Dragon Miniature Railway

Wyevale Garden Centre, Marple, UK

Links

Miniature Railway Links

Site (click for Link)
Description
Echills Wood Railway Official Site
 
EWR Observer
Premier British miniature Railway, now at Kingsbury Water Park in Warwickshire. The  Observer site provides weekly up-to-date news. 7.25" gauge.
East Somerset Society of Model and Experimental Engineers (ESSMEE)
Model Engineering Society in Somerset, halfway through building a 7.25" railway.
Moors Valley Railway
Another premier 7.25" gauge railway in Hampshire.
7.25" Society
National Society for those interested in 7.25" or 7.5" gauge railways.
Brookside Miniature Railway
Another local miniature railway mid-way between Hazel Grove and Poynton.
Hills Miniature Railway
An off-shoot of Brookside at Hills Garden Centre, Knutsford
Miniature Railway World
Recommended site containing everything to do with UK miniature railways
Rudyard Lake Railway
10.25" railway on the old Mid-Staffordshire railway at Rudyard, near Leek.
The Strawberry Line
Britain's only commercially-operating 5" gauge ground level line, situated near Bristol.
Mortocombe Railway
A dual gauge 10.25" and 7.25" railway at Wyevale Garden Centre, Chilton, Oxfordshire
Sherwood Forest Railway
A growing 15" railway situated in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
Weston Miniature Railway
A popular seafront 7.25" railway with its own 18-hole pitch-and-putt golf course.
Ryedale Society of Model Engineers
A 3.5, 5 and 7.25" multi-gauge line in Gilling which runs to mainline practise.
Crewe Heritage Centre Miniature Railway
A 3-point 7.25" miniature railway at the Crewe Railway Heritage Centre. Runs alongside the APT.
Hilcote Valley Railway
A scenic railway operating at Fletchers Garden Centre, near Stafford

More to be added soon.

Other Railway Links

Site
Description
East Lancashire Railway
Preserved standard gauge railway running between Heywood and Rawtenstall.
Gartell Light Railway
A friendly family-owned 2-foot gauge railway in Somerset.
Ffestiniog Railway/Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon)
A 13 1/2 mile railway from Partmadog to Blenau Ffestiniog, also restoring the Welsh Highland Railway from Caernarfon to Portmadog
Welsh Highland Railway (Portmadog)
Started much earlier and owners of original WHR loco "Russell"
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
15" railway in the heart of Lakeland with plenty of history and character
Llangollen Railway
Restored Standard Gauge Line in North Wales on the Llandudno to Corwen line
Crewe Heritage Centre
Standard gauge heritage centre at Crewe
Teifel Steam Engineering
All kinds of steam locomotive work undertaken, from new-build to overhaul/restoration, including boiler works

More to be added soon.

Local Interest and Other Links

Site
Description
Marple UK
Local Community site for most of South Manchester, with lots of info and links to other local clubs/activites
Wyevale Garden Centres Ltd.
Our landlords, who also have miniature railways running at several other garden centres up and down the country.
Nick Tozer's pics
Nick Tozer made a visit over the August Bank Holiday and took a collection of photos, which can be found here.

More to be added soon... ...