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Bere Ferrers railway station; Bideford Railway Heritage Centre, Devon; Bristol Harbour Railway and Industrial Museum; Coleford Great Western Railway Museum, Coleford, Gloucestershire
A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail related transportation, including: locomotives (steam, diesel, and electric), railway cars, trams, and railway signalling equipment. They may also operate historic equipment on museum grounds.
The museum was managed by Bristol City Council along with nearby preserved industrial relics along Prince's Wharf, including the Bristol Harbour Railway, cranes and a small fleet of preserved vessels. There are no plans to decommission or remove the railway, cranes or vessels. The museum closed its doors to the public on 29 October 2006.
Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway: Pre-grouping: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway: Post-grouping: London, Midland and Scottish Railway: Key dates; 29 May 1838: Opened as Salford: April 1858: Renamed Salford (New Bailey Street) August 1865: Renamed Salford: 3 October 1988: Renamed Salford Central: 2 January 2023: Service suspended: 4 June 2023 ...
In 1912 it was sold to Bristol Tramways, [5] for £1,500 (equivalent to £188,000 in 2023). In 1922 Hotwell Road was enlarged as a fast road called Portway, eliminating the tram to Bristol and the Bristol Port and Pier Railway Hotwells railway station near the bottom of the Cliff Railway. The changes caused passenger numbers to drop sharply ...
Conwy Valley Railway Museum: Museum and miniature railway 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (184 mm) 1.6km 1970s Has a 0.8km long 15 in (381 mm) gauge tramway Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum: Museum N/A 0km 1951 Bala Lake Railway: Heritage railway 1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in (600 mm) 7.2km 1861 1965 1972 Originally standard gauge line Ffestiniog Railway: Heritage railway
Starvationer at Ellesmere Port Canal Museum with a demonstration of the process of legging to push the boat through the tunnels. The Worsley Navigable Levels are an extensive series of coal mines in Worsley in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, England. They were worked largely by the use of underground canals (the navigable levels) and ...
Bristol Temple Meads is the oldest and largest railway station in Bristol, England.It is located 118 miles 31 chains (118.39 mi; 190.5 km) away from London Paddington.It is an important transport hub for public transport in the city; there are bus services to many parts of the city and surrounding districts, with a ferry to the city centre.