Peak Rail held a ‘Behind the Scenes’ event on July 1. NCB Austerity No.72 is seen leaving Rowsley station from a vantage point in the sidings not normally available to the public. Numbered 16122, the carriage immediately behind the locomotive is a 1925-built third open on loan to the LMS Carriage Association from the National Railway Museum. MICHAEL ANDERSON
UP & RUNNING
GARETH EVANS’ FULL LISTING OF OPERATIONAL LINES AND MUSEUM VENUES SOUTH EAST Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre
2ft gauge, ¼ mile. Arundel, West Sussex. Tel: 01798 831370. Running: Wed-Sun.
Bluebell Railway
Standard gauge, 11 miles, footplate experience, wine and dine. Sheffield Park, East Sussex TN22 2QL. Tel: 01825 720800. Running: Daily.
Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway
2ft gauge, ½ mile. Bredgar, Sittingbourne, Kent. Tel: 01622 884254. Running: Aug 5.
Bursledon Light Railway
2ft gauge, ¼ mile. Bursledon Brickworks Museum Swanwick Lane, Swanwick, Hants. SO31 7HB. Running: Aug 19.
East Kent Railway
Standard gauge, two miles, Shepherdswell, Dover. Tel: 01304 832042. Running: W/Es.
Eastleigh Lakeside Railway 10¼in & 7¼in gauge, 1¼ miles, footplate experience. Running: W/Es + sch hols.
Hastings Miniature Railway
10¼in gauge, 600 yards, Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, East Sussex. Running: W/Es + sch hols.
Hayling Seaside Railway
2ft gauge, one mile. Hayling Island, Hants. Running: W/Es, Weds + sch hols
Hollycombe Steam in the Country
2ft gauge, ¼ mile. Iron Hill, Liphook, Hampshire, GU30 7LP. Tel: 01428 724900. Running: Suns + Aug 27.
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Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Standard gauge, five miles. Havenstreet, Isle of Wight. Tel: 01983 882204. Running: Daily.
Kempton Steam Railway 2ft gauge, ½ mile, Hanworth. Tel: 01932 765328. Running: Suns.
Kent & East Sussex Railway
Standard gauge, 10½ miles, footplate experience, wine and dine. Tenterden, Kent. Tel: 01580 765155. Running: Daily.
Lavender Line
Standard gauge, one mile, footplate experience, wine and dine. Isfield, East Sussex. Tel: 01825 750515. Running: Sundays.
Mid Hants Railway
Standard gauge, 10 miles, footplate experience, wine and dine. Alresford, Hants SO24 9JG. Tel: 01962 733810. Running: Daily.
Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
1ft 3in gauge, 13½ miles, footplate experience. New Romney, Kent. Tel: 01797 362353. Running: Daily.
Royal Victoria Railway
10¼in gauge, one mile. Netley, Southampton. Tel: 02380 456246. Running: W/Es + sch hols.
Sittingbourne & Kemsley Railway
2ft 6in gauge, 1¾ miles. Sittingbourne, Kent. Tel: 01795 424899. Running: Suns + Aug 27.
Spa Valley Railway
Standard gauge, five miles, footplate experience. Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Tel: 01892 537715. Running: W/Es + Tues - Thurs.
SOUTH WEST Avon Valley Railway
Standard gauge, three miles, footplate experience, wine and dine. Bitton, Bristol. Tel: 0117 932 7296. Running: W/Es + Tues-Thurs.
Beer Heights Light Railway
7¼in gauge. Off A3052, Beer, Devon. Tel: 01297 21542 Running: Daily.
Bodmin & Wenford Railway Standard gauge, 6½ miles, footplate experience, wine and dine. Bodmin, Cornwall. Tel: 01208 73666. Running: Daily.
Dartmoor Railway
Standard gauge, seven miles. Okehampton, Devon. Tel: 01837 55164. Running: W/Es.
Dartmouth Steam Railway Standard gauge, seven miles, wine and dine. Paignton, Devon. Tel: 01803 555872. Running: Daily.
Devon Railway Centre
2ft gauge, ½ mile. Bickleigh, Devon. Tel: 01884 855671. Running: Daily.
Helston Railway Standard gauge. Helston, Cornwall. Tel: 07875 481380. Running: Suns, Weds, Thurs.
Launceston Steam Railway 2ft gauge, 2 miles. Launceston, Cornwall. Tel: 01566 775665. Running: Sun-Fri.
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway 2ft gauge, one mile. Woody Bay, north Devon. Tel: 01598 763487. Running: Daily.
Moors Valley Railway 7¼in gauge, one mile. Ringwood, Hants. Tel: 01425 471415. Running: Daily.
Plym Valley Railway Standard gauge, 1½ miles. Marsh Mills, Plymouth. Running: Suns + Aug 20-26.
Seaton Tramway
3ft gauge, three miles. Harbour Road, Seaton, Devon. Tel: 01297 20375. Running: Daily.
Somerset & Dorset Railway Standard gauge, ½mile, Midsomer Norton station, Silver Street BA3 2EY. Tel: 01761 411221 Open Sun, Mon. Running: August 12.
South Devon Railway
Standard gauge, two miles. Cranmore, Somerset. Tel: 01749 880417. Running: W/Es + Weds, Thurs.
Standard gauge, seven miles, footplate experience, wine and dine. Buckfastleigh, Devon. Tel: 01364 644370. Running: Daily.
2ft gauge, ½mile. Common Lane, Yenston, Templecombe, Somerset BA8 0NB. Tel. 01963 370752 Running: Jul 29, Aug 27.
Standard gauge, six miles, footplate experience, wine and dine. Swanage, Dorset. Tel: 01929 425800. Running: Daily.
East Somerset Railway
Gartell Light Railway
Swanage Railway
The information in this list was correct at the time of going to press. We strongly advise that you confirm details with the railway concerned.
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