Here is a list of attractions which will be of interest railway enthusiasts. No strict geographical criteria have been employed in their selection, except that each of them lies sufficiently close to Stafford to be a reasonable day trip.
Where the attraction has a website, clicking the name of the attraction will connect you to that site.
If you have an attraction which you would like to see listed here, please
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| Amerton Railway |
Stowe by Chartley, nr Stafford,
Staffordshire, ST18 0LA |
Tel: 01785 850965 |
| Gauge: 2' Length: ½ mile |
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| Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre |
Campbell Drive, Barrowhill, Chesterfield,
Derbyshire, S43 2PR |
Tel: 01246 472450 |
| Gauge: Std Length: ¼ mile |
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| Battlefield Line |
Shackerstone Station, Shackerstone, Nuneaton,
Warwickshire, CV13 6NW |
Tel: 01827 880754 |
| Gauge: Std Length: 4¾ miles |
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| Chasewater Railway |
Brownhills West Station, Hednesford Road, Brownhills,
Staffordshire, WS8 7LT |
Tel: 01543 452623
Fax: 01543 452623 |
| Gauge: Std Length: 2 miles |
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| Churnet Valley Railway |
Cheddleton Station, Station Road, Cheddleton,
Staffordshire, ST13 7EE |
Tel: 01538 360522
Fax: 01538 361848 |
| Gauge: Std Length: 3¼ miles |
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| Coventry Railway Centre |
Rowley Road, Baginton,
Warwickshire |
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| Gauge: Std |
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| Crich Tramway Village |
Crich, Matlock,
Derbyshire, DE4 5DP |
Tel: 0870 6082608 |
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| Echills Wood Railway |
National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh,
Warwickshire |
Tel: 01926 498705 |
| Gauge: 7¼" |
(This railway is on the move - see their website for details!!) |
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| Finney Gardens Railway |
Bucknall Park, Stoke-on-Trent,
Staffordshire |
Tel: 01782 783571 or
01782 785225 |
| Gauge: 7¼" Length: ¾ mile |
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| Foxfield Steam Railway |
Blythe Bridge Station, Blythe Bridge nr Stoke on Trent,
Staffordshire ST11 9EA |
Tel: 01782 396210 |
| Gauge: Std Length: 3 miles |
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| Golden Valley Light Railway |
Butterley Station, Ripley,
Derbyshire, DE5 3QZ |
Tel: 01773 747674
Fax: 01773 570721 |
| Gauge: 2' Length: ~1 mile |
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| Great Central Railway |
Great Central Road, Loughborough,
Leicestershire, LE11 1RW |
Tel: 01509 230726
Fax: 01509 239791 |
| Gauge: Std Length: 8 miles |
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| Hilcote Valley Railway |
Fletchers Garden Centre, Bridge Farm, Stone Road, Eccleshall,
Staffordshire, ST21 6JY |
Tel: 01785 284553 |
| Gauge: 7¼" |
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| Hollybush Farm Railway |
Cannock,
Staffordshire |
Tel: 01922 418050 |
| Gauge: 7¼" Length: ¾ mile |
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| Kidderminster Railway Museum |
Station Approach, Comberton Hill, Kidderminster,
Worcestershire, DY10 1QX |
Tel: 01562 825316
Fax: 01562 861039 |
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| Manor Park Miniature Railway |
Manor Park, Glossop,
Derbyshire |
Tel: 01924 257494 |
| Gauge: 7¼" |
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| Midland Railway Centre |
Butterley Station, Ripley,
Derbyshire, DE5 3QZ |
Tel: 01773 747674
Fax: 01773 570721 |
| Gauge: Std and Narrow Length: 3 ½ miles |
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| Moseley Railway Trust |
Apedale Country Park near Newcastle Under Lyme
ST5 7LB |
Tel: 0845 094 1953 |
| Industrial Narrow Gauge railway equipment. |
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| Peak Rail |
Matlock Station, Matlock,
Derbyshire, DE4 3NA |
Tel: 01629 580381
Fax: 01629 760645 |
| Gauge: Std Length: 4 miles |
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| Rudyard Lake Railway |
Rudyard Old Station, Leek,
Staffordshire, ST13 9PF |
Tel: 01995 672280
Fax: 01995 672280 |
| Gauge: 10¼" Length: 1 ½ miles |
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| Rutland Railway Museum |
Rutland Railway Museum, Ashwell Road, Cottesmore, Oakham,
Rutland LE15 7BX |
Tel: 01572 813203 |
| Gauge: Std Length: ¾ mile |
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| Severn Valley Railway |
The Railway Station, Bewdley,
Worcestershire, DY12 1BG |
Tel: 01299 403816 |
| Gauge: Std Length: 16¼ miles |
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| Steeple Grange Light Railway |
Bolehill, Wirksworth,
Derbyshire |
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| Gauge: 18" Length: ½ mile |
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| Telford Steam Railway |
The Old Loco Shed, Bridge RoadHorsehay, Telford,
Shropshire, TF4 2NF |
Tel: 07765 858348 |
| Gauge: 5", 2' and Std Length: 1 mile |
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| Toplink Model Railway |
Railway House, Bridge Road, Horsehay, Telford,
Shropshire, TF4 2NF |
Tel: 07929 333414 |
| Gauge: 'OO' |
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| Tyseley Locomotive Works |
670 Warwick Road, Tyseley, Birmingham,
West Midlands, B11 2HL |
Tel: 0121 707 4696
Fax: 0121 764 4645 |
| Gauge: Std |
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| Weston Park Miniature Railway |
Weston Park, Weston-under-Lizard, Telford,
Shropshire, TF11 8LE |
Tel: 01952 850207 |
| Gauge: 7¼" Length: ½ miles |
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