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Britain's Great Little Railways is a company, created in 1994, to provide an umbrella organisation for the owners and operators of the miniature and narrow gauge railways in Great Britain and the Isle of Man. It represents railways with gauges between 5 in (127 mm) and 20 in (508 mm). Its members include purely commercial operators and heritage railways with long histories, such as the Rhyl Miniature Railway which celebrated its centenary in 2011.

Administration

The company is run on a not for profit basis with four directors who are volunteers chosen from and elected by the members. The stated aim of the company is to share knowledge and information and to improve the safety of the members railways. It is a corporate member of the Heritage Railway Association.

Meetings

Two members meetings are held each year in March and October at a member railway. The company publishes posters, leaflets an e magazine and a website about its member railways. In 2011 there are over 30 member railways spread across the UK.

Members

As of September 2016^[update], the organisation comprises the following railways:

References

Britains Great Little Railways Ltd registered in England 3143331

External links

Official Britains Great Little Railways website

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+[[File:Southern Maid at Dungeness.jpg|thumb|250px|"Southern Maid" at Dungeness, [[Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway]]]]
+'''Britain's Great Little Railways''' is a company, created in 1994, to provide an umbrella organisation for the owners and operators of the [[Ridable miniature railway|miniature]] and [[narrow gauge]] railways in [[Great Britain]] and the [[Isle of Man]]. It represents railways with gauges between {{RailGauge|5in}} and {{RailGauge|20in}}. Its members include purely commercial operators and [[heritage railways]] with long histories, such as the [[Rhyl Miniature Railway]] which celebrated its centenary in 2011.
+==Administration==
-'''Britains Great Little Railways''' <br />
+The company is run on a not for profit basis with four directors who are volunteers chosen from and elected by the members. The stated aim of the company is to share knowledge and information and to improve the safety of the members railways. It is a corporate member of the [[Heritage Railway Association]].
+==Meetings==
-The company was created in 1994 to provide an umbrella organisation for the owners and operators of the miniature and [[narrow gauge]] railways in [[Great Britain]].
+Two members meetings are held each year in March and October at a member railway. The company publishes posters, leaflets an e magazine and a website about its member railways. In 2011 there are over 30 member railways spread across the UK.
-Its members are a mixture of purely commercial operators to [[heritage railways]] with long histories such as the [[Rhyl Miniature Railway]] which has just celebrated its centenary. <br />
+== Members==
-The company is run on a not for profit basis with 4 directors who are volunteers chosen from and elected by the members.The stated aim of the company is to share knowledge and information and to improve the safety of the members railways. It is a corporate member of the [[Heritage Railway Association]]<br />
+{{As of|September 2016}}, the organisation comprises the following railways:
+* [[Barnards Miniature Railway]]
-Two members meetings are held each year at a member railway. The company publishes posters, leaflets an e magazine and a website about its member railways. In 2011 there are 35 member railways spread across the UK.
+* [[Beer Heights Light Railway]]
+* [[Bekonscot Light Railway|Bekonscot Railway]]
+* [[Bentley Miniature Railway]]
+* [[Bickington Steam Railway]]
+* [[Brookside Miniature Railway]]
+* [[Bure Valley Railway]]
+* [[Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway]]
+* [[East Herts Miniature Railway]]
+* [[Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway]]
+* [[Evesham Vale Light Railway]]
+* [[Exbury Gardens Steam Railway]]
+* [[Fairbourne Railway]]
+* [[Fancott Miniature Railway]]
+* [[Fenn Bell Miniature Railway]]
-uk
+* [[Ferry Meadows railway station|Ferry Meadows Railway]]
-in 2011.
+* [[Foxfield Miniature Railway]]
+* [[Great Cockcrow Railway]]
+* [[Great Laxey Mine Railway]]
+* [[Grosvenor Park, Chester|Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway]]
+* [[Hambleton Valley Miniature Railway]]
+* [[Hollycombe Steam Collection#Miniature railway|Hollycombe-Steam in the Country]]
+* [[Hotham Park|Hotham Park Railway]]
+* [[Kirklees Light Railway]]
+* [[Littlehampton#Norfolk Gardens|Littlehampton Miniature Railway]]
+* [[Moors Valley Railway]]
+* [[Mortocombe Railway]]
+* [[North Bay Railway]]
+* [[Perrygrove Railway]]
+* [[Rhiw Valley Light Railway |Rhiw Valley Railway]]
+* [[Rhyl Miniature Railway]]
+* [[Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway]]
+* [[Rudyard Lake Steam Railway]]
+* [[Sherwood Forest Railway]]
+* [[Shibden Hall|Shibden Miniature Railway]]
+* [[South Downs Light Railway]]
+* [[Stansted Park Light Railway]]
+* [[Strawberry Line (Miniature Railway)|Strawberry Line Miniature Railway]]
+* [[Summerfields Miniature Railway]]
+* [[Swanley New Barn Railway]]
+* [[Thompson Park Railway]]
+* [[Wells & Walsingham Light Railway]]
+* [[Weston Miniature Railway|Weston Park Railway]]
+* [[Woking Miniature Railway]]
+==See also==
+* [[Great Little Trains of Wales]]
+* [[Heritage Railway Association]]
 == References ==
+<references/>
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+* Britains Great Little Railways Ltd registered in England 3143331
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 == External links ==
 * [http://www.bglr.org/ Official Britains Great Little Railways website]
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+[[Category:Miniature railways in the United Kingdom| ]]
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+[[Category:Narrow gauge railways in the United Kingdom]]