Tourist and Enthusiast Railways

North West

Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
River Esk approaching Beckfoot
on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
(Photo: www.visitcumbria.com)
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Has a miniature railway (21 in, 533 mm gauge, diesel hauled with steam outline locomotives) and a monorail (open electric railcars).
Brookside Miniature Railway
Brookside Garden Centre, Poynton. 7¼ in (184 mm) gauge miniature railway nearly ½ mile (0.8 km) in length. Steam and diesel hauled.
East Lancashire Railway
Heywood to Rawtenstall (Rossendale): 12 miles (19.3 km). The principal station is at Bolton Street, Bury. Standard gauge. Steam and diesel hauled. Dining trains operate at certain times.
Eden Valley Railway
Warcop to Sandford: about ½ mile (0.8km). Proposed extension to Appleby East, a total distance of 5¼ miles (8.5 km). Possible future extension to Kirkby Stephen East. Standard gauge. Diesel hauled.
Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway
Grosvenor Park, Chester. Line about ¼ mile (0.4 km) in length, encircling the lake. 7¼ inch (184mm) gauge. Steam and diesel hauled.
Haigh Railway
15 inch (381 mm) gauge railway nearly 1 mile (1.6 km) in length at the Haigh Country Park (near Wigan). Steam hauled.
Heaton Park Tramway
Heaton Park, Manchester. Line about ½ mile (0.8 km) in length. Standard gauge electric trams.
Hills Miniature Railway
Hills Garden Centre, Allostock (near Knutsford). 7¼ in (184 mm) gauge miniature railway nearly ½ mile (0.8 km) in length. Steam and diesel hauled.
Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
Lakeside (Newby Bridge) to Haverthwaite (Ulverston): 3½ miles (5.6 km). Standard gauge. Steam and diesel hauled. The railway connects at Lakeside with Windermere Lake Cruises.
Lakeside Miniature Railway
Southport: Marine Parade to Pleasureland, about ½ mile (0.7 km). 15 inch (381mm) gauge. Diesel hauled, mainly with steam outline locomotives.
Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society
Birkenhead (near Hamilton Square Merseyrail station). Line a little under ½ mile (0.7 km) in length. Standard gauge electric tramway.
Poulton & Wyre Railway Society
Proposal, currently in its very early stages, to reopen all or part of the line from Poulton-le-Fylde to Fleetwood. Standard gauge.
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
Ravenglass to Dalegarth (Eskdale): 7 miles (11.2 km). 15 in (381 mm) gauge. Steam hauled.
Ribble Steam Railway
Preston: about 1½ miles (2.4 km) of line formerly serving the docks. Standard gauge. Usually steam hauled.
Southport Pier Tram
3 foot 6 inch (1067 mm) gauge battery electric tramway running the length of the pier, about 1100 yards (over 1 km).
South Tynedale Railway
Alston to Kirkhaugh: 2¼ miles (3.6 km). Extension proposed to Slaggyford, a further 2¼ miles (3.6 km). 2 foot (610 mm) gauge. Steam and diesel hauled.
West Lancashire Light Railway
Hesketh Bank, near Preston. Line about 300 yards (275 m) in length. 2 foot (610 mm) gauge. Steam and diesel hauled.
Windmill Farm Railway
15 inch (381 mm) gauge line about ½ mile (0.8 km) in length, at Windmill Animal Farm near Burscough. Steam and diesel hauled.

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