Minor railways in the United Kingdom

Train routes in the United Kingdom

Mapping the independent and minor railways.

Status started

Standard Gauge

Railway name Route Sources/Notes
Avon Valley Railwayrelation Route
Bluebell Railwayrelation Route100% mapped, currently from NPE. GPS survey coming fairly soon. GPS tracks north of Horstead Keynes already
Bodmin & Wenford Railwayrelation Route100% mapped
Boness And Kineel
Chasewater Railwayrelation Routenode Brownhills West station mapped only
Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railwayrelation RouteAccording to Wikipedia, an extension into Princes Risborough mainline railway station is proposed.
Cholsey And Walingford Railwayrelation Route
Churnet Valley Railwayrelation Route
Dean Forest Railwayrelation RouteStation locations only approx. Railway shares way with the border of a forest at one point - probably needs fixing.
East Kent Railwayrelation RouteUnclear which bits are in operation
According to company website Shepperdswell to Eyethorne is operational? ShakespeareFan00 11:40, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
East Lancashire Railwayrelation Route
East Somerset Railwayrelation Route
Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railwayrelation Route90% mapped
Epping and Ongar Railwayrelation RouteCurrently closed, according to website, but extensions planned.
Foxfield Steam Railwayrelation RoutePartially mapped (from NPE). Steepest (1:19) standard gauge adhesion railway in Britain (they claim)
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railwayrelation Route100% mapped. lsces tracks and others
Great Central (Nottingham) Railwayrelation Route
Great Central Railwayrelation Route
Isle of Wight Steam Railwayrelation Route100% mapped
Kent & East Sussex Railwayrelation Route100% mapped. Currently from NPE. GPS survey coming soon.
Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railwayrelation Route100% mapped
LLangolen Railwayrelation Route
Mid Hants Railway Ltdrelation Route99% mapped
Mid Norfolkrelation Route100%? mapped. From NPE.
Midland Railway Centre
National Railway Museum
Nene Valley Railwayrelation Route100% mapped.
North Norfolk Railwayrelation Route100% mapped.
North York Moors Railway
Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway99% mapped.
Peak Railrelation Routemost of line mapped from landsat
Severn Valley Railway52°31′48.00″ N, 2°25′16.50″ W100% mapped
South Devon Railway99% mapped
Spa Valley Railwayrelation RouteExtension to Eridge isn't included yet as this doesn't appear to have re-opened yet.
Swanage Railwayrelation Route100% mapped
The Lavender Linerelation RouteIsfield station mapped only (at approx location). Operational line apparently continues north for 1 mile.
West Somerset Railwayrelation Route99% mapped
Wyevernrail

Narrow Gauge

Railway or Museum OSM Relation or Location Sources / Notes
Bala Lake Railwayrelation Routemapped from NPE & references to company website
Brecon Mountain Railwayrelation Route
Corris Railwayrelation Route
Derwent Valley Railway53°57′43.20″ N, 1°03′36.00″ W
Ffestiniog Railwayrelation Routemapped from NPE - however extensive deviation therefrom exists on ground at northern end
Leighton Buzzard Railwayrelation Route
Lynton & Barnstaple Railwaynot mapped. former route should be railway=abandonded (from NPE)
North Gloucestershire Railway51°59′19.07″ N, 1°55′36.37″ Enot mapped yet
Ruslip Lido Railwayrelation Route
Seaton Electric Tramwayrelation Route
Snowdon Mountain Railwayrelation Route
Talyllyn Railwayrelation Routemapped -needs confrimation
Teifi Valley Railway51°58′06.60″ N, 4°28′26.04″ W
Vale of Rheidol Railwayrelation Routemapped from NPE
Welsh Highland Railwayrelation Route
Welshpool And Llanfair Light Railwayrelation Routeline mapped -intermediate stations missing

Miniature

Railway Gauge Operator OSM location contacted Map Status Notes
Ashton Court Miniature RailwayAshton Court Miniature RailwayNo75%From Bing
Bressingham Steam MuseumBressingham Steam Museum & GardensNo0%
Bure Valley RailwayBure Valley RailwayNo100%From NPE
Eastbourne Miniature Steam RailwayEastbourne Miniature Steam Railway Adventure ParkNo0%
Eastleigh Park Miniature RailwayEastleigh Lakeside RailwayNo100%Mentioned on proposed map features for minature lines.
Fairbourne and Barmouth Steam RailwayNo20%Mapped very roughly from NPE
Hambleton Valley Miniature Railway7¼"HVMRNo0%
Ickenham Minature RailwayIckenham & District Society of Model EngineersNo0%
Millerbeck Light Railway7¼"Millerbeck Light RailwayCircuitNo99%
Pixie Line7¼"Pixie LineNo50%From Bing, website photos and YouTube videos. GPS trace needed, Pixie Halt to be added.
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway15"Ravenglass & Eskdale RailwayNo100%
Romney Hythe and Dymchurch RailwayRomney, Hythe & Dymchurch RailwayNo100%From NPE. GPS survey in next few months.
Ruislip Lido RailwayRuislip Lido Railway SocietyNo90%From Yahoo aerial images- No stations :(
Watford Miniature RailwayWatford Miniature RailwayNo0%
Wells & Walshingham Light RailwayWells & Walshingham Light RailwayNo100%From NPE.

Disused or Abandoned lines (re-puposed, obliterated or otherwise)

Railway OSM Location(s) Status Reuse (if applicable) Map Status Sources
Bushey Heath Tube extensionunbuilt-now oblitBeard,T.;(2002);"By Tube Beyond Edgware"
Croseor Tramway(part)reusedrailway
Edgware and Highgate Railway(part)ReusedfootwayGround survey
Muswell Hill RailwayreusedfootwayGround survey
Woodside & South Croydon(part)reusedtramwayClive's London Underground Guides
Woodside & South Croydon(part)oblit

Incline, cliff, rack and funicular railways


Location or Railway Operator OSM Location Contacted Map Status Notes
Babbacome(Unoffical site)18/50.4817/-3.5167No100%
Birmingham Airport 'AirRail Link' to railway station18/52.45182/-1.72943No100%Funicular pair on ex Maglev tracks
Bridgnorth18/52.53428/-2.41794No100%
FolkestoneNo
HastingsNoTwo railways - East and West
Lynton and LynmouthLynton & Lynmouth Lift companyNo
Snowdon Mountain Railwayrelation RouteNo100%Rack railway

Cable cars, Gondola lifts, chair lifts and passanger ropeways (United Kingdom)

(see also OpenPisteMap 's data for ski-tows)

Location or Railway Type Operator OSM Location Contacted Map Status Notes
Alton TowersAreial tramwayNo0%
CairngormNo
Dudley ZooNo90%Abandoned?
GlencoechairliftNo90%
Heights of AbrahamGondola liftNo0%
Nevis RangeGondola liftNo80%
Pleasurewood HillsChairliftNo0%
The Needles,Isle of WightNo99%
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