Rowan Bravington
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My wife and I are booked to visit the UK - starting in Manchester around 16.8.17 then Crewe, Peterborough, Dereham, Colchester, Littlebourne ending up in Brighton on 6.9.17.
We have planned to go on many heritage railways along the way. However, it is quite difficult to find out if there are any train exhibitions in these areas and I thought a post to this forum may provide some info about train shows or interesting train related visits in the above areas.
I do like narrow gauge and mining areas.
Places we already have on our list include: Crewe Heritage Centre; Churnet Valley Rwy, Froghall, Foxfield Railway, Stoke-on-Trent;Peak Railway, Matlock; Midland Railway - Butterley; Crich Tramway Village;Nene Valley Rwy, Stibbington; The Wells & Walsingham Light Railway, Wells-next-the-Sea; North Norfolk Railway, Sheringham; Bure Valley Railway (1991) Ltd, Aylsham; The Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham; East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne; Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, Hythe; The Kent & East Sussex Railway (incl. The Col Stephen Rwy Museum) Tenterden; East Kent Railway, Shepherdswell; Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Rwy, Sittingbourne; Dover Transport Museum.
Any info - guidance - about whether to avoid or add to this list greatly appreciated.
Cheers from Oz.
We have planned to go on many heritage railways along the way. However, it is quite difficult to find out if there are any train exhibitions in these areas and I thought a post to this forum may provide some info about train shows or interesting train related visits in the above areas.
I do like narrow gauge and mining areas.
Places we already have on our list include: Crewe Heritage Centre; Churnet Valley Rwy, Froghall, Foxfield Railway, Stoke-on-Trent;Peak Railway, Matlock; Midland Railway - Butterley; Crich Tramway Village;Nene Valley Rwy, Stibbington; The Wells & Walsingham Light Railway, Wells-next-the-Sea; North Norfolk Railway, Sheringham; Bure Valley Railway (1991) Ltd, Aylsham; The Mid-Norfolk Railway, Dereham; East Anglian Railway Museum, Wakes Colne; Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway, Hythe; The Kent & East Sussex Railway (incl. The Col Stephen Rwy Museum) Tenterden; East Kent Railway, Shepherdswell; Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Rwy, Sittingbourne; Dover Transport Museum.
Any info - guidance - about whether to avoid or add to this list greatly appreciated.
Cheers from Oz.