UP & RUNNING

Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway

Standard gauge, five miles. Embsay, North

Yorks. Tel: 01756 795189.

Running: Suns in Mar + 26. Apr 2, 3, 5, 9,

10, 12, 19, 23, 24, 26.

Heatherslaw Light Railway

15in gauge, two miles. Ford Forge,

Northumberland. Tel: 01890 820244.

Running: Daily from Apr 2.

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway

Standard gauge, five miles. Haworth, West

Yorks, BD22 8NJ. Tel: 01535 645214.

Running: W/Es in Mar + 30. Apr 2, 3, 6,

9-24, 27.

Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway

2ft gauge. Skegness, Lincs.

Tel: 07407 500884.

Running: June 2, 4.

Lincolnshire Wolds Railway

Standard gauge, 1½ miles. Ludborough,

Lincolnshire. Tel: 01507 363881.

Running: Apr 15-18.

Middleton Railway

Standard gauge, 1½ miles. Hunslet, Leeds.

Tel: 0845 680 1758.

Running: W/Es, B/Hs Mons from Apr 2.

North Tyneside Railway

Standard gauge, two miles. North Shields.

Tel: 0191 277 7135.

Running: From Apr 2 TBA.

North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Standard gauge, 18 miles. Grosmont,

North Yorks. Tel: 01751 472508.

Running: Daily Apr 4 – Oct 30.

Scarborough North Bay Railway

20in gauge, ⁷⁄₈ mile. Scarborough, North

Yorks. Tel: 01723 368791.

Running: W/Es. Daily Apr 2 – Oct 30.

Tanfield Railway

Standard gauge, three miles. Near

Gateshead, Tyne & Wear.

Tel: 07508 092365.

Running: Suns.

Weardale Railway

Standard gauge, 18 miles. Stanhope, Co.

Durham.

Running: TBA.

Wensleydale Railway

Standard gauge, 22 miles. Leeming Bar,

North Yorkshire. Tel: 01677 425805.

Running: W/Es, B/Hs + Mar 23, 30 + Apr

12-14, 19-22, 26, 27.

Whistlestop Valley Railway (Kirklees)

15in gauge, four miles. Huddersfield, West

Yorks. Tel: 01484 865727.

Running: Mar 18-21, 25-28. Apr 1-4, 9-24,

29, 30.

Yorkshire Wolds Railway

Standard gauge, 1,000ft. Fimber, East

Yorkshire. Tel: 01377 338053.

Open: Suns, B/Hs from Apr 17.

WALES

Bala Lake Railway

2ft gauge, 4½ miles. Llanuwchllyn,

Gwynedd. Tel: 01678 540666.

Running: Apr 2-24, 26-28, 30.

Barry Tourist Railway

Standard gauge, two miles. Barry, Vale of

Glamorgan. Tel 01446 748816.

Running: TBA.

Brecon Mountain Railway

1ft 11¾in gauge, five miles. Pant, MidGlamorgan.

Tel: 01685 722988.

Running: Daily Apr 2–Oct 30.

Conwy Valley Railway Museum

7¼in and 15in gauge, ¾ mile. Betws-yCoed

station, Conwy. Tel: 01690 710568.

Open: Daily.

Corris Railway

2ft 3in gauge, ¾ mile. Corris, near

Machynlleth. Tel: 01654 761701.

Suns, B/Hs from Apr 17.

Fairbourne Railway

12¼in gauge, two miles. Fairbourne,

Gwynedd.

Running: W/Es + Apr 5-7, 11-15, 18-22,

26-28.

Ffestiniog Railway

2ft gauge, 13½ miles. Porthmadog,

Gwynedd. Tel: 01766 516000.

Running: Mar 26, 27, 29-31. Apr 2-7, 9-24,

26-30.

Gwili Railway

Standard gauge, four miles. Bronwydd

Arms, Carmarthenshire. Tel: 01267 238213.

Running: Suns, B/Hs from Apr 3 + 16, 20,

21, 27, 28.

Tel: 01341 250362.

Llanberis Lake Railway

2ft gauge, three miles. Llanberis,

Gwynedd. Tel: 01286 870549.

Running: Mar 20, 22-24, 27, 29-31. SunsFris

from Apr 1.

Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway

Standard gauge, ¼ mile. Cynheidre,

Carmarthenshire. Tel: 07956 082305.

Running: Mar 26. Apr 16.

Llangollen Railway

Standard gauge, 10 miles. Llangollen,

Denbighshire. Tel: 01978 860979.

Running: Fris-Suns in Mar + Thurs 31.

Weds-Suns in Apr + B/Hs.

Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway

Standard gauge, 3½ miles. Blaenavon,

Torfaen. Tel: 01495 792263.

Reopening TBA.

Rhyl Miniature Railway

15in gauge. Rhyl, North Wales.

Tel: 01352 759109.

Running: Apr 15-24, 30.

Snowdon Mountain Railway

800mm gauge, 4½ miles. Llanberis,

Gwynedd. Tel: 01286 870223.

Running: Daily from Apr 1.

Talyllyn Railway

2ft 3in gauge, 7½ miles. Tywyn, Gwynedd.

Tel: 01654 710472.

Running: W/Es in Mar. Daily from Apr 2.

Teifi Valley Railway

2ft gauge, ½ mile. Henllan, Ceredigion,

SA44 5TD. Tel: 01559 371077.

Running: TBA.

Vale of Rheidol Railway

1ft 11¾in gauge, 12 miles. Aberystwyth,

Ceredigion. Tel: 01970 625819.

Running: Daily from Mar 26.

Welsh Highland Heritage Railway

2ft gauge, one mile. Porthmadog,

Gwynedd. Tel: 01766 513402.

Apr 11-15, 21-23, 30.

Welsh Highland Railway

2ft gauge, 26 miles.

Caernarfon, Gwynedd.

Tel: 01766 516000.

Running: Mar 26, 27, 29-31. Apr 2-7, 9-24,

26-30.

Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway

2ft 6in gauge, eight miles. Llanfair

Caereinion, Powys. Tel: 01938 810441.

Running: Apr 9-24, 26-28, 30.

SCOTLAND

Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway

Standard gauge, five miles. Bo’ness, West

Lothian. Tel: 01506 825855.

TBA.

Caledonian Railway

Standard gauge, four miles. Brechin,

Angus. Tel: 01356 622992.

Running: Apr 16, 17.

Doon Valley Railway

Standard gauge.

Dunaskin, Ayrshire.

Running: Apr 18. May 1, 29.

Keith & Dufftown Railway

Standard gauge, 11 miles.

Dufftown, Banffshire.

Tel: 01340 821181.

Running: Apr 15-17 (Easter Bunny

Weekend), 23, 24, 29, 30.

Lathalmond Railway Museum

Standard gauge, ½ mile. Scottish Vintage

Bus Museum, Lathalmond, nr Dunfermline.

Tel: 07379 914801.

Running: Suns from Apr 3.

Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway

2ft gauge, ¾ mile.

Leadhills, South Lanarkshire.

Running: W/Es from Apr 16.

Royal Deeside Railway

Standard gauge, 1¼ miles. Banchory,

Kincardineshire. Tel: 01330 844416.

Running: Mar 27. Apr 3, 10, 16, 17.

Strathspey Railway

Standard gauge, 10 miles. Aviemore,

Inverness-shire. Tel: 01479 810725.

Running: Mar 18-20, 26, 27, 31. ThursSuns

from Apr 1.

IRELAND

Downpatrick & County Down Railway

5ft 3in gauge. Downpatrick, Co. Down.

Tel: 028 4461 5779. Running: TBA.

Railway Preservation Society of Ireland

5ft 3in gauge. Whitehead, Co. Antrim.

Tel: +44 28 9358 6200. Open: Museum

open Thurs to Sat. Running: Mar 19.