Standard Gauge RailwaysCambrian Heritage Railways - Oswestry
At Oswestry, the Cambrian Railways Trust runs a railway museum and depot and operates a mile of track.
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West Midlands
The West Midlands has a good collection of museums that provide an eclectic mix of both artefacts and experiences. Birmingham hosts its own railway Museum and also the intriguingly named Thinktank Museum. Coventry has an Electric Railway Museum, while the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley will give a wider perspective of life in days gone by.
The region has more than its fair share of miniature railways, from those in tourist attractions such as Weston Park and Twycross Zoo to the Echills Wood Railway in Sutton Coldfield.
Five narrow gauge railways are dotted around the area, while mainline enthusiasts are catered for by the fantastic Battlefield Line, Severn Valley Railway, and a full handful of others.
Chasewater Light Railway and Museum - Walsall
One of the earliest preservation lines, this railway was founded in 1959 as a museum. Now the track runs two miles.
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Churnet Valley railway - Stoke-on-Trent
The Churnet Valley Line is famed for its scenic beauty and since 1973 has been run by a group of preservationists.
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Foxfield Railway - Stoke-on-Trent
Passengers were first carried in 1967 when a preservation group took over this old colliery line, originally built in 1893.
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Severn Valley Railway - Bewdley
Starting as a fun-raising preservation group in 1965, the Severn Valley Railway is now one of Britain's premier heritage railways.
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Telford Steam Railway - Telford
Founded in 1976, The Telford Horsehay Steam Trust started train services on 1/2 mile of the Horsehay to Lightmoor branch in 1984.
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Tyseley Locomotive Works - Birmingham
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Narrow Gauge RailwaysAmerton Railway - Stafford
This railway has been operated by the Staffordshire Narrow Gauge Railway Society since 1992.
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Apedale Valley Light Railway - Newcastle-under-Lyne
This narrow gauge runs in Apedale Community Country Park.
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Evesham Vale Light Railway - Evesham
This miniature railway hauls passengers on a scenic route in a country park through old apple orchards.
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Rudyard Lake Steam Railway - Leek
This miniature railway hauls passengers on a scenic section of the old standard gauge North Staffordshire Railway's Churnet Valley line beside Rudyard Lake.
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Statfold Barn Railway - Tamworth
This is an extensive multi-gauge private railway including locomotives and rolling stock of five different gauges.
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Miniature RailwaysAvonvale Miniature Railway - Birmingham
This miniature railway, operated by Avonvale Model Engineering Society, runs in the grounds of the farm shop.
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Coalyard Miniature Railway - Kidderminster
The Coalyard Railway, opened in 1988, runs alongside the Severn Valley Railway's main line.
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Echills Wood Railway - Sutton Coldfield
This miniature railway relocated to Kingsbury Water Park in 2005 and resumed full services in 2011.
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Hilcote Valley Railway - Stafford
This miniature railway, created by Roger Greatrex in 1993, runs in the grounds of the garden centre and also into the countryside and round a lake.
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Hollybush Railway - Wolverhampton
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Leasowes Park Miniature Railway - Dudley
Since 1990, this miniature railway has been operating along the towpath of Dudley No 2 Canal on the Birmingham Canal Navigations.
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Twycross Zoo Miniature Railway - Atherstone
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Weston Park Railway - Shifnal
This miniature railway, opened in 1980, carries visitors alongside lakes and through woodland in the landscaped grounds of 17th century Weston Park, now run as an hotel.
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Other RailwaysCastle Hill Railway - Bridgnorth
This funicular railway, now electrically operated, originally opened in 1892 with a water-balance system.
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MuseumsBirmingham Railway Museum - Birmingham
This large collection of engines and rolling stock in based in the former Great Western Railway repair shop at Tyseley.
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Black Country Living Museum - Dudley
This is an open air museum with exhibits including shops, canal boats, steam engines and an underground mining exhibition.
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Electric Railway Museum - Coventry
This is the only museum in Britain devoted to electric traction.
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Kidderminster Railway Museum - Kidderminster
This museum houses a large collection of British railway artefacts in the beautifully restored former Great Western Railway warehouse at Kidderminster.
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Thinktank Museum - Birmingham
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Opened in 1866, the ex-GWR branch line to Wallingford was closed to passengers in 1959. Since 1981, a preservation society has re-opened the line.