UP & RUNNING
MIDLANDS
Abbey Pumping Station
2ft gauge, ¼ mile. Corporation Road, Leicester, LE4 5PX. Tel: 0116 299 5111.
Open: Daily until October 31.
Amerton Railway
2ft gauge, one mile. Stowe-by-Chartley, Staffs.
Tel: 01889 271337.
Running: W/Es until end of October, plus October 27.
Apedale Valley Railway
2ft gauge, ½ mile.
Apedale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs.
Tel: 0845 094 1953.
Running: October 2/3 (Steam Gala), 9, 30/31.
Barrow Hill Roundhouse
Standard gauge.
Barrow Hill, near Chesterfield. Tel: 01246 475554.
Open: W/Es until December 12.
Battlefield Line
Standard gauge, five miles. Shackerstone, Leics.
Tel: 01827 880754.
Running: W/Es until end of October, also Weds October 20 & 27.
Chasewater Railway
Standard gauge, two miles.
Walsall, West Midlands.
Tel: 01543 452623.
Running: Suns to October 17, then October 23/24, 27, 29-31.
Churnet Valley Railway
Standard gauge, 5¼ miles. Cheddleton, Staffs.
Tel: 01538 360522. Running: W/Es in October.
Crich Tramway Village
Standard gauge, one mile. Crich, Derbyshire.
Tel: 01773 854 321
Open: Sats-Thurs until October 31.
Dean Forest Railway
Standard gauge, 4½ miles. Norchard, Lydney, Glos.
Tel: 01594 845840.
Running: W/Es, Weds except October 23/24.
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Standard gauge, nine miles. Wirksworth, Derbyshire.
Tel: 01629 823076.
Running: W/Es in October plus October 26 and 28-31.
Echills Wood Railway
7¼in gauge, 1¼ miles. Kingsbury Water Park, Sutton Coldfield. Running: Suns.
Evesham Vale Railway
15in gauge, 1¼ miles.
A46 north of Evesham, Worcs. Tel: 01386 422282.
Running: W/Es plus October 25-29.
Foxfield Railway
Standard gauge, 5½ miles. Blythe Bridge, Staffs.
Tel: 01782 396210.
Running: Suns in October plus 27th.
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
Standard gauge, 15 miles. Toddington, Glos.
Tel: 01242 621405.
Running: W/Es, Tues-Thurs in October.
Great Central Railway
Standard gauge, eight miles. Loughborough,
Leics, LE11 1RW.
Tel: 01509 632323. www.gcrailway.co.uk Running: W/Es.
Midland Railway – Butterley
Standard gauge, 3½ miles. Ripley,
Derbyshire.
Tel: 01773 570140.
Running: W/Es in October plus 25-29.
Northampton & Lamport Railway
Standard gauge, two miles. Pitsford, Northants.
Tel: 01604 820327. Running: Suns in October.
Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway
Standard gauge, 1½ miles. Hunsbury Hill, Northampton.
Tel: 01604 702031. Running: TBA.
North Gloucestershire Railway
2ft gauge, ½ mile. Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, Toddington.
Running: TBA.
Nottingham Heritage Railway
Standard gauge, 10 miles. Ruddington, Notts. Tel: 0115 940 5705. Open: October 3.
Peak Rail
Standard gauge, four miles. Matlock, Derbyshire.
Tel: 01629 580381. Running: TBA.
Perrygrove Railway
15in gauge.
B4228, Coleford, Gloucestershire.
Tel: 01594 834991.
Running: Tues, Thurs & W/Es plus October 25-31.
Rocks by Rail
Standard gauge, ¼ mile. Cottesmore, Rutland. Tel: 07974 171068. Open: October 3, 17, 24.
Rudyard Lake Railway
10¼in gauge, 1½ miles.
Leek, Staffs.
Tel: 01538 269948.
Running: W/Es plus October 25-31.
Rushden Transport Museum
Standard gauge, ½ mile. Rushden, Northants.
Tel 0300 3023 150.
Open: Station bar open daily. 1940s Weekend October 16/17.
Severn Valley Railway
Standard gauge, 16 miles. Kidderminster, Worcs, DY10 1QR.
Tel: 01562 757900.
Running: Diesel Gala October 1-3. W/Es in October and 25-31.
Statfold Barn Railway
2ft gauge, one mile. Tamworth, Staffs
B79 0BU.
Tel: 01827 830389.
Running: 1940s Dance Evening October
15. School's Out Oct 25-29, Halloween Oct 27-31
Tanat Valley Light Railway
Standard gauge, 1½ miles. Nantmawr, Shropshire
SY10 9HW.
Tel: 01691 780042. www.tanatvalleyrailway.co.uk
Open: Home Front event October 23/24.
Telford Steam Railway
Standard gauge, one mile. Telford, Shropshire. Open: TBA.
NORTH WEST
East Lancashire Railway
Standard gauge, 12 miles.
Bury, Lancs.
Tel: 0333 320 2830.
Running: W/Es in October plus 27-29. Autumn Steam Gala October 15-17.
Great Laxey Mine Railway
19in gauge, ¼ mile. Laxey, Isle of Man.
Tel: 01624 862007/670386. Running: TBA.
Groudle Glen Railway
2ft gauge, ¾ mile.
Isle of Man.
Tel: 01624 670453.
Running: Santa Specials December 11/12, 18/19.
Heaton Park Tramway
Standard gauge, ½ mile. Manchester.
Tel: 0161 740 1919.
Running: Suns until November 14.
Isle of Man Steam Railway
3ft gauge, 15½ miles. Douglas,
Isle of Man.
Tel: 01624 662525.
Running: Thurs-Mons in October.
Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
Standard gauge, 3½ miles. Near Ulverston, Cumbria. Tel: 01539 531594. Running: Daily until Oct 31.
Manx Electric Railway and Snaefell Mountain Railway
3ft gauge, 17 miles (MER),
5½ miles (SMR).
Douglas, Isle of Man.
Tel: 01624 697473.
Running: Tues/Weds & Fris-Suns in October.
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 until October 23.
Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum
2ft gauge, ½ mile. Threlkeld, Cumbria. Tel: 01768 779747. Open: Tues-Suns.
West Lancashire Light Railway
2ft gauge. Hesketh Bank, Lancs. Tel: 01772 815881.
Running: Suns until end of October.
NORTH EAST
Aln Valley Railway
Standard gauge, 1½ miles. Alnwick, Northumberland. Tel: 0300 030 3311. Running: TBA.
Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society
Standard gauge, 15 miles. British Steel Steelworks, Scunthorpe.
Tel: 07889 297271. Running: October 16, 23.
Bowes Railway
Standard gauge, 1¾ miles. Springwell, Tyne & Wear. Tel: 07850 916484.
Open: TBA.
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
15in gauge, two miles. Cleethorpes,
North East Lincolnshire.
Tel: 01472 604657.
Running: October 1-3, then W/Es and 25-31.
Derwent Valley Light Railway
Standard gauge, ½ mile. Murton, near York. Tel: 01904 489966. Running: TBA.
Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
Standard gauge, five miles. Embsay, North Yorks.
Tel: 01756 795189.
Running: October 2/3, 5, 9/10, 12, 15/16, 19, 23, 26.
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: W/Es & Weds in October plus 25-29. Beer & Music Festival October 14-17.
Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway
2ft gauge. Skegness, Lincs. Tel: 07407 500884. Running: TBA.
Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
Standard gauge, 1½ miles. Ludborough, Lincolnshire. Tel: 01507 363881. Running: October 10, 31.
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: TBA.
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 to end of October.
Stainmore Railway
Standard gauge, ½ mile. Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. Tel: 01768 371700.
Open: Suns.
Tanfield Railway
Standard gauge, three miles. Near Gateshead,
Tyne and Wear.
Tel: 07508 092365. Running: TBA.
Weardale Railway
Standard gauge, 18 miles. Stanhope, Co. Durham.
Running: December reopening TBC.
Wensleydale Railway
Standard gauge, 22 miles. Leeming Bar,
North Yorkshire.
Tel: 01677 425805.
Open: W/Es & Weds in October.
Whistlestop Valley Railway (Kirklees)
15in gauge, four miles. Huddersfield,
West Yorks.
Tel: 01484 865727.
Running: October 1-4, 8-11, 15-17, 23-31.