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Breamore Station
Breamore is the last surviving station on the now closed Salisbury & Dorset Junction Railway. The line was around 20 miles long and ran from Salisbury (Alderbury Junction) to West Moors near the Dorset Coast. The station was built in 1864 and the line itself opened in 1866. The line itself was single track with […]
Epping Signalling Museum
At the very far end of Epping tube station car park, you will find the Epping Signalling Museum. Unless you were passing by on the tube train or had heard about them previously, it’s highly unlikely you would find them. The museum consists of their L11 locomotive, collection of underground artifacts and the main attraction, […]
Mangapps Railway Museum
Mangapps railway museum was actually brought to my attention by a friend who just so happened to be in the area for a holiday. Prior to this, I had never heard of this place before but boy was it worth a visit. This is a privately owned working railway and museum in Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. […]
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway is quite literally a millionaires playground. The railway served no real purpose at its inception in 1924. It was the leisure pursuit of two very wealthy men who both had a shared passion for miniature railways and wanted their own to play ‘trains’ on. The first train ran along […]
Kent and East Sussex Railway
The Kent and East Sussex Railway was the first light passenger railway in Britain in the early 20th century and is celebrating its 50th anniversary of re-opening this year. The line runs for 10.5 miles in the gorgeous Rother Valley which is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty. Typically, normal national railways run over […]
Rocks by Rail
Rocks by Rail is a living museum in the East Midlands. It has the only comprehensive collection of locomotives and rolling stock related to standard gauge quarry railways in the UK. The site today sits on a reclaimed quarry and runs demonstrations of past quarrying practices and methods on certain days of the year. On […]
Clifton Rocks Railway
The Clifton Rocks Railway is probably one of the best kept secrets of the Bristol area. This was an underground funicular railway which linked Clifton at the top with Bristol Harbour at the bottom. The funicular was opened in 1893 and despite a strong start, passenger numbers dwindled quickly and the railway closed in September […]
Warmley Signal Box and Station
Warmley station used to be a small station on the Mangotsfield and Bath branch line. The station closed in 1966 due to the Beeching cuts but the station survives to this day as a café, serving refreshments to those who travel along the old railway route. The route has been converted to a cycle trail […]