Preserved Railways
Preserved railways or heritage railways can be found the length and breadth of the country and provide an excellent day out for families and enthusiasts. A significant range of trains, rolling stock and railroad memorabilia is on show and often but a short drive from home.
The trains and rolling stock are but one element of the preserved railway - many facilities reveal the significant imapact that the train has had on society.
| Railway Name | Location | Web Site | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Railways | n/a | www.heritagerailways.co.uk | Guide to heritage railways in the UK. |
| IRail | n/a | www.irail.co.uk | General index of railway related websites. |
| Narrow Gauge Heaven | n/a | www.narrowgauge.co.uk | Directory of UK narrow gauge railways. |
| Avon Valley Railway | Avon | www.avonraileway.org | |
| Caledonian Railway | Scotland | www.caledonianrailway.co.uk | |
| Chinnor & Princess Risborough Railway | www.cprra.co.uk | ||
| Churnet Valley Railway | churnet-valley-railway.co.uk | ||
| Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway | www.ckp-railways.co.uk | ||
| Colne Valley Railway | www.cvr.co.uk | ||
| Dartmoor Railway | Devon | www.dartmoorrailway.co.uk | |
| East Lancashire Railway | Lancs | www.east-lancs-rlwy.co.uk | |
| East Somerset Railway | Somerset | www.eastsomersetrailway.org.uk | |
| Ecclesbourne Valley Railway | www.e-v-r.com | ||
| Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway | mbsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk | ||
| Foxfield Steam Railway | www.foxfieldrailway.co.uk | ||
| Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | www.gwsr.com | ||
| Great Central Railway | www.mlst.org | Main Line Steam Trust | |
| Gwili Railway | www.gwili-railway.co.uk | ||
| Isle of Wight Steam Railway | www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk | ||
| Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | www.kwvr.co.uk | ||
| Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway | www.lakesiderailway.co.uk | ||
| Llangollen Railway | www.llangollenrailway.co.uk | ||
| Mid Norfolk Railway | www.mnr.org.uk | ||
| Northampton & Lamport Railway | www.nlr.org.uk | ||
| North Norfolk Railway | www.nnrailway.co.uk | ||
| Peak Rail | www.peakrail.co.uk | ||
| Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway | www.pontypool-and-blaenavon.co.uk | ||
| Severn Valley Railway | www.svr.co.uk | ||
| South Devon Railway | www.southdevonrailway.org | ||
| Swanage Railway Trust | www.swanagerailwaytrust.org.uk | ||
| Swindon & Cricklade Railway | www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org | ||
| Telford Steam Railway | www.telfordsteamrailway.co.uk | ||
| West Somerset Railway | www.wsra.co.uk | ||
| Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | www.bwlr.co.uk | Narrow Gauge | |
| Festiniog Railway/Welsh Highland Railway | www.festrail.co.uk | Narrow Gauge | |
| Isle of Man Steam Railway | www.iomguide.com | Narrow Gauge | |
| Leighton-Buzzard Railway | www.buzzrail.co.uk | Narrow Gauge | |
| Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway | www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk | Narrow Gauge | |
| Seaton Tramway | www.tram.co.uk | Narrow Gauge | |
| Sittingbourne & Kemsley Railway | www.sklr.net | Narrow Gauge | |
| Talyllyn Railway | www.talyllyn.co.uk | Narrow Gauge | |
| Teifi Valley Railway | www.teifivalleyrailway.com | Narrow Gauge | |
| Vale of Rheidol | www.rheidolrailway.co.uk | Narrow Gauge | |
| Wells & Walsingham Light Railway | www.wellswalsinghamrailway.co.uk | Narrow Gauge | |
| Welshpool & LLanfair Light Railway | www.wllr.org.uk | Narrow Gauge | |
| Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group | www.arpg.org.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| Bressingham Steam Museum | www.bressingham.co.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| Buckingamshire Railway Centre | www.bucksrailcentre.co.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| Cambrian Railway Centre | www.cumbran-railway-soc.co.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| Suburban Electric Railway Association | www.emus.co.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| Darlington Railway Centre & Museum | www.drcm.org.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| Devon Railway Centre | www.devonrailwaycentre.co.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| Great Western Society | www.didcotrailwaycentre.co.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| Great Western Preservation Group (Southall) | www.gwrpg.co.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| Hollycombe Steam Collection | www.hollycombe.co.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| Kidderminster Railway Museum | www.krm.org.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| London Transport Museum | www.londontransport.co.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Project | www.lynton-barnstaple-railway.co.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| National Railway Museum | York | www.nrm.org.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre |
| National Railway Museum , Shildon Locomotion | www.locomotion.org.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| Railway Age at Crewe | www.therailwayage.co.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| Ribble Steam Railway | www.ribblesteam.org.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre | |
| Museum of the Great Western Railway | Swindon | www.steam-museum.org.uk | Museum/ Preservation Centre |
| Tyseley Locomotive Works | Birmingham | www.vintagetrains.co.uk/brm.htm | Museum/ Preservation Centre |
| Great Western Study Group | n/a | www.gwstudygroup.org.uk | Society |
| Welsh Railway Research Group | n/a | www.wrrc.org.uk | Society |
| Scottish Railway Preservation Society | n/a | www.srps.org.uk | Society |
| Monmouthshire Railway Society | n/a | www.mrsoc.co.uk | Society |
| Industrial Railway Society | n/a | www.irsociety.co.uk | Society |
| LNWR Society | n/a | www.lmwrs.org.uk | Society |
| Broad Gauge Society | n/a | www.broadgauge.org.uk | Society |
| South Western Circle | n/a | www.lswr.org | Society |
| Historical Model Rail Society | n/a | www.hmrs.org.uk | Society |
| LMS Jubilees | n/a | www.jubilees.co.uk | Society |
| Railwest | n/a | www.trainweb.org/railwest | Archive |
| Great Western Archive | n/a | www.greatwestern.co.uk | Archive |
| War Department Light Railways | n/a | www.wdlr.org.uk | Archive |
| Heritage Railway Magazine | n/a | www.heritagerailway.co.uk | Publication |
| British Railway Illustrated | n/a | www.irwellpress.co.uk | Publication |
| Midland Record | n/a | www.midlandrecord.com | Publication |
| Steam Railway | n/a | www.steamrailway.co.uk | Publication |