Other Heritage Railways

Other Heritage Railways (Standard Gauge)

This section is divided into two parts:

(A) Heritage Railways Operating From A Single Station (with timetabled trains)

(B) Other Heritage Railway Stations and Railways

(A) Heritage Railways Operating From A Single Station (with timetabled trains)

Featuring:

- Colne Valley Railway

- Eden Valley Railway

- Northampton & Lamport Railway

- Mid Suffolk Light Railway

- Ribble Steam Railway and Museum

- Rushden Higham & Wellingborough Railway

- Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust

- Stainmore Railway Company

Note that we have defined a ‘heritage railway’ as one that operates trains along at least one mile of railway between at least two stations.

A number of railway operations run standard gauge heritage trains from a single station site, sometimes from a preserved station with attached attractions, such as a museum. They typically operate trains up to a mile from the station site, often on a timetabled basis. Many aspire to extend in due course including the opening of a second station.

The Railway Club Directory separately lists such railways. For further information, you can click into the given website address to be diverted to the website of the relevant railway entity.

1. Colne Valley Railway

RCD Overview: One mile operating from Castle Hedingham station. With museum, open

signal box, picnic areas, shops: well worth a visit.

Operates from: Castle Hedingham Station

Address: Yeldham Road, Castle Hedingham, Essex, CO9 3DZ

Operating Season: April to October (Santa specials December)

Membership: Annual fee is £22

Membership Benefits: Unlimited half price entry to railway and 10% discount in shop.

Website: www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk

Email: info@colnevalleyrailway.co.uk

Locomotives

Steam Locomotives:

- Hunslet Engine Co - No. 5

- Lake & Elliot - ‘Henry’

- Ruston & Hornsey - No. 281266

- Austerity locomotive - WD 190 (awaiting overhaul)

- Austerity locomotive - WD 200 (under restoration)

- Robert Stephenson and Hawthorn - ‘Jupiter’ (under restoration)

- Avonside Engine Co - ‘Barrington’ (Stored)

- Hawthorn Leslie - No. 1 (static)

Diesel Locomotives/ DMUs

- BR Class 03 shunters - D2041 & D2184

- Heritage DMU - M55033

- Heritage DMU - W51339 & W51382

- Class 43 High Speed Train

2. Eden Valley Railway

RCD Overview: Currently operates a little under a mile from Warcop station. This railway has aspirations to extend to Appleby, and even to the Stainmore Railway at Kirkby Stephen. Has a small collection of diesel locomotives and DEMUs.

Operates from: Warcop Station

Address: Warcop, Appleby, Cumbria, CA16 6PR

Operating Season: April to October

Membership: Annual fee is £28

Website: www.evr-cumbria.org.uk

Email: enquiries@evr-cumbria.org.uk

Locomotives

- BR Class 37 - 37042 (awaiting restoration)

- BR Class 47 - 47799 (undergoing re-wiring/ out of action)

- DEMU ‘Thumper’ two car unit - 1109 (205009)

- Motor Luggage Vans (S68003, S68005 and S68010)

- Collection of diesel shunters

3. Northampton & Lamport Railway

RCD Overview: A railway on a section of the former Northampton - Harborough main line. Has a collection of industrial steam locomotives and an operating line out of Pitsford and Brampton Station. In process of exceeding to Broughton to give a 2-mile line.

Operates from: Pitsford & Brampton Station

Address: Pitsford Road, Chapel Brampton, NN6 8BA

Operating Season: Late March to October (Santa specials December)

Membership: Annual fee is £20

Membership Benefits: 50% off the published fares/ ‘Premier Line’ magazine/ Member only Special Offers in platform shop (specific times only)/ Opportunity to become a volunteer

Website: www.nlr.org.uk

Email: enquiries@nlr.org.uk

Locomotives

Steam Locomotives:

- GWR Class 2884 2-8-0 - 3862 (awaiting restoration)

- GWR Hall Class 4-6-0 - 5967 ‘Bickmarsh Hall’ (under restoration)

Industrial

- Hawthorn Lesley - 3718 ‘Swanscombe No.4’ (operational)

- Andrew Barclay - 776 ‘Firefly’ (under restoration)

- Peckett - 1378 ‘Westminster’ (under restoration)

- Peckett R4 Class - 2104 (withdrawn)

- Andrew Barclay - 2323 ‘Irchester Quarries No.9’ (under restoration)

- Hunslet Austerity - 3193

Diesel Locomotives

- BR Class 31 - 31 289 (D5821) ‘Phoenix’ (operational)

- BR Class 47 - 47205 (under overhaul)

- Ruston & Hornsby - No. 53 ‘Sir Alfred Wood’

- Ruston & Hornsby - No. 764 ‘Sir Gyles Isham’

4. Mid Suffolk Light Railway

RCD Overview: A railway on the former Laxfield branch, which gives a good feel of a rural light railway. Has a small collection of steam and diesel locomotives.

Operates from: Brockford Station

Address: Wetheringsett, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5PW

Operating Season: April to September (Santa specials December)

Membership: Annual fee is £12

Membership Benefits: Discounted entry to museum / Quarterly magazine ‘Making Tracks’

Website: www.mslr.org.uk

Email: enquiries@mslr.org.uk

Locomotives

Steam Locomotives:

- North Eastern Railway Y7 0-4-0T - LNER no.985 (undergoing restoration)

- Bagnall 0-4-0ST - No. 2565 (out of ticket)

- Cockerill 0-4-0VBWT tram - No. 2525

Diesel shunters

- Ruston & Hornsby 165 0-4-0DM

- Ruston & Hornsby 48DS 0-4-0

5. Ribble Steam Railway and Museum

RCD Overview: Both a railway museum and an operating heritage line. The museum has an impressive collection of locomotives, mostly steam. The line operates out of the museum along the Preston Docks area. Well worth a visit.

Operates from: The Museum Station

Address: Chain Caul Rd, Riversway, Preston, PR2 2PD

Operating Season: Late March to September (Santa specials December)

Membership: Annual fee is £15

Membership Benefits: Discounter fares/ Magazine, ‘Ribble Pilot’

Website: www.ribblesteam.org.uk

Email: enquiries@ribblesteam.co.uk

Frequently Operating Steam Locomotives:

- Furness Railway (Sharp Stewart & Co) - No.20

- Hawthorn Leslie 0-6-0 - 3931 (1938) ‘Linda’

- Grant Ritchie 0-4-0ST - 272 (1894)

- Bagnall 0-6-0ST - 2680 (1942) ‘Courageous’

Other Steam locomotives (some seen in the museum):

- GWR Hall Class - 4979 ‘Wootton Hall’

- GWR 0-6-2T - 5643 (out on loan)

- Andrew Barclay: 7

- Avonside: 3

- Bagnall: 1

- Borrows: 2

- Hunslet: 5

- LNWR: 1

- LYR: 1

- Peckett: 6

- RSH: 1

- Sentinel: 2

together with many industrial diesel shunters

6. Rushden Higham & Wellingborough Railway (Rushden Transport Museum & Railway)

RCD Overview: A heritage railway operated by the Rushden Historical Transport Society in the town of Rushden on the former Wellingborough - Higham Ferris branch line. Currently operates over quarter of a mile with plans to extend.

Operates from: - Rushden Station

Address: Station Approach, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 0AW

Operating Season: April to September (Santa specials December)

Membership: Annual fee is £25

Membership Benefits: Periodical issues of ‘Olde Wheels’/ 10% discount at station bar

Website: www.rhts.co.uk

Email: secretary@rhts.co.uk

Locomotive:

- Class 142 ‘Pacer’ diesel multiple unit

7. Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust

RCD Overview: The only part of the former Somerset and Dorset railway that still has standard gauge trains running on it, a very good reason in itself to support and visit this railway. Has run well attended galas with interesting range of visiting steam locomotives.

Operates from: Midsomer Norton Station

Address: Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, Somerset, BA3 2EY

Operating Season: March to early November (Santa specials December)

Membership: Annual fee is £20

Membership Benefits: Access to all areas /Three issues of the Trust magazine per year / Volunteering opportunities

Website: www.sdjr.co.uk

Email: general@sdjr.co.uk

Locomotives

Steam Locomotive:

- Sentinel Steam locomotive - 7109 ‘Joyce’

Diesel shunters/DMU

- BR Class 03 shunter - D2128

- BR Class 08 shunter - D4095

- English Electric DH648A shunter - D1120

- Heritage Class 107 DMU: SC52006 and SC52025

8. Stainmore Railway Company

RCD Overview: Has the feel of a ‘living museum’ with historic steam locomotives and carriages at a well-preserved station site (Kirkby Stephen East). Trains run a short distance out of station.

Operates from: Kirkby Stephen East Station

Address: South Road, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, CA17 4LA

Operating Season: Easter to December

Membership: Can be a shareholder - £10 / Can subscribe to SRC quarterly newsletter - £15

Website: www.kirkbystepheneast.co.uk

Email: kseonlineshop@gmail.com

Steam Locomotives:

- North Eastern Railway express engine - No. 910 (locomotive on loan from NRM)

- North Eastern Railway J21 freight locomotive - No.876 (later 65033) (being restored)

- Peckett : Four-wheeled industrial steam engine - ‘FC Tingey’

- Peckett : Four-wheeled industrial steam engine - ‘Lytham St. Annes’

- Hunslet 0-6-0 - No.68009 (under-restoration)

(B) Other Heritage Railway Stations/ Lines

This is a catch-all category for those standard gauge railway operations which are not yet substantive enough to be classified as a ‘heritage railway’ as we have defined that term (although many aspire to be so), but which nonetheless warrant entry in a directory of this nature. These do not have regular timetabled trains but many do operate trains on some basis, some within restricted confines at selected times, some within parks or centres. For further information, you can click into the given website address to be diverted to the website of the relevant entity.

Alderney Railway

Braye Road, Alderney

www.alderneyrailway.gg

Appleby Frodingham Railway

Brigg Rd, Scunthorpe DN16 1BP

www.afrps.co.uk

Barry Tourist Railway

Station Approach Rd, Island, Barry CF62 5TH

www.visitthevale.com/attractions/BarryTouristRailway

Derwent Valley Light Railway

Murton Lane, York YO19 5UF

www.dvlr.org.uk