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This category is for websites about miniature railways in the United Kingdom.
These are capable of carrying passengers, though may have only survived as recreational or tourist attractions.
In order qualify as a miniature railway, the separation of the rails must be 20 inches or less.
The website should show this gauge, commonly 15 inch gauge down to 7¼ inch,
but where may also be tracks and locomotives available for 5, 3.5 and 2.5 inch gauge.

Resources in This Category

• Bekonscot Light Railway

  http://www.bekonscot.co.uk/miniature-railway/
  A 7.25" minimum gauge estate railway, with the world's oldest model village, in the grounds of Bekonscot, Buckinghamshire.

• Bradford Model Engineering Society

  http://www.bradfordmes.co.uk/
  Association for people with interests in passenger carrying miniature railways, model boats, model road vehicles and general model engineering, based in Bradford, West Yorkshire.

• Brighouse and Halifax Model Engineers

  http://www.bhme.co.uk/
  Operates 2.5", 3.5", 5" and 7.25" gauge tracks with club room grounds available for private parties. Includes history, gallery and videos of locomotives and carriages, blog of extension plans, open day diary, membership with login, and contacts at Ravensprings Park, West Yorkshire.

• Britain's Great Little Railways

  http://www.bglr.org/
  The organization for miniature or narrow gauge railway operators and traders in the UK from 15 inch gauge down to 7¼ inch.

• Burnley and Pendle Miniature Railway Society

  http://www.bpmrs.org.uk/
  Association presents 7¼ inch gauge rolling stock, and line miniature railway originally located in Townley Park, and transferred to Thompson Park Burnley, Lancashire.

• Corris Hill Railway and CMG Railway

  http://www.corrishill.co.uk/
  Details 5 inch and 16mm narrow gauge track and locomotives. Information and pictures of rolling stock, construction.and laying,

• Dragon Miniature Railway

  http://www.freewebs.com/dragonrailway/
  Operating petrol locomotives on 7¼ inch gauge track, to the public daily weather permitting, and for private parties. Includes history, rolling stock, opening times, social media link, contacts and directions to the garden centre at Marple, Stockport, in North-West England.

• East Herts Miniature Railway

  http://www.ehmr.org.uk/
  Offering rides every weekend throughout the year, with visiting 7¼ inch gauge locos welcome. Situated within Van Hagues Garden Centre, Ware, Herts.

• Eastleigh Lakeside Railway

  http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/
  A dual gauge 10¼ and 7¼ inch gauge track running 1¼ miles from its main station, Eastleigh Parkway, to Monks Brook Halt and then back to Eastleigh Parkway. Driver training courses available in Hampshire.

• Eaton Park - Katie

  http://www.geoffspages.co.uk/raildiary/eatonpark.htm
  Summary of the replica of Heywood's 15" gauge locomotive from 1895, as part of Geoff's Rail Pages, with link to the Eaton Estate, near Chester, North West England..

• Evesham Vale Light Railway

  http://www.evlr.co.uk/
  Details of the 15" gauge track and locomotive rolling stock in the country park at Twyford, Worcestershire.

• Forest Railroad Ltd.

  http://www.forestrailroad.webs.com/
  Locomotive and rolling stock for hire on 7 1/4 gauge portable track at events and functions. Offering both steam and diesel traction. Hire costs, and area of operation in South West England from Callington, Cornwall.

• Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway

  http://www.flmr.org/
  A 7¼ inch club railway operated by the Frimley and Ascot Locomotive Club in the grounds of the 59 acre Frimley Lodge Park, Surrey.

• Guildford Model Engineering Society

  http://www.gmes.org.uk/passenger.htm
  Offers a combined 3½ and 5 inch gauge of 1405 feet in length, and 7¼ inch track 990 feet long, at ground level and runs round the outside of the former raised track.

• Hotham Park Miniature Railway

  http://www.hothamparkrailway.co.uk/
  Information on running dates, pricing, and rides around the park in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.

• Lappa Valley Steam Railway

  http://www.lappavalley.co.uk/
  Offering rides on 15 inch, 10¼ inch, and 7¼ inch gauge rolling stock. Details of locomotives, FAQ, visit planning, facilities, prices, times and location inland from Newquay, Cornwall.

• Lyngford Light Railway

  http://www.tracks.freeuk.com/
  The construction and operation of a private 5 inch gauge garden railway with a narrow gauge industrial style rolling stock. Photo gallery of locomotives and track in Taunton, Somerset.

• Miniature Railway World

  http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/
  A database for public miniature railways with index of miniature railways by name, county and portable, link to videos, latest news, digest and forum.

• Moors Valley Railway

  http://www.moorsvalleyrailway.co.uk/
  Offering rides on 7¼ inch gauge track, over one mile long, situated in the Moors Valley Country Park, Ringwood, Hampshire.

• Peter Beevers Miniature Railway

  http://www.beevers.org.uk/min_rly/min_rly.htm
  Information on 7.25" gauge locos, rolling stock and equipment, Melbury Cottage Railway, and related links.

• Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

  http://www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk/
  15" narrow gauge railway carrying passengers from the old Roman Port of Ravenglass seven miles along the Eskdale Valley to Eskdale. Visitor information, events calendar, news and contacts in the English Lake District.

• Rochdale Society of Model & Experimental Engineers

  http://www.rsmee.com/
  Members operate a club track with 3.5, 5 and 7.25 inch gauges, and offer portable track hire. Includes history, projects, photos, diary of events, links to videos, and contacts for Springfield Park, Greater Manchester.

• Rudyard Lake Steam Railway

  http://www.rlsr.org/
  Offering days out on 10.25 inch narrow gauge and using steam engines for its 3 mile return trip. Includes timetables, fare information, pictures of the engines, and contacts near Leek, Staffordshire.

• Sherwood Forest Railway

  http://www.sherwoodforestrailway.com/
  History, volunteering, opening times, and route of 15 inch gauge train, nestled in the forest farm park, near Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire.

• Stapleford Miniature Railway

  http://www.fsmr.org.uk/
  Offering 2 miles of scenic 10¼" gauge track, one fifth scale Niagara and Berkshire American, French and British locomotives. Includes social media links, and contacts near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

• Sutton Coldfield Model Engineering Society

  http://www.scmes.co.uk/
  Operating Little Hay 5/7.25 inch gauges ground level track of total length 2000 feet, with Balleny Green Railway having a raised level track of length 460 feet, comprising of 2.5,3.5 and 5 inch gauges. Events and membership details, with contacts near Lichfield, Staffordshire.

• Taunton Model Engineers

  http://www.tauntonme.org.uk/
  Details of club with a 7.25 and 5 inch ground level track at the Recreation Ground, Creech St Michael, and a 3.5 and 5 inch raised track at Vivary Park, Taunton, Somerset.

• The Heywood Society

  http://www.theheywoodsociety.co.uk/
  Association supporting gauges from 7¼” to 21 inch, including visits, journal publication, with history of miniature railways. Contacts in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

• The Steeple Grange Light Railway

  http://www.steeplegrange.co.uk/
  History, information on environment, locomotives, rolling stock, visiting this 18 inch gauge line open to the public near Wirksworth in Derbyshire.

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