www.avonvalleyrailway.org
Avon Valley Railway. Bitton (near Bristol) steam railway
operating a 2 mile long standard gauge line.
www.bala-lake-railway.co.uk
Narrow gauge 5 mile steam and diesel railway.
www.battlefield-line-railway.co.uk
Market Bosworth - Shackerstone 5 mile standard gauge preserved
line.
www.bodminandwenfordrailway.co.uk
From Bodmin Parkway to Bodmin Town to Boscarn Junction
- 6 mile Great Western branch line.
www.bluebell-railway.co.uk
The Bluebell Railway in Sussex, the original UK preserved
standard gauge railway. 10 miles, 100% steam.
www.bressingham.co.uk
Bressingham Steam Centre at Diss in Norfolk. One of Europe's leading collections, including over 40 steam railway locomotives, traction & stationary engines and vehicles, all restored to their former glory - and each with its own story to tell.
www.bucksrailcentre.org
The Buckingham Railway Centre at Quainton Road station
- Over 30 steam and diesel locomotives. Running on former
Great Central/Metropolitan main line on special occasions.
www.caledonianrailway.co.uk
The Brechin railway in Scotland - superb 5 mile steam line.
www.chasewaterrailway.co.uk
The Chasewater Railway at Chasewater Park, Staffordshire operates heritage, mainly ex-industrial, steam and diesel trains.
www.clan-line.org.uk
Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society - home to
one of Britains most travelled steam loco's: Bulleid
4-6-2 35028 'Clan Line'.
www.cprra.co.uk
Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway - growing steam
and diesel 3 mile line.
www.churnet-valley-railway.co.uk
Premier 6 mile steam line in Staffordshire.
www.tramway.co.uk
Crich Tram Museum / Line in Derbyshire. Britains biggest
collection of preserved trams.
www.deanforestrailway.co.uk
Dean Forest Railway - first class steam and diesel line
in Gloucestershire.
www.eastkentrailway.com
The last remnants of Col Stephens East Kent Light Railway
- 2 miles - Shepherdswell to Eythorn.
www.east-lancs-rly.co.uk
The East Lancashire Railway - as fine a collection of mainline
stock you'll see anywhere in Britain. 12 miles, from
Heywood to Bury to Rawtenstall.
www.eastsomersetrailway.com
East Somerset Railway at Cranmore - 4 mile ex Great Western
line founded by wildlife and railway artist David Shepherd.
www.festrail.co.uk
The Ffestiniog Railway - arguably the finest narrow gauge
line in the UK.
www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk
Foxfield Steam Railway - near Stoke-on-Trent. 3 mile steam
line, shortly to be expanded.
www.gwsr.com
Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway - 10 miles of former
Great Western main line from Cheltenham to Stratford-upon-Avon.
www.gcrailway.co.uk
Great Central Railway, Loughborough to Leicester, former
GCR main line - many express steam and diesel locomotives
running on a double track preserved railway (8 miles).
www.nthc.co.uk
Great Central Railway Nottingham - will one day connect
to the GCR Loughborough (5 miles)
www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway - a steam railway on The
Isle of Wight - Don't miss it!
www.kwvr.co.uk
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in West Yorkshire - 6
miles - the best of British Railways steam - featured
in 70's film: The Railway Children.
www.keith-dufftown.org.uk
Keith and Dufftown Railway - specialist 11 mile long Scottish
standard gauge diesel line.
www.kesr.org.uk
Kent and East Sussex Railway - Colonel Stephens 11 mile
long light railway - a major tourist attraction for the
area, runs from Bodiam Castle in Sussex to Tenterden,
Kent.
www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk
Midland Railway Centre - 4 miles of ex Midland line - over
20 mainline locomotives.
www.mnr.org.uk
The Mid Norfolk Railway specialises in express diesel traction.
12 mile line, connects BR at Wymondham.
www.watercressline.co.uk
The Mid Hants Railway - 10 miles of former London and South
Western Railway mainline. Connects with BR at Alton.
www.northyorkshiremoorsrailway.com
North Yorkshire Moors Railway - 18 miles of spectacular
scenery - superb restored stations and mainline locomotives.
www.nvr.org.uk
Nene Valley Railway, Peterborough - 7 miles of the old
Peterborough to Rugby cross country branch.
www.paignton-steamrailway.co.uk
Paignton and Dartmouth Railway - the best way to see this
part of Devon.
www.peakrail.co.uk
Ex Midland mainline - runs from Matlock to Rowsley in the
Derbyshire Peak District.
www.rhdr.org.uk
A fine 15" gauge railway - 17 locomotives and 100's
of coaches - 14 miles of track - runs between Hythe and
Dungeness over the Romney Marsh.
www.svr.co.uk
Severn Valley Railway - big and beautiful railway, runs
from Kidderminster in Worcestershire to Bridgenorth in
Shropshire - But you knew that anyway...
www.sklr.net
Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway. Narrow gauge ex
industrial line - 2 miles.
www.snowdonrailway.co.uk
Snowdon Mountain Railway in Wales - 5 mile narrow gauge
steam powered rack railway.
www.southdevonrailway.org
One of the first preserved railways in the UK - The South
Devon Railway runs from Totnes to Buckfastleigh in Devon.
www.strps.org.uk
South Tynedale Railway - Scenic narrow gauge steam line built on the trackbed of the Alston to Haltwhistle
line.
www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk
Spa Valley Railway, Tunbridge Wells - recently restored
Southern/LB&SC mainline - 3 miles - steam and diesel.
www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk
The Strathspey Railway is Scotland's premier preserved
steam railway - former Highland Railway mainline - operates
from Aviemore to Broomhill via Boat-of-Garten (10 miles).
www.swanagerailway.co.uk
Former LSWR branch from Wareham to Swanage - many express
Southern Railway engines and carriages.
www.talyllyn.co.uk
Talyllyn Railway - premier narrow gauge line in Wales -
Do not miss!
ukhrail.uel.ac.uk
A guide to the entire heritage railway scene in the UK
and Ireland, including details of special events and
operating days for all steam railways.
www.weardale-railway.org.uk
Newcomer to the UK heritage railway scene
- it is proposed that the Weardale Railway in County Durham
will soon be running regular service trains between Bishop
Auckland
and Stanhope.
www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
West Somerset Railway - the longest preserved line in the
UK and one of the best. Minehead to Bishops Lydeard (and
sometime Taunton maybe?)
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