This is a project I’d like my readers to get involved with (see my blog). I am looking for as many walks as possible on which you’ll get to see trains belonging to one of the heritage railways below. So if you know any suitable walks, please leave a comment and a link to that walk if possible. Or use your social media accounts and leave a message. I’ll be using #yorksheritagerailwaywalks on Twitter and Google+ to promote this. You can leave a message on my Facebook page too.
Hope you’ll enjoy this as much as I do and that it might encourage you to get out there and experience the walks yourself. I have added the timetable pages for that purpose. And of course enjoy a ride on the railways!
| Which Heritage Railway? | Where does it start? | Timetables | Length | Note |
| National Railway Museum | York | N/A | The world largest Railway Museum but no tracks, just locomotives, rolling stock, memorabilia and anything that has got to do with railways | |
| Derwent Valley Light Railway (DVLR) |
Murton, Nr York (North Yorkshire) |
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1/2 Mile | Work in partnership with the Yorkshire Museum of Farming at Murton Park |
| Self-Guided Walk: Way of the Roses | Murton or York | 4.6 Miles between the two attractions above (171 miles from coast to coast) | This walk is a ’coast to coast’ route from Morecambe Bay (the Irish Sea) to Bridlington Bay, on the North Sea coast. Coincidently it past near these two attractions. | |
| Elsecar Heritage Railway (EHR) | Elsecar, nr Barnsley (South Yorkshire) |
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1 Mile | The only preserved railway in South Yorkshire |
| Walk: | Need a hand here! | |||
| Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway (E&BASR) | Embsay, Nr Skipton (North Yorkshire) |
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4 Miles | A journey through the Yorkshire Dales |
| Self-Guided Walk: A pleasant walk to the ruins of the 12th Century priory. | Bolton Abbey Station | 1.5 Miles | This walk will take you to Bolton Priory | |
| Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (KWVR) | Keighley (West Yorkshire) |
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5 Miles | A railway with a 1950′s atmosphere most famous for its role in the 1970 film version of Edith Nesbit’s story “The Railway Children” |
| All the walks for KWVR below come from www.visitbrontecountry.co.uk | ||||
| Self-Guided Walk: The Worth Way | Keighley | 11 Miles | A circular walk from Keighley to Oxenhope which stops at each station on the K&WVR [See my blog article too] |
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| Self-Guided Walk: The Railway Children Walks | Haworth | 6 Miles & 2.5 Miles | A circular walk which has been devised to enable the walker to visit the various locations used in the 1970′s film The Railway Children. |
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| Middleton Railway (MR) | Leeds (West Yorkshire) |
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1 Mile | The world’s oldest continuously working railway |
| North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) | Pickering (North Yorkshire) |
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18 Miles | Second-longest standard gauge heritage line in the United Kingdom |
| Self-Guided Walk: The Lyke Wake Walk | The Stone (Grid Ref 470994) | 40 Miles | A complete crossing of the North Yorkshire Moors along their main east-west watershed between the Stone at grid reference 470994 and the Trig point at 971012 [See a guest blog article from StayIn about it too] |
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| Wensleydale Railway (WR) | Leeming Bar (North Yorkshire) |
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16.5 Miles | An authentic heritage railway serving the local community, offering tourists, families and transport enthusiasts a great value day out in the Yorkshire Dales with lots to see and do along the way |
| Walk | Need a hand here! | |||
| Other Heritage Railways | ||||
| Shipley Glen Tramway | Baildon, nr Shipley (West Yorkshire) |
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The Shipley Glen Cable Tramway is the oldest working cable tramway in Great Britain (cliff lifts excepted) | |
| Self-Guided Walk: A walk from the towpath – Saltaire | Saltaire | 2.25 Miles | A circular walk from Leeds & Liverpool canal taking in Shipley Glen | |
| Kirklees Light Railway (KLR) | Clayton West, nr Huddersfield (West Yorkshire) | |
15″ narrow gauge scenic railway. Welcoming 50,000 visitors per annum. | |
If you would like to email me your details, I will pass them onto our wensleydale railway walks organisers.
Thanks
Ken Monkman
WRA Chairman
Thank you so much. I will do it right now.
We are running walks from Middleton Railway (Park Halt) through the bluebells in Middleton Wood to the lake in Middleton Park on the 6th and 7th May if anyone wants to join us. We will be meeting the 11a.m. and 1p.m. trains from Moor Rd. Have a look at our website for more information on the walk and on us (Friends of Middleton Park). We are also on facebook – just search for us.
Thank you very much. I have now added your event to the table above and I will promote it on my social media too. Good luck!