Gartell Railway

John 'C.J.' Penny on duty at Common Lane signalbox. An open day at the GLR will require the 'bobby' to make over 1000 lever movements. Note the Stevens lever frame... Midford lives!


'C.J.' at work turning GLR No.6 'Mr.G' on the turntable at Common Lane ready for a wedding special, whilst John Gartell takes a ride...

Two more recent pics of the Gartell Railway, courtesy of John 'not C J' Penny!

The Gartell railway runs for a short distance on the trackbed of the Somerset and Dorset Railway and is well worth a visit. Their website gives details of the line and opening days.

Originally posted on somerset and dorset

talyllyn in the snow

This is great - the Talyllyn Railway attempting to do a bit of snow clearance, which looks like great fun!

cute corris

One of the less well known Welsh NG lines is the Corris Railway, now making great strides in restoring this lovely line. The video below gives some idea of what's going on down in the Corris valley.

abbey light railway

A bit of a rarity - tourist line construction in the 1980s. This is the Abbey Light Railway under construction. This is a narrow gauge line based near Leeds.

south tynedale railway

Not an easy line to find much on, but this is a 4 minute plus shot of this narrow gauge railway in northern England.

along the teifi valley

A glimpse of the Teifi Valley Railway in Wales, one of the UK's less well-known heritage railways. This runs along part of the old Newcastle Emlyn branch and is well worth a visit.