Heritage Railway Scene - UK and Ireland

Heritage Railway Scene - UK and Ireland

An independent guide to the entire heritage railway scene (including tramways and preserved steam trains) in the UK and Ireland. Whether you are a knowledgeable railway enthusiast or someone with a more casual interest looking for somewhere to visit, I hope you will find this website useful.

Featuring:

173 heritage railway and tramway attractions listed by name or map location.

Events Diary showing events for all heritage railways for the next 2 to 3 months.

Websites Database with over 700 entries.

Locomotives Database with over 3,000 entries, including over 1,700 photographs.

Railway Glossary with over 950 entries.

Details of all the latest updates to the website are available in the Webmasters Blog.

If you are looking for the Heritage Railway Association website, you will find it at http://www.heritagerailways.com/

Heritage Railways hold over 1000 special events every year. Events for all the railways for the next few months are listed here.

(Events for 2016 will be added over the next few months. This is largely dependant on when the railways publish their events on their own websites. I hope to have checked them all before the end of January, and will then check again during February.)

For a full listing of events for any particular railway, please visit that railway's own website.

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Scotsman in Steam: Preview Event

9/1/16 - 10/1/16 : East Lancashire Railway

Preview Flying Scotsman in its black undercoat as it builds up its mileage on our railway. This will be the first opportunity for visitors to ride behind the famous engine ahead of its official completion.

Scotsman in Steam: Preview Event

16/1/16 - 17/1/16 : East Lancashire Railway

Preview Flying Scotsman in its black undercoat as it builds up its mileage on our railway. This will be the first opportunity for visitors to ride behind the famous engine ahead of its official completion.

Spring Steam Gala

12/2/16 - 14/2/16 : Mid-Hants Railway

Join us for a Guildford shed themed event with an intensive timetable, behind the scenes tours and much more! Our two guest locos have been confirmed as SR Q Class No. 30541 courtesy of the Bluebell Railway and LWSR T9 Class No. 30120 courtesy of the National Railway Museum. Our Ivatt Tank No. 41312 will be back in steam and it will be the last gala for West Country Class No. 34007 'Wadebridge' as her boiler ticket expires in early March.

Half Term

13/2/16 - 14/2/16 : Nene Valley Railway

Join us for the Half Term Holidays! Enjoy a little nostalgia with a trip along the picturesque Nene Valley from the comfort of our carriages, pulled behind a Steam Locomotive.

Teddy Bear Express

13/2/16 - 21/2/16 : Bure Valley Railway

Join our new mascot Bear for a week of fun! Free travel for every child who brings it's own teddy when accompanied by a fare-paying adult. Teddy bear themed food also available at Aylsham. Every child travelling will be able to take part in a bear themed competition.

February Half Term

13/2/16 - 21/2/16 : Gwili Railway

We are once again open for February Half Term for you to take a step back in time to a gentler era.

Postman Pat

16/2/16 - 18/2/16 : Keighley & Worth Valley Railway

Meet everyone's favourite Postman - Postman Pat.

Half Term

16/2/16 - 18/2/16 : Nene Valley Railway

Join us for the Half Term Holidays! Enjoy a little nostalgia with a trip along the picturesque Nene Valley from the comfort of our carriages, pulled behind a Steam Locomotive.

Spring Diesel Gala

20/2/16 - 21/2/16 : East Lancashire Railway

We will be running an all diesel timetable for the whole weekend which will feature locomotives from both the ELR's own highly regarded home fleet, as well as visiting guest locomotives from other heritage railways.

Half Term

20/2/16 - 21/2/16 : Nene Valley Railway

Join us for the Half Term Holidays! Enjoy a little nostalgia with a trip along the picturesque Nene Valley from the comfort of our carriages, pulled behind a Steam Locomotive.