UP & RUNNING

Apedale Valley Railway

2ft gauge, ½ mile. Apedale, Newcastleunder-Lyme,

Staffs. Tel: 0845 094 1953.

Running: Dec 10, 11, 17, 18

(Santa Specials)

Barrow Hill Roundhouse

Standard gauge. Barrow Hill, near

Chesterfield. Tel: 01246 475554.

Open: W/Es until Dec 12+ Dec 8, 9.

Battlefield Line

Standard gauge, five miles. Shackerstone,

Leics. Tel: 01827 880754.

Running: W/Es until Dec 24 + Dec 23

(Santa Specials)

Cambrian Heritage Railways

Standard gauge, 1¾ miles (Oswestry),

¾ mile (Llynclys).

Oswestry and Llynclys, Shropshire.

Tel: 01691 728131.

Running: W/Es until Dec 18

(Santa Specials)

Chasewater Railway

Standard gauge, two miles. Walsall, West

Midlands. Tel: 01543 452623.

Running: W/Es until Dec 24 + Dec 23.

Churnet Valley Railway

Standard gauge, 5¼ miles. Cheddleton,

Staffs. Tel: 01538 360522.

Running: Weds-Suns until Dec 23 + Dec

19, 20 (Polar Express)

Crich Tramway Village

Standard gauge, one mile. Crich,

Derbyshire. Tel: 01773 854 321

Open: Reopens March 2023.

Dean Forest Railway

Standard gauge, 4½ miles. Norchard,

Lydney, Glos. Tel: 01594 845840.

Running: W/Es until Dec 24 + Dec 7, 14,

23, 23 (Santa Specials)

Ecclesbourne Valley Railway

Standard gauge, nine miles. Wirksworth,

Derbyshire. Tel: 01629 823076.

Running: W/Es until Dec 24 + Dec 19-23

(Christmas Countryside)

Echills Wood Railway

7¼in gauge, 1¼ miles. Kingsbury Water

Park, Sutton Coldfield.

Running: W/Es until Dec 18 (Santa Trains)

Evesham Vale Railway

15in gauge, 1¼ miles. A46 north of

Evesham, Worcs. Tel: 01386 422282.

Running: W/Es until Dec 24 + Dec 21-23

(Santa Specials)

Foxfield Railway

Standard gauge, 5½ miles.

Blythe Bridge, Staffs.

Tel: 01782 396210.

Running: W/Es until Dec 24 + Dec 21-23

(North Pole Express)

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

Standard gauge, 15 miles. Toddington,

Glos. Tel: 01242 621405.

Running: W/Es until Dec 18 + Dec 20-23

(Santa Express)

Great Central Railway

Standard gauge, eight miles.

Loughborough, Leics LE11 1RW.

Tel: 01509 632323.

www.gcrailway.co.uk

Running: Weds, Fris-Suns until Dec

24 + Dec 19, 20, 22 (Santa Special,

Wonderlights)

Midland Railway – Butterley

Standard gauge, 3½ miles. Ripley,

Derbyshire. Tel: 01773 570140.

Running: W/Es until Dec 24 + Dec 7, 14,

21-23 (Santa Special)

Northampton & Lamport Railway

Standard gauge, two miles. Pitsford,

Northants. Tel: 01604 820327.

Running: W/Es until Dec 18 (Santa

Specials)

Nottingham Heritage Railway

Standard gauge, 10 miles. Ruddington,

Notts. Tel: 0115 940 5705.

Running: Closed UFN.

Peak Rail

Standard gauge, four miles.

Matlock, Derbyshire.

Tel: 01629 580381.

Running: W/Es until Dec 24 + Dec 22, 23

(Santa Specials)

Perrygrove Railway

15in gauge. B4228, Coleford,

Gloucestershire. Tel: 01594 834991.

Running: Tues, Thurs, W/Es until Dec 22 +

Dec 7, 9, 16, 21, 23.

Rocks by Rail

Standard gauge, ¼ mile. Cottesmore,

Rutland. Tel: 07974 171068.

Open: Reopens 2023.

Leek & Rudyard Railway

10¼in gauge, 1½ miles. Leek, Staffs.

Tel: 01538 269948.

Running: Dec 10, 11, 17, 18 (Santa

Specials)

Rushden Transport Museum & Railway

Standard gauge, ½ mile. Rushden,

Northants. Tel 0300 3023 150.

Running: Dec 3, 4 (Santa Specials)

Severn Valley Railway

Standard gauge, 16 miles. Kidderminster,

Worcs DY10 1QR. Tel: 01562 757900.

Running: Weds-Suns until Dec 24 + Dec

20 (Steam in Lights, Santa Trains)

Statfold Barn Railway

2ft gauge, one mile.

Tamworth, Staffs B79 0BU.

Tel: 01827 830389.

Running: Fris-Suns Dec 2-23 + Dec 19-22

Tanat Valley Light Railway

Standard gauge, 1½ miles. Nantmawr,

Shropshire SY10 9HW.

Tel: 01691 780042.

www.tanatvalleyrailway.co.uk

Open: TBA.

Telford Steam Railway

Standard gauge, one mile. Telford,

Shropshire.

Running: Tues-Suns Dec 2-23

(Polar Express)

Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway

2ft gauge, ½ mile. Gloucestershire

Warwickshire Railway, Toddington.

Running: Reopens 2023.