1866.Its main purpose was to Period of Operation:...... Feb - Jan* provide an additional through route for passengers and goods to the South Coast of England from Central London and Kent. Adult Ticket Price:...... £12 Junior Ticket Price:...... £6 In December 1996 the line was re-opened for ¾ of a mile as a heritage railway, with an extension to Groombridge opening in August 1997 and Eridge in 2011. Today Group Discount Available:...... Yes we are the biggest tourist attraction in Royal Tunbridge Wells and regularly convey No. Required for Discount:...... 20 passengers to all of the local attractions. Pre-booking Essential:...... - What else is in the area? Guided Tours:...... Yes Groombridge Place & Enchanted Forest, The Junction Inn, The Crown Inn, St Thomas’ On-site Museum:...... Yes Church of 1884, Harrison’s Rocks, Forest Way to the historic villages of Withyham and Disabled Access:...... Yes Hartfield, The Pantiles, The Chalybeate Spring, Famous High Street, Dunorlan Park, Catering Available:...... Yes Wellington Rocks, The Common, The Old Opera House, Calverley Grounds, High Rocks Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Inn & famous rocks themselves, The Huntsman Public House. Coach Parking:...... Yes Length of Track:...... 5.25 Miles * Excluding November. Number of Stations:...... 4

SWINDON & CRICKLADE RAILWAY

Blunsdon Station, Tadpole Lane, Blunsdon, Swindon, SN25 2DA

T: 01793 771615 E: [email protected] or [email protected] W: www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org

Now in its 41st year, Swindon & Cricklade Railway, Wiltshire’s only standard gauge Key Information heritage railway, runs through picturesque North Wiltshire using both steam and diesel hauled trains. Recent track extensions provide a four and a half miles round trip. Open most weekends, bank holiday Mondays and summer school holiday Wednesdays. Period of Operation:...... Mar - Dec Prices are for all-day Rover tickets - £2 reduction when Diesel-only hauled. Pre- Adult Ticket Price:...... £8 Booking is essential for large groups and coach parties. Junior (5+) Ticket Price:...... £6 Santa Specials, Easter Egg Specials, Halloween Specials, a Vintage Transport Group Discount Available:...... Yes Weekend, and a Wartime Weekend, are among the extensive list of special events No. Required for Discount:...... 10 throughout the year (special prices may apply). Yes Pre-booking Essential:...... The Railway is available for private hire for dinners, receptions, parties, or meetings. Guided Tours:...... Yes Either in the static Norwegian Railways carriage (restaurant), or with a privately hired On-site Museum:...... Yes train. Disabled Access:...... Yes What else is in the area? Catering Available:...... Yes STEAM – The museum of the GWR Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Swindon Outlet Village (Adjacent to STEAM) Coach Parking:...... Yes Length of Track:...... 2.25 Miles Shopping for the shopaholics Number of Stations:...... 3 Steam museum for the rail enthusiasts

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THAMES STEAM PACKET BOAT COMPANY

Clewer Boathouse, Clewer Court Road, Windsor, SL4 5JH

T: 01753 827377 E: [email protected] W: www.thamessteam.co.uk

Steam launches Nuneham and Streatley are rare examples of traditional Victorian and Edwardian steam powered passenger vessels. They were built in 1898 and 1905 Key Information for Salter Brothers in Oxford for the popular Oxford to Kingston service. Salters worked in partnership with British Rail capitalising on the convenience of combining the rail network that linked riverside towns. This allowed the Victorian and Edwardian working Period of Operation:...... Apr - Sep classes to enjoy a fantastic days holiday. With the riverside towns such as Windsor and Adult Ticket Price:...... - Staines still being serviced by a reliable train service one can still enjoy those benefits today. Junior (5+) Ticket Price:...... - Group Discount Available:...... Yes Nuneham and Streatley have both undergone sympathetic restorations. With gleaming brass, teak decks and polished woodwork they are the finest examples of their kind. No. Required for Discount:...... - They are powered by Sissons triple expansion steam engines along with new Scotch Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes boilers. Both are exposed so that passengers can see their workings and our steam Guided Tours:...... Yes engineers are always more than pleased to talk knowledgably and enthusiastically about the engine and the restoration. On-site Museum:...... - There is a programme of special sailings, in particular afternoon tea cruises and lunch Disabled Access:...... Yes cruises, along with service trips, all of which can be booked online. Large groups or Catering Available:...... Yes clubs can book these trips on non scheduled days benefitting from group rates and Alcohol Licence:...... Yes possibly exclusive use. Coach Parking:...... Yes We are proud that they were chosen to lead the Royal Squadron at Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, and they have hosted many other prestigious events. Both Length of Track:...... - are available for private charter for your milestone event such as a birthday or wedding Number of Stations:...... 2 anniversary celebration. They regularly convey wedding guests to their riverside venue having been married in Windsor’s Guildhall.

South East 49 AVON VALLEY RAILWAY

Avon Valley Railway, Bath Road, , , BS30 6HD

T: 01179 325538 E: [email protected] W: www.avonvalleyrailway.org

We’re your friendly, local steam railway and we’re bringing back the sounds and smells of Key Information steam to the Avon Valley. Opened in 1869 by the Midland Railway as a through route between Birmingham and the South Coast our line was later linked to the iconic Somerset & Railway. Closed Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct under the Beeching Axe of the 1960s the line was preserved by an enthusiastic group Adult Ticket Price:...... £8.50 of volunteers. Today, 40 years on, three miles of track has been re-laid, locomotives and Junior Ticket Price:...... £6.50 carriages restored and the sound of steam can once again be heard along the Avon Group Discount Available:...... Yes Valley. No. Required for Discount:...... 20 Our station site and buffet is open every day except Christmas Day. We run steam or Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes diesel trains Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from April to September (except the first Saturday of each month) plus Sundays in October and Tuesday to Thursday during school Guided Tours:...... Yes summer and half term holidays. You can see our beautifully restored Victorian station, take On-site Museum:...... Yes a ride in a heritage carriage behind one of our steam or diesel locomotives, enjoy lunch or Disabled Access:...... Yes afternoon tea in our station buffet and pick up a railway-themed souvenir in our gift shop. Catering Available:...... Yes What else is in the area? Alcohol Licence:...... Yes A wide variety of local attractions in Bristol and Bath are within easy reach including ss Coach Parking:...... Yes Great Britain and mShed museum in Bristol and the Roman Baths in the historic city of Length of Track:...... 3 Miles Bath - both a 30 minute drive away. 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of Number of Stations:...... 3 the railway with events and activities to mark this special occasion. See our website for more details.

BABBACOMBE CLIFF RAILWAY

Babbacombe Cliff Railway, Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay, TQ1 3LF

T: 01803 328750 E: [email protected] W: www.babbacombecliffrailway.co.uk

Babbacombe Cliff Railway provides the perfect way to travel from the top of Key Information Babbacombe Downs to the delightful Oddicombe Beach. Built in 1926 Babbacombe Cliff Railway has transported hundreds of thousands of people over the years. When you alight at the bottom you can relax on Oddicombe Beach, enjoy the fabulous Period of Operation:...... Feb - Dec vista, wander around the Babbacombe Cliff Railway Visitor Centre (FREE admission) Adult Ticket Price:...... £2.80 and have a coffee and snack or delicious meal at Three Degrees West bar and bistro on the beach with no need to worry about the steep walk back up the cliffs – just board Junior Ticket Price:...... £2 the next carriage up and let the Cliff Railway take the strain. Group Discount Available:...... Yes There are all sorts of great events down on Oddicombe Beach throughout the year No. Required for Discount:...... 20 including: Pre-booking Essential:...... - Saturday 11 May - Cliff Railway Day Guided Tours:...... - Saturday 8 June - John Ayres Ukelele Proms On-site Museum:...... Yes Saturday 14 September - Last Team Standing Disabled Access:...... Yes Catering Available:...... Yes Oddicombe Beach is a hidden treasure and well worth a visit. A real family beach it’s a safe and friendly environment with everything you could want for a great day out Alcohol Licence:...... Yes including water sports and plenty for the children to do. Coach Parking:...... - Babbacombe is full of fabulous things to do, places to eat and attractions to visit. Length of Track:...... 720ft Other great options in the area are Bygones, Babbacombe Theatre, Babbacombe Number of Stations:...... 2 Model Village and Kents Cavern. Babbacombe Downs is a beautiful spot to walk, eat ice cream or just sit on one of the many benches enjoying the spectacular view.

50 South West BIDEFORD RAILWAY HERITAGE CENTRE

The Signalbox, Old Railway Station, Station Hill, East-the-Water, Bideford, EX39 4BB

T: 07854 590503 W: www.bidefordrailway.co.uk

Bideford Railway Heritage Centre manages the Bideford station site and Instow Key Information signal box both of which are on the former railway line from Barnstaple to Bideford in .

Period of Operation:...... Mar - Oct The railway line is now part of the popular and so our two sites provide points of interest to railway enthusiasts, cyclists and walkers alike, as well as to the Adult Ticket Price:...... - more general visitor. In particular there is a visitor centre, museum and tearooms at Junior Ticket Price:...... - Bideford. The museum will be enhanced to a Heritage Lottery-funded Interpretation Group Discount Available:...... - Centre during 2019. No. Required for Discount:...... - In the past we have operated a train service on our short operating line. We hope that Pre-booking Essential:...... - repairs to our will have been completed so we can do this again in Guided Tours:...... - 2019. Fares for this will be announced on our website when the service recommences. On-site Museum:...... Yes Access to our museum and signalboxes are by donation. Disabled Access:...... - We endeavour to open as often as we can but this is subject to volunteers being Catering Available:...... Yes available. Alcohol Licence:...... - What else is in the area? Coach Parking:...... - Bideford is an attractive seaport on the River Torridge. It has a bustling centre and Length of Track:...... 220m market and is renowned for its 24 arched 14th Century bridge. It is well worth a walk Number of Stations:...... 1 across the bridge from the station.

BODMIN & WENFORD RAILWAY

Bodmin General Station, Bodmin, , PL31 1AQ

T: 01208 73555 E: [email protected] W: www.bodminrailway.co.uk

Groups can discover the excitement and nostalgia of the glorious era of steam with a Key Information journey back in time on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway. They can experience first-class luxury dining on the Cornish Belle, share a cream tea with someone special or enjoy a pint on the platform at one of the many exciting Period of Operation:...... Feb - Oct events in 2019. Adult Ticket Price:...... £13 From high teas to murder mysteries, live music and special visits from childhood Junior Ticket Price:...... £10 favourites, you’ll find everything from the traditional to the unexpected at the Bodmin Group Discount Available:...... Yes & Wenford Railway. A great half day out catering to your groups’ requirements. No. Required for Discount:...... 10 What else is in the area? Pre-booking Essential:...... - Guided Tours:...... - - Lanhydrock House (National Trust) On-site Museum:...... Yes - Wheal Martyn - Cornish Clay Museum, Disabled Access:...... Yes - Pencarrow House Catering Available:...... Yes - Camel Trail Alcohol Licence:...... Yes - Camel Valley Vineyards Coach Parking:...... Yes - Camel Valley Tea Rooms Length of Track:...... 6.25 Miles Number of Stations:...... 4 - Cardinham Woods

South West 51 DARTMOOR RAILWAY

Okehampton Station, Station Road, , EX20 1EJ

E: [email protected] W: www.weardale-railway.com

Dartmoor Railway is a hidden gem hidden in the mid Devon countryside, once South Key Information Western Railways mainline from Waterloo to and North Cornwall. Currently the railway is working toward the opening of a regular – Okehampton Period of Operation:...... Mar - Sep service and runs fantastic special events calendar throughout the year. Adult Ticket Price:...... - You can enjoy dining for a traditional Sunday Lunch or Murder Mystery and Afternoon Junior Ticket Price:...... - Tea trains to name a few. Group Discount Available:...... - There are some great family events too and of course the festive spectacle that is the No. Required for Discount:...... - fantastic Train to Christmas Town which runs through the festive season. Pre-booking Essential:...... - The Heritage Shuttle service which travels from our beautiful Okehampton Station to Guided Tours:...... - Meldon Station, giving you easy access to explore the Dartmoor National Park and walk across . On-site Museum:...... Yes Disabled Access:...... Yes Our Meldon Buffet Car is situated adjacent to the viaduct with breath-taking open views, the perfect spot for a relaxing cuppa! Catering Available:...... Yes Alcohol Licence:...... Yes At Okehampton Station you can enjoy ample facilities including the Old Station Tea Room which is open 7 days a week year-round. Coach Parking:...... Yes Length of Track:...... 16 Miles For full timetables and open times visit www.dartmoorrailway.com. Number of Stations:...... 2

DARTMOUTH STEAM RAILWAY & RIVER BOAT COMPANY

Dartmouth Steam Railway, Queens Park Station, Road, , TQ4 6AF

T: 01803 555872 E: [email protected] W: www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk

Dartmouth Steam Railway steam trains travel seven miles along the most spectacular Key Information South Devon coast down into the Dart Valley, a designated area of outstanding beauty; with stations at Sands, Churston and the beautiful village of which sits proudly opposite the pretty Port of Dartmouth. Period of Operation:...... Feb - Dec Dartmouth River Boats operate on the stunning offering daily scheduled Adult Ticket Price:...... £18.25 services to the historic town of and Harbour Cruises operate daily from Dartmouth. Junior Ticket Price:...... £11 This unique offering combines steam railway, river and sea adventures for days out in Group Discount Available:...... Yes Devon. The Round Robin is an award-winning full day out - a steam train journey, ferry No. Required for Discount:...... 20 crossing, river cruise and bus ride. Yes Pre-booking Essential:...... Other trips include: Guided Tours:...... - “Steam & Cruise”. Paignton to Kingswear by steam train followed by a circular harbour On-site Museum:...... Yes cruise. “Sea Train Adventure”. Departs from Torquay, Haldon Pier. Sail to Dartmouth and Disabled Access:...... Yes return by steam train and bus. “Dartmouth Day Cruise”. Departs from Torquay, Haldon Catering Available:...... Yes Pier. Sail to Dartmouth, time ashore and return. Paddle steamer Kingswear Castle. Alcohol Licence:...... - There is no coach parking at either Paignton or Dartmouth but it is possible to pick Coach Parking:...... - up and drop off at Dartmouth and there is public parking nearby. Advance notice is Length of Track:...... 7 Miles required for pick up at Paignton but again there is public parking nearby. There is coach Number of Stations:...... 5 parking at Totnes. There is plenty more information and help for group organisers on the website.

52 South West GROUPA great TRAVELday out Group benefits offered when booked in advance of travel

20 miles of tranquil steam hauled travel through the Quantock Hills and along the coast. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT US AT WWW.WEST-SOMERSET-RAILWAY.CO.UK OR CALL US ON 01643 700398

DEAN FOREST RAILWAY

Norchard Station, Forest Road, Lydney, Glos, GL15 4ET

T: 01594 845840 E: [email protected] W: www.deanforestrailway.co.uk

Dean Forest Railway celebrates the golden age of steam and diesel heritage train travel Key Information amid the Gloucestershire countryside. The railway encompasses five stations, running from Norchard through Whitecroft, Parkend, Lydney and Lydney Junction. Period of Operation:...... Mar - Dec Adult Ticket Price:...... £13 Visitors can enjoy unlimited travel on the array of restored trains, which are manned by enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff. Attendees can alight as they wish to explore the Junior Ticket Price:...... £6 surrounding area, visit local pubs or stop off for a picnic. A Group Discount Available:...... Yes train museum and gift shop at Norchard station offer historic artefacts and mementoes No. Required for Discount:...... 20 respectively, and ‘Whistle’s Cafe’ is open every operating day, serving a wide range of - Pre-booking Essential:...... refreshments and meals. Guided Tours:...... Yes The railway holds driving experiences for rail enthusiasts and seasonal events like evening On-site Museum:...... Yes meals, murder mysteries, events and Santa Specials. Disabled Access:...... Yes What else is in the area? Catering Available:...... Yes Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Perrygrove Narrow Gauge Railway, Puzzle Wood, Beechenhurst & the Sculpture Trail, Clearwell Caves, Taurus Crafts, Krazy Golf Lydney, Lydney Park Gardens, Go Ape, Coach Parking:...... Yes Dean Heritage Centre, Pedalabikeaway, Dean Forest Cycles, Canoe on the Wye, Wye Length of Track:...... 4.5 Miles Canoes, Goodrich Castle, Hopewell Colliery Museum, Kingfisher Cruises on the Wye, Number of Stations:...... 5 Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo and Littledean Jail.

South West 53 GLOUCESTERSHIRE WARWICKSHIRE RAILWAY

The Railway Station, Toddington, , GL54 5DT

T: 01242 621902 / 01242 621904 E: [email protected] W: www.gwsr.com

The GWSR offers a 28-mile round trip between Cheltenham Racecourse, Winchcombe, Key Information Toddington and Broadway Stations, through some of the most spectacular scenery in the Cotswolds. The journey takes in panoramic views across the Severn Vale to the Malvern Hills and on to the Black Mountains in Wales. Close to Winchcombe is Greet Period of Operation:...... Mar - Oct tunnel which is the second longest on a preserved railway. North of Toddington Station the route traverses the spectacular 15-arch Stanway Viaduct. There is a buffet car for Adult Ticket Price:...... £20 light refreshments on most trains, together with the Flag & Whistle at Toddington and Junior Ticket Price:...... £8 the Coffee Pot 1950s café at Winchcombe for refreshments. Group Discount Available:...... Yes The GWSR’s timetable takes advantage of the railway’s facilities, as well as holding a No. Required for Discount:...... 10 variety of special events throughout the year. Trains are hauled by heritage steam or Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes diesel locomotives and restored railcars. Journeys start from any of the stations and various journey options and durations are possible depending on the starting point. Guided Tours:...... Yes There is free parking at all stations except Broadway, which will have a Pay & Display On-site Museum:...... Yes car park with a discount for railway users. Disabled Access:...... Yes For the 2019 season we are looking forward to our special events, including some new Catering Available:...... Yes ones. Have a look at our website, www.gwsr.com, for full details. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes What else is in the area? Coach Parking:...... Yes Local attractions include Cheltenham Town, plus Broadway and the rest of the Length of Track:...... 14 Miles Cotswolds. More locally are Sudeley Castle and the attractive town of Winchcombe. Number of Stations:...... 4 / 2 halts Additionally there is Stanway House and Fountain – which at 300ft is the highest fountain in Britain and the highest gravity fountain in the world.

HELSTON RAILWAY

Trevarno Farm, Prospidnick, Helston, TR13 0RY

T: 07901 977597 E: [email protected] W: www.helstonrailway.co.uk

Helston Railway is a hidden gem in the far west of Cornwall and boasts the most Key Information southerly station in Britain. The railway was rebuilt and is staffed by volunteers and prides itself on being a small and friendly attraction. We run standard gauge diesel and steam locomotives along a one mile stretch of the old Gwinear Road to Helston Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct trackbed with stunning views across the Cornish countryside to the and the Adult Ticket Price:...... £8 coast. Junior Ticket Price:...... £5 We are open for rides with our heritage diesel locomotive between April Group Discount Available:...... Yes and October each year. During peak dates, or by special arrangement, we run a No. Required for Discount:...... 20 steam train with a carriage. Running days are Thursdays and Sundays every week, and Wednesdays during school holidays. Special events are run every bank holiday Pre-booking Essential:...... - weekend. Coach parties may be accommodated on other days by arrangement. We Guided Tours:...... - also have a buffet offering light lunches, hot snacks and cakes and a well stocked shop On-site Museum:...... - with a large selection of preloved railway books and railway themed gifts. Disabled Access:...... - It is best suited to smaller coach parties and is a maximum 2 hour experience. We do Catering Available:...... Yes not have disabled access on the trains or carriages, for detailed access information Alcohol Licence:...... - contact us for assistance. More information can be found on our website and Coach Parking:...... Yes facebook page. Length of Track:...... 1 Mile We are the proud winners of the 2019 HRA National Annual Award for our outstanding Number of Stations:...... 3 new station at Truthall Halt. A beautiful recreation of a long lost GWR station on our branch line.

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BABBACOMBECLIFFRAILWAY.CO.UK BABBACOMBE GET ALL STEAMED UP ON YOUR GROUP DAY OUT! Bring your group, society or club for a memorable day out at the Avon Valley Railway WHAT TO SEE ON YOUR VISIT See our beautifully restored Victorian station at Bitton Take a ride in a heritage carriage behind one of our steam or diesel locomotives Enjoy a combined train ride, cream tea and boat trip around Bristol Harbourside on our full day package Learn more about the history of the line in our small museum area Enjoy breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea in our station buffet (open daily) Pick up a railway-themed souvenir in our gift shop (open on our operating days)

Why not combine a visit with a trip to the new Aerospace Bristol museum in Filton or SS Great Britain on Bristol’s harbourside for a full day of transport heritage?

Steam or Diesel trains operate: Saturday & Sunday April to September (except the first Saturday of each month) PLUS: Selected Wednesdays May to September Sundays in October and Tuesday to Thursday during school summer and half term holidays

Tel: 0117 932 5538 www.avonvalleyrailway.org ODDICOMBE , Bath Road, Bitton, Bristol BS30 6HD ODDICOMBEBEACH.CO.UK

LAPPA VALLEY STEAM RAILWAY St. Newlyn East, Newquay, Cornwall, TR8 5LX

T: 01872 510317 E: [email protected] W: www.lappavalley.co.uk

Lappa valley steam railway and leisure park operates 3 different railways in one great Key Information day out! Our 1.25 mile 15” gauge steam operated railway, our half mile 10.25” gauge diesel hauled railway and our 7.25” gauge little petrol hydraulic operated railway. 2019 Events: Period of Operation:...... Mar - Nov Spring Fun at Lappa Open weekends in March. Adult Ticket Price:...... £12.95 Tickets are just £7.50 per adult and child aged 3-15 years Junior Ticket Price:...... £10.95 Easter Fun Good Friday 19 April - Easter Monday 22 April Group Discount Available:...... Yes No. Required for Discount:...... - Fathers’ Day Sunday 16 June Dads go FREE with any full paying child (3-15 years) ticket Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Guided Tours:...... Yes Grandparents’ Weekend Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September Grandparents go FREE with any full paying child (3-15 years) ticket. On-site Museum:...... - Disabled Access:...... - Halloween Fun Thursday 24 October – Thursday 31 October Catering Available:...... Yes Steam Extravaganza - End of Season Celebration Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 November Alcohol Licence:...... Yes What else is in the area? Coach Parking:...... - - Eden Project Length of Track:...... - - Newquay Zoo Number of Stations:...... - - Blue reef aqaurium

South West 55 LAUNCESTON STEAM RAILWAY

The Old Gas Works, St Thomas’ Road, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8DA

T: 01566 775665 E: [email protected] W: www.launceston.co.uk

Launceston is an interesting and historical town, once the ancient capital of Cornwall. Key Information For the visitor, there is the Norman castle, creating a distinctive landmark; the parish church has a sad story to tell and is unique in its carved granite exterior. Nearby is the Lawrence House Museum, in a street with exquisite Georgian houses, whilst the town Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct* square has buildings both ancient and modern. The railway looks as if it has been there for ever, but in fact the route used to be part of the mainline from Waterloo to . Adult Ticket Price:...... £11.25 The railway runs through an area of great landscape value, along the beautiful and Junior Ticket Price:...... £7.25 unspoilt Kensey Valley between Launceston and Newmills, a small hamlet 2½ miles Group Discount Available:...... Yes away where it terminates adjacent to Newmills Farm Park. Trains are all hauled by steam locomotives which once worked in the quarries of . Built by the No. Required for Discount:...... 15 Engine Company of between 1883 and 1901, they are all maintained in Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes the railway’s own well-equipped workshops. Guided Tours:...... Yes Launceston Station, sheltered by the platform canopy formerly at Tavistock North, has On-site Museum:...... Yes a specialist bookshop, with a large selection of railway books and DVDs, as well as a Disabled Access:...... Yes gift shop and a café. Refreshments range from hot and cold meals to snacks and of course, cream teas! The station area was once the site of an Augustinian Priory and Yes Catering Available:...... visitors can view some of the remains. The Museum houses a fascinating collection of Alcohol Licence:...... - items associated with transport, from the days when British engineering was the envy Coach Parking:...... Yes of the world. Length of Track:...... 2.5 Miles Whatever the weather, there is plenty to enjoy at the railway - tickets are valid for Number of Stations:...... 2 unlimited travel on the day of issue and groups enjoy generous discounts (please telephone for details).

LYNTON & BARNSTAPLE RAILWAY

Woody Bay Station, Martinhoe Cross, Parracombe, Barnstaple, EX31 4RA

T: 01598 763487 E: [email protected] W: www.lynton-rail.co.uk

Opened in 1898 and built to a gauge of one foot eleven and a half inches (600mm), Key Information the railway closed in 1935. What you see today at Woody Bay is the first phase of rebuilding one of the world’s most famous and picturesque narrow gauge railways; the legendary Lynton & Barnstaple Railway. Period of Operation:...... Mar - Dec The re-opened section allows visitors a taste of travel by steam train along the original Adult Ticket Price:...... £7.50 ‘L&B Railway’ route above the Heddon Valley near Parracombe in South West England’s Junior Ticket Price:...... £3 Exmoor National Park. Group Discount Available:...... Yes This initial section allows our visitors to experience a taste of what will one day become No. Required for Discount:...... 6 one of the ultimate narrow gauge treasures of the world as they once again travel by Pre-booking Essential:...... - train along the original route on the longest closed section of railway line to have ever Guided Tours:...... - been reopened solely through volunteer effort. On-site Museum:...... - The railway is owned by a charitable trust and almost all work is carried out by unpaid Disabled Access:...... Yes volunteers. Catering Available:...... Yes The eventual aim is to re-open the entire 19 miles between Lynton and Barnstaple. Alcohol Licence:...... - For more details including Special Events go to www.lynton-rail.co.uk. Yes Coach Parking:...... What else is in the area? Length of Track:...... 1 Mile Visitor attractions include Lynton & Lynmouth Cliff Railway, Exmoor Zoo and Number of Stations:...... 2 Watermouth Castle.

56 South West FAR MORE THAN A STEAM TRAIN RIDE

STEAM Museum of the Great Western Railway A First Class Day Out STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon SN2 2EY Tel: 01793 466646 Refreshment Rooms, www.steam-museum.org.uk Gift Shop, Museum, Gardens and more www.facebook.com/steammuseum Great Deals for Groups @steam_museum • Staverton • Totnes

www.southdevonrailway.co.uk 01364 644370

LYNTON & LYNMOUTH CLIFF RAILWAY

The Esplanade, Lynmouth, North Devon, EX35 6EQ

T: 01598 753486 E: [email protected] W: www.cliffrailwaylynton.co.uk

This historic water powered Victorian railway opened in 1890 and has connected the Key Information twin towns of Lynton & Lynmouth ever since. The 862 feet of track rises 500 feet with an impressive gradient of 57% providing stunning views across Lynmouth Bay and the area affectionately known as ‘England’s Little Switzerland’. Period of Operation:...... Feb - Nov This fascinating cliff lift uses only water and the weight of the passengers as its motive Adult Ticket Price:...... £2.90 power, the car going down must weigh more than the one going up to make it work. Junior Ticket Price:...... £1.80 Simple, yet ingenious, engineering and probably the most environmentally friendly Group Discount Available:...... Yes tourist attraction in the country. The railway is a fully working listed heritage monument No. Required for Discount:...... 25 and remains the steepest and the highest fully water powered railway in the world. It is the UK’s only fully water powered railway and one of only three examples left in the Pre-booking Essential:...... - world. Guided Tours:...... - The Cliff Railway is a popular attraction for all ages and dogs are welcome too! It’s On-site Museum:...... - open from February to November. The Cliff Railway’s very own Cliff Top Café is at the Disabled Access:...... Yes top station perched 500ft above Lynmouth where you can enjoy spectacular views Catering Available:...... Yes and refuel with a range of hot and cold meals, drinks and Cream Teas. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes What else is in the area? Coach Parking:...... - Lynton & Lynmouth is ‘Englands Switzerland’ and offers beaches, secluded wooded Length of Track:...... 862ft walks and the Valley of the Rocks, a designated Site of Scientific Interest with its own Number of Stations:...... 2 family of resident goats!

South West 57 SEATON TRAMWAY

Seaton Tramway, Harbour Road, Seaton, Devon, EX12 2NQ

T: 01297 20375 E: [email protected] W: www.tram.co.uk

Travel Back in Time to a Golden Age of Travel. Never ridden a tram before? Now’s your Key Information chance! Seaton Tramway is a day out like no other. Start your journey at Seaton and ride inland to Colyton, one of Devon’s hidden jewels, or start at Colyton and arrive at Seaton, the gateway to the Jurassic Coast. With open-top double deckers for panoramic views of the estuary and enclosed saloons in wet weather, we’ve got the lot! Period of Operation:...... Feb - Jan Adult Ticket Price:...... £10 We have a fantastic choice of freshly home-cooked food using local produce and ingredients – and don’t miss our famous Devon clotted cream teas! Our gift shop is Junior Ticket Price:...... £7.50 an Aladdin’s cave stocked with a variety of exciting gifts, confectionery, local produce, Group Discount Available:...... Yes books and Tramway souvenirs. No. Required for Discount:...... 12 Feeling adventurous? Why not join us for a ride through two beautiful nature reserves, Pre-booking Essential:...... Preferred Seaton Marshes and Colyford Common, next to the glorious River Axe estuary, which Guided Tours:...... Yes plays host to an everchanging selection of birds through the seasons. Seaton Tramway’s Bird Watching Trips give you exclusive access to remote parts of the valley and you are On-site Museum:...... - likely to see between 30 and 50 different species of bird during your 2-hour trip. Disabled Access:...... Yes Pre-booked groups are welcome all year round, even out of season. For further Catering Available:...... Yes information: 01297 20375, [email protected] or www.tram.co.uk. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes What else is in the area? Coach Parking:...... Yes The coastal resort of Seaton is now a gateway town to the Jurassic Coast, a United Length of Track:...... 3 Miles Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation World Heritage Site, whilst Number of Stations:...... 3 the historic town of Colyton is described as ‘Devon’s Most Rebellious Town’ for its part in the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.

SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY

The Station, Dart Bridge Road, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0DZ

T: 01364 644370 E: [email protected] W: www.southdevonrailway.org

The multi-award-winning South Devon Railway is one of the West Country’s best- Key Information loved tourist attractions and is the longest established steam railway in the south west. The line is a quintessential former Great Western Railway branch line and, in 2019, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its opening as a preserved railway. Period of Operation:...... Mar - Oct The South Devon Railway runs along the stunning valley of the River Dart between Adult Ticket Price:...... £14.50 Buckfastleigh and Totnes Riverside, stopping halfway at Staverton and passing through glorious scenery, rich in wildlife. The steam trains offer a wonderful all day, all weather Junior Ticket Price:...... £8 attraction for families and visitors of all ages. Group Discount Available:...... Yes As well as the steam train ride, there is loads to see and do at Buckfastleigh, with No. Required for Discount:...... 10 beautiful gardens, a riverside picnic area, museum, workshop and refreshment rooms, Pre-booking Essential:...... - plus a great gift shop with a superb selection of souvenirs and model railway items. Guided Tours:...... - On certain days, the miniature railway and garden railway at Buckfastleigh are also running. On-site Museum:...... Yes Buckfastleigh station, which is just off the A38, midway between Exeter and Plymouth, Disabled Access:...... Yes has plenty of free car parking. The SDR station at Totnes Riverside is a short walk from Catering Available:...... Yes Totnes town and the main line station is some 500 yards away on foot. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes What else is in the area? Coach Parking:...... Yes Dartmoor Otters & Buckfast Butterflies is next to Buckfastleigh station. Here, you can Length of Track:...... 7 Miles see tropical butterflies in their specially-designed rainforest habitat and meet three Number of Stations:...... 3 species of otter. Next to Totnes Riverside lies the Totnes Rare Breeds Farm with its wonderful collection of friendly animals to meet.

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STEAM - MUSEUM OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY

STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, SN2 2EY

T: 01793 466637 E: [email protected] W: www.steam-museum.org.uk

The sights, sounds and smells of iconic GWR engines welcome visitors through the Key Information doors as they experience the creative story-telling displays of STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway. STEAM is housed in a beautifully restored Grade II railway building set in the heart of the former GWR Swindon Railway Works. There are many Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec interactive and hands-on exhibits to suit all ages and interests, a unique ‘working’ Signal Box and steam train simulator. Legendary locomotives include No. 6000 King Adult Ticket Price:...... £9.35 , No. 3717 City of Truro, No. 4073 Caerphilly Castle and No. 2818. There’s Junior Ticket Price:...... £6.95 even the chance to get onto the footplate of these marvellous machines at the Meet Group Discount Available:...... Yes the Railway Workers events held on alternate Saturdays when visitors can chat to STEAM volunteers and learn more about the exhibits. No. Required for Discount:...... 15 Pre-booking Essential:...... - A journey through STEAM follows the very beginnings of the famous railway – pioneered by engineering genius – and explores the vital roles played Guided Tours:...... Yes by the GWR and its employees during wartime and in the development of travel and On-site Museum:...... Yes transport. Visitors also experience the ‘golden age of steam’ and the wonderful sense Disabled Access:...... Yes of glamour associated with the GWR in its heyday. A stop at STEAM’s own Seaside Pier, with a selection of working vintage slot machines, completes the fascinating round Yes Catering Available:...... trip. Many special events run throughout the year, including the renowned Swindon Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Railway Festival on 7 and 8 September. Coach Parking:...... Yes STEAM has its own Platform One Café and in-house hospitality services. Refreshments Length of Track:...... n/a range from cream teas to three course gala dinners. Or visitors can simply pop into Number of Stations:...... - the Café (subject to space availability). Discounts are available for groups of 15 or more and introductory talks are available (for an extra fee) when booking in advance.

South West 59 SWANAGE RAILWAY

Station House, Station Approach, Swanage, BH19 1HB

T: 01929 425800 E: [email protected] W: www.swanagerailway.co.uk

The Swanage Railway is the picture postcard branch line to the seaside. Steam Key Information trains run for six miles, weaving their way from Norden through the beautiful Purbeck countryside, past the magnificent ruins of Corfe Castle and the charming countryside station of Harmans Cross to the sandy beach at Swanage, the eastern gateway to the Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site. Adult Ticket Price:...... £15 The Swanage Railway is one of the country’s most intensively operated steam railways, Junior Ticket Price:...... £8 with trains running daily from the end of March to the end of October as well as most weekends throughout the year. The railway runs a programme of themed events Group Discount Available:...... Yes including steam and diesel galas, a classic transport rally as well as Santa Specials No. Required for Discount:...... 15 and other yuletide celebrations during the festive season. “The Wessex Belle”, the Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Swanage Railway’s renowned dining train, offers luncheon, afternoon tea and evening Guided Tours:...... - dinner services from March to October with Christmas luncheons during December. On-site Museum:...... Yes The grand seaside terminus of the line, Swanage station, retains the charm of holidays Disabled Access:...... Yes of days gone by with its long canopy, luggage barrows and evocative travel posters. Catering Available:...... Yes The well-stocked gift shop is open every day trains are running and offers a wide selection of souvenirs, gifts, toys and local products to suit all tastes and budgets. The Alcohol Licence:...... Yes ‘Birds Nest Buffet, a cafeteria coach located at the end of the platform, serves a wide Coach Parking:...... Yes range of snacks, lunches, the famous Dorset cream tea and delicious locally produced Length of Track:...... 6 Miles ice cream, cakes and preserves. The Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum is located Number of Stations:...... 5 next to Norden Station. Visitors can discover part of Purbeck’s fascinating hidden past and explore the rich history of ball clay mining in the Isle of Purbeck.

WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY

The Railway Station, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5BG

T: 01643 700398 E: [email protected] W: www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk

The West Somerset Railway is a 20-mile heritage steam railway running between Key Information Bishops Lydeard (Nr ) and Minehead on the Somerset Coast. All trains are wheelchair accessible and most have toilets, a buffet car with bar on board. Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct Adult Ticket Price:...... £11 We can help plan your day out and itinerary with optional add-ons as part of your trip, including free guided talks. Junior Ticket Price:...... £5.50 Group Discount Available:...... Yes Why not combine your trip with other attractions in the area like Dunster. For enthusiasts why not visit one of our major special events? We have Steam and Diesel Galas at No. Required for Discount:...... 16 various points throughout the year. Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes The West Somerset Railway also offers a wide range of Steam and Diesel Driver Guided Tours:...... Yes Experience courses. On-site Museum:...... Yes From novice to expert, the course allows you to realise your ambition making a long Disabled Access:...... Yes held dream a reality. Catering Available:...... Yes What else is in the area? Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Coach Parking:...... Yes Places of interest along the line include the medieval Dunster, a village full of character Length of Track:...... 20 Miles and charm. It is also home to the National Trust’s Dunster Castle, which is a must see for visitors. The harbour towns of Watchet and Minehead which are situated right on Number of Stations:...... 10 the coast are points of interest too.

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YEOVIL RAILWAY CENTRE

Yeovil Junction Station, Stoford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 9UU

T: 01935 410420 E: [email protected] W: www.yeovilrailway.freeserves.com

Yeovil Railway Centre was established in 1983 to preserve the 70ft Southern Railway Key Information turntable and to develop facilities for service Main Line steam locomotives. Since then the Charity has built a two road Engine Shed/Workshop and also taken over control of the ‘Transfer Shed’, one of only three left in the country. This building Period of Operation:...... Mar - Dec oozes atmosphere and was built by Great Western Railway in 1864 to facilitate the Adult Ticket Price:...... £8 movement of goods from Brunel’s broad gauge lines to the London & South Western Railway standard gauge railway. Many original features remain and this now serves as Junior Ticket Price:...... £4 our Visitor Centre and small museum. Group Discount Available:...... Yes One industrial steam engine is currently in service although resident ‘Pectin’ is due No. Required for Discount:...... 10 back in steam during 2019. On our train days, visitors ride in an historic brake van or a Pre-booking Essential:...... - coach (with disabled access – check when in use).There is no Disabled toilet at present Guided Tours:...... - although plans exist to rectify this. A Miniature Railway runs on these days together with our Model Railway. We offer turntable demonstrations with a commentary. On School On-site Museum:...... Yes Summer holidays we operate a diesel at a reduced price on Tuesdays. Disabled Access:...... Yes Check website for further details, days of opening and prices vary according to Catering Available:...... Yes the event. During train days one child is admitted per paying adult. Special events, Alcohol Licence:...... - Halloween and Santa all feature as does visits by main line steam engines to use the Coach Parking:...... - Charity’s facilities. Length of Track:...... 0.3 Miles What else is in the area? Number of Stations:...... 1 Royal Navy Museum – Yeovilton, Haynes Motor Museum – Sparkford, National Trust properties – notably Montacute and Stourhead, Jurassic Coast.

South West 61 ALN VALLEY RAILWAY

Lionheart Station, Lionheart Business Park, , NE66 2EZ

T: 07713 559678 E: [email protected] W: www.alnvalleyrailway.co.uk

The Award-winning Aln Valley Railway is recreating as far as possible the route between Key Information Alnmouth Station on the and Alnwick, along the original track bed. Lionheart Station was constructed on a green field site to the east of the A1 Alnwick by- pass. An embankment has been built to take the track down onto the old Alnmouth to Period of Operation:...... Mar - Sep Alnwick trackbed. Track has been laid to the Cawledge Viaduct and is being extended a couple of hundred yards beyond, to Greenrigg, where a halt and run-round loop are Adult Ticket Price:...... £5 being constructed. Hopefully these will be ready for the start of the 2019 season. The Junior Ticket Price:...... £2 return journey will be over 2 miles long. Two Mk 1 coaches, a BSK and an SK, form the Group Discount Available:...... Yes trains and one of two steam locomotives, RICHBORO or Austerity Number 60, will provide haulage on Special Event Days. Trains will be diesel-hauled on other days. No. Required for Discount:...... - Pre-booking Essential:...... - Trains run on Saturdays and Sundays (plus Bank Holiday Mondays) during Special Events. On other weekends the trains run on Sundays only. There are Tuesday and Guided Tours:...... Yes Thursday diesel-hauled trains in school holidays. There are also Santa trains and Mince On-site Museum:...... Yes Pie Specials during the Festive Season. Full details are available on the website. Disabled Access:...... Yes What else is in the area? Catering Available:...... Yes The large county of has numerous attractions. The most notable are Alcohol Licence:...... - Alnwick Castle (Hogwarts) and Gardens, Bamburgh Castle, Holy Island and Lindisfarne, Coach Parking:...... Yes the Farne Islands and the Chillingham herd of wild white cattle. Other railways to visit are the Heatherslaw Light Railway near Etal, the North Tyneside Railway and Stephenson Length of Track:...... 0.3 Miles Museum, North Shields, the South Tynedale Railway at Alston and the Woodhorn Light Number of Stations:...... 1 Railway at Woodhorn Museum, Ashington. Go to www.visitnorthumberland.com for more information.

BEAMISH - THE LIVING MUSEUM OF THE NORTH

The Living Museum of the North, Beamish, , DH9 0RG

T: 01913 704000 E: [email protected] W: www.beamish.org.uk

The award-winning Beamish Museum is a must-see part of any visit to the North Key Information of England. Ride a steam train through the Georgian landscape and explore Pockerley Old Hall and its beautiful terraced gardens of Pockerley Old Hall. Stroll down the cobbled street Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec of The 1900s Town, visit the Edwardian shops and find out who lives in Ravensworth Adult Ticket Price:...... £19 Terrace. Call into the cottages to see how miners and their families lived in The 1900s Junior Ticket Price:...... £11 Pit Village, learn your times tables in the school and meet the pit ponies. Take a trip Group Discount Available:...... Yes underground with a guided tour of our drift mine. Experience life on the Home Front No. Required for Discount:...... 15 during the Second World War at The 1940s Farm. Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Beamish Museum is open all year and offers a packed programme of exciting events, Guided Tours:...... - from the Great North Festival of Transport and the Georgian Fair to the Festival of 50s and a whole season of Christmas celebrations. There’s no extra charge for daytime On-site Museum:...... Yes events, they’re included in the admission price. Disabled Access:...... Yes There’s free coach parking and free admission for coach drivers and group visit Catering Available:...... Yes organisers (minimum 15+ paying visitors). Beamish has been awarded Coach Friendly Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Status by The Confederation of Passenger Transport UK. Coach Parking:...... Yes To find out more, contact the Bookings Officer: Length of Track:...... 0.25 Miles 0191 370 4026, [email protected], www.beamish.org.uk/group-visits. Number of Stations:...... 1

62 Yorkshire & North East BISHOP AUCKLAND LTD (NATIONAL RAIL)

The Railway Station, Bob Haristy Drive, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham, DL14 7TL

T: 01388 661394 E: [email protected] W: www.nationalrail.com

We sell tickets from any station to any station, for groups and individuals and sell split Key Information tickets where this is sensible to reduce your fare. We can advise how to get the best mix of group tickets and railcards (where a greater discount applies) and frequently manage transport for big conferences and events from multiple origins. Try booking Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec two people on the same train from separate stations on internet sites and you’ll see why we have built a business on friendly and efficient service from a team who both Adult Ticket Price:...... See Web computer literate and and network literate too. Junior Ticket Price:...... See Web We can book you anywhere on the National Rail network, in person, on the phone or Group Discount Available:...... Yes on the internet, although we would recommend a phone conversation or personal visit No. Required for Discount:...... 10-100 (if practicable) to sort a group booking to ensure you get the best price and sensible reservations for a group to sit together, Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Where the ticketing system allows, we can book you direct on to heritage railways, so Guided Tours:...... Yes for example we have a direct ticket to Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway On-site Museum:...... - using the from any north east station. Other lines have a National Rail Disabled Access:...... Yes interface, e.g. Bluebell at East Grinstead, Watercress at Alton or Worth Valley line at Keighley, which could be combined with a trip on the Settle and Carlisle Line. The Catering Available:...... - good thing about travelling by train is that you’re not constrained by a group size of 49 Alcohol Licence:...... - on a standard coach: we can cope with 20 or 70 (or more) on most lines. Coach Parking:...... - We often speak to groups about fares and ticketing on Britain’s railways in the north Length of Track:...... - east and London area, and our Station Master has given after dinner speeches around Number of Stations:...... 2,564 the country regaling people with the tales of ticketing and nationalrail.com. If we can help you plan for your group, or for an individual, please contact us.

CENTRAL TRAMWAY COMPANY, SCARBOROUGH LTD

Marine Parade, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2ER

T: 01723 501754 E: [email protected] W: www.centraltramway.co.uk

Established in 1881, Central Tramway is Scarborough’s historic cliff railway linking the Key Information town’s primary hotel district with the attractions of the South Bay seafront. Situated in the heart of this picturesque seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast, the Company is preserving the heritage of the site for future generations, whilst celebrating its Victorian past. Period of Operation:...... Feb - Oct The Tramway has seen several major engineering upgrades in its history. Originally Adult Ticket Price:...... £1 powered by steam, the Tramway changed to electric power in 1932, and in 2009 the Junior Ticket Price:...... £1 manual drive system was replaced by a fully automated system, significantly improving Group Discount Available:...... - the safe operation of the cliff railway. No. Required for Discount:...... - A major refurbishment programme was undertaken in 2012 to restore and enhance Pre-booking Essential:...... - the original Victorian features and livery. Two colourful period murals have also recently been added to the station walls, improving the exterior appearance. Guided Tours:...... - As a fully functioning Victorian cliff railway, and a site of local historical significance, On-site Museum:...... - the Tramway actively promotes school and local community visits, bringing to life its Disabled Access:...... Yes vibrant social and industrial heritage. Every September the Tramway participates Catering Available:...... Café in the National Heritage Open Day Weekend, offering visitors a guided tour of the stations and machine room. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Coach Parking:...... - During the busy months between April and October the Tramway is open 7 days a week. In the quieter winter months between October and February the Tramway is Length of Track:...... 234ft open weekends only to allow for vital maintenance work. During the festive period from Number of Stations:...... 2 Boxing Day to New Year the Tramway reopens for 7 days (work schedule permitting). Please consult the website for more detailed opening dates and times.

Yorkshire & North East 63 DERWENT VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY

c/o Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Lane, Murton, York, YO19 5UF

T: 01904 489966 E: [email protected] W: www.dvlr.org.uk

The Derwent Valley Light Railway (DVLR) was opened officially on 19th July 1913 by Lady Deramore. The line was born out of the Light Railways Act of 1896, which permitted Key Information local authorities to build and fund private railways. The DVLR remained independent until closure, escaping grouping in 1923 and nationalisation in 1948. The original line ran for 16 miles from York (Layerthorpe) and served a number of rural villages along Period of Operation:...... Easter - Sep the Derwent Valley down to Cliff Common near Selby. Adult Ticket Price:...... £7.50 Due to a decrease in numbers, timetabled passenger services ended in 1926 but Junior Ticket Price:...... £6 freight services continued until final closure in 1981. The line was reduced in length Group Discount Available:...... Yes gradually, the final open section being from Layerthorpe to Dunnington. A number of enthusiast trains were operated by the DVLR during the mid - to late - 1970s in No. Required for Discount:...... See Web conjunction with the National Railway Museum. Currently, the only remaining section Pre-booking Essential:...... - of the line is that based at Murton Park, the base of the Yorkshire Museum of Farming. Guided Tours:...... Yes In the late 1980s, the surviving track bed was donated to the Yorkshire Museum of On-site Museum:...... Yes Farming. Since then, the single-track, half-mile line has been developed into a fully operational railway with signalling, a run-round loop, platform and station building, the Disabled Access:...... Limited latter being an original DVLR structure formerly at Wheldrake. The station building now Catering Available:...... Yes houses the Society shop, along with details that chart the line’s history. The operation Alcohol Licence:...... - of passenger trains began again in 1993 and trains now operate every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday from Easter until the end of September. A number of additional Coach Parking:...... Yes running days are held throughout the year for special events, including the increasingly Length of Track:...... 0.5 Miles popular Santa Special services during December. Number of Stations:...... 1 Today, the railway is run entirely by volunteers from the DVLR Society and what you see before you is the result of over 20 years’ hard work.

ELSECAR HERITAGE RAILWAY

The Railway Office, Wath Road, Elsecar, , S74 8HJ

T: 01226 746746 E: [email protected] W: www.elsecarrailway.co.uk

Elsecar Heritage Railway is an exciting steam line & educational centre, with bundles of Key Information history and a committed team of volunteers who deliver a whole range of experiences for passengers, groups and individuals. The railway was built in 1850, to extract thousands of tons of coal from South Yorkshire’s Period of Operation:...... Jan - Jan coal mines. Now, EHR offers visitors the chance to learn, remember and explore the Adult Ticket Price:...... £5 area. Reach our beautifully restored station building over a period footbridge or Junior Ticket Price:...... £2.50 accessible-friendly , before stepping into the world of the ‘Coalfield Line’. Group Discount Available:...... Yes Journeys take approximately 30 minutes, with visits extended by a visit to our exhibition No. Required for Discount:...... 20 space. This area tells the story of our mining history, and is worth a look! Elsecar is Pre-booking Essential:...... For Groups easily accessed by road, being just three miles from the M1 motorway with plenty of Guided Tours:...... Yes coach and car parking space. On-site Museum:...... Yes EHR can cater for a whole variety of requirements, laying on cream teas, ploughman’s Disabled Access:...... Yes lunches or fine dining in restored 1950s carriages at competitive prices. Trains run every Sunday, and Wednesdays in summer though other times can be easily arranged. Catering Available:...... Yes Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Elsecar is one of Britain’s leading ‘Footplate Course’ providers, offering over 600 people the chance to drive an historic steam or diesel locomotives. These courses Coach Parking:...... Yes work well for groups up to 12, and can be arranged to give your customers a unique Length of Track:...... 1 Mile experience of heritage railway life. Number of Stations:...... 1 So head down to Elsecar, the railway giving you a ride of Yorkshire Heritage.

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MNN Harrogate Driffield DRF Quarter Hornbeam Park HBP Mossley West Holywood Blackpool Poulton- Kirkham & Clitheroe CLH Crossflatts CFL GSY T ULL Ulleskelf Hutton Cranswick HUT North BPN le-Fylde PFY Wesham KKM CNE Colne Bingley BIY Pannal PNL Available now: Sydenham Whalley (Lancs) Baildon Arram ARR WHE NEL Nelson Saltaire SAE BLD Weeton WET CHF Church Fenton Layton LAY BRF Brierfield HRS the December 2018 Beverley BEV Yorkgate T BPS Blackpool South SLW Salwick Langho LHO BNC Burnley Central SHY Shipley (Yorks) Apperley HDY BFC Belfast Central T BPB Blackpool Moss Side MOS BUB x Burnley Barracks Bridge National Rail Map, from Cottingham CGM Pleasure Beach Ramsgreave FZH Frizinghall Burley Park BUY tpexpress.co.uk & Wilpshire RGW APY Botanic Lytham LTM PRE Preston BMB RSG HBD SOW CRG EGF T SQU Squires Gate Bamber CYT RIS ACR HPN x Rose Hebden Sowerby BDQ Bradford Forster Square Forge KLF LDS Cross GRF East MIK Sherburn WRS EGN BMF Ferriby (Lancs) -in-Elmet SIE Hull HUL City Hospital Ansdell & Bridge Cherry Tree Rishton Accrington Hapton Grove Bridge Bridge New Pudsey NPD Leeds Gates Garforth Micklefield Wressle Eastrington Broomfleet FRY Fairhaven AFV Gt Victoria Street St Annes- Lostock Pleasington Mill Hill Blackburn BBN Church & Huncoat Burnley Halifax Low Bradford Bramley Bishop Auckland Mytholmroyd MYT Europa Buscentre Croston CSO LEY Leyland (W Yorks) BLE translink.co.uk/Services/NI-Railways on-Sea SAS Hall LOH x PLS (Lancs) Oswaldtwistle HCT Manchester HFX Moor Interchange South MLH Darwen DWN CTW Road BYM Todmorden TOD LMR BDI Adelaide BCB Rufford COT Cottingley Milford Selby Howden Gilberdyke Brough Hessle BES Burscough RUF HSC Euxton SOM SBY HOW GBD BUH HES SOP Southport Bescar Lane Bridge Hoscar Balshaw Buckshaw Parkway BSV Entwistle x ENT Walsden WDN Brighouse BGH MLY Morley Woodlesford WDS Balmoral CastlefordThe CFD 2018 map is printed at Lane Chorley CRL BTL Batley Saltmarshe SAM BDL Birkdale EBA Finaghy Meols Cop New Lane NLN PBL Parbold Adlington (Lancs) ADL Bromley Cross Littleborough LTL Outwood OUT this size, measuring 100cm by HIL Hillside MEC BCJ Burscough Junction DEW Dewsbury Glasshoughton GLH Railway Station APB Appley Bridge (Lancs) BMC Dunmurry Blackrod BLK RVN Wakefield 63.5cm (39ins by 25ins) showing Maps cost Goole£10 GOO each from Bishop Barton-on-Humber BAU translink.co.uk/Services/Enterprise ANS Ainsdale OMS Ormskirk Hall-i-th-Wood HID Smithy Bridge SMB NOR GST Gathurst Horwich Parkway HWI Ravensthorpe Westgate WKF Normanton Pontefract Auckland and Eaglescliffe stations. Barrow Haven BAV Derriaghy FRE Freshfield Aughton Park AUG Lostock LOT northernrail.org Featherstone FEA allMonkhill PlusBus PFM interchanges,KNO HEL SNI Town Green TWN Pemberton PEM Knottingley Hensall Snaith New Holland NHL FBY Formby Wigan restricted service stations and The 2017 All The Stations map is also Lambeg Maghull North MNS Orrell ORR WGN Wigan RCD Rochdale Mirfield Goxhill GOX merseyrail.org HTO Hightown North Western Wallgate WGW Bolton BON MIR Wakefield Streethouse Pontefract Whitley Rawcliffeavailable, recording Geoff and Vicki’s visit Bob Hardisty Drive Maghull MAG Upholland UPL Garswood Kirkgate SHC Tanshelfrequest stops and three letter Hilden Ince INC DHN Deighton Bridge RWC Thornton Abbey TNA HLR Hall Road Old Roan ORN Rainford RNF GSW Bryn BYN Westhoughton WHG Moses Gate MSS CAS Castleton (Manchester) WKK POT WBD to 2,564 stations. Up to five copies of LBN Lisburn codes. Each operator is shown Ulceby ULC BLN Blundellsands & Crosby Aintree AIN Kirkby (Merseyside) Thorne North St Helens Central SNH Hindley Daisy Hill DSY Farnworth FNW separatelyPontefract Baghill in PFR their house colour. either map (orCWE a combination)SCU can be fitted Moira Orrell Park KIR NLW HIN SNN TNN Crowle Scunthorpe WLO Waterloo (Merseyside) OPK Thatto Heath THH WKD MSD Swinton Kearsley (Manchester) KSL MIH Mills Hill (Manchester) HUD Fazakerley FAZ Newton HGF Hag Fold T SWT Slaithwaite into one postage tube to UK addresses Bishop Auckland Walton Eccleston Park ECL The map also covers all stations Lurgan SFL Seaforth & Litherland -le- Walkden Moorside (Manchester) Clifton (Manchester) R CLI MSN Marsden (Yorks) Lockwood LCK Sandal Habrough HAB (Mersyside) PSC Prescot MCV St Helens Junction SHJ Willows ATN Atherton MSO Moston GNF Greenfield Berry Brow BBW & Agbrigg in Northern Ireland. for Thorne£15.70 South for oneAlthorpe copy, £25.70 for two Stallingborough SLL PTN Portadown BNW Bootle New Strand WAO Rice Lane RIL Salford Crescent SLD Manchester SNA TNS ALP Kirkdale MSL Mossley (Manchester) Honley HOY Barnetby BOT Bootle Oriel Road HUY Huyton Salford Central SFD Victoria FZW Fitzwilliam Hatfieldcopies & Stainforth up to HFSfive copies for £55.70. BTB Healing HLI Scarva KKD Whiston Rainhill Lea Green Brockholes BHS Saturdays BAH Bank Hall ROB Roby WHN RNH LEG Patricroft Eccles Kirk SandallPrice KKS on application for postage abroad.only Great Coates GCT Co. Durham Stalybridge SYB Stocksmoor SSM South Adwick Bentley Poyntzpass WAV ERL Earlestown PAT (Manchester) Ashton-Under- Darton Grimsby Town GMB Broad Green BGE ECC T Lyne AHN Shepley SPY DRT MRP Moorthorpe Elmsall AWK (South Yorks) SDL Sandhills Wavertree T SES BYK NMY Newry LPY HNX HGN SNK WAC TRA MAN GUI NWN DBD Denby Dale Grimsby Docks GMD Technology DGT Manchester Newton Park Liverpool South Hunts Hough Sankey for Warrington BWD IRL FLI URM Trafford ADK ABY GTO FRF Guide PNS THC Thurnscoe BGG R Brigg New Clee x NCE Parkway Cross Green Penketh Central Birchwood Irlam Flixton Urmston Park Deansgate Piccadilly Ardwick Ashburys Gorton Fairfield Bridge for Hyde DL14 7TL MRF Moorfields SLK Silkstone Common Doncaster DON Cleethorpes CLE Flowery Godley Hattersley HTY Dodworth GOE Goldthorpe BLV Belle Vue Field FLF GDL DOD MEX CNS Halewood Widnes Padgate Glazebrook Chassen Humphrey Manchester Broadbottom BDB BTD Road Park United Denton Hyde North HYT Barnsley Mexborough Conisbrough Alternatively, send a cheque to National Rail LVJ James Street Liverpool HED WID PDG GLZ Manchester RRB Ryder Brow R DTN Dinting DTG Bolton-upon- Edge Mossley West CSR HUP Football Oxford Road Hyde Central HYC BNY Dearne Liverpool Liverpool Hill Hill Allerton RDN Reddish North Hadfield Bishop Auckland Ltd at Wheldon House, BKQ Birkenhead Hamilton Square Lime Street Warrington Ground MCO BNT Woodley WLY WOM Wombwell Central LVC EDG MSH WSA Bank Quay R HDF KTL R Kirton Lindsey DUK Dundalk LIV MUF Levenshulme Occasional Brinnington 32, Front Street, Pelton, Chester-Le-Street, Ticket orders can be placed CNP Conway Park Cressington WBQ Birkenhead LVM service Glossop GLO ELR Elsecar Swinton (South Yorks) SWN BKP Birkenhead Park Central BKC CSG Bredbury Romiley RML DH2 1LX and giving your order and address Green Lane Brunswick St. Michaels Aigburth MAU Mauldeth Road Heaton CLN Chapeltown Rotherham Central RMC Saturdays BRW STM AIG Chapel HTC Reddish South BDY (South Yorks) BKN Birkenhead North GNL T BNA Burnage Marple MPL details. All mapsonly are dispatched by first class RFY Rock Ferry R RDS Runcorn Runcorn ASY ALT East Didsbury Rose Hill Strines SRN T MHS Meadowhall WLV Wallasey Village RUN EDY Stockport SPT To obtain your copies, please post. More details at Nationalrail.com. by telephone on: BEB Bebington Port Sunlight PSL East Ashley Altrincham HAZ RSH Central BAM GRN WLG Wallasey Grove Road Darnall DAN Bidston BID Spital SPI RUE Davenport DVN Hazel Grove NMC Bamford Grindleford Sheffield T send an email stating your Gainsborough Hale Navigation Market Rasen MKR NBN New Brighton Bromborough Rake BMR MOB Mobberley SHF Woodhouse WDH Central Leasowe (Manchester) Road NVR Gatley GTY requirementsKiveton Bridge (or KIVasking any R GNB MRT Upton Bromborough BOM KNF Knutsford HAL T LSW (Merseyside) FRD Frodsham Kiveton Park KVP SXY LCN Moreton Eastham Rake ERA Heald Green Cheadle Hulme Woodsmoor Chinley Edale Hope Hathersage Dore & questions) to burnopfield @ Saxilby Lincoln (Merseyside) UPT WSR CLY EDL (Derbyshire) Totley Shireoaks SRO Hooton HOO INE Plumley PLM HDG CHU Middlewood MDL HSG Retford RET Meols MEO Handforth HOP DOR yahoo.co.uk and giving your full Heswall HSW LTT ELP Ince & Elton Helsby Acton Bridge Lostock Gralam LTG Manchester Little Sutton Ellesmere Port () Airport HTH Gainsborough 01388 661394 Bramhall BML Manor Road MNR HSB (Cheshire) Northwich NWI SYA Styal Disley DSL postal address. Then send your Lea Road ACB MIA Hoylake HYK Neston NES Overpool OVE Stanlow & DLM Greenbank GBK STEAM TRAINS RUN WEEKENDS payment by electronic WRKtransfer GBL LLD Llandudno Thornton Delamere Capenhurst CPU Poynton PYT New Mills Newtown NMN DRO Dronfield Whitwell (Derbyshire) Hykeham HKM West Kirby WKI Hawarden SNT & DAILY DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS! to 77-20-40WWL / 32488068 and - GRA Drogheda DGY x Deganwy CWB Bache BAC Mouldsworth Cuddington Hartford (Cheshire) HTF Bridge x HWB Winsford WSF importantly - use your postcode Swinderby SWD Colwyn Bay MLD CUD Furness Vale FNV Creswell CWD or online at: Wilmslow WML Adlington Metheringham MGM Holyhead HHD CNW x Conwy (Cheshire) E: [email protected] T: 01484 865727 as reference. Your order will be Valley x VAL Alderley Edge ALD Collingham CLM PMW x Penmaenmawr Llandudno Abergele Rhyl Flint Shotton SHT Chester ADC Whaley Bridge WBR Langwith-Whaley Thorns LAG Rhosneigr x RHO & Pensarn acknowledged and dispatched. Junction RHL PRT FLN Hawarden HWD CTR Chelford (Cheshire) CEL Prestbury PRB www.kirkleeslightrailway.com Ty Croes x TYC LLJ AGL Llanfairfechan x GCW Buckley BCK Goostrey GTR Shirebrook SHB Bodorgan x BOR x LLF @kirkleeslightrlyChapel-en-le-Frith @KLRailway CEF kirkleeslightrailway Bangor () BNG Penyffordd PNF Holmes Chapel HCH Tal-y-Cafn x TLC Macclesfield MAC Newark Sandbach SDB Kirklees Light DoveRailway, Holes DVH Park Mill Way, , HD8 9XJ Mansfield NCT Newark Castle Woodhouse MSW North Gate Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch x DLG CRE NNG x LPG HPE Hope (Flintshire) Alsager ROL x Rolleston Congleton CNG Mansfield MFT North Llanrwst x NLR ASG BUX CHD Chesterfield CGW x Caergwrle Skegness SKG virgintrains.co.uk FSK Fiskerton Llanrwst LWR Kidsgrove KDG Sutton Parkway SPK www.irishrail.ie CYB x Cefn-y-Bedd BSB Bleasby Havenhouse HVN Betws-y-Coed BYC Longport LPT MAT Matlock GWE Gwersyllt Kirkby-in-Ashfield KKB MTB Matlock Bath THU Thurgarton Pont-y-Pant x PYP Stoke-on-Trent SOT Wainfleet WFL NAN Nantwich SNE CMF Cromford Newstead NSD LOW Lowdham Dolwyddelan x DWD Stone Ruskington RKT Thorpe Culvert TPC (Staffs) WTS Whatstandwell WRE x Wrenbury PWL ABH x PNC x CCC Roman Bridge x RMB EMBSAY &AMB AmbergateBOLTON Hucknall HKN T BUJ Burton Joyce Wrexham Alfreton ALF Boston BSN Abererch Penychain Criccieth Central WXC Longton LGN BFF WRX Wrexham General WTC Whitchurch CTO Carlton PTM (Shropshire) T Hubberts Bridge HBB RUA ABBEY STEAM RAILWAYLangley Mill Bulwell BLW RDF DCL Dublin Connolly MFF PRS x Prees BLP LGM CRK STA Stafford Blythe Bridge BYB NOT Radcliffe- ALK BTF Ancaster Rauceby PRH Nottingham T on-Trent Aslockton Bottesford ANC RAU Swineshead SWE WEM Wem Sheringham West Cromer Llandecwyn x LLC RGL Bolton AbbeyUttoxeter UTT Station, BoltonDuffield DFI Ilkeston Abbey, Netherfield Bingham Elton & SLR Sleaford Heckington HEC YRT x Yorton Rugeley ILN NET BIN Orston SHM Runton CMR Talsarnau x TAL Gobowen GOB Lichfield Grantham GRA WRN Trent Valley Skipton,Trent Valley BD23 6AF Beeston BEE R ELO Roughton Road CMR Tygwyn x TYG PKG Penkridge RGT Rugeley Town LTV Tutbury & Hatton TUT Derby DBY Harlech HRL SHR TFC HNF Hednesford Llandanwg x LDN Shrewsbury OKN Telford SFN COS ALB CSL BBK CAO Cannock SPO LGE Attenborough ATB Oakengates Central Shifnal Cosford Albrighton Codsall Bilbrook Spondon Long Eaton Gunton GNT Pensarn (Gwynedd) x PES LAW Landywood LIC Lichfield CityT: 01756 710614 tfwrail.wales Llanbedr x LBR Bloxwich North Peartree BWN SEN Shenstone Dyffryn Ardudwy x DYF Wellington E: [email protected] Parkway EMD (Shropshire) BKT Blake Street Spalding SPA North Walsham NWA Talybont x TLB WLN WVH Wolverhampton Bloxwich BLX Llanaber x LLA BUL Butlers LaneW: www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk eastmidlandstrains.co.uk Kings Lynn KLN WLP Welshpool Walsall WSL Willington WIL BRM Loughborough LBO CSY Coseley Bescot Stadium BSC FOK Four Oaks Worstead WRT Morfa Mawddach x MFA CTT Tame Bridge Parkway TIP Tipton Sutton Burton-on-Trent BUT Watlington WTG FRB Church TAB Coldfield Barrow-upon-Soar BWS Stretton DDP Dudley Port Hamstead The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway runs just under 5 miles between the recreated Llwyngwril x LLW (Birmingham) HSD SUT chilternrailways.co.uk SAD Sandwell & Dudley THW Wylde Green Hoveton & Wroxham HXM Tonfanau x TNF The Perry Barr PRY WYL SIL Sileby MMOaward-winningOKM station at BoltonSMD Abbey and Embsay station which was built in 1888. The Hawthorns Witton Downham Market DOW TYW NWT Newtown () CRV SGB Smethwick Galton Bridge KeyChester Road InformationTamworth TAM Meltonrailway Mowbray Oakhamlovingly recreatesStamford a section (Lincs) of the former Midland Railway, Skiptongreatnorthernrail.com to Ilkley line. DVY Craven (Birmingham) CRD Aberdovey AVY Arms LGG Langley Green Jewellery WTT Erdington thameslinkrailway.com NRW Dovey MCN CWS ERD Polesworth R PSW Salhouse SAH Penhelig x PHG Junction Caersws ROW Rowley Regis Smethwick Quarter JEQ Norwich Gravelly Hill Syston SYS In 1965 the infamous Dr Beeching closed this secondary main line. The lines were lifted Littleport LTP Rolfe Street Birmingham GVH Atherstone ATH Peterborough WLE MCH MNE OHL Old Hill SMR Wilnecote GYM BME x Broome Snow Hill Aston AST (Staffs) and scrapped and the stations abandoned to slowly bePBO destroyedWhittlesea by the elements.March OverManea SPP x R BND HRD ATL WMD CRA Cradley BSW T Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec Leicester LEI Shippea Hill Brandon Harling Road Attleborough Wymondham BDA LGD ACL Great SBT Stourbridge Town Heath Duddeston DUD WNE Nuneaton Brundall Lingwood Acle Yarmouth HPT x Hopton Heath NUN the last 40 years the volunteers of the railway have laboured to purchase the trackbed FWY Five Ways Adult Ticket Price:...... £12 COR Corby Borth BRH BUK x Bucknell UNI University (Birmingham) Water Orton WTO Coleshill and relay the railway between Embsay Station and Bolton Abbey Station and have ELY Ely Lakenheath Thetford Eccles Road Spooner Row Brundall Hinckley Narborough South Huntingdon HUN R LAK x TTF ECS x SPN Gardens Buckenham SBJ Stourbridge Junction Lye LYE Birmingham Adderley Park ADD Parkway (Leics) NBR Wigston WBC Waterbeach Berney Arms x BYA KNI Knighton SLY Selly Oak BGA (Norfolk) Cantley CNY HAG Hagley BRV Bournville New Street BHM Stechford SCF JuniorCEH Ticket Price:...... HNK SWS£6 constructed a new halt, in between the two called Holywell Halt. As well as the CMBtrack Cambridge North R x BUC Lea Hall LEH MHR Market Harborough Aberystwyth AYW KNU x Knucklas BKD Blakedown KNN Kings Norton BMO Birmingham hulltrains.co.uk St Neots SNO Dullingham Newmarket Reedham KID Kidderminster Marston Green MGN laying, Bolton Abbey Station has been recreated on its original site - incredibly almostCBG Cambridge DUL NMK (Norfolk) REE LGO x Llangynllo Ludlow NFD Northfield Moor Street Group Discount Available:...... Yes LUD LOB Longbridge Birmingham International all with donated materials and labour. Now over 100,000 people a year visit the line Shelford (Cambs) SED Kennett KNE BBS R Bordesley BHI Bermuda Sandy SDY LLT x Llanbister Road BTG Barnt Green FXN Foxton HAD x Haddiscoe Hampton-in-ArdenNo. RequiredPark BEP for Discount:...... 50 KET Kettering Whittlesford Parkway WLF HBY Hartlebury BMV Bromsgrove HIA christened by its passenger ‘Yorkshire’s friendly line’. DOL x Dolau STH Shepreth Great Chesterford GRC Alvechurch ALV Berkswell BKW - Biggleswade BIW Bury St Edmunds BSE SYT Somerleyton PNY x Pen-y-Bont SMA Small Heath Pre-bookingTile Hill THL Bedworth Essential:...... BEH DIS Diss westmidlandsrailway.co.uk The line hosts many events during the year, including an incredible 1940s weekendMEL Meldreth in Audley End AUD LWT Redditch RDC TYS Tyseley WEL Wellingborough OUN Oulton Broad North LLO Llandrindod Acocks Canley Arlesey ARL Newport (Essex) NWE Lowestoft Green Guided CNL Tours:...... - September when the line reverts to the dark wartime days with troops recreating the life Coventry Arena CAA RYS Royston Elsenham (Essex) ESM BHR x Builth Road SRI Spring Road ACG LET AWM Thurston TRS HLG Hall Green of a country railway in wartime. Another ever-popular visitor is Santa Claus who rides OUS Oulton Broad South CIM x Cilmeri On-site Museum:...... - Letchworth BDK Ashwell YRD Yardley Wood OLT Olton BDM Bedford thameslinkrailway.com Garden City Baldock & Morden Stansted Airport SSD SRL Shirley Coventry COV the line between late November and Christmas. For 2019 the line has a visit from the GTH x Garth (Powys) SOL Solihull Disabled Access:...... Yes BCC Beccles WTE Whitlocks End WMR Widney Manor Elmswell ESW LLM x Llangammarch WYT Wythall National Festival Circus over the August Bank Holiday.Hitchin HIT Stansted Mountfitchet SST EWD Earlswood () DDG Dorridge Catering Available:...... londonnorthwesternrailway.co.ukYes BSJ Bedford St Johns BRP x Brampton (Suffolk) LNW Llanwrtyd TLK x The Lakes (Warks) LPW Lapworth Most trains are hauledFlitwick by FLT one of the collection of magnificently restored steam tank Bishops Stortford BIS KMH Kempston Hardwick SUG x Sugar Loaf WDE x Wood End Sawbridgeworth SAW DZY x Danzey Alcohol Licence:...... Yes engines. During the summerHarlington (Beds) onHLN most Saturday eveningsStevenage EveningSVG Eats operate serving HAS Halesworth Hatton SWR Stewartby Harlow Mill HWM CYN x Cynghordy HNL Henley-in-Arden HTN WAR Rhymney RHY Droitwich Spa DTW MLB Millbrook (Bedfordshire)fish & chips from Skipton’sLeagrave LEA famous Bizzie Lizzies, or a Curry Train from a local curry house;SMT LLV Llandovery Wootton Wawen x WWW CoachWarwick Parking:...... Yes Watton-at-Stone WAS HFE Ware St Margarets RYH Harlow Town HWM DSM Darsham Pontlottyn PLT Rugby RUG KBW Knebworth WMC Wilmcote Parkway WRP LID Lidlington Hertford North HFN Hertford East (Herts) (Herts) Rye House Tir-Phil TIR Kenilworth although pre-bookingLUT Luton is needed for the evening services no booking is required for the Roydon RYN SMK Stowmarket LNR x Llanwrda Ebbw Vale Town EBB Leominster LEO LengthWRW Warwick of Track:...... KNW 4.5 Miles WLW Welwyn North Bayford BAY SAX Saxmundham Bearley Claverdon Long Buckby LBK Fishguard Brithdir BHD Stratford upon x BER x CLV RID Ridgmont daytime operations. ThereBus link are gift WGCshops Welwyn Garden at Cityboth Embsay and Bolton Abbey Stations. LLG x Llangadog Avon Parkway LTN Luton Airport Parkway Luton Airport Cuffley CUF Harbour FGH Bargoed BGD Ebbw Vale Parkway EBV Stratford- Northampton ENF Broxbourne BXB WCM Wickham Market MER upon-Avon STY NumberLMS Leamington Spa of Stations:...... 2NMP LUA HAT Hatfield (Herts) Crews Hill CWH Enfield Town abelliogreateranglia.co.uk LLL Llandeilo WOF AspleyBoth Guise APG Stations have pleasant tearooms and picnic areas; there is ample free car parkingTUR Fishguard & Goodwick FGW Pentre-Bach PTB Gilfach Fargoed GFF GMV Worcester SAV Harpenden HPD WMG Welham Green Gordon Hill GDH Cheshunt CHN Llanhilleth Turkey MES Melton (Suffolk) FFA x Ffairfach Troed-y-rhiw TRD Pengam PGM LED Great Foregate Woburn Sandsat WOBboth Bolton Abbey and Embsay Stations.BPK Brookmans Park Enfield Chase Street ABA LTH Ledbury Malvern Street Pershore PSH Honeybourne HYB Kingham KGM SAA St Albans Abbey ENC Bush Hill Park NMT Needham Market Clarbeston Road x CLR St Albans City SAC BHK Milford Haven Johnston 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www.nationalrail.com 2018/2540V2 HEAD OF STEAM - DARLINGTON RAILWAY MUSEUM

Darlington Railway Museum, North Road Station, Darlington, DL3 6ST

T: 01325 405060 E: [email protected] W: www.head-of-steam.co.uk

The Stockton and Darlington Railway was opened on 27th September, 1825, with the Key Information prime purpose of transporting coal from the South West Durham collieries around Shildon, West Auckland and Witton Park, to the River Tees at Stockton, for shipment to the south of England. The Stockton & Darlington was by no means the first railway but its opening in 1825 marked a very significant step in the development of Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec railways by bringing together two features for the first time: the concept of a public Adult Ticket Price:...... £4.95 railway, available to all, for transport of passengers and goods and the use of steam Junior Ticket Price:...... £3.75 locomotives. Group Discount Available:...... Yes The ceremonial opening on 27 September, 1825, was the first occasion on which a No. Required for Discount:...... 10 steam locomotive was used to haul passengers on a public railway. The locomotive concerned, Stephenson’s ‘Locomotion’, still exists and is displayed at Head of Steam, Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes which is situated on the original 1825 S & DR route. Guided Tours:...... Yes Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum originally opened in September 1975 On-site Museum:...... Yes in North Road Station. Following a major refurbishment in 2007, the museum is Disabled Access:...... Yes better able to tell the story of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and its impact Catering Available:...... Yes on Darlington and the rest of the world. As well as being housed in the characterful station building from 1842, the museum houses several locomotives on loan from the Alcohol Licence:...... Yes National Railway Museum – these include Locomotion No 1 (1825), Derwent (1845), Coach Parking:...... Yes 1463 (1885) and 901 (a Q7 from 1919). Length of Track:...... n/a It is possible to get a train to the museum from the East Coast main line at Darlington Number of Stations:...... n/a Station to North Road and along the branch line between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn by the Sea.

HEATHERSLAW LIGHT RAILWAY

Ford Forge, Heatherslaw, Cornhill-on- Tweed, Northumberland, TD12 4TP

T: 01890 820244 / 01890 820317 E: [email protected] W: www.heatherslawlightrailway.co.uk

Travel on the most northerly steam railway in England! Enjoy a 4 mile return journey Key Information through the beautiful Northumberland countryside pulled by our steam locomotives “Bunty” and “Lady Augusta” or our diesel “Binky”.

Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct Adult Ticket Price:...... £7.50 • Open every day throughout the season. Junior Ticket Price:...... £4.50 • All weather coaches. Group Discount Available:...... Yes • Free parking. No. Required for Discount:...... 12 • Two wheel chair compartments. Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes • Dogs travel free. Guided Tours:...... - • Model Railway On-site Museum:...... - Disabled Access:...... Yes Catering Available:...... - What else is in the area? Alcohol Licence:...... - A short walk from Heatherslaw Station takes you to Ford and Etal Visitor Centre Coach Parking:...... Yes and the working Heatherslaw Corn Mill. The Heatherslaw Tearoom is on site to offer Length of Track:...... 2 Miles refreshments. At Etal Station there is the English Heritage Etal Castle. A short distance Number of Stations:...... 2 beyond is the picturesque village of Etal with the Lavender Tearoom available to provide light lunches and refreshments.

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The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is one of the world’s greatest heritage experiences with thrills and family fun at its heart. Let your group climb on board a steam or heritage diesel train on one of the most historic lines in the UK. Explore, Relax, Enjoy...... Discover Weardale by Rail

weardale-railway.com www.dartmoorrailway.com 01388 526 203 [email protected] 0800 023, 2383 Relax, Explore, Enjoy.. Book Now T 01751 477700 E [email protected] a wonderful day out for the whole family Calls free from a landline [email protected]

KEIGHLEY & WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY

The Railway Station, Haworth, West Yorkshire, BD22 8NJ

T: 01535 645214 E: [email protected] W: www.kwvr.co.uk

The KWVR is a standard gauge branch line which joins the national railway network at Key Information Keighley, West Yorkshire, and runs five miles along the Worth Valley to Oxenhope. Other stations on the line are at Ingrow West (home to the Rail Story Museums), Damems, Oakworth (location of the film The Railway Children) and Haworth (the former home Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec of the Brontë family). In 2018 the KWVR celebrated its 50th anniversary since it was Adult Ticket Price:...... £12 reopened by a group of dedicated volunteers in 1968 and continues to be run by passionate volunteers to this day. Junior Ticket Price:...... £6 Group Discount Available:...... Yes The decision to uphold the atmosphere of the 1950s branch line has been hugely popular, not least with filmmakers and TV producers. Over the years, the Railway has No. Required for Discount:...... 20 appeared in many TV and film productions, most recently Swallows and Amazons and Pre-booking Essential:...... - Peaky Blinders. The railway is justifiably proud that its painstaking attention to detail Guided Tours:...... Yes pays off so handsomely. It is a railway for all seasons, where winter visitors can see the On-site Museum:...... Yes stations bathed in gaslight and warm themselves in front of the coal fires in the waiting Disabled Access:...... Yes rooms and in Summer, their gardens are alive with blooms. Catering Available:...... Yes Throughout the year KWVR attracts visitors from all over the world to a number of events Alcohol Licence:...... Yes that run throughout the months from the ever popular Steam Gala to the fantastically successful Beer and Music Festival. They really do offer something for everyone. Coach Parking:...... Yes Length of Track:...... 5 Miles What else is in the area? Number of Stations:...... 6 Visitor attractions include: Brontë Parsonage Museum, Cliffe Castle and East Riddlesden Hall.

Yorkshire & North East 67 KIRKLEES LIGHT RAILWAY

Park Mill Way, Clayton West, Nr Huddersfield, HD8 9XJ

T: 01484 865727 E: [email protected] W: www.kirkleeslightrailway.com

Running along the route of the old Clayton West Branch Line, the Kirklees Light Railway Key Information is a popular heritage attraction for all ages. Climb aboard the trains for a scenic 3 ½ mile journey along the 15 inch narrow gauge railway between Clayton West and Shelley. The journey will take you through the beautiful South Pennine Foothills, the Period of Operation:...... Feb - Dec longest tunnel on a narrow gauge railway in the UK and the station at Shelley offers splendid views of the surrounding countryside. Adult Ticket Price:...... £7.50 Passengers will be able to watch the engines being turned on the turntable and enjoy Junior Ticket Price:...... £5.50 home-made treats in the Buffer Stop Café at Clayton West and the Tea Room at Group Discount Available:...... Yes Shelley. Catering can be provided for group visits and is pre-bookable at the time No. Required for Discount:...... 15 of making your reservation. The souvenir gift shop provides plenty of choice for gifts Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes and mementos for your and also stocks a range of model railway products. The Guided Tours:...... Yes railway connects with various local footpaths which pass through local villages and surrounding areas. On-site Museum:...... - Disabled Access:...... - For the little ones there are outdoor adventure play areas located at both ends of the line with picnic areas. A miniature railway is also often available providing rides around Yes Catering Available:...... the duck pond at Clayton West. Alcohol Licence:...... - Why not make your visit a little more special with a visit to the engine shed? Tours can be Coach Parking:...... Yes pre-booked at the time of making your reservation. Special events also run regularly Length of Track:...... 3.5 Miles throughout the year including Day Out With Thomas, Steam and Diesel Galas and Number of Stations:...... 4 Santa Specials. The Kirklees Light Railway has a large free car park to offer convenient coach parking and is located within 5 miles of the M1 motorway.

‘LOCOMOTION’ - NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM AT SHILDON

Dale Road Industrial Estate, Shildon, Co. Durham, DL4 2RE

T: 01904 685780 E: [email protected] W: www.locomotion.org.uk

At Locomotion you can see highlights of the national collection of railway vehicles in Key Information the world’s first railway town. The town of Shildon has had an exciting story to tell since the earliest days of the rail industry, making it the perfect place to explore the rich seam of local railway history Period of Operation:...... Feb - Dec and discover how the railways have changed all our lives. Adult Ticket Price:...... £3 We operate our on-site passenger service at various times throughout the year, giving Junior Ticket Price:...... £3 you the chance to experience Shildon’s railway heritage first-hand. Group Discount Available:...... - The journey takes you along the original line of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, No. Required for Discount:...... n/a past the museum’s Collection Building and back towards the historic coal drops - the Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes perfect way to take in our main sights and truly appreciate the power of steam. Guided Tours:...... Yes Check https://www.locomotion.org.uk/whats-on/steam-rides for the dates of our next On-site Museum:...... Yes train rides. Times vary throughout the day, so visit the Collection Building on arrival to Disabled Access:...... Yes check availability and buy your ticket. Catering Available:...... Yes What else is in the area? Alcohol Licence:...... - Venture further into the Vale of Durham and uncover our history and heritage at Coach Parking:...... Yes nearby Auckland Castle, or head to Beamish – The Living Museum of the North. Visit Length of Track:...... 1km Durham City and marvel at the awe-inspiring Durham Cathedral, recently voted the Number of Stations:...... 1 UK’s Number One Landmark and Durham Castle – together forming a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

68 Yorkshire & North East MIDDLETON RAILWAY

Middleton Railway, The Station, Moor Road, Leeds, LS10 2JQ

T: 08456 801758 E: [email protected] W: www.middletonrailway.org.uk

The Middleton Railway was the first railway authorised by an Act of Parliament in Key Information 1758 and has operated trains every year since. The railway also saw the World’s first commercially successful steam locomotives operated in 1812 and was also the first standard gauge railway opened by enthusiasts, back in June, 1960. Today we operate from our station at Moor Road to Middleton Park Halt, adjacent to the historic Middleton Period of Operation:...... Mar - Dec Park and woods, which have a variety of walks along with a small café and lake. Adult Ticket Price:...... £7 Our Engine House museum charts the history of the Middleton Railway and the extensive Junior Ticket Price:...... £3.50 Leeds locomotive building industry, with fine examples of locomotives from several Group Discount Available:...... Yes different builders. Some of these locomotives can be accessed by visitors. The building also has a café and children’s play area where parents can supervise their children No. Required for Discount:...... 10 whilst enjoying refreshments. Pre-booking Essential:...... - We run diesel trains on Saturdays and also Summer Wednesdays, with Steam on Sundays Guided Tours:...... Yes and Bank Holiday Mondays, many of which are hauled by our “Leeds Collection” of On-site Museum:...... Yes locomotives. Disabled Access:...... Yes We have a variety of special events throughout the year, ranging from enthusiast events Catering Available:...... Yes to those directly aimed at families and particularly young children, whilst parents can also book birthday parties for their children, hauled by one of our historic locomotives. Alcohol Licence:...... - The railway can also cater for tour parties, providing not only train rides, but also Coach Parking:...... Yes catering options, guided tours for participants and of course suitable parking facilities, Length of Track:...... 1 Mile all by contacting us beforehand. Number of Stations:...... 2 The railway is fully accessible for disabled passengers, with no steps between car park and train, our train can accommodate up to 4 wheelchairs at any one time.

Yorkshire & North East 69 MUSEUM OF RAIL TRAVEL - THE VINTAGE CARRIAGES TRUST

Museum of Rail Travel, Ingrow Station, West Yorkshire, BD22 8NJ

T: 01535 680425 E: [email protected] W: www.vintagecarriagestrust.org

The Museum of Rail Travel, also known as the Carriage Works, is situated at Ingrow Key Information West Station on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. It is a part of the ‘Rail Story’ site which also includes The Railway Station and the Bahamas Locomotive Society Engine Shed, Museum. Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec Adult Ticket Price:...... £3 Admission to both Museums is free with a KWVR Day Rover and there is also a Joint Junior Ticket Price:...... £2 Museum ticket available at £5 for adults and £4 for concessions. Group Discount Available:...... Yes The Museum is open 364 days a year (closed Christmas Day). No. Required for Discount:...... 10 Pre-booking Essential:...... - What else is in the area? Guided Tours:...... - Keighley and Worth Valley Railway On-site Museum:...... Yes Disabled Access:...... Yes Catering Available:...... - Alcohol Licence:...... - Coach Parking:...... Yes Length of Track:...... - Number of Stations:...... -

NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM

National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York, YO26 4XJ

T: 03330 161010 E: [email protected] W: www.railwaymuseum.org.uk

Home to iconic locomotives and an unrivalled collection of engineering brilliance, we Key Information celebrate the past, present and future of innovation on the railways. We’re home to over 200 years of history and a million fascinating railway objects. Watch turntable demonstrations, climb on board historic carriages and find out Period of Operation:...... Dec - Dec fascinating facts from our experts in daily talks and demonstrations. Adult Ticket Price:...... Free Discover high speed travel on the Japanese bullet train, visit our replica of Stephenson’s Junior Ticket Price:...... Free Rocket and marvel at Mallard, the world’s fastest steam locomotive. Group Discount Available:...... Free We’re home to the world’s finest collection of royal carriages, including Queen No. Required for Discount:...... n/a Victoria’s favourite saloon, and more than one million fascinating railway objects. Pre-booking Essential:...... - Ride on the miniature railway and try our explosive science shows, along with steam Guided Tours:...... - rides at weekends and school holidays. On-site Museum:...... Yes Dedicated to igniting our visitors’ curiosity about the people, places and engineering Disabled Access:...... Yes marvels behind the railways, we put our passion for amazing stories into everything Catering Available:...... Yes we do. Alcohol Licence:...... - What else is in the area? Coach Parking:...... - Discover a rich tapestry of entertainment in York and beyond. York has an incredible Length of Track:...... n/a wealth of things to see and do, with the ancient walled centre offering more attractions n/a Number of Stations:...... per square mile than any other destination in the UK.

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NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY

Pickering Station, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 7AJ

T: 01751 477700 E: [email protected] W: www.nymr.co.uk

Visit the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and embark on a journey deep into the heart of Key Information the North York Moors National Park. Let your group experience a steam or heritage diesel train ride between Whitby and Pickering on one of the most historic lines in the UK. Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct Adult Ticket Price:...... £33 Discounts available for groups of 20+. Junior Ticket Price:...... £16.50 What else is in the area? Group Discount Available:...... Yes Pickering No. Required for Discount:...... 20 Historic Market Town, Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life and 13th-century castle. Pre-booking Essential:...... - Levisham Guided Tours:...... Yes Country walks through the North York Moors National Park. On-site Museum:...... Yes Goathland Disabled Access:...... Yes Hogsmeade Station in the first Harry Potter film and featured as Aidensfield in ITV’s Catering Available:...... Yes Heartbeat. Alcohol Licence:...... - Grosmont Coach Parking:...... - Home to the engineering world of the NYMR. Length of Track:...... 18 Miles Whitby Number of Stations:...... 5 / 1 halt Whitby Abbey, Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Dracula Experience.

Yorkshire & North East 71 STEPHENSON RAILWAY MUSEUM

Stephenson Railway Museum, Middle Engine Lane, North Shields, NE29 8DX

T: 01912 007146 E: [email protected] W: www.stephensonrailwaymuseum.org.uk

Relive the glorious days of the steam railway at Stephenson Railway Museum in North Key Information Shields. George and spent 20 years in North Tyneside developing their pioneering ideas which helped spread railways and locomotives around the world. Today the Museum celebrates their achievement. A range of fascinating locomotives Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct are on display including ’s ‘Billy’, a forerunner of the world-famous Rocket and the world’s third oldest surviving steam locomotive.. Interactive exhibitions Adult Ticket Price:...... £6 explore how trains work and the impact on peoples’ lives of coal and electricity, crucial Junior Ticket Price:...... £4 in the development of railway power. Group Discount Available:...... Yes The railway operates on Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays from Easter to end of No. Required for Discount:...... 4 October with a 3 1/2 mile return journey. The passenger train is usually steam hauled Pre-booking Essential:...... - by 1939 Peckett ‘Jackie Milburn’. Please see our website for timetable and event details. Guided Tours:...... - The Museum is home to: On-site Museum:...... Yes • The early locomotive ‘Billy’ - built in Newcastle around 1816 and used for hauling coal Disabled Access:...... Yes • Steam and diesel locomotives used on Tyneside and elsewhere from as early as the Catering Available:...... Yes 1880s Alcohol Licence:...... - • An electrically-powered parcels van of 1904 from the pioneering Tyneside suburban Coach Parking:...... Yes electric railway system Length of Track:...... 1.75 Miles • An electric locomotive - built in 1909 for use on a colliery line Number of Stations:...... 2 • Passenger coaches from the 1950s.

TANFIELD RAILWAY

Old Marley Hill, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE16 5ET

T: 07508 092365 E: [email protected] W: www.tanfield-railway.co.uk

Take a trip on the world’s oldest railway, with a history stretching back to 1725. Key Information Enjoy a journey through the picturesque Causey Valley in Victorian style carriages with a lovingly restored steam locomotive. Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec The railway is steeped in history, a perfect addition to any visit to Durham or Newcastle Adult Ticket Price:...... £10.50 Gateshead, just minutes from Beamish, Metrocentre and other attractions. Junior Ticket Price:...... £6.50 Take a stroll across Causey Arch, a triumph of early engineering and the world’s oldest Group Discount Available:...... Yes surviving railway bridge. Step inside Marley Hill engine shed, the oldest building of its type in Europe, still carrying out its original role. No. Required for Discount:...... 10-90 Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Guided tours by knowledgeable and friendly staff can be arranged at no extra charge. Guided Tours:...... Yes Our period style refreshment room at Andrews House offers a range of drinks and On-site Museum:...... - snacks in the ambience of a countryside station. Disabled Access:...... Limited Trains run every Sunday and Bank Holiday throughout the year, plus selected Thursdays Catering Available:...... Yes and Saturdays during school holidays. Alcohol Licence:...... - A range of special events take place throughout the year celebrating aspects of Coach Parking:...... Yes railway heritage or providing added attractions for families, photographers and Length of Track:...... 3 Miles railway enthusiasts. Number of Stations:...... 4 Ample free off road parking available.

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WEARDALE RAILWAY

Stanhope Station, Station Road, Stanhope, Durham, DL13 2YS

E: [email protected] W: www.weardale-railway.com

Weardale Railway was once a part of the historical Stockton and Darlington line with Key Information a terminus at Wearhead. Weardale Railways CIC owns sixteen miles of track between Bishop Auckland and Eastgate in Weardale, County Durham. Period of Operation:...... Mar - Oct Adult Ticket Price:...... - Weardale is a beautiful area, much of which falls within the North Pennies AONB, and is a fantastic place for outdoor pursuits including walking, cycling, and watching the Junior Ticket Price:...... - local wildlife. Group Discount Available:...... Yes Our railway currently runs between Witton-le-Wear and Stanhope Station, nestled No. Required for Discount:...... - in beautiful Stanhope. A trip along the line will allow you breath-taking views of the Pre-booking Essential:...... - surrounding scenery from a viewpoint that can’t be seen by road. Guided Tours:...... - Currently, we have a growing offering of special events for everyone to enjoy, from On-site Museum:...... - delicious traditional Afternoon Tea Trains to the festive spectacle of the fabulous Train Disabled Access:...... Yes to Christmas Town. Catering Available:...... Yes The Weardale Railway Trust also operates a summer heritage service and café no.40 Alcohol Licence:...... Yes is open at Stanhope Station for fantastic home baked fayre. Coach Parking:...... Yes Visit www.weardale-railway.com for timetables and open times. Length of Track:...... 16 Miles Number of Stations:...... 3

Yorkshire & North East 73 WENSLEYDALE RAILWAY

Leeming Bar Station, Leases Road, Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire, DL7 9AR

T: 01677 425805 E: [email protected] W: www.wensleydalerailway.com

The Wensleydale Railway is a heritage line running from Leeming Bar to Redmire in the Key Information Yorkshire Dales National Park, passing through the Georgian market town of Bedale and the Dale market town of Leyburn. With constantly changing scenery from the arable lands of the Vale of Mowbray in the Period of Operation:...... Feb - Dec east to the hills of the Yorkshire Dales in the west. Adult Ticket Price:...... £15 The line is a predominantly heritage diesel line, with steam services operating over Junior Ticket Price:...... £1 weekends, special events and the summer months. Group Discount Available:...... Yes The Wensleydale Railway is a remarkable survivor. Having lost its passenger services No. Required for Discount:...... 12 in 1954 and almost half its route mileage by the early 1960s, the line survived until Pre-booking Essential:...... - 1992 by carrying limestone to the smelters on Teesside. When that traffic finished, the Guided Tours:...... Yes Ministry of Defence decided to use the line for occasional transport of military vehicles On-site Museum:...... - and this traffic kept the line alive until 1990 when the Wensleydale Railway Association Disabled Access:...... Yes was formed to build support and eventually form a company to take on a 100 year lease on the 22 miles of line from Northallerton to Redmire although we currently only Catering Available:...... Yes have 17 miles in operation. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes What else is in the area? Coach Parking:...... Yes Length of Track:...... 22 Miles Visitor attractions include: Forbidden Corner, Brymore ice cream, Bolton Castle, Number of Stations:...... 5 Wensleydale Creamery, Middleham Castle, Thorpe Perro and Richmond Castle.

WOODHORN NG RAILWAY Woodhorn Museum and Archives, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF

T: 07906 009569 E: [email protected] W: www.woodhornnarrowgaugerailway. weebly.com

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Period of Operation:...... Feb - Dec Adult Ticket Price:...... £2 Junior Ticket Price:...... £1 Group Discount Available:...... - No. Required for Discount:...... - Woodhorn Railway offers a fantastic way to experience what it was like to travel as a Pre-booking Essential:...... - miner. Guided Tours:...... Yes We operate three two-foot ex mining Locomotives and have three man riding coaches On-site Museum:...... Yes and an accessible carriage, along a mile long track with a return trip totalling 20 Disabled Access:...... Yes minutes. Catering Available:...... Yes What else is in the area? Alcohol Licence:...... - Woodhorn Museum Coach Parking:...... Yes Situated in the historic colliery site Length of Track:...... 1 Mile Northumberland Archives Number of Stations:...... 3 Home to 800 years of Northumberland’s history

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YORKSHIRE WOLDS RAILWAY

Fimber Halt, Beverley Road, Fimber, YO25 3HG

T: 01377 338053 E: [email protected] W: www.yorkshirewoldsrailway.org.uk

The Yorkshire Wolds Railway was formed in October 2008, exactly 50 years after Key Information closure of the Malton to Driffield line. The aim is to restore at least part of the railway as a heritage attraction, working with all interested parties to enhance tourism in the area. We have cosmetically restored Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct a BR MK1 full brake coach and turned it into our static visitor centre which gives a Adult Ticket Price:...... £1.50 glimpse into how the Malton and Driffield Junction Railway used to be. Junior Ticket Price:...... £1.50 Lots of photographs from when the line was in use can be seen in here along with Group Discount Available:...... - various artefacts and very descriptive information boards. Next to the visitor centre is No. Required for Discount:...... - a carefully restored covered van that houses our small shop selling, amongst others, Pre-booking Essential:...... - railway related gifts, along with tea and coffee. Guided Tours:...... Yes Our locomotive, “Sir Tatton Sykes” is able to give cab rides along our 300ft On-site Museum:...... Yes demonstration line. 2019 will see work start in “field 2” to effectively double the existing Disabled Access:...... - track running length. Catering Available:...... - What else is in the area? Alcohol Licence:...... - - Sledmere House Coach Parking:...... Yes - The beautiful Yorkshire Wolds Length of Track:...... 300ft - Bridlington Number of Stations:...... 1

Yorkshire & North East 75 ABERYSTWYTH RAILWAY

Aberystwyth Railway, Cliff Terrace, Aberystwyth, SY23 2DN

T: 01970 617642 E: [email protected] W: www.aberystwythcliffrailway.co.uk

Come and enjoy a day of fun things at Constitution Hill with activities such as: tenpin Key Information bowling, air hockey and pool. On fine days we bring out the bouncy castle so the little ones can bounce whilst you take in the breathtaking views.

Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct Since opening in 2005 Y Consti has become a popular destination for those looking for excellent food set amidst the breathtaking scenery. With a team of experienced Adult Ticket Price:...... £5 waiting staff and respected chefs, Y Consti has rapidly gained a reputation for Junior Ticket Price:...... £3.50 excellence. The restaurant offers a day time menu of home-cooked meals and light Group Discount Available:...... Yes lunches at very reasonable prices. No. Required for Discount:...... 10 The Cliff Railway, which opened in 1896, is the work of Lord Croyden Marks, operating Pre-booking Essential:...... - originally on the water balance system, the 778 feet undulating track and toast-rack Guided Tours:...... - design carriages are unique. On-site Museum:...... - It was built to ferry Victorian holidaymakers the 430 feet to the summit of Constitution Disabled Access:...... - Hill and the delight of ‘Luna Park’, which in its heyday boasted a bandstand, a Catering Available:...... Yes switchback railway, a glittering ballroom and tearoom. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Today a powerful electric motor hauls the carriages up at a steady pace, giving you Coach Parking:...... - the opportunity to appreciate the panoramic view as you ascend. Length of Track:...... 778ft What else is in the area? Number of Stations:...... 1 Visitor attractions include: Vale Of Rheidol Steam Railway and Devils Bridge Waterfalls.

BALA LAKE RAILWAY / RHEILFFORDD LYN TEGID

The Station, Llannuwchllyn, nr Bala, Gwynedd, LL23 7DD

T: 01678 540666 E: [email protected] W: www.bala-lake-railway.co.uk

Step back in time at the Bala Lake Railway to the days when life went by at a more leisurely Key Information pace and engines had names not numbers. Here you’ll find a charming mix of narrow gauge steam trains running along the route of a one-time standard gauge mainline. The beautifully restored station at Llanuwchllyn, with its old signalbox and red phone box, now houses a gift shop and café serving a range of lunchtime snacks, teas, coffees and cakes. Period of Operation:...... Feb - Nov Visitors can even step inside and look around the 120 year old signalbox, with its polished Adult Ticket Price:...... £11.50 bells and levers that still serve the railway today. Junior Ticket Price:...... £5.50 The little engine waiting at the head of the train in the platform once worked high up on the Group Discount Available:...... Yes mountains of North Wales moving wagons of slate around the quarries. Lovingly restored, with brasses gleaming, they now take you on a 9-mile round trip to Bala and back. No. Required for Discount:...... - Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes For most of the journey the route follows the southern shore of Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), the largest natural lake in Wales and offers some of the most beautiful views anywhere in Guided Tours:...... - looking out across the lake towards the majestic Arenig mountains. The lake On-site Museum:...... - is popular for all sorts of watersports and sail boats and kayaks can often be seen trying Disabled Access:...... Yes to race the train, as well as an abundance of wildlife, including herons, buzzards and the occasional red kite. Catering Available:...... Yes The single journey takes around 25 minutes and the return from Llanuwchllyn about an Alcohol Licence:...... - hour. Return journeys from Bala vary as the engines take on coal and water at Llanuwchllyn, Coach Parking:...... Yes but this gives time for a chat with the train driver or a chance to grab a bite to eat. Length of Track:...... 4.25 Miles The railway has an ever growing collection of mostly ex-quarry Hunslet steam engines Number of Stations:...... 4.5 and it’s possible to see them, either inside the engine shed at Llanuwchllyn or in the new Heritage Lottery Fund supported Interpretation Centre, opening to visitors during 2019.

76 Wales Harbour Station, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9NF [email protected] 01766 516024 www.festrail.co.uk

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Pant Station, Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan, CF48 2UP

T: 01685 722988 E: [email protected] W: www.breconmountainrailway.co.uk

We are located just off the Heads of the Valley Road, about 3 miles north of Merthyr Key Information Tydfil. Follow the mountain railway signs from the A470 and A465. Brecon Mountain Railway was built on part of the abandoned Brecon and Merthyr Railway which was originally built in 1859 and finally closed in 1964. We re-opened Period of Operation:...... Feb - Oct to passengers in June 1980. The line now runs from Pant to Torpantau, high in the Adult Ticket Price:...... From £8 Brecon Beacons. Travel behind a vintage steam locomotive in one of our all weather observation coaches and admire the views. Junior Ticket Price:...... From £4 The railway climbs steeply to Torpantau where the train stops for you to take in the Group Discount Available:...... Yes views. You may alight here and return by a later train. On the return trip the train stops No. Required for Discount:...... 20 at where there is a steam museum, lakeside café, picnic area, children’s play Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes area and beautiful walks around the reservoir where again you may alight and return on a later train if you wish. Guided Tours:...... - On your return to Pant visit our workshops, where old steam locomotives are restored On-site Museum:...... Yes and new ones built, buy a souvenir of your visit in our gift & souvenir shop or have a Disabled Access:...... Yes home-cooked meal in our licenced restaurant. Catering Available:...... Yes We have facilities for disabled passengers including ramps, toilets and a carriage Alcohol Licence:...... Yes designed to carry wheelchairs. Coach Parking:...... Yes We have reduced fares for parties and school visits and special events running Length of Track:...... 10 Miles throughout the year including Easter Bunny and Father Christmas. Number of Stations:...... 3 If you haven’t been before then please come and enjoy the sights and sounds of days gone by.

FFESTINIOG RAILWAY

Harbour Station, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9NF

T: 01766 516024 E: [email protected] W: www.festrail.co.uk

The Ffestiniog Railway starts from beside the harbour in Porthmadog, climbing from Key Information sea level to over 700ft on its journey through the Snowdonia National Park. Passing farmland and forest, lakes and waterfalls the little trains steam though the delightful to reach their destination - the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, set amidst rugged scenery dominated by the historic remains of the slate industry. Most groups Period of Operation:...... Mar - Oct do a one-way trip on the line - which can be done in either direction. Advanced Adult Ticket Price:...... £11.50 booking is strongly recommended as services are very popular. Wheelchair bound Junior Ticket Price:...... £5.75 passengers are welcome but advanced notice is recommended to enable suitable accommodation to be reserved on the train. Group Discount Available:...... Yes No. Required for Discount:...... 20 To enhance the trip, there is an ‘at your seat’ refreshment service. There is also a range of freshly prepared menus especially for groups. Newly refurbished Spooner’s Café at Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Porthmadog also welcomes groups and advanced bookings are available. Guided Tours:...... - There is a full range of facilities at Porthmadog: On-site Museum:...... - FREE coach parking in the station car park, Spooner’s Café & Bar - serving hot and Disabled Access:...... Yes cold snacks throughout the day, Gift Shop & Toilets, The main High Street, with a wide Catering Available:...... Yes range of shops, is a five-minute stroll across the harbour bridge. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes At Blaenau Ffestiniog you will find: Coach Parking:...... Yes Short-term coach parking in the car park next to the station, Longer term parking with Length of Track:...... 13.5 Miles toilets and ‘drop off’ in the car park on the opposite side of the road, Booking Office, Number of Stations:...... 6 Toilets and Gift Shop on the platform - over a foot crossing from car park, Cafés, hotel and interesting shops nearby in the High Street.

78 Wales STEAM TRAINS & STUNNING SCENERY! The Aberystwyth Cliff Railway The longest electric cliff railway in Britain • Regular services during the year • Coach Parking • Group Rates www.aberystwythecliffrailway.com • Workshop Tours Witness the Please contact us to discuss your stunning views as group booking requirements ...and featuring the largest you climb 700ft camera obscura in the world! to Devil’s Bridge and it’s famous waterfalls

01970 ‘Y CONSTI’ is a breathtaking 617 642 setting for visitors to enjoy a range Cliff Terrace, of refreshments. Bowling Alley, Aberystwyth, Bouncy Castle, Frisbee Golf, Park Avenue, Aberystwyth, SY23 1PG Exhibitions, Shops... and much more. SY23 2DN Tel: 01970 625 819 or visit www.rheidolrailway.co.uk Charity No. 1076037

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Llan Ad 210x148.5.indd 1 11/02/2018 20:05 Wales 79 THE GREAT ORME TRAMWAY

Victoria Station, Church Walks, Llandudno, LL30 2NB

T: 01492 577877 E: [email protected] W: www.greatormetramway.co.uk

Delighting visitors since 1902, you can’t miss Llandudno’s premier heritage attraction Key Information and Britain’s only cable-hauled road tram. The Tram takes you on a picturesque, breathtaking one-mile journey to the summit of the Great Orme Country Park and Nature Reserve, where on a clear day, views stretch as far as the Isle of Man, Blackpool and the Lake District. Period of Operation:...... Mar - Oct Adult Ticket Price:...... See Web Your journey begins at Victoria Station, located a short distance from Llandudno’s North Shore and pier. Board one of the beautifully restored Victorian tramcars and Junior Ticket Price:...... See Web begin your ascent through the winding roads of the Great Orme with stunning views of Group Discount Available:...... Yes Llandudno’s sweeping bay. No. Required for Discount:...... 10 At the Halfway Station, you can learn about the remarkable history of Victorian Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes engineering and observe the powerful funicular system in action. Climb aboard Guided Tours:...... - another beautifully restored tramcar to complete your journey to the summit, look out for the wild Kashmir Goats and the rare Silver Studded Blue Butterflies. On-site Museum:...... - Once you reach the top, relax and take in the amazing views or explore the Great Disabled Access:...... Limited Orme’s many attractions. Catering Available:...... - The Tramway is suitable for all age groups, each tramcar can accommodate up to 48 Alcohol Licence:...... - passengers. Due to the Victorian design, accessibility is limited. Coach Parking:...... Yes We believe The Great Orme Tramway is one of the finest attractions in North Wales Length of Track:...... n/a and its Victorian splendor and charm will continue to attract visitors for the next 115 Number of Stations:...... 3 years! For more information please visit our website www.greatormetramway.co.uk or phone 01492 577877.

GWILI STEAM RAILWAY

Gwili Steam Railway, Arms Station, Carmarthen, SA33 6HT

T: 01267 238213 E: [email protected] W: www.gwili-railway.co.uk

The Gwili Steam Railway operates a standard gauge preserved railway from Bronwydd Key Information (near Carmarthen) in South Wales along a short section of the former Carmarthen to Aberystwyth railway that closed for passenger traffic in 1965, the track being lifted in 1975. Period of Operation:...... Mar - Dec The was formed in 1975 and started running trains along a short length Adult Ticket Price:...... £12 of line in 1978. The railway recently celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2018. In 1978 they purchased and rescued about eight miles of trackbed and was running an initial Junior Ticket Price:...... £6 steam-hauled service on a one-mile section of it. Group Discount Available:...... Yes The Gwili Railway has the distinction of becoming the first standard-gauge preserved No. Required for Discount:...... 20 railway to operate in South when it reopened the one-mile section of the Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Carmarthen- route from its base at Bronwydd Arms, three miles north of Guided Tours:...... Yes Carmarthen. Since then, the railway has expanded to Danycoed and the company On-site Museum:...... Yes continues to hope to expand to Llanpumsaint. Disabled Access:...... Yes Our new station called Junction has been open since July 2017. The Abergwili Catering Available:...... Yes Junction platform is located alongside the roundabout at the northern end of the A40 Carmarthen by- pass. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes The locomotive stock of the Gwili Railway is unusual in that it mostly represents local Coach Parking:...... Yes industrial and wartime operations rather than mainline services. Length of Track:...... 7 Miles What else is in the area? Number of Stations:...... 4 Dryslwyn Castle, Dinefwr Castle and Botanic Gardens

80 Wales ala ae Railway lawchlly, r ala, wye 23 7DD

Steaming through beautiful lake and mountain scenery in southern Snowdonia.

 discounted group rates  single or return journeys  gift shop and café  free coach parking

Conveniently located for Llandudno, Chester, Shrewsbury and North and Mid-Wales For rates and details call us on 01678 540666 eiriesbalalaerailwayc www.bala- lake-railway.co.uk

LLANBERIS LAKE RAILWAY

Llanberis Lake Railway, Gilfach Ddu, Llanberis, Gwynedd, LL55 4TY

T: 01286 870549 E: [email protected] W: www.lake-railway.co.uk

Situated in the heart of Snowdonia the Llanberis Lake Railway offers a relaxed scenic Key Information steam train ride along the shores of Llyn Padarn Lake. The five-mile return trip takes around 60 minutes. All train services are scheduled to be hauled by a vintage steam locomotive rescued from the nearby Dinorwic slate quarries and lovingly restored. Period of Operation:...... Feb - Dec Starting at Gilfach Ddu, the journey takes you past the 13th century Dolbadarn Castle, crossing the Afon y Bala, possibly Britain’s shortest river, and passing between Llanberis’ Adult Ticket Price:...... £9 twin lakes as the train negotiates the extension (opened in 2003) to Llanberis village. Junior Ticket Price:...... £4.50 From here the train runs non-stop through Padarn Country Park, joining the 1845 slate Group Discount Available:...... Yes railway route to run along the shores of Lake Padarn to Penllyn, and giving stunning views of Snowdon, the highest peak in England and Wales. No. Required for Discount:...... 15 Pre-booking Essential:...... - Mid-way along the lake there’s a short stop at Cei Llydan, a beautiful tranquil lakeside picnic area. chose this spot as one of the county’s Top 10 places for a picnic, Guided Tours:...... - combining “the fun of a good old fashioned picnic with the romance of a ride on a On-site Museum:...... Yes vintage train.” Disabled Access:...... Yes The train returns to Gilfach Ddu, where the slate was transhipped from the quarry system Catering Available:...... Yes to the slate railway. Here you can watch the driver as he fills the tanks with water and stokes the fire ready for the next journey. At Gilfach Ddu you can visit the station café for Alcohol Licence:...... Yes refreshments, or browse the souvenir and gift shop. All trains are scheduled to be hauled Coach Parking:...... Yes by “Elidir”, “Thomas Bach” or “Dolbadarn”, our ex-quarry Hunslet steam engines, that Length of Track:...... 5 Miles spent the earlier part of their career working the nearby Dinorwic Quarries. Number of Stations:...... 3 There is level access to the trains at Llanberis and Gilfach Ddu stations, every train has a coach that has been specially adapted for wheelchair users.

Wales 81 LLANGOLLEN RAILWAY

The Station, Abbey Road, Llangollen, , LL20 8SN

T: 01978 860979 E: [email protected] W: www.llangollen-railway.co.uk

THE ONLY STANDARD GAUGE HERITAGE RAILWAY IN NORTH WALES Key Information Llangollen Railway has now extended the line an extra 2½ miles into the town of and thus completed the dream of the founder members in 1975. The railway follows the River Dee, classed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest Status (SSSI), for Period of Operation:...... Mar - Oct its entire length. Adult Ticket Price:...... £16 Our 10-mile section of track, which in its day crossed Wales from Ruabon to Barmouth, Junior Ticket Price:...... £8.50 offers a sample of the sights and sounds of yesteryear, passing through some of the Group Discount Available:...... Yes finest natural beauty North Wales has to offer. No. Required for Discount:...... 10 The railway is located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and this Pre-booking Essential:...... - is evident as you meander through the Dee Valley. From lambs in the spring to the Guided Tours:...... - multicoloured falling leaves of autumn, the views from our carriages are picturesque and ever-changing. On-site Museum:...... - As well as steam-hauled trains, we also run Diesel Locomotive and Heritage Railcar Disabled Access:...... Yes services on selected days throughout the season. There are great discounts offered to Catering Available:...... Yes groups who prebook, prices start from £8 for a single journey. There is also the option Alcohol Licence:...... Yes to add on a cream tea to enjoy while you pass along the picturesque line. Coach Parking:...... - Llangollen Railway offers service trains every day from March to September, Santa Length of Track:...... 10 Miles Specials and Days Out With Thomas events for the children along with Jazz Trains and Number of Stations:...... 5 Real Ale Trains for the adults to enjoy. Visit the website for more information. Come and visit Llangollen Railway today and see how train travel used to be.

PONTYPOOL & BLAENAVON RAILWAY

Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, 33 Broad Street, Blaenavon, Torfaen, NP4 9ND

T: 01495 792263 E: [email protected] W: www.pbrly.co.uk

The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway, Blaenavon’s Heritage Railway, is situated in the Blaenavon World Heritage Site, Torfaen, South Wales. Running in the shadow of the Coity Key Information Mountain, it links the heritage town of Blaenavon with the 16th century Whistle Inn and the world famous Big Pit: National Coal Museum. A National Museum of Wales and one of the only mining museums in the UK where you can go underground. The line from Blaenavon Period of Operation:...... Easter - Sep to the Whistle Inn has some of the steepest railway gradients in the country and you can Adult Ticket Price:...... £9 really hear the engines work as they go about their task. Junior Ticket Price:...... £5 Operations are based out of the railway’s main station, Furnace Sidings, just north of Blaenavon, which offers full passenger amenities and a large (free) car park with ample Group Discount Available:...... Yes room for coaches. Group bookings will attract a 10% discount. Trains leave from Furnace No. Required for Discount:...... 10 Sidings to Big Pit, Blaenavon High Level (only a short walk from the town) and the Whistle Pre-booking Essential:...... - Inn. Furnace Sidings and Whistle Inn provide access points to the popular Garn Lakes, ideal for walking and relaxing, whilst Big Pit not only gives access to the Big Pit Museum Guided Tours:...... - but also the Rhymney Brewery which has a visitor centre and bar. A short walk further on is On-site Museum:...... Yes the Blaenavon Iron Works, made famous by the BBC Coal House and Coal House at War TV series. Blaenavon High Level Station is only a short walk into the heritage town and the Disabled Access:...... Limited World Heritage Centre. As well as the shop at the railway there is also the railway’s model Catering Available:...... Yes shop in the centre of town for all your model railway needs. Alcohol Licence:...... - The railway runs from Easter to Sept plus Halloween and December weekends and offers a Coach Parking:...... Yes mixture of enthusiast and family friendly events. With stunning scenery, fearsome gradients and a friendly staff, a good show is always guaranteed. Advanced booking is not necessary Length of Track:...... 3.5 Miles except for the Santa services but is recommended for large parties to ensure the railway Number of Stations:...... 4 can make all the necessary arrangements. With many of the World Heritage attractions nearby, the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway makes a great base to explore them all.

82 Wales LLANBERIS LAKE RAILWAY FOR GROUPS Steam Trains in the Heart of Snowdonia “Discover the timeless appeal of our narrow gauge steam trains”

LLANBERIS LAKE RAILWAY GILFACH DDU LLANBERIS [email protected] GWYNEDD • LL55 4TY www.lake-railway.co.uk 01286 870549

• Hour long journey • All trains steam operated* • Superb views of Snowdon • Large free coach park • Easy wheelchair access (up to 5 wheelchair spaces per train) • Excellent Café Facility • Gift Shop • Frequent Departures • Free Places for Tour Leaders • Free Refreshments for coach drivers • Discounted rates for coach groups *Diesels used in emergency only One of the Great Little Trains of Wales

SNOWDON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY

Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, Gwynedd, LLSS 4TT

T: 01286 870223 E: [email protected] W: www.snowdonrailway.co.uk

Established in 1896 as Snowdon Mountain Tramroad and Hotels Company Limited, Key Information Snowdon Mountain Railway is probably the only Heritage Railway in the UK which has operated uninterrupted since its creation as a tourist railway. Visitors experience the awe-inspiring journey by rack railway to the summit of Snowdon, Period of Operation:...... Mar - Oct the highest mountain in Wales and England. Adult Ticket (Summit Return):... £30-39 From the first views of the waterfall plunging into the gorge below at the start of the Junior Ticket (Summit Return):.. £23-29 journey, to the breath-taking sights over Rocky Valley, every moment is memorable. Group Discount Available:...... Yes One of the world’s greatest panoramas is revealed as the train reaches the Summit. No. Required for Discount:...... 25 On arrival, explore the architectural feat – Hafod Eryri. Pre-booking Essential:...... Advisable Enjoy a hot snack from the café and venture to the cairn, where on clear days the views Guided Tours:...... - stretch out as far as Ireland. On-site Museum:...... - Come with us and see exactly why Snowdon Mountain Railway has been described as Disabled Access:...... Yes one of the most unique and wonderful railway journeys in the world. Catering Available:...... Yes * Station stops: Llanberis, Hebron, Halfway, Clogwyn, Summit. However trains do not Alcohol Licence:...... Yes stop at each station. In the early part of the season trains will run to Clogwyn until we Coach Parking:...... - can reach the summit in May (weather permitting). On bad weather days our trains Length of Track:...... 7.53km will travel to Clogwyn or Rocky Valley, but passengers may not be able to disembark at Number of Stations:...... 5* these stations. Call 01286 870 223 for further information.

Wales 83 TALYLLYN RAILWAY

Wharf Station, Neptune Road, Tywyn, Gwynedd, LL36 9EY

T: 01654 710472 E: [email protected] W: www.talyllyn.co.uk

The Talyllyn Railway has been welcoming visitors since 1865 to the seaside resort of Tywyn taking them over 7 miles by Steam Train into the beautiful Fathew Valley within Key Information sight of one of Britain’s highest mountains, Cader Idris. We still operate the original steam locomotives and carriages from 1865 on certain days.

Period of Operation:...... Feb - Nov The railway was saved from closure in 1951 by the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society, becoming the World’s First Preserved Railway. Since then the Society have operated the Adult Ticket Price:...... £14.20 railway and upgraded the facilities, whilst preserving the Victorian atmosphere. Junior Ticket Price:...... £4.50 Most groups do a one-way trip on the line - which can be done in either direction. Group Discount Available:...... Yes Advanced booking is strongly recommended as services are very popular. Wheelchair No. Required for Discount:...... 15 bound passengers are welcome but advanced notice is recommended to enable suitable accommodation to be reserved on the train. Pre-booking Essential:...... - The Talyllyn Railway offers a full day out with one of our star attractions the study of the Guided Tours:...... Yes Rev. Awdry, author of the Thomas the Tank Engine stories at the Narrow Gauge Railway On-site Museum:...... Yes Museum at Tywyn Wharf station. Disabled Access:...... Yes We have two excellent catering venues: At Tywyn Wharf there is King’s Licensed Café, Catering Available:...... Yes which has capacity for the largest of coach parties. An all-day service provides a wide Alcohol Licence:...... Yes range of hot and cold lunches, snacks, hot and cold drinks, local beers, gins & wines, morning coffees and afternoon teas. Group reservations can be taken. Picnic Hampers Coach Parking:...... Yes are available to order for your group to take away or eat on the train. Length of Track:...... 7.25 Miles The Quarryman’s Caban Tea Rooms at Abergynolwyn station offers a range of light Number of Stations:...... 12 refreshments alongside sandwiches and hot snacks. Most trains pause here for half an hour to allow passengers to take a break and visit the Tea Rooms, Gift Shop and Toilets.

VALE OF RHEIDOL RAILWAY

Vale of Rheidol Railway, Park Avenue, SY23 1PG

T: 01970 625819 E: [email protected] W: www.rheidolrailway.co.uk

Take a trip down memory lane on Aberystwyth’s famous Vale of Rheidol Railway, a must Key Information for both the young and young at heart. Opened in 1902, the railway is a masterpiece of engineering and has been delighting passengers young and old for generations. Although the line no longer carries lead ore from the mines, it has been carrying Period of Operation:...... Feb - Dec tourists to the beauty spot of Devil’s Bridge for over a hundred years! Adult Ticket Price:...... £22 The journey starts in the coastal town of Aberystwyth in the heart of Cardigan Bay and Junior Ticket Price:...... - runs for twelve miles to Devil’s Bridge in the Cambrian Mountains. Watch the scenery Group Discount Available:...... Yes passing by your window, the countryside ever-changing as you travel through wide No. Required for Discount:...... 15 open fields, ancient woodland and rugged mountain scenery, twisting and turning, clinging to the hillside to reach Devil’s Bridge - home of the famous Mynach Falls and Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Devil’s Punch Bowl. Look out for the ruined mines and birds of prey such as red kites Guided Tours:...... Yes and buzzards soaring high above the valley floor and listen to the sound of the narrow On-site Museum:...... - gauge steam engine working hard on the climb into the hills. Disabled Access:...... Yes Why not upgrade to the First Class observation saloon to make the most of the Catering Available:...... Yes panoramic views from the carriage. Alcohol Licence:...... - What else is in the area? Coach Parking:...... Yes Visitor attractions include: Two Hoots Café, Devil’s Bridge Falls, Bwlch Nant Y Arian Length of Track:...... 11.75 Miles Forest Centre, Ceredigion Museum, National Library of Wales and Aberystwyth Number of Stations:...... 2 Arts Centre.

84 Wales Planning a visit to Porthmadog? Be sure to visit the original Welsh Highland Heritage Railway

Where LIVES! Narrow gauge steam trains, heritage carriages, interactive hands-on museum, 7¼ inch gauge miniature railway, best railway bookshop in the UK, tearoom/restaurant on site, much more than a train ride!

Welsh Highland Railway Ltd, Tremadog Road, Porthmadog, LL49 9DY Contact us at Telephone: 01766 513402 [email protected] www.facebook.com/WHHRlyWales 85 WELSH HIGHLAND HERITAGE RAILWAY

Tremadog Road, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9DY

T: 01766 513402 E: [email protected] W: www.whr.co.uk

Much more than a train ride! Pay once and ride all day! Key Information Arrive via road or rail – we are just over the road from the mainline station and have a large free carpark. Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct Board the heritage carriages and the guard will check your traditional card tickets. Adult Ticket Price:...... £9.50 Whistle blown, flag waved and we’re off for a short journey into the countryside. At Pen-y-Mount you may be asked to lend a hand to operate the signals and change Junior Ticket Price:...... £4.75 the points. Group Discount Available:...... Yes On the return journey the train calls at Gelert’s Farm – ride the miniature 7¼” railway No. Required for Discount:...... - around our hands-on interactive museum. Here you can climb into the cabs of Pre-booking Essential:...... - locomotives, play the shunting game and learn about the history of the narrow gauge Guided Tours:...... Yes the world over. On-site Museum:...... Yes Back on-board for the journey to Porthmadog. Enjoy food and drink in the ‘Russell Disabled Access:...... Yes Tearoom’ and browse our extensive souvenir shop. We have the best railway bookshop Catering Available:...... Yes in the UK. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes What else is in the area? Coach Parking:...... - - Criccieth Castle Length of Track:...... 0.75 Miles - Madog Quads Number of Stations:...... 3 - Porthmadog Maritime Museum

WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAY

Harbour Station, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9NF

T: 01766 516024 E: [email protected] W: www.festrail.co.uk

The Welsh Highland has opened up a host of different travel options for groups, from Key Information trips taking around an hour along part of the line through to the ‘Full Monty’ - a coast- to-coast journey between the towns of and Porthmadog, via Beddgelert and the - a distance of 25 miles. Period of Operation:...... Mar - Oct There is a fleet of comfortable, modern carriages with a refreshment trolley service, toilet facilities and heating for those chilly days. Simple hot and cold freshly prepared snacks Adult Ticket Price:...... £18.65 are available from the train’s kitchen. It is also possible to treat your party to that extra bit Junior Ticket Price:...... £9.35 of style and combine lunch, coffee or an afternoon tea with your train journey. Imagine Group Discount Available:...... Yes arriving to find your carriage set up especially for you and personal service to your seat. No. Required for Discount:...... 20 Most of the trains are hauled by impressive Beyer-Garratt locomotives, which are the Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes largest 2ft gauge steam locomotives in the world. The Welsh Highland runs on most days from late March until early November, with a limited service in operation during the winter. Guided Tours:...... - The views, as the train goes from coast-to-coast are spectacular as it crosses the slopes On-site Museum:...... - of Snowdon before dropping down through the forest, then farmland to the coast. The Disabled Access:...... Yes Welsh Highland shares a station in Porthmadog with the Ffestiniog Railway so onward Catering Available:...... Yes bookings are available. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes We are excited to welcome groups to our brand new station at Caernarfon which opens Coach Parking:...... Yes in March 2019. This state of the art building has a shop, ticket desk and event space as well as Caffi De Winton coffee shop looking out towards Caernarfon’s famous castle. Length of Track:...... 25 Miles Modern toilets are to be found off the event space including the area’s first changing Number of Stations:...... 7 places toilet. There is a drop off lay by for coaches right outside the building offering easy access to the station.

86 Wales Great for groups: the little railways of Wales Tour with a Group on the scenic steam railways of Wales

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WELSHPOOL & LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY

The Station, Pool Road, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, SY21 0SF

T: 01938 810441 E: [email protected] W: www.wllr.org.uk

The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway offers a 45-minute, eight-mile ride that is rather Key Information more exciting than your average steam train journey, due to its rollercoaster course, a big challenge for both the narrow gauge locomotives and their crews. The scenery is glorious, beginning with the stiff two-mile climb out of Welshpool on one of the Period of Operation:...... Apr - Nov steepest gradients on any heritage railway, with sharp curves adding to the fun. Adult Ticket Price:...... £14.50 The train then sweeps through rolling fields and onto a narrow ledge cut into the hill Junior Ticket Price:...... £5 alongside the Banwy river towards Llanfair Caereinion. And passengers can enjoy the scenery in a unique way, from the open balconies of the line’s famed Continental Group Discount Available:...... Yes carriages. At Llanfair the popular tearoom serves freshly made sandwiches, No. Required for Discount:...... 10 Adults homemade cakes, delicious Bara Brith and other tasty Welsh food. Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes The motive power roster includes the line’s original two Beyer Peacock locomotives, Guided Tours:...... Yes built for the opening of the line in 1903 and a variety of repatriated British-built and On-site Museum:...... Yes foreign locomotives. Exmilitary diesel locomotives and wagons (used mostly on specials Disabled Access:...... Yes and works trains) add to the interest. Alas the original carriages were scrapped in the 1930s, but the railway boasts three elegant replicas in Great Western Railway livery, Catering Available:...... Yes along with a unique collection of 760mm Continental and African carriages. The Alcohol Licence:...... - heritage wagon fleet is brought out frequently to demonstrate how the railway served Coach Parking:...... Yes the local agricultural community. Length of Track:...... 8 Miles Special events held throughout the operating season add interest and historical Number of Stations:...... 6 context for visitors – full details are on the railway’s website. Sometimes guided workshop tours are available if booked well in advance.

Wales 87 ALMOND VALLEY LIGHT RAILWAY

Almond Valley Heritage Centre, Millfield, Livingston, EH54 7AR

T: 01506 414957 E: [email protected] W: www.almondvalley.co.uk

The Almond Valley Light Railway follows a hillside course of 0.5km westward from Key Information Livingston Mill Station, at the Almond Valley Heritage Centre, through the fields and animals of the Farm to the Almondhaugh Station at the weir for the watermill lade. Trains operate at weekends between Easter and the end of October and daily during Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct the Summer period. A calendar of the days of operation can also be found at www. Adult Ticket Price:...... £8.50 almondvalley.co.uk/Railway.html. Junior Ticket Price:...... £6.50 On the days of operation trains normally leave Livingston Mill hourly between 11.30 Group Discount Available:...... - and 15.30, returning from Almondhaugh hourly between 11.45 and 15.45. The No. Required for Discount:...... - timetable is however subject to change and should be checked in terms of days of Pre-booking Essential:...... - operation and actual times each day by telephone (01506 414957) in advance and Guided Tours:...... - at the reception desk on arrival at the Heritage Centre. On-site Museum:...... Yes Plans do exist to almost double the length of the existing line by extending westward Disabled Access:...... Yes from Almondhaugh under Simpson Parkway to the River Almond Ponds. This is however dependent on specific additional funding and resources to manage Catering Available:...... Yes the project. Alcohol Licence:...... - Coach Parking:...... - The Almond Valley Light Railway is now a well-established part of the Almond Valley Heritage Centre, which has some 120,000 annual visitors and provides an important Length of Track:...... 0.5km element in both the community of West Lothian and in tourism within the area. Number of Stations:...... 1

BO’NESS & KINNEIL RAILWAY

Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway, Union Street, Bo’ness, EH51 9AQ

T: 01506 822298 E: [email protected] W: www.bkrailway.co.uk

Full Steam Ahead for great family fun at The Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway! Soak up the Key Information atmosphere of this heritage railway, travel by steam train and explore Scotland’s largest railway museum located less than an hour’s drive from Edinburgh. Your adventure starts when you buy your ticket from the authentic Booking Office, step Period of Operation:...... Apr - Dec on the platform, get up close to a mighty steam engine and climb aboard a lovingly restored carriage. Listen for the whistles and watch for the green flag as you experience Adult Ticket Price:...... £10 the sights, sounds and smells of old fashioned train travel. The Guard will clip your ticket Junior Ticket Price:...... £6 as your journey begins. For on the move refreshments you can visit our buffet car selling Group Discount Available:...... Yes snacks and old fashioned sweets, there’s hot and cold drinks too, then sit back and wave to the people you pass as the train travels through the Scottish countryside. No. Required for Discount:...... 12 Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Enjoy a picnic at picturesque Birkhill then make a stop at Kinneil Halt to explore the nature reserve and take a walk to Kinneil House, Museum and Estate and the remains Guided Tours:...... Yes of the Roman Antonine Wall. Get off at our platform at Manuel and watch us move the On-site Museum:...... Yes engine from the front to the back of the train to take you back to Bo’ness, you can meet Disabled Access:...... Yes your driver on the footplate and get a lovely photograph to remember your visit by. Catering Available:...... Yes Back at Bo’ness, visit the Museum of Scottish Railways via our Visitor Trail which takes in the railway yard and will give you a great insight into what goes on behind the scenes. Alcohol Licence:...... - See Scotland’s only Royal Saloon coach, learn why the Fish Van has a sloping floor, Coach Parking:...... Yes come face-to-face with a mechanical horse and much more. Length of Track:...... 5 Miles What else is in the area? Located on the scenic Firth of Forth, Bo’ness is less than an Number of Stations:...... 4 hour’s drive from Edinburgh and Glasgow and only 30 minutes from Stirling. The world- famous Kelpies and Falkirk Wheel are also on our doorstep.

88 Scotland GLENFINNAN STATION MUSEUM

Glenfinnan Station Museum, Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, PH37 4LT

T: 01397 722295 E: [email protected] W: www.glenfinnanstationmuseum.co.uk

Glenfinnan Station Museum is an accredited independent museum housed in the Key Information station buildings at Glenfinnan on the Mallaig Extension to the West Highland Line. The museum exhibition and signalbox demonstrations provide a unique and hands- Period of Operation:...... Apr - Oct on introduction to heritage while the Dining Car tearoom, Sleeping Car bunkhouse and footpath to Glenfinnan Viaduct combine to make your Adult Ticket Price:...... £1.50 visit a truly memorable experience. Junior Ticket Price:...... Free The Jacobite steam trains make a 25-minute stop at Glenfinnan Station on the Group Discount Available:...... - outward journey to Mallaig throughout the running season. No. Required for Discount:...... - Open daily 9 am – 5pm from Easter till end of October, other times by arrangement. Pre-booking Essential:...... - Pre-booking essential for guided tours. Guided Tours:...... Yes On-site Museum:...... Yes Disabled Access:...... Yes What else is in the area? Catering Available:...... Yes - Eagle watch wildlife cruises Alcohol Licence:...... Yes - Loch Shiel Coach Parking:...... Yes - National Trust for Scotland Visitor Centre and Monument Length of Track:...... - - Glenfinnan Number of Stations:...... -

KEITH & DUFFTOWN RAILWAY

Dufftown Station, Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland, AB55 4BA

T: 01340 821181 E: [email protected] W: www.keith-dufftown-railway.co.uk

The Keith and Dufftown Railway is the most northerly heritage railway in Scotland. Running Key Information through some of the most picturesque Scottish scenery, travel from Dufftown, the Malt Whisky capital of the world, to Keith. Halt at Drummuir in the shadow of Drummuir castle and then travel on to Keith. The trip is a railway photographer’s and whisky enthusiast’s Period of Operation:...... Mar - Sep dream come true and those with keen sight may see a variety of wildlife including deer, Adult Ticket Price:...... £11 wildfowl, birds of prey and other creatures. Enjoy the 11 mile journey along the Whisky Line through pine forests, water meadows and beautiful rolling countryside, past castles, Junior Ticket Price:...... £5 distilleries and a tranquil loch. Group Discount Available:...... Yes No. Required for Discount:...... 10 Driver experiences are available on one of the Railway’s diesel shunting locomotives and take place during Sunday lunchtimes during the operating season. Alternatively, for Pre-booking Essential:...... - those wishing to participate in a more comprehensive locomotive driving course, half-day Guided Tours:...... Yes courses are available for up to two people at a time. Dates and times by arrangement. On-site Museum:...... Yes Catering facilities are available at Dufftown Station in the newly re-vamped Sidings Café. Disabled Access:...... Yes Enjoy a range of drinks, meals and snacks in the railway-themed converted carriage. Ice Catering Available:...... Yes creams, cold drinks and sweets are also available at Keith. Our main shop is located at Alcohol Licence:...... - Keith with a more limited range of gifts available at Dufftown. Coach Parking:...... Yes The Keith and Dufftown Railway welcomes charters and group bookings. Discounts are Length of Track:...... 11 Miles available for group bookings when booked in advance and charters are welcome outside Number of Stations:...... 3 usual running days by prior arrangement. Please see our website for details or contact the Railway direct Parking facilities are available at both stations for both cars and coaches.

Scotland 89 90 Scotland The Strathspey Railway LEADHILLS & WANLOCKHEAD RAILWAY

Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway, The Station, Station Road, Leadhills, ML12 6XP

T: 07722 345992 E: [email protected] W: www.leadhillsrailway.co.uk

An award-winning 2-foot Narrow gauge railway, Britains highest adhesion railway, Key Information passing through the Lowther hills and past Scotland’s lead mining heritage. The current track is ¾ mile between Leadhills and Glengonnar Halt on a 1 in 40 Period of Operation:...... Apr - Sep gradient. Adult Ticket Price:...... £5 We now have a lease for the track bed over the county boundary and into Wanlockhead Junior Ticket Price:...... £2.50 village, which will extend the line by ¼ mile and get us into the village. Group Discount Available:...... Yes We are open from Easter until September, with special events throughout the year, No. Required for Discount:...... 10 including an Easter weekend, Steam weekend, and Santa weekend in the first week of December. Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Guided Tours:...... Yes Please see the website for details and costs www.leadhillsrailway.co.uk On-site Museum:...... Yes What else is in the area? Disabled Access:...... Yes - Lead mining museum Catering Available:...... Yes - Wanlockhead Alcohol Licence:...... - - Miners Library (oldest lending library in Scotland) Coach Parking:...... Yes Length of Track:...... 0.75 Miles - Highest Village in Scotland Number of Stations:...... 2 - Oldest man (133) buried in local cemetery.

ROYAL DEESIDE RAILWAY

Royal Deeside Railway, Milton of Crathes, , , AB31 5QH

T: 01224 321206 E: [email protected] W: www.deeside-railway.co.uk

The original Royal Deeside Railway opened on the 8th September 1853 and reached Key Information some 13 years later. It amalgamated with the Great North of Scotland Railway in 1876. The line was regularly patronised by the Royal Family and other visitors to until it closed in 1966 as a result of the notorious Beeching Report. Period of Operation:...... Easter - Oct Thirty years later the Royal Deeside Railway Preservation Society was formed and the Adult Ticket Price:...... £7.50 work of restoring the line commenced in 2003. Junior Ticket Price:...... £4 At present we operate on about 1 mile of track, running alongside the River Dee. We Group Discount Available:...... Yes are extending our track along the original track bed until we finally reach Banchory, No. Required for Discount:...... 12 which will give us a running line of just over 2 miles. Pre-booking Essential:...... - At Milton of Crathes the Victorian station building that originally stood at Oldmeldrum Guided Tours:...... Yes has been reconstructed. The 1895-built building now houses our shop, ticket office On-site Museum:...... Yes and waiting room and won a Highly Commended award. Disabled Access:...... Yes What else is in the area? Catering Available:...... Yes Adjacent to Crathes Castle (NTS) and Milton of Crathes Visitor Centre with shops, Alcohol Licence:...... - restaurant and art gallery beside River Dee and salmon fishing. Nearby Drum Castle Coach Parking:...... Yes (NTS) and other castles. Length of Track:...... 1 Mile Banchory village with shops and restaurants 2 miles. Adjacent to A93 main road with Number of Stations:...... 1 frequent bus services from Aberdeen.

Scotland 91 THE STRATHSPEY RAILWAY

The Strathspey Railway, Aviemore Station, Dalfaber Road, Aviemore, PH22 1PY

T: 01479 810725 E: [email protected] W: www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk

2019 marked the 41th anniversary of a Timetabled service on the most northerly Steam Key Information Heritage Railway in Britain. In the first few years the steam trains ran between Boat of Garten and Speyside station, which was located just outside Aviemore’s main station. However, in the late 1990’s, following the rationalisation of Aviemore station, the railway Period of Operation:...... Feb - Sep moved to Platform 3, from where all services now depart. Adult Ticket Price:...... £15 Setting off from Platform 3, through to Boat of Garten station and then on to Broomhill station, The Strathspey Steam Railway takes you on a 19-mile return journey, along Junior Ticket Price:...... £7.50 what was part of the original Highland Railway mainline from Perth to Inverness. The Group Discount Available:...... Yes train travels alongside the famous River Spey, through Scot’s pine woodlands and past No. Required for Discount:...... 10 heather covered moorland, with the Cairngorms Mountain range ever present in the background. Join us at one of our three stations for a nostalgic journey and travel back Pre-booking Essential:...... - in time to an era when steam whistles blew, carriage doors slammed shut and there was Guided Tours:...... Yes a familiar click-clack rhythm as the train travelled along. On-site Museum:...... - It is roughly 15 minutes of train travel between each station, with a full return trip lasting Disabled Access:...... Yes between 90 minutes and 2 hours (depending at which station you start your journey). If you wish you can split your journey up. Take the morning train to Boat of Garten and Catering Available:...... Yes explore its many walks and places of interest and take the last train back to Aviemore. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes On running days there are three return services offering Light Luncheon and a Coach Parking:...... Yes Traditional Afternoon Tea in both Country Class and our very well appointed First Class Length of Track:...... 19 Miles compartments. There is also a walk up counter and trolley service. Additionally, on Number of Stations:...... 3 Friday evenings and Sunday lunchtimes, our separate Premier Dining Train offers what is considered the most unique dining experience in the Highlands.

SUMMERLEE ELECTRIC TRAMWAY - COATBRIDGE Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Heritage Way, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, ML5 1QD

T: 01236 638460 E: [email protected] W: www.culturenl.co.uk/summerlee

Come and ride on Scotland’s only heritage electric tramway and imagine an era Key Information of public transport long gone! Summerlee Electric Tramway is situated within the Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life which has operated since 1988. The Summerlee Transport Group was formed to provide volunteer members to assist the Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec Management of the Museum in crewing the trams and assisting the Museum Engineer Adult Ticket Price:...... £1.65 in maintaining the vehicles and infrastructure. The trams operate every day other than 2 days at Christmas and 2 days at New Year. (Note: entry to the Museum is free but day Junior Ticket Price:...... £0.85 tickets to ride on the trams are as stated.) Group Discount Available:...... - No. Required for Discount:...... - Currently we have three trams: car 53 an open top double decker of the Lanarkshire Tramways Co. dating from 1908; car 1017 a single deck car dating from 1904 which Pre-booking Essential:...... - started life as an open top double decker supplied to the Paisley District Tramways Co. Guided Tours:...... - and was acquired by Glasgow Corporation in 1923 who converted it to a dedicated On-site Museum:...... Yes driver training single deck tram; car 392 an all steel tram from Dusseldorf dating from Disabled Access:...... Yes 1955 which the Group purchased and shipped over to become the car with disability Catering Available:...... Yes access facilities. The Group is presently restoring Glasgow Coronation car 1245 dating from 1939. Alcohol Licence:...... - Coach Parking:...... Yes The tramway transports visitors from the Museum entrance to the coal mine and miner’s cottages and the line is carried over the Monkland Canal on a steel bridge. Length of Track:...... 800 yards Number of Stations:...... 2 The Summerlee Transport Group is a registered charity and welcomes new members to join in assisting the operation of the historic trams.

92 Scotland Deeside Railway Company Limited TheThe WhiskyWhisky LineLine ROYAL DEESIDE RAILWAY KeithKeith && DufftownDufftown RailwayRailway Open weekends from Easter to September, plus Fridays from June to September.

Come and enjoy a day out on the Whisky Line. There is a full season of events including: Easter Egg Hunt, Spring and Autumn Whisky Festivals, a 1940s weekend in June, October Ghost trains and Santa specials in December. ROYAL DEESIDE RAILWAY ● Group bookings and charters welcome. Steam and diesel trains from April to October along bank River Dee ● Disabled facilities available at both stations. Restored Victorian Station ● Sidings Cafe at Dufftown station. Tel:01340 821181 Milton of Crathes, Banchory, AB31 5QH www.keithdufftownrailway.co.uk www.deeside-railway.co.uk KDRA is registered as a Scottish charity. No SCO46348

WEST COAST RAILWAYS - THE JACOBITE West Coast Railways - The Jacobite, Jesson Way, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 9UR

T: 0844 850 4680 E: [email protected] W: www.westcoastrailways.co.uk

Voted by Wanderlust magazine as the Greatest Railway Journey in the World, The Key Information Jacobite is the most regular steam excursion running on the national railway system and is run by West Coast Railways.

Period of Operation:...... Apr - Sep The 42-mile journey between Fort William and Mallaig in the Scottish Highlands is Adult Ticket Price:...... £37.75 arguably one of the most scenic lines in Britain, being part of the West Highland line and passing over the famous 21-arch concrete Glenfinnan Viaduct featured in the Junior Ticket Price:...... £20.75 Harry Potter films. Some of the carriages from the train were actually used in the films, Group Discount Available:...... Yes as West Coast Railways provided both the locomotive and carriages, making it an No. Required for Discount:...... 10-90 unmissable trip for Hogwarts fans. Pre-booking Essential:...... Yes Starting in the shadow of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain, the train visits Guided Tours:...... - Britain’s most westerly station, Arisaig; passes close to the deepest freshwater loch On-site Museum:...... - in Britain, Loch Morar and Britain’s shortest river, River Morar before finally arriving at Disabled Access:...... - Europe’s deepest seawater loch, Loch Nevis and the beautiful fishing village of Mallaig. Catering Available:...... Yes The round trip is 84 miles but one-way tickets may be booked for groups continuing to Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Armadale on Skye by ferry. This is an extremely popular service with most of the train Coach Parking:...... Yes only available for advanced reservations so booking well in advance is essential (seats Length of Track:...... 42 Miles may be purchased on the platform but places are limited). Number of Stations:...... -

Scotland 93 94 Ireland Trooperslane. Railway Preservation Society of Ireland DONEGAL RAILWAY HERITAGE CENTRE

The Old Station House, Tyrconnell Street, Donegal Town, County Donegal, Ireland

T: +353749722655 E: [email protected] W: www.donegalrailway.com

The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre was established in 1995 by the County Donegal Key Information Railway Restoration Limited. It is situated in the old Donegal Town station and houses a museum, information Period of Operation:...... All Year centre and a shop. Adult Ticket Price:...... Donation Other attractions onsite include restored (and unrestored) coaches, trailers and Junior Ticket Price:...... Donation garden with picnic area. Group Discount Available:...... Yes It appeals to locals and tourists alike with information on the history of the railway, No. Required for Discount:...... 10 model railway tracks, photographic displays, guides to the old routes and treasured railway memorabilia. Pre-booking Essential:...... - Guided Tours:...... Yes The museum is really created for enthusiasts of all ages! On-site Museum:...... Yes What else is in the area? Disabled Access:...... Yes - Donegal Castle Catering Available:...... Yes - Donegal Waterbus Alcohol Licence:...... - - Famine Pot Walk Coach Parking:...... Yes Length of Track:...... - - Donegal Town Heritage Trail Number of Stations:...... - - Many great pubs, restaurants and accommodation in Donegal Town.

DOWNPATRICK & COUNTY DOWN RAILWAY

Downpatrick & County Down Railway, Market Street, Downpatrick, BT30 6LZ

T: 028 4461 5779 E: [email protected] W: www.downrail.co.uk

Downpatrick & County Down Railway is Ireland’s only mainline heritage railway, with Key Information Irish Gauge trains running on 5’ 3” track. The railway is set in the heart of County Down on the old Belfast & County Down Railway, with two lines that run out into the countryside along with the only surviving triangle of track in Ireland. Period of Operation:...... Mar - Dec Most trains run to Inch Abbey, about two miles along the old mainline towards Belfast, Adult Ticket Price:...... £7.50 where the visitor can enjoy walks, visit the ancient Cistercian Abbey, visit our buffet Junior Ticket Price:...... £5.50 carriage or take a picnic. Special trains also run along our South Line towards the site of King Magnus Barefoot’s grave for Hallowe’en and Christmas. Services are Group Discount Available:...... Yes mainly steam-hauled, but an interesting collection of diesel locomotives from the Irish No. Required for Discount:...... 10 Traction Group is on site and sees regular use and occasional diesel running days. Pre-booking Essential:...... - Our small market town station in Downpatrick features a museum collection of Guided Tours:...... Yes fascinating artefacts from the Belfast & County Down Railway, a model railway for On-site Museum:...... Yes the kids, a gift shop and the large carriage gallery building where historic locos and Disabled Access:...... Yes carriages rub shoulders with unrestored vehicles and some heritage diesel traction Catering Available:...... Yes too. Alcohol Licence:...... - What else is in the area? Coach Parking:...... Yes The railway is adjacent to the St Patrick’s Centre in Downpatrick and close to St Length of Track:...... 4 Miles Patrick’s Cathedral, reputed to be the burial site of the Patron Saint of Ireland. Belfast Number of Stations:...... 4 is 40 minutes’ drive away and the seaside resort of Newcastle is nearby, with the attractions of the Mourne Mountains nearby as well.

Ireland 95 HEADHUNTERS BARBER SHOP & RAILWAY MUSEUM

5 Darling Street, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, BT74 7DP

T: 028 66327488 E: [email protected] W: www.headhuntersmuseum.com

Railways disappeared from rural Fermanagh over half a century ago, but the past is kept Key Information alive at a barber’s shop with a ‘rail’ difference in the Enniskillen. The unusual association between the barber’s shop and the Irish railway theme was inspired by the family’s interest in local railway history, and it now has one of the largest collections of Irish railway Period of Operation:...... Jan - Dec memorabilia on display. The museum collection owes its existence to former railway Adult Ticket Price:...... - employees and enthusiasts who are delighted that the romance of steam has been kept Junior Ticket Price:...... - alive. Group Discount Available:...... Yes The journey starts at the reconstructed Railway Booking Office where the ticket collector No. Required for Discount:...... - invites you to step on board and enjoy the nostalgia, social heritage and artefacts Pre-booking Essential:...... - associated with the railways which operated throughout Fermanagh and the Border Counties until their closure on the 30th September 1957. The exhibition lovingly recreates Guided Tours:...... Yes working environments such as the Station Master’s Office, Station Booking Office and On-site Museum:...... Yes Railway Signal Box, while showcasing uniforms, signalling instruments, signs, lamps, Disabled Access:...... - tableware, timetables, tickets and photographs from the three railway companies – The Catering Available:...... - Great Northern Railway (Ireland), The Sligo Leitrim & Northern Counties Railway and The Alcohol Licence:...... - Clogher Valley Railway. Coach Parking:...... - Its the only museum in the world offering railway heritage together with a haircut and several Length of Track:...... - well known TV personalities have visited including Gloria Hunniford, Richard Wilson and Laurence Llewelyn Bowen. Admission is free but you can combine your visit with a unique Number of Stations:...... - opportunity to have your hair professionally styled in the most nostalgic of surroundings!

RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF IRELAND

Whitehead Excursion Station, Castleview Road, Whitehead, County Antrim, BT38 9NA

T: 028 9358 6200 E: [email protected] W: www.steamtrainsireland.com

Key Information

Period of Operation:...... All Year Adult Ticket Price:...... - Junior Ticket Price:...... - Group Discount Available:...... - The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland is dedicated to the preservation, No. Required for Discount:...... - maintenance and operation of steam locomotives and vintage rolling stock on the mainline railways of Ireland. Pre-booking Essential:...... - Guided Tours:...... Yes The RPSI operates excursions over mainline railways throughout Ireland, mainly day excursions but also a number of one-day and weekend events for enthusiasts. On-site Museum:...... Yes Disabled Access:...... Yes The recently-opened Whitehead Railway Museum has been established to showcase Catering Available:...... Yes both the Society’s collection and its commitment to heritage skill used in the restoration and maintenance of its running fleet of locomotives, carriages and wagons. Alcohol Licence:...... Yes Coach Parking:...... Yes What else is in the area? Length of Track:...... 0.25 Miles - Gobbins Cliff Path, Islandmagee Number of Stations:...... 1 - Titanic Visitor Centre, Belfast

96 Ireland INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

Aberystwyth Cliff Railway...... 79 Isle of Man Steam Railway...... 31 Airedale Tours...... 2 Isle of Wight Steam Railway...... 49 Amberley Industrial Museum...... 45 Keighley & Worth Valley Railway...... 71 Apedale Valley Light Railway...... 27 Keith & Duftown Railway...... 93 Avon Valley Railway...... 55 Kent & East Sussex Railway...... 13 Babbacombe Cliff Railway...... 55 Kirklees Light Railway...... 65 Bala Lake Railway...... 81 Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway...... 37 Bishop Auckland (National Rail)...... 65 Leighton Buzzard Railway...... 9 Bluebell Railway...... 45 Llanberis Lake Railway...... 83 Bodmin & Wenford Railway...... 59 Llangollen Railway...... 79 Brecon Mountain Railway...... 81 Nene Valley Railway...... 19 Buckinghamshire Railway Centre...... 19 North Yorkshire Moors Railway...... 67 Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway...... 7 Ravenglass & Eskdale Steam Railway...... 33 Crich Tramway...... 23 Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway...... 41 Dartmoor Railway...... 61 Royal Deeside Railway...... 93 Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Boat Company..... 61 Science & Industry Museusm...... IFC East Lancashire Railway...... 35 Seaton Tramway...... 59 Ecclesbourne Valley Railway...... 27 Severn Valley Railway...... 23 Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway...... 73 South Devon Railway...... 57 Epping Ongar Railway...... 15 South Tynedale Railway...... 35 Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway...... 13 STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway.. 57 Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway...... 77 Swanage Railway...... 9 Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway...... OBC Tanfield Railway...... 69 Ffestiniog Travel...... 5 Vale of Rheidol Railway...... 79 French Brothers...... 43 Weardale Railway...... 67 Great Laxey Mine Railway...... 33 Welsh Highland Heritage Railway...... 85 Great Little Trains of Wales...... 87 Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway...... 77 Great Orme Tramway...... 83 West Somerset Railway...... 53 Groudle Glen Railway...... 37 Yarn Market Hotel...... 53 Head of Steam - Darlington Railway Museum...... 69

Other HRA Members Open to the Public: Invergarry & Fort Augustus Railway Museum Rushden, Higham Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum & Wellingborough Railway Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre Irish Steam Preservation Society Scarborough Spa Cliff Lift Battlefield Line - (Stradbally Narrow Gauge Railway) Scottish Industrial Railway Centre Black Country Living Museum Lathalmond Railway Museum - Shed47 Shillingstone Railway Project Blackpool Heritage Trams Lincolnshire Wolds Railway Shipley Glen Tramway Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway London Transport Museum Somerset & Dorset Railway Bridgnorth Cliff Railway Longleat Railway Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust Railway Mail Rail at the Postal Museum St. Albans South Signal Box Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society Stainmore Railway Company Cholsey & Wallingford Railway Moseley Heritage Museum Steeple Grange Light Railway Railway MOSI - Museum of Science & Industry Straffan Steam Museum Craigtoun Country Park North Bay Railway North Ings Farm Museum East Anglia Transport Museum Northampton & Lamport Railway Threlkeld Quarry Railway Old Kiln Light Railway Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway Perrygrove Railway & Treetop Adventure The Torbay Express Trust Hampshire Narrow Gauge Railway Trust Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust Volks Electric Railway Hastings East Hill Cliff Railway - (The West Shed Museum) Heritage Association Hastings West Hill Cliff Railway Railworld West Lancashire Light Railway Tramway Riverside Museum Whipsnade Zoo Jumbo Express Ingrow Loco Museum, Bahamas Loco Society Ruislip Lido Railway Whitehead Railway Museum

Editorial and Photo Credits: Airedale Tours, Liam Miller, Severn Valley Railway, Kirklees Light Railway, Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, Frank Dumbleton, Andrew Hardy, Tony Dimmer, Roger Dimmick, David Wilcock, Mike Spencer, John R Jones, Avon Valley Railway, Barry Bateman, Andrew P M Wright, Ian Brodie, Andy Galpin, Philip Lockett, Churnet Valley Railway, The Strathspey Railway, East Anglian Railway Museum, Dean Forest Railway, Isle of Wight Steam Railway, Kent & East Sussex Railway, Welsh Highland Railway, Andrew Thoirs, Daniel Mills, Richard Paice

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