Oldland Common to Avon Riverside, the main station being Bitton
(near Bristol): 2½ miles (4 km). Proposed extension to Newbridge (near
Bath), a further 3 miles (5 km). Standard gauge. Steam and diesel
hauled. Dining trains operate at certain times.
At Pecorama, near Beer. A complex circuit about 1 mile (1.6 km)
in length with 3 stations. 7¼ in (184 mm) gauge. Steam, diesel and
battery electric hauled.
Trago, Newton Abbot. Complex main line
circuit with a branch totalling over 1½ miles (2.4 km). 10¼ inch
(260 mm) gauge. Steam hauled (Website contains little information
relating to railway)
In Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, East Budleigh (near Budleigh
Salterton). Bicton to The Hermitage: ½ mile (0.8 km), with a side loop
through the Pinetum traversed on the outward journey giving a further
½ mile (0.8 km). 18 in (457 mm) gauge. Steam hauled.
Bodmin Parkway station to Boscarne Junction, via Bodmin: 6½ miles
(10.4 km). Standard gauge. Steam or diesel hauled or diesel railcars.
Dining trains operate at certain times.
There are two cliff railways in the town and a further one in
neighbouring Pokesdown. The highest of these (Bournemouth East Cliff) has
a rise of 117 feet (36 m).
Clifton Gorge, near Bristol. Project to reopen the underground funicular connecting Hotwells Road
in the gorge near the Clifton suspension bridge with Sion Lane on the plateau above, a rise of 220 feet
(67 m) with a gradient of 1 in 2.3 (44%).
The Park at Combe Martin, near Ilfracombe has a 500 yard (450 m),
15 in (381 mm) gauge railway (Website contains little
information relating to railway)
Meldon Quarry to Sampford Coutenay, about 6 miles (10 km), the
principal station being Okehampton. Extension proposed to Yeoford
for interchange with First Great Western services, a further 10¾ miles
(17 km). Standard gauge, diesel hauled. On Summer Sundays connecting
services operate from Exeter via Yeoford to Okehampton, with Dartmoor
Railway trains running between Okehampton and Meldon Quarry.
Paignton to Kingswear: 6¾ miles (10.9 km). Standard gauge.
Usually steam hauled. Dining trains operate at certain times.
Connection at Kingswear for ferry to Dartmouth, from where river
cruise steamers depart. Inclusive tickets for railway and river
cruise available.
Bickleigh (near Tiverton). Has a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge line,
360 yards (330 m) in length, steam and diesel hauled; and a 7¼ in
(184 mm) gauge miniature railway, over ½ mile (0.8 km) in length, diesel
hauled.
Cranmore (near Shepton Mallet) to Mendip Vale: about 2½ miles
(4 km). Proposed extension to Cannard's Grave, about a further
½ mile (0.8 km). Standard gauge. Steam and diesel hauled. Dining
trains operate at certain times.
Project to reopen about 1 mile (1.6 km) of standard gauge line
between Christow and Doddiscombsleigh. The Christow site is open to
the public on an irregular basis during the summer and by prior
arrangement at other times, when rides can be taken on about 220 yards
(200 m) of narrow gauge track in a battery electric railcar rebuilt
as a miniature tram.
Common Lane Farm, Yenston, near Templecombe. 2 ft (610 mm) gauge
line about ¾ mile (1.2 km) in length, mainly on the trackbed of the
former Somerset & Dorset Railway. Steam and diesel hauled.
Operates typically one Sunday each month (every Sunday in August)
and most Bank Holidays.
Project to reopen around 2 to 3 miles (3 to 5 km) of the former
line between Helston and Nancegollan. Standard gauge.
Jungle Express
15 inch (381 mm) gauge railway in Paradise Park,
Hayle. Diesel hauled using a former industrial locomotive (Website
contains little information relating to railway)
Benny Halt (St Newlyn East, Newquay) to East Wheal Rose: 1 mile
(1.6 km). 15 in (381 mm) gauge. Steam Hauled. There are also two
miniature railways at East Wheal Rose: a 10¼ in gauge line, about
½ mile (0.8 km) in length, and a 7¼ in (184 mm) gauge line, about
350 yards (320 m) in length. Both are diesel hauled.
In the grounds of Longleat, near Warminster. Line about 1¼ miles
(2 km) in length. 15 inch (381 mm) gauge (Website contains
little information relating to railway)
Woody Bay (near Parracombe) to Killington Lane, about 1 mile
(1.6 km). Extension proposed to Blackmoor, with possible further
extensions in the future. 1 ft 11½ in (597 mm) gauge. Usually
steam hauled.
Water balance cliff railway connecting the villages of Lynton
and Lynmouth, with a rise of 500 feet (152 m), the highest in the UK.
In operation since 1890.
In the Milky Way Adventure Park, near Clovelly. 1 ft 11½ in (597 mm)
gauge line. Diesel powered, steam outline locomotive based on Lynton
& Barnstaple designs.
Moors Valley Country Park, Ashley Heath (near Ringwood). 7¼ in
(184 mm) gauge line over 1 mile (1.6 km) in length. Steam hauled,
with locomotives and stock inspired by narrow gauge prototypes.
Morwellham Quay (near Tavistock). Includes a tramway allowing a
tour of an old copper mine. The 2 ft (610 mm) gauge line is 420 yards
(460 m) in length, and is partly underground. Battery electric
haulage.
Marsh Mills (Plympton, near Plymouth) to Lee Moor,
about ¾ mile (1.2km). Proposed extension to Plym Bridge, a further
½ mile (0.8 km). Standard gauge. Steam and diesel hauled and diesel
railcars.
In the grounds of Powderham Castle,
near Exeter. 7¼ in (184 mm) gauge miniature railway about ¾ mile
(1.2 km) in length. Steam and diesel hauled (No website located
at present)
Midsomer Norton. Museum proposing to operate passenger trains
on about ¼ miles (0.4 km) of line from the station, with possible
future extension towards Chilcompton.
Avon Valley Adventure & Wildlife Park,
near Keynsham. 5 in (127 mm) gauge miniature railway about ⅔ mile (over
1 km) in length. Steam and diesel hauled.
Swanage to Norden via Corfe Castle: 5½ miles (8.8 km). Proposed
extension to Wareham. Standard gauge. Steam and diesel hauled and
diesel railcars. Dining trains operate at certain times.
Blunsdon (near Swindon) to South Meadow Lane: 1¼ miles (2 km).
Proposed extension from Blunsdon to Mouldon Hill, a further 1¼ miles
(2 km). Standard gauge. Steam and diesel hauled and diesel railcars.
Dining trains operate at certain times. Murder Mystery Evenings on
certain dates.
Minehead to Bishops Lydeard: 20 miles (32 km), the longest preserved
railway in Great Britain. Occasional charter and other special trains
operate through to Taunton (about 4 miles - 6.4 km from Bishops Lydeard)
and onto the national network. Regular services to Taunton remain a
proposal for the future. Standard gauge. Steam and diesel hauled. Dining
trains operate at certain times.
