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Locate Your Favourite UK Preserved Heritage Railway
Since the late 1960's when the last remaining steam locomotive clanked and rattled along the tracks to its fate at a scrapyard, and the age of steam had finally come to an end, interest in the UK railway preservation movement has increased in leaps and bounds bringing back the atmosphere of a bygone era.
For many decades past, heritage railways – such as standard gauge, narrow gauge light and miniature railways – have sprung up at countless locations across the UK, recreating the golden age of steam!
In
light of this ever-burgeoning interest, the 'Along These Tracks' blog
has published below a list, in alphabetical order, of over 100 'Heritage Railways' to be found throughout the UK.
Wherever possible, the heritage railway name, address, telephone number and website address details have been provided.
Please note: The illustrations used in this post do not apply to any particular entry.
Wherever possible, the heritage railway name, address, telephone number and website address details have been provided.
Please note: The illustrations used in this post do not apply to any particular entry.
Aln Valley Railway:
Lionheart Railway Station, Lionheart Enterprise Park, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2EZ.
www.alnvalleyrailway.co.uk
AmertonRailway:
Stowe-by-Chartley,
Weston, Staffs, ST18 7LB.
Tel:
01785 850965.
www.amertonrailway.co.uk
Apedale
Country Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs, ST5 7LB.
Tel:
0845 0941953.
www.avlr.org.uk
East
View Farm, Stone Lane, Ashmanhaugh, Norwich, NR12 8YW.
Tel:
01603 404263.
www.ashmanhaughlightrailway.co.uk
www.alrs.org.uk/site
Saffron
Walden, Essex, CB11 4JL.
Tel:
01799 542134.
Bitton
station, Bath Road, Bitton, BS30 6HD.
Tel:
0117 932 5538/7276.
Llanuwchllyn
station, Gwynedd.
The
Station Buildings, Barry Island, South Wales, CF62 5TH.
Tel:
01446 748816.
Barton
House, Hartwell Road, Wroxham, Norfolk, NR12 8TL.
Tel:
01603 782470/722858.
Shackerstone
station, Shackerstone, Leics, CV13 6NW.
Tel:
01827 880754.
Sheffield
Park Station, East Sussex.
Tel:
01825 720800.
Bodmin
General Station, Cornwall.
Tel:
01208 73666.
Bo'ness
station, Bo'ness, West Lothian, EH51 9AQ.
Tel:
01506 822298.
Springwell
Village, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE9 7QT.
Tel:
0191 4161847.
Pant
station, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 2UP.
Tel:
01685 722988.
Tel: 01379 686906.
Quainton Road,
Quainton, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP22 4BY.
Tel: 01296 655720.
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| Surviving milepost on former Northampton to Market Harborough railway line | Photo: Charles Moorhen |
Aylsham station,
Norwich Road, Aylsham, Norfolk.
Tel: 01263 733858.
The Station, Park Road,
Brechin, DD9 7AF.
Tel: 01356 622992.
Just off Llynclys Crossroads on A483, SY10 8BX.
Tel: 07527 107 592.
www.cambrianrailways.com
Chasewater Country
Park, Pool Road, Brownhills, Staffs.
Tel: 01543 412121.
Chinnor station,
Oxfordshire, OX39 4ER.
Wallingford station,
Hithercroft Road, Wallingford.
Tel: 01491 835067.
Station Road,
Cheddleton, ST13 7EE.
Tel: 01538 750755.
Castle Hedingham,
Essex.
Tel: 01787 461174.
Station Road, Corris,
Machynlleth, SY20 9SH.
Queen's Park station,
Torbay Road, Paignton, TQ4 6AF.
Tel: 01803 555872.
Norchard, Forest Road,
Lydney.
Tel: 01594 845840.
Derwent Valley Light Railway:
c/o The Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Lane, Murton, York, YO19 5UF.
Tel: 01904 489966.
www.dvlr.org.uk
Devon Railway Centre:
c/o The Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Lane, Murton, York, YO19 5UF.
Tel: 01904 489966.
www.dvlr.org.uk
Devon Railway Centre:
The Station, Bickleigh,
Tiverton, Devon, EX16 8RG.
Tel: 01884 85567.
Didcot, Oxfordshire,
OX11 7NJ.
Tel: 01235 817200.
Downpatrick & County Down Railway:
Market Street, Downpatrick, N. Ireland, BT30 6LZ.
www.downrail.co.uk
East Kent Railway:
Market Street, Downpatrick, N. Ireland, BT30 6LZ.
www.downrail.co.uk
East Kent Railway:
White Cliffs Colliery
Line, Station Road, Shepherdswell, Dover, Kent, CT15 7PD.
Tel: 01304 832042.
Bolton Street station,
Bury, Lancs, BL9 0EY.
Lakeside Country Park,
Wide Lane, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 5PE.
Tel: 02380 612020.
Cranmore station,
Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4QP.
Tel: 01749 880417.
Wirksworth station, off
Coldwell Street, Wirksworth, DE4 4FB.
Tel: 01629 823076.
Warcop, Cumbria, CA16 6PR.
www.evr-cumbria.org.uk
Elsecar Heritage
Centre, Wath Road, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8HJ.
Tel: 01226 746746.
Bolton Abbey station,
Skipton, North Yorkshire, BO23 6AF.
Tel: 01756 710614.
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| Semaphore Signal & Storm Clouds on Mid-Hants Railway |
Photo: Charles Moorhen
Ongar station, Station
Approach, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9BN.
Tel: 01277 365200.
Evesham Country Park,
Twyford, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 4TP.
Tel: 01386 422282.
Exbury Gardens,
Southampton, SO45 1AZ.
Tel: 023 8089 1203.
Beach Road, Fairbourne,
Gwynedd, LL38 2EX.
Tel: 01341 250362.
Harbour station,
Porthmadog, LL49 9NF.
Tel: 01766 516073.
Caverswall Road
station, Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent, ST11 9EA.
Tel: 01782
396210/259667.
Common Lane, Yenston,
Templecombe, Somerset.
Tel: 01963 370752.
The Railway Station,
Toddington.
Tel: 01242 621405.
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| Belgian Steam Tram Yvonne On The Northampton & Lamport Railway |
Photo: Charles Moorhen
Great Central Road,
Loughborough, Leicestershire.
Tel: 01509 230726.
Onchan, Isle of Man.
Tel: 01624 670453.
Bronwydd Arms,
Carmarthen, Wales.
Hayling Island,
Hampshire, PO11 0AG.
Tel: 023 9237 2427.
Ford Forge, Heathesham,
Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, TD12 4TJ.
Tel: 01890 8203170.
Trevarno Farm,
Prospidnick Farm, Helston, Cornwall.
Tel: 07875 481380.
Iron Hill, Liphook,
Hampshire, GU30 7LP.
Douglas, Isle of Man.
Tel: 01624 663366.
The Station, Haven
Street, PO33 4DS.
Tel: 01983 882204.
Haworth station,
Keighley, BD22 8NJ.
Tel: 01535 645214.
Dufftown Station,
Dufftown, Barffshire, AB55 4BA.
Tel: 01340 821181
Next to Kempton Park
Pumping Station, Snakey Lane, Middlesex, TW13 6XH.
Tel: 01932 765328.
Tenterden, TN30 6HE.
Tel: 01580 765155.
Clayton West station,
Huddersfield.
Tel: 01484 865727.
Haverthwaite station,
Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8AL.
Tel: 01539 531594.
St. Thomas Road,
Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8DA.
Isfield Station,
Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 5XB.
Page's Park station,
Billington Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TN.
Ludborough station,
Grimsby, DN35 5QS.
Tel: 01507 363881.
Gilfach Ddu, Llanberis,
Caernafon, Gwynedd, LL55 4TY.
Tel: 01286 870549.
The Station, Abbey
Road, Llangollen, LL20 8SN.
Tel: 01978 860979.
Woody Bay station,
Parracombe, Devon, EX31 4RA.
Douglas, Isle of Man.
www.manxelectricrailway.co.uk
The Middleton Railway
Trust Ltd., The Station, Moor Road, Hunslett, Leeds, LS10 2JQ.
Tel: 0113 271 0320.
www.middletonrailway.org.uk
The Station, Alresford,
Hampshire, SO24 9JG.
Tel: 01962 733810.
www.watercressline.co.uk
Butterley station,
Ripley, Derbyshire.
Tel: 01773 747674.
www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk
Station Road, Dereham,
Norfolk.
Tel: 01362 690633.
www.mnr.org.uk
Brockford station,
Wetheringsett, Stowmarket, IP14 5PW.
Tel: 01449 766899.
www.mslr.org.uk
Wansford station,
Stibbington, Peterborough.
Tel: 01780 784444.
www.nvr.org.uk
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| Northampton & Lamport Railway Signal Box |
North Gloucestershire Railway: (2' Gauge)
Rear of Toddington Station Yard, Toddington, Glos, GL54 5DT.
www.toddington-narrow-gauge.co.uk
Brampton station,
Chapel Brampton, Northants. NN6 8BA.
Tel: 01604 820327.
www.nlr.org.uk
The Station,
Sheringham, NR26 8RA.
Tel: 01263 820800.
www.nnrailway.co.uk
Pickering station, YO18
7AJ.
Tel: 01751 472508.
www.nymr.co.uk
Matlock station,
Derbyshire, DE4 3NA.
Tel: 01629 580381.
www.peakrail.co.uk
Perrygrove Road,
Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8QB.
Tel: 01594 834991.
www.perrygrove.co.uk
Plym Valley Railway:
Marsh Mills, Plym Bridge, Plymouth.
Tel: 07580689380.
www.plymrail.co.uk
Plym Valley Railway:
Marsh Mills, Plym Bridge, Plymouth.
Tel: 07580689380.
www.plymrail.co.uk
Off B4248 between
Blaenavon and Brynmawr.
www.pontypool-and-blaenavon.co.uk
Ravenglass, Cumbria.
Tel: 01229 717171.
www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk
Albert Edward Dock,
Riversway Docklands, Preston.
www.ribblesteam.org.uk
New Romney station,
Kent.
Tel: 01797 362353/6.
www.rhdr.org.uk
Royal Deeside Railway:
Milton of Crothes, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, AB31 5QH
Tel: 01330 844416.
www.deeside-railway.co.uk
Royal Deeside Railway:
Milton of Crothes, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, AB31 5QH
Tel: 01330 844416.
www.deeside-railway.co.uk
Rudyard station,
Rudyard Road, Rudyard, Leek, Staffs, ST13 8PF.
Tel: 01538 306704.
www.rlsr.org
Rushden Transport
Museum, Rushden station, Station Approach, Rushden, Northants, NN10
0AW.
Tel: 01933 353111.
www.rhts.co.uk
Bewdley,
Worcestershire, DY12 1BG.
Tel: 01299 403816.
www.svr.co.uk
Viaduct station,
Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 2DZ.
Tel: 01795 424899.
www.sklr.net
Laxey station,
Snaefell, Isle of Man.
Tel: 01624 675222.
www.iombusandrail.info/events
Midsomer Norton South
station, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Avon, BA3 2EY.
Tel: 01761 411221.
www.sdjr.co.uk
The Station,
Buckfastleigh, Devon.
Tel: 0845 345 1420.
www.southdevonrailway.org
West Station, Royal
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5QY.
Tel: 01892 537715.
www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk/
Steeplehouse station,
Old Porter Lane, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, DE4 4LS.
Tel: 07769 802587.
www.steeplegrange.co.uk
Aviemore station,
Dalfaber Road, Inverness-shire.
Tel: 01479 810725.
www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk
Tabors Farm, Sutton
Hall, Shopland Road, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1LQ.
Tel: 01702 334337.
www.steamheritage.co.uk/museums-and-attractions/entry/sutton_hall_railway
www.steamheritage.co.uk/museums-and-attractions/entry/sutton_hall_railway
Swanage station,
Dorset, BH19 1HB.
Tel: 01929 425800.
www.swanagerailway.co.uk
Tadpole Lane, Blunsdon,
Swindon, SN25 2DA.
Tel: 01793 771615.
www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
Wharf station, Tywyn,
Gwynedd, LL36 9EY.
01654 710472.
www.talyllyn.co.uk
Marley Hill Engine
Shed, Old Marley Hill, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE16 5ET.
Tel: 0845 463 4938.
www.tanfield-railway.co.uk
Tarka Valley Railway:
Torrington Station, Station Hill, Torrington, EX38 8JD.
Tel: 07881 905260.
www.tarkavalleyrailway.co.uk/
Tarka Valley Railway:
Torrington Station, Station Hill, Torrington, EX38 8JD.
Tel: 07881 905260.
www.tarkavalleyrailway.co.uk/
Henllan station,
Henllan, Llandysul, SA44 5TD.
Tel: 01559 371077.
www.teifivalleyrailway.org
Old Loco Shed, Bridge
Road, Horsehay, Telford, TF4 2NF.
Tel: 01952 503880.
www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/
Park Avenue,
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 1PG.
Tel: 01970 625819.
www.rheidolrailway.co.uk
Harbour station,
Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9NF.
Tel: 01766 516000.
www.festrail.co.uk
The Station, Tremadog
Road, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9DY.
Tel: 01766 513402.
www.whr.co.uk/
The Station, Llanfair
Caerinion, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 0SF.
Tel: 01938 810441.
www.wllr.org.uk/
Leeming Bar station,
Leases Road, Leeming Bar, Northallerton, N. Yorkshire, DL7 9AR.
www.wensleydalerailway.com
Station Road, Hesketh
Bank, Preston, Lancs, PR4 6SP.
Tel: 01772 815881.
www.wllr.net
The Railway Station,
Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5BG.
Tel: 01643 704996.
www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk
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