Railway Museums
Beamish
County Durham.
The Living Museum of the North. Open: Daily.
Tel: 0191 370 4000.
Coleford GWR Museum
Coleford, Gloucestershire. Open: Fris and Sats. Tel: 01594 832032/833569.
Crewe Heritage Centre
Vernon Way, Crewe. Open: W/Es and BHs. Tel: 01270 212130.
Head of Steam
North Road Station, Darlington. Open: Tues-Sun.
Tel: 01325 405060.
Leeds Industrial Museum
Armley Mills, Leeds. Open: Tues-Suns. Tel: 0113 378 2097.
Locomotion: The National Railway Museum, Shildon
Co Durham. Open: Weds-Suns. Tel: 033 0058 0058.
London Transport Museum
Covent Garden. Open: Daily.
Tel: 0343 222 5000.
Manchester Museum of Science & Industry
Castlefield, Manchester.
Open: Weds-Suns in term time, daily in school holidays.
Tel: 033 0058 0058.
National Railway Museum
Leeman Road, York. Open: Weds-Suns. Tel: 033 0058 0058.
Rail Story
Ingrow, West Yorks.
Open: Carriage Works daily, Engine Shed W/Es.
Tel: 01535 690739 or 01535 680425.
Railworld Wildlife Haven
Peterborough. Open: TBA.
Tel: 01733 344420.
Riverside Museum
Glasgow. Open: Daily. Tel: 0141 287 2720.
STEAM - Museum of the GWR
Swindon. Open: Daily. Tel: 01793 466637.
Tiverton Museum
Tiverton, Devon. Open: Thurs-Sats. Tel: 01884 256295.
West Cumberland Railway Museum
St Bees, Cumbria.
Open one week per month or by appointment for special interest groups – contact petergrooke@btinternet.com
Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Cultra, Co. Down. Open: TBA.
Tel: +44 (0)28 9042 8428.
Tel: 01629 580381.
Running: July 10/11, 13/14, 17/18; other dates TBA.
Perrygrove Railway
15in gauge.
B4228, Coleford, Gloucestershire.
Tel: 01594 834991.
Running: W/Es, Tues, Thurs then daily from July 20.
Rocks by Rail
Standard gauge, ¼ mile. Cottesmore, Rutland. Tel: 07974 171068.
Open: August 1, 15, 29/30.
Rudyard Lake Railway
10¼in gauge, 1½ miles.
Leek, Staffs.
Tel: 01538 269948.
Running: Fri-Sun then daily from July 19 through August.
Rushden Transport Museum
Standard gauge, ½ mile. Rushden, Northants.
Tel 0300 3023 150.
Open: Station bar open Weds-Suns, railway TBA.
Severn Valley Railway
Standard gauge, 16 miles. Kidderminster, Worcs,
DY10 1QR.
Tel: 01562 757900.
Running: July 10/11, 13-15, then daily from July 17.
Statfold Barn Railway
2ft gauge, one mile. Tamworth, Staffs
B79 0BU.
Tel: 01827 830389.
Running: July 10/11, 18, 27-29, August 4-6, 8, 10-12, 17-20, 23-27.
Tanat Valley Light Railway
Standard gauge, 1½ miles. Nantmawr, Shropshire.
Tel: 01691 780042.
Open: July 24/25 (James Bond event).
NORTH WEST
East Lancashire Railway
Standard gauge, 12 miles.
Bury, Lancs.
Tel: 0333 320 2830.
Running: Wed-Sun until September 26, plus August 30.
Great Laxey Mine Railway
19in gauge, ¼ mile.
Laxey, Isle of Man.
Tel: 01624 862007/670386.
Running: Sats until end of September.
Groudle Glen Railway
2ft gauge, ¾ mile.
Isle of Man.
Tel: 01624 670453.
Running: Suns & Weds in July and August.
Heaton Park Tramway
Standard gauge, ½ mile. Manchester.
Tel: 0161 740 1919. Running: August 7.
Isle of Man Steam Railway
3ft gauge, 15½ miles.
Douglas, Isle of Man.
Tel: 01624 662525.
Running: Fris-Suns to July 18, other dates TBA.
Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
Standard gauge, 3½ miles. Near Ulverston, Cumbria. Tel: 01539 531594. Running: TBA.
Manx Electric Railway
3ft gauge, 17 miles. Douglas, Isle of Man.
Tel: 01624 697473.
Running: Fris-Suns to July 18, other dates TBA.
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
15in gauge, seven miles. Ravenglass, Cumbria.
Tel: 01229 717171. Running: Daily until Oct 31.
Ribble Steam Railway
Standard gauge, 1½ miles. Preston, Lancs.
Tel: 01772 728800.
Running: Sats July and August.
Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum
2ft gauge, ½ mile.
Threlkeld, Cumbria.
Tel: 01768 779747.
Running: Tues-Suns (diesel), steam daily in school holidays.
West Lancashire Light Railway
2ft gauge.
Hesketh Bank, Lancs.
Tel: 01772 815881.
Running: Suns and B/Hs until November 7 plus Weds in August.
NORTH EAST
Aln Valley Railway
Standard gauge, 1½ miles. Alnwick, Northumberland.
Tel: 0300 030 3311.
Running: W/Es, also Weds in August.
Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society
Standard gauge, 15 miles. British Steel Steelworks, Scunthorpe.
Tel: 07889 297271. Running: TBA.
Bowes Railway
Standard gauge, 1¾ miles. Springwell, Tyne & Wear. Tel: 07850 916484. Running: TBA.
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
15in gauge, two miles. Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire. Tel: 01472 604657.
Running: Daily until end of September.
Derwent Valley Light Railway
Standard gauge, ½ mile. Murton, near York.
Tel: 01904 489966.
Running: Demonstration freights & shunting Suns & B/Hs, passenger trains TBA.
Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
Standard gauge, five miles. Embsay, North Yorks.
Tel: 01756 795189.
Running: Sats-Tues until July 25, then daily July 27-August 31.
Heatherslaw Light Railway
15in gauge, two miles. Ford Forge, Northumberland. Tel: 01890 820244.
Running: Daily
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Standard gauge, five miles, footplate experience, wine and dine. Haworth, West Yorks, BD22 8NJ.
Tel: 01535 645214.
Running: Weds-Suns until July 25, then W/Es to August 22 plus other dates TBA.
Kirklees Light Railway
15in gauge, four miles. Huddersfield, West Yorks.
Tel: 01484 865727.
Running: July 10/11, then daily from July 17 through August.
Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway
2ft gauge.
Skegness, Lincs. Tel: 07407 500884. Running: Weds and Sats late July to early September (TBA – reopening planned July 24).
Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
Standard gauge, 1½ miles. Ludborough, Lincolnshire.
Tel: 01507 363881.
Running: Suns in July and Sat 31, Suns and Weds to August 18, then August 21/22 and 28-30.
Middleton Railway
Standard gauge, 1½ miles. Hunslet, Leeds.
Tel: 0845 680 1758. Running: TBA.
North Bay Railway
20in gauge, ⁄ mile. Scarborough, North Yorks. Tel: 01723 368791.
Running: Daily until end of October.
North Tyneside Railway
Standard gauge, two miles.
North Shields.
Tel: 0191 277 7135.
Running: Suns, B/H Mondays, and Thurs during school holidays. 30th Anniversary Gala July 9-11.
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Standard gauge, 18 miles. Grosmont, North Yorks. Tel: 01751 472508. Running: Daily.
South Tynedale Railway
2ft gauge, 4¾ miles.
Alston, Cumbria. Tel: 01434 338212. Running: W/Es & B/Hs July 3 to end of October.
Tanfield Railway
Standard gauge, three miles. Near Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. Tel: 07508 092365.
Running: July 11, other dates TBA.
Weardale Railway
Standard gauge, 18 miles. Stanhope, Co. Durham.
Running: Reopening summer TBA.
Wensleydale Railway
Standard gauge, 22 miles. Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire.
Tel: 01677 425805.
Open: Weds & W/Es until July 25, then Tues-Suns through August.
Yorkshire Wolds Railway
Standard gauge, 1,000ft.
Fimber, East Yorkshire.
Tel: 01377 338053.
Open: Suns & B/Hs until September 26.
WALES
Bala Lake Railway
2ft gauge, 4½ miles. Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd. Tel: 01678 540666.
Running: Daily July & August.
Barry Tourist Railway
Standard gauge, two miles. Barry, Vale of Glamorgan.
Tel 01446 748816.
Running: July 10/11, 17/18, 24 (steam Sats, diesel Suns).
Brecon Mountain Railway
1ft 11¾in gauge, five miles. Pant, Mid-Glamorgan.
Tel: 01685 722988.
Running: July reopening TBA.
Conwy Valley Railway Museum
7¼in and 15in gauge, ¾ mile. Betws-y-Coed station, Conwy. Tel: 01690 710568.
Open: Daily.
Corris Railway
2ft 3in gauge, ¾ mile. Corris, near Machynlleth. Tel: 01654 761701. Running: Suns.
Fairbourne Railway
12¼in gauge, two miles. Fairbourne, Gwynedd. Tel: 01341 250362. Running: W/Es & Tues-Thurs, then daily from July 20.
Ffestiniog Railway
2ft gauge, 13½ miles. Porthmadog, Gwynedd.
Tel: 01766 516000.
Running: Daily until July 23, other dates TBA.
Gwili Railway
Standard gauge, four miles. Bronwydd Arms, Carmarthenshire.
Tel: 01267 238213. Running: TBA.
Llanberis Lake Railway
2ft gauge, three miles. Llanberis, Gwynedd. Tel: 01286 870549. Running: Sats-Thurs, then daily from July 17.
Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway
Standard gauge, ¼ mile. Cynheidre, Carmarthenshire. Tel: 07956 082305. Running: TBA.
Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway
Standard gauge, 3½ miles. Blaenavon, Torfaen. Tel: 01495 792263. Running: TBA.
Rhyl Miniature Railway
15in gauge.
Rhyl, North Wales.
Tel: 01352 759109.
Running: W/Es and Fris until July 16 then daily until end of August.
Snowdon Mountain Railway
800mm gauge, 4½ miles. Llanberis, Gwynedd. Tel: 01286 870223. Running: Daily until end of October (diesel only).
Talyllyn Railway
2ft 3in gauge, 7½ miles. Tywyn, Gwynedd. Tel: 01654 710472. Running: Daily.
Teifi Valley Railway
2ft gauge, ½ mile. Henllan, Ceredigion, SA44 5TD. Tel: 01559 371077.
Running: W/Es.
Vale of Rheidol Railway
1ft 11¾in gauge, 12 miles. Aberystwyth, Ceredigion.
Tel: 01970 625819.
Running: Daily until end of October.
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
2ft gauge, one mile. Porthmadog, Gwynedd.
Tel: 01766 513402.
Running: Weds, Thurs and Sats to July 15, then TBA.
Welsh Highland Railway
2ft gauge, 26 miles. Caernarfon, Gwynedd. Tel: 01766 516000. Running: Sats & Tues-Thurs until July 22, other dates TBA.
Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway
2ft 6in gauge, eight miles.
Llanfair Caereinion, Powys.
Tel: 01938 810441.
Running: W/Es and Tues-Thurs to July 22, then TBA.
SCOTLAND
Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway
Standard gauge, five miles. Bo'ness, West Lothian.
Tel: 01506 825855.
Running: Sats, Suns, Tues and Weds in July and August.
Caledonian Railway
Standard gauge, four miles. Brechin, Angus.
Tel: 01356 622992. Running: Reopening TBA.
Lathalmond Railway Museum
Standard gauge, ½ mile. Scottish Vintage Bus Museum, Lathalmond, nr Dunfermline.
Tel: 07379 914801.
Running: Suns June-October.
Strathspey Railway
Standard gauge, 10 miles. Aviemore, Inverness-shire. Tel: 01479 810725. Running: Daily.
IRELAND
Railway Preservation Society of Ireland
5ft 3in gauge. Whitehead, Co. Antrim.
Tel: +44 28 9358 6200.
Open: Museum open Thurs to Sat. Running: W/Es July and August.
The details in this list were correct at the time of going to press. We strongly advise that you confirm details with the venue concerned. Pre-booking is often essential.
TBA = To Be Announced