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Details of all steam railways in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Britain's preserved, heritage, standard, narrow, miniature gauge train lines

also steam centres, tramways and railway museums

 

 

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There are three are three ways you can find information on this website:

  • A - Z of Railways is a complete listing of over 180 railway related organisations open to the public.

     

  • Use the menu buttons at the top of the page to be taken a map of the area of the country required and click on the grey headings go to the appropriate page.

     

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New on the website•  Information on the Steeple Grange Light Railway
•  An article on the Battle of the Railway Gauges
•  Details of the Kidderminster Railway Museum

 

 

Editor's Notes

 

Although most railways are closed at this time there are still some that are operating, they include: Mid-Hants Railway, Bluebell Railway, Lavender Line, Peak Rail, Cleethorpes Light Railway, Chasewater Railway, Tanfiled Railway, East Lancashire Railway, Rudyard Lake Steam Railway and Evesham Vale Light Railway.  

 

As this is an off peak time there will be some not running steam locomotives, so check with their website if this is important to you. Next time in Editor's Notes I will report on the railways that are open during the school half term holidays in February.

 

At present I'm updating the timetables, prices, You Tube videos and resident steam locomotive details in the main part of the website. If the service section has a bullet point after it this indicates that it has been revised.

 

G.P.B. 

 

 

Railway News

 

Pensioner turned onto railway line       the telegraph

Northern Rail has lowest customer satisfaction     Yorkshire post

Bribes given to railway worker during Olympics     mail online

Beaver line, a new heritage railway     gazette

Scrap metal dealers the 'weak link'     huff post

Ellesmere Port railway station gets award     Ellesmere Pot pioneer


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Only railways that run steam trains on a regular basis are included in the main listings. All lines have a minimum of one mile of track and one station.

 

Not all trains will be hauled by steam locomotives, many railways use diesel power in off peak periods. Please check with the company concerned if you must travel by steam train.


If you decide to visit one of the railways go to their web site for the latest information. Note that  telephone lines will probably only be answered when trains are running.

We have tried to indicate the days a railway is operating a service but some have a variable timetable so you must check with the organisation to confirm trains are running on a certain day.


Special event days will probably be a different price to the one shown.

 

We cannot be responsible for any inaccuracies, please email us if you find anything that is incorrect

 

 

Last updated 21/1/12                                                                                     top of the page


 


 

Tanfield Railway

 


 


 

Peak Rail