Eastern
Former Norwegian State Railways locomotive King Haakon
at the Bressingham Steam Experience
(Photographer unknown)
- Audley End Miniature Railway
- Audley End, near Saffron Walden. 10¼ inch (260 mm) gauge miniature
railway about 1¼ miles (1.9 km) in length. Steam and diesel hauled.
The children all enjoy looking out for the teddies that live in the
wood.
- Bressingham Steam Experience
- Bressingham (Near Diss). A varied selection of railways in
the colourful grounds of Bressingham Gardens. Includes a standard
gauge line ½ mile (0.8 km) in length; 2 ft (610 mm) gauge 2½ miles;
15 in (381 mm) gauge over 1¼ miles (2.2 km); and a 10¼ inch (260 mm)
gauge miniature railway ¾ mile (1.2 km) in length. Almost entirely
steam haulage. Locomotive footplate rides are offered on the standard
gauge line.
- Bure Valley
Railway
- Aylsham (near Norwich) to Wroxham: 9 miles (14.4 km). 15 inch
(381 mm) gauge. Steam and diesel hauled.
- Colne Valley Railway
- Castle Hedingham (near Halstead). Line about ½ mile (0.8 km) in
length. Standard gauge. Steam and diesel hauled and diesel railcars.
Dining trains operate at certain times.
- East Anglia
Transport Museum
- Carlton Colville (near Lowestoft). Includes 2 ft (610 mm) gauge
railway (the East Suffolk Light Railway) 220 yard (200 m) in
length, diesel hauled using former industrial equipment; a standard
gauge electric tramway 400 yard (360 m) in length; and trolleybuses.
- Epping Ongar
Railway
- Ongar to Coopersale: about 5¾ miles (9.4km). Standard gauge.
At the time of writing (May 2008) was not operating, no date fixed
for reopening.
- Great Woburn Railway
- 20 in (508 mm) gauge railway in Woburn Safari Park (Website contains
little information relating to railway)
- Jumbo Express
- Located in Whipsnade Zoo. 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway, about
1¾ miles (2.7 km) in length. Steam hauled.
- Leighton
Buzzard Railway
- Page's Park, Leighton Buzzard to Stonehenge Works: about 3 miles
(4.8 km). Proposed extension to Double Arches, a further ¾ mile
(1 km). 2 ft (610 mm) gauge. Steam and diesel hauled.
- Mangapps
Railway Museum
- Mangapps Farm, near Burnham-on-Crouch. Line a little over ¼ mile
(0.9 km) in length. Standard gauge. Steam and diesel hauled.
- Mid-Norfolk
Railway
- Abbey station, Wymondham to Dereham: 11 miles (17.6 km). Proposed
extension to County School, a further 6 miles (9.6 km). Possible
future extension to Fakenham, a total distance of about 23 miles
(37 km). Standard gauge. Diesel hauled or diesel railcars, with
some steam hauled services.
- Nene Valley
Railway
- Peterborough to Wansford: 8 miles (12.8 km). Rolling stock
includes vintage material from continental Europe. Standard gauge.
Steam and diesel hauled. Nene Valley's Thomas was named
by the Rev W Awdry (author of the Thomas the Tank Engine books)
in person and is the only operating Thomas that is not part
of the Britt Allcroft franchise.
- North
Norfolk Railway
- Sheringham to Holt: 5¼ miles (8.4 km). Standard gauge. Steam
and diesel hauled. Dining trains operate at certain times.
- Pleasurewood Hills
- Theme park near Lowestoft with two miniature railways:
- Pleasurewood Express 2 ft (610 mm) gauge line, a little
over ½ mile (1 km) in length, with 3 stations
- Miniature Railway 7¼ in (184 mm) gauge line, ¾ mile
(1.2 km) in length
(Website contains little information relating to
railways)
- Southend-on-Sea
-
- Cliff Lift with a rise of 56 feet (17 m)
from the Western Esplanade.
- Southend Pier Railway Originally over 1 mile
(1.8 km) in length, it is somewhat shorter at present during
reconstruction of the pier following fire damage; nevertheless it
remains the longest pier railway in the world. 3 ft (920 mm) gauge
railway, operated by diesel railcars (Website contains little
information relating to railway)
- Strumpshaw Steam Museum
- Museum at Strumpshaw Old Hall, near Buckenham. 2 ft (610 mm)
gauge line, 680 yards (623 m) in length (Website contains
little information relating to railway)
- Vanstone Woodland Railway
- Vanstone Park Garden Centre, Codicote (near Welwyn). 10¼ (260 mm)
gauge miniature railway, 560 yards (512 m) in length. Diesel hauled.
- Watford
Miniature Railway
- Cassiobury Park, Watford. 10¼ inch (260 mm) gauge miniature
railway, about 600 yards (550 m) in length. Steam and diesel hauled.
- Wells Harbour Railway
- Wells-next-the-Sea. Harbour to Beach: ¾ mile (1.2 km). 10¼
(260 mm) gauge. Steam and diesel hauled
- Wells & Walsingham Railway
- Wells-next-the-Sea to Walsingham: 4 miles (6.4 km). 10¼ (260 mm)
gauge. Steam hauled.
- Yaxham Light Railway
- Yaxham, next to the Mid-Norfolk Railway station. 2ft (610 mm)
gauge line about 360 yards (330 m) in length. Diesel hauled.
Can't find it? Try searching for a map here.
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2000-2008 Glyn Williams
