OPERATIONAL HERITAGE LINES AND MUSEUMS
SOUTH EAST
Amberley Museum
2ft gauge, ¼ mile. Arundel, West Sussex.
Tel: 01798 831370. Open: Weds-Suns.
Bluebell Railway
Standard gauge, 11 miles. Sheffield Park,
East Sussex TN22 2QL. Tel: 01825 720800.
Running: W/Es + Apr 4-8, 11-15, 18, 20-22,
27-29.
Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway
2ft gauge, ½ mile. Bredgar, Sittingbourne,
Kent. Tel: 01622 884254.
Running: Apr 17. May 1.
Chatham Historic Dockyard
Standard gauge, one mile. Chatham, Kent.
Tel: 01634 820800.
Open: Daily.
East Kent Railway
Standard gauge, two miles.
Shepherdswell, Kent. Tel: 01304 832042.
Open: Weds & Fris-Suns.
Eastleigh Lakeside Railway
10¼in & 7¼in gauge, 1¼ miles.
Running: W/Es + sch hols.
Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway
12¼in gauge, 1½ miles. Exbury,
Southampton. Tel: 023 8089 1203.
Open: Daily.
Hayling Seaside Railway
2ft gauge, one mile. Hayling Island, Hants.
Tel: 07394 194066.
Running: Weds & W/Es + sch hols.
Hollycombe Steam in the Country
2ft gauge, 1½ miles. Liphook, Hants.
Tel: 01428 724900.
Open: TBA.
Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Standard gauge, five miles. Havenstreet,
Isle of Wight. Tel: 01983 882204.
Running: Mar 20, 24, 27, 31. Apr 3-24,
26-28, 30.
Kent & East Sussex Railway
Standard gauge, 10½ miles. Tenterden,
Kent.
Tel: 01580 765155.
Running: Mar 27. W/Es, B/Hs from Apr 2 +
5-7, 12-14, 20, 21, 27, 28.
Lavender Line
Standard gauge, one mile. Isfield, East
Sussex. Tel: 01825 750515.
Open: TBA.
Mid-Hants Railway
Standard gauge, 10 miles. Alresford, Hants
SO24 9JG. Tel: 01962 733810.
Running: W/Es from Mar 19 + Apr 11-15,
18-22.
Mizens Railway
7¼in gauge, one mile. Woking, Surrey.
Tel: 07962 400922.
Reopening Easter Sunday.
Old Kiln Light Railway
2ft gauge, ¾ mile. Farnham, Surrey.
Running: TBA.
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
15in gauge, 13½ miles. New Romney, Kent.
Tel: 01797 362353.
Running: W/Es. Daily from Mar 28.
Royal Victoria Railway
10¼in gauge, one mile. Netley,
Southampton. Tel: 02380 456246.
Running: W/Es + sch hols.
Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway
2ft 6in gauge, 1¾ miles. Sittingbourne,
Kent. Tel: 01795 424899.
Running: Suns, B/Hs from Apr 3 + Apr 16.
Spa Valley Railway
Standard gauge, five miles. Tunbridge
Wells, Kent. Tel: 01892 300141.
Running: W/Es, B/Hs + Apr 5-7, 12-14.
Volk’s Electric Railway
2ft 8½in gauge, one mile. Brighton.
Running: Daily from Apr 11.
SOUTH WEST
Avon Valley Railway
Standard gauge, three miles. Bitton,
Bristol. Tel: 0117 932 5538.
Running: Mar 27. W/Es from Apr 2.
Bodmin & Wenford Railway
Standard gauge, 6½ miles, Bodmin,
Cornwall. Tel: 01208 73555.
Running: Suns, Tues-Thurs in Mar + Fris
from Apr 8.
Bristol Harbour Railway
Standard gauge, 1½ miles. Princes Wharf,
Bristol. Tel: 0117 352 6600.
M Shed Museum open Tues-Sun.
Dartmouth Steam Railway
Standard gauge, seven miles.
Paignton, Devon. Tel: 01803 555872.
Running: Mar 19, 22, 24, 26. Daily from
Mar 29.
Devon Railway Centre
2ft gauge, ½ mile. Bickleigh, Devon.
Tel: 01884 855671.
Reopening Apr 9-24, 30.
East Somerset Railway
Standard gauge, two miles. Cranmore,
Somerset. Tel: 01749 880417.
Running: W/Es, BHs.
Gartell Light Railway
2ft gauge, one mile. Yenston,
Templecombe, Somerset.
Tel: 01963 370752.
Running: Apr 18. May 2. June 26.
Helston Railway
Standard gauge, 1¼ miles. Helston,
Cornwall. Tel: 07901 977 597.
Running: TBA.
Lappa Valley Railway
7¼in, 10¼ and 15in gauge, one mile.
Newquay, Cornwall. Tel: 01872 510317.
Open: Weds-Suns. Daily from Mar 23.
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway
2ft gauge, one mile. Woody Bay,
North Devon. Tel: 01598 763487.
Running: W/Es, B/Hs, Tues-Thurs from
Apr 2.
Moors Valley Railway
7¼in gauge, one mile. Ringwood, Hants.
Tel: 01425 471415.
Running: W/Es + sch hols.
North Dorset Railway
Standard gauge, 1200ft. Shillingstone,
Blandford Forum, Dorset.
Tel: 01258 860696.
Open: Weds and W/Es.
Plym Valley Railway
Standard gauge, 1½ miles. Marsh Mills,
Plymouth. Tel: 01752 345078.
Running: Suns, B/Hs from Mar 20 + Apr
12-14.
Seaton Tramway
2ft 9in gauge, three miles. Harbour Road,
Seaton, Devon. Tel: 01297 20375.
Running: W/Es in Mar. Daily from Mar 26.
Somerset & Dorset Railway
Standard gauge, ½ mile. Midsomer Norton
station, Silver Street, BA3 2EY.
Tel: 01761 411221
Running: Suns from Apr 3 + Apr 2, 9, 11, 13,
18, 20, 22, 24, 30.
South Devon Railway
Standard gauge, seven miles.
Buckfastleigh, Devon. Tel: 01364 644370.
Running: Daily from Mar 26.
Swanage Railway
Standard gauge, six miles. Swanage,
Dorset. Tel: 01929 425800.
Running: W/Es. Daily from Mar 26.
Swindon & Cricklade Railway
Standard gauge, three miles. Blunsdon,
Wiltshire. Tel: 01793 771615.
Running: W/Es, B/Hs.
West Somerset Railway
Standard gauge, 20 miles. Minehead,
Somerset. Tel: 01643 704996.
Running: W/Es from Mar 19 + Apr 12-24,
26, 27, 30.
Yeovil Railway Centre
Standard gauge, ¾ mile. Yeovil Junction
station, Somerset. Tel: 01935 410420.
Running: Mar 20. Apr 3, 10, 17, 18, 23, 24.
EAST ANGLIA
Bressingham Steam Museum
Narrow and standard gauge, one mile.
Diss, Norfolk. Tel: 01379 686900.
Open: Daily. Running: Weds-Suns from
Mar 28.
Bure Valley Railway
15in gauge, nine miles. Aylsham, Norfolk.
Tel: 01263 733858.
Running: W/Es in Mar. Daily from Apr 2.
Colne Valley Railway
Standard gauge, ¾ mile. Castle
Hedingham, Essex.
Tel: 01787 461174.
Running: W/Es, B/Hs from Apr 2 + Apr
6, 13.
East Anglian Railway Museum
Standard gauge, ¼ mile. Wakes Colne,
Essex. Tel: 01206 242524.
Open: W/Es & Weds.
Running: Apr 3, 6, 9, 10, 13, 30.
Ferry Meadows Railway
10¼in gauge, ½ mile. Peterborough,
Cambs. Tel: 01733 398 889.
Running: W/Es + sch hols.
Mangapps Railway Museum
Standard gauge, ¾ mile. Near Burnhamon-Crouch,
Essex. Tel: 01621 784898.
W/Es + sch hols.
Mid-Norfolk Railway
Standard gauge, 11½ miles. Dereham,
Norfolk. Tel: 01362 851723.
Running: Mar 27. W/Es, B/Hs, Weds from
Apr 2.
Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
Standard gauge, ½ mile. Brockford,
Suffolk. Tel: 01449 766899.
Open: Suns, B/Hs. Running: Apr 17/18
Easter Steam Up.
Nene Valley Railway
Standard gauge, 7½ miles. Wansford,
Peterborough, Cambs. Tel: 01780 784444.
Running: W/Es, B/Hs + Apr 13.
North Norfolk Railway
Standard gauge, 5½ miles. Sheringham,
Norfolk, NR26 8RA.
Tel: 01263 820800.
Running: W/Es in Mar. Daily from Apr 1.
Wells & Walsingham Railway
10¼in gauge, four miles. Wells-next-theSea,
Norfolk. Tel: 01328 711630.
Running: From Apr 2 TBA.
Whitwell & Reepham Railway
Standard gauge, ¼ mile. Reepham,
Norfolk. Tel: 01603 871694.
Open: Tues-Suns.
Running: Diesel W/Es, steam first Sun of
month.
HOME COUNTIES
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
Standard gauge, ¼ mile. Quainton Road,
Bucks. Tel: 01296 655720
Cafe open Mon-Fri. Running: Suns, B/Hs
from Apr 3 + Weds in sch hols.
Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway
Standard gauge, 3½ miles. Chinnor, Oxon.
Tel: 07979 055366
Running: Suns, B/Hs from Mar 27 + Apr
1, 2, 16, 21.