Britain's Great Little Railways

Britains Great Little Railways

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. 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.

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.

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 35 member railways spread across the UK.

Members

• Beckenscot Light Railway
• Beer Heights Light Railway
• Bentley Miniature Railway
• Bolebroke Castle and Lakes Steam Railway
• Bickington Steam Railway
• Brookside Miniature Railway
• Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
• Dragon Miniature Railway
• East Herts Miniature Railway
• Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway
• Evesham Vale Light Railway
• Exbury Gardens Steam Railway
• Fairbourne Miniature Railway
• Fancott Miniature Railway
• Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway
• Laxey Mines Railway
• Moors Valley Railway
• Mortocombe Railway
• Perrygrove Railway
• North Bay Railway
• Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
• Rhyl Miniature Railway
• Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
• Sherwood Forest Railway
• Shibden Miniature Railway
• South Downs Light Railway
• Stanstead Park Light Railway
• Strawberry Line Miniature Railway
• Swanley New Barn Railway
• Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
• Weston Miniature Railway

External links

• Official Britains Great Little Railways website