Heritage railways near London?
 

Can you recommend any heritage railways within day trip distance from
London?

I went to the Bluebell Railway last year, and it was a huge success. I
have also been on the Epping Ongar Railway.

Or anything else transport related between 8 and 19 June.

--
jhk

Heritage railways near London?
 

In message , at 15:16:17 on
Wed, 25 Mar 2015, Jarle Hammen Knudsen remarked:
Can you recommend any heritage railways within day trip distance from
London?

An hour from London:

http://www.nvr.org.uk/ and http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/

But check the dates to make sure you are there when something
interesting is happening.
--
Roland Perry

Heritage railways near London?
 

On Wednesday, 25 March 2015 14:16:20 UTC, Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote:
Can you recommend any heritage railways within day trip distance from
London?

I went to the Bluebell Railway last year, and it was a huge success. I
have also been on the Epping Ongar Railway.

Or anything else transport related between 8 and 19 June.

--
jhk

The Spa Valley Railway at Tunbridge Wells - just under an hour from London.
http://www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk/

Much smaller than the Bluebell but worth a day out.

If old buses come within scope: Salisbury: 1.5 hours from London:

http://www.salisburyreds.co.uk/servi...-celebrations/

DRH

Heritage railways near London?
 

Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote:
Can you recommend any heritage railways within day trip distance from
London?

I went to the Bluebell Railway last year, and it was a huge success. I
have also been on the Epping Ongar Railway.

Or anything else transport related between 8 and 19 June.

Something a little different is the miniature (mainly) steam Romney, Hythe
& Dymchurch Railway:
http://www.rhdr.org.uk

You can get there fairly easily from Ashford, about 40 mins from St
Pancras.

Heritage railways near London?
 

On 2015\03\25 14:16, Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote:
Can you recommend any heritage railways within day trip distance from
London?

I went to the Bluebell Railway last year, and it was a huge success. I
have also been on the Epping Ongar Railway.

Or anything else transport related between 8 and 19 June.

I'm not sure if Volks Electric Railway in Brighton might be what you want.

Heritage railways near London?
 

"Roland Perry" wrote in message
...
In message , at 15:16:17 on
Wed, 25 Mar 2015, Jarle Hammen Knudsen remarked:
Can you recommend any heritage railways within day trip distance from
London?

An hour from London:

though not within "discount" day return distance :-(


http://www.nvr.org.uk/ and http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/

you (one) can find a full (is it?) list of options he

http://www.heritage-railways.com/map.php

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"Recliner" wrote in message
...
Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote:
Can you recommend any heritage railways within day trip distance from
London?

I went to the Bluebell Railway last year, and it was a huge success. I
have also been on the Epping Ongar Railway.

Or anything else transport related between 8 and 19 June.

Something a little different is the miniature (mainly) steam Romney, Hythe
& Dymchurch Railway:
http://www.rhdr.org.uk

You can get there fairly easily from Ashford, about 40 mins from St
Pancras.

though buses from Folkestone are far more frequent (and run much later into
the evening)

Heritage railways near London?
 

On 2015-03-25 14:16:17 +0000, Jarle Hammen Knudsen said:

Can you recommend any heritage railways within day trip distance from
London?

I went to the Bluebell Railway last year, and it was a huge success. I
have also been on the Epping Ongar Railway.

Or anything else transport related between 8 and 19 June.

Kent and East Sussex railway is nice:

http://www.kesr.org.uk/find-us

It goes to Bodiam Castle as well.

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bodiam-castle

E.

Heritage railways near London?
 

Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote:
Can you recommend any heritage railways within day trip distance from
London?

I went to the Bluebell Railway last year, and it was a huge success. I
have also been on the Epping Ongar Railway.

Or anything else transport related between 8 and 19 June.

Isle of Wight? You could combine several things:

Isle of Wight Steam Railway
1938 tube trains operating the 'main line' service (Island Line)
Hovercraft from Portsmouth - one of the few left

You can combine them on one ticket:
http://www.hovertravel.co.uk/attract...lway/index.php

There's also the Isle of Wight Bus Museum at Ryde (that I know nothing
about)

Portsmouth is 1h40 from London, then a bit of time to walk/bus to Southsea
for the Hovercraft, or the regular Wightlink ferry connects directly with
the train.

Theo

Heritage railways near London?
 

Theo Markettos wrote:
Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote:
Can you recommend any heritage railways within day trip distance from
London?

I went to the Bluebell Railway last year, and it was a huge success. I
have also been on the Epping Ongar Railway.

Or anything else transport related between 8 and 19 June.

Isle of Wight? You could combine several things:

Isle of Wight Steam Railway
1938 tube trains operating the 'main line' service (Island Line)
Hovercraft from Portsmouth - one of the few left

You can combine them on one ticket:
http://www.hovertravel.co.uk/attract...lway/index.php

There's also the Isle of Wight Bus Museum at Ryde (that I know nothing
about)

Portsmouth is 1h40 from London, then a bit of time to walk/bus to Southsea
for the Hovercraft, or the regular Wightlink ferry connects directly with
the train.

The latter is a lot more convenient, and gives you the rare opportunity to
take a London tube on a seaside pier. Even if you don't travel on the
hovercraft, you can at least view them.

I took these pics on a similar excursion last year:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/reclin...7644433893273/

Heritage railways near London?
 

"Recliner" wrote

Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote:

Or anything else transport related between 8 and 19 June.

Brooklands Museum, Weybridge

The Museum displays a wide range of Brooklands-related motoring and aviation
exhibits ranging from giant racing cars, motorcycles and bicycles to an
unparalleled collection of Hawker and Vickers/ BAC-built aircraft, including
the Second World War Wellington Bomber, Viking, Varsity, Viscount, Vanguard,
VC10, BAC One-Eleven and the only Concorde with public access in South East
England

http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/inde...month/2014/06/


http://www.londonbusmuseum.com/

London Bus Museum is located on the Brooklands site between Weybridge and
Byfleet in Surrey and shares a common visitor entrance with Brooklands
Museum. One entry ticket covers admission to both museums.

And next door Mercedes-Benz World

http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/cont...benzworld.html


--
Mike D

Heritage railways near London?
 

In message , at 21:36:21 on Fri, 27
Mar 2015, Michael R N Dolbear remarked:

the only Concorde with public access in South East England

http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/inde...month/2014/06/

plus at: http://www.iwm.org.uk/exhibitions/iwm-duxford/airspace

however the OP isn't visiting while either of the two airshows are on.
--
Roland Perry

Heritage railways near London?
 

On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 08:21:22 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 21:36:21 on Fri, 27
Mar 2015, Michael R N Dolbear remarked:

the only Concorde with public access in South East England

http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/inde...month/2014/06/

plus at: http://www.iwm.org.uk/exhibitions/iwm-duxford/airspace

however the OP isn't visiting while either of the two airshows are on.

We've been too IWM Duxford. Most excellent!

--
jhk

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On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:34:27 -0000, "tim....."
wrote:


An hour from London:

though not within "discount" day return distance :-(

What's that?

--
jhk

Heritage railways near London?
 

"Jarle Hammen Knudsen" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:34:27 -0000, "tim....."
wrote:


An hour from London:

though not within "discount" day return distance :-(

What's that?

which bit don't you understand?

They are not at locations at which it is possible to walk up to the ticket
office and get cheap return ticket for immediate travel

You either have to plan ahead and buy "advanced" tickets or suffer the
extortionate walk up fare

(or piddle around splitting tickets!)

tim

Heritage railways near London?
 

In message , at 13:09:05 on
Sat, 28 Mar 2015, Jarle Hammen Knudsen remarked:

An hour from London:

though not within "discount" day return distance :-(

What's that?

There are cheaper day-return fares over distances of ~50 miles.

It depends on the route whether there are day-return-only fares (which
is because of regular travellers abusing open returns) or
period-return-only, or sometimes a choice of both.
--
Roland Perry

Heritage railways near London?
 

In message , at 12:25:22 on Sat, 28 Mar
2015, tim..... remarked:
An hour from London:

though not within "discount" day return distance :-(

What's that?

which bit don't you understand?

They are not at locations at which it is possible to walk up to the
ticket office and get cheap return ticket for immediate travel

You either have to plan ahead and buy "advanced" tickets or suffer the
extortionate walk up fare

A Cheap Day Return *is* a walk-up fare. And not hugely cheaper.

Take Whittlesford Parkway, for Duxford Air Museum: £21.10 versus £25.20
for the period return.

There's a cheaper Super-off-peak day return at £16.40, but as you can't
leave Liverpool St before noon it has limited application for the OP's
purposes.
--
Roland Perry

Heritage railways near London?
 

"Roland Perry" wrote

on Fri, 27 Mar 2015, Michael R N Dolbear remarked:

the only Concorde with public access in South East England

http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/inde...month/2014/06/

.. plus at: http://www.iwm.org.uk/exhibitions/iwm-duxford/airspace

.. however the OP isn't visiting while either of the two airshows are on.


Is Bovington Tank Museum "transport related" ?


Here's a Kindle freebie (for a few days)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00N0A0SCC/

A Week in England: Sights in London and South England by Dan Worsham
(American from Ohio)

Interesting locations in London and southern England. Specifically,
historical sites, and attractions related to cars, ships, airplanes, and
military history (71 pp)

Includes Brooklands and Portsmouth but not Duxford.


--
Mike D

Heritage railways near London?
 

On 28/03/2015 20:59, Michael R N Dolbear wrote:

Is Bovington Tank Museum "transport related" ?

Not really. It is tank related(!).

If you want to see tanks, it is world-class and definitely worth a
visit. Leaving aside any preferences about what exact things they have
in their collections, IMHO it's better as a museum than the French
equivalent in Saumur (between Tours and Angers); I've not done the
German one. There is a Russian one which is meant to have a good
collection but is difficult (impossible?) to visit.

But if you want transport, then Bovington is probably not a priority.

There was a dedicated Museum of Army Transport but a) it was on a branch
line in East Yorkshire, so while technically feasible it was not
sensible as a day trip from London and b) it closed and was demolished
years ago.


--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

Heritage railways near London?
 

On 25/03/2015 16:52, Recliner wrote:
Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote:
Can you recommend any heritage railways within day trip distance from
London?

I went to the Bluebell Railway last year, and it was a huge success. I
have also been on the Epping Ongar Railway.

Or anything else transport related between 8 and 19 June.

Something a little different is the miniature (mainly) steam Romney, Hythe
& Dymchurch Railway:
http://www.rhdr.org.uk

You can get there fairly easily from Ashford, about 40 mins from St
Pancras.

I wouldn't start from there; stay on the train to Folkestone and get a
bus from there to Hythe. Note that such a trip would require a little
bit of planning; it is not vastly difficult, but it is not the same as
reaching the Bluebell or Spa Valley lines by rail from London.

--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

Heritage railways near London?
 

Arthur Figgis wrote:
On 25/03/2015 16:52, Recliner wrote:
Jarle Hammen Knudsen wrote:
Can you recommend any heritage railways within day trip distance from
London?

I went to the Bluebell Railway last year, and it was a huge success. I
have also been on the Epping Ongar Railway.

Or anything else transport related between 8 and 19 June.

Something a little different is the miniature (mainly) steam Romney, Hythe
& Dymchurch Railway:
http://www.rhdr.org.uk

You can get there fairly easily from Ashford, about 40 mins from St
Pancras.

I wouldn't start from there; stay on the train to Folkestone and get a
bus from there to Hythe. Note that such a trip would require a little bit
of planning; it is not vastly difficult, but it is not the same as
reaching the Bluebell or Spa Valley lines by rail from London.

Yes, agreed, it's further and not directly rail-connected. I've always been
by car, which is quite easy, with free car parks at Hythe and New Roney.

But it is something a bit special, both because of the magnificent
miniature 1930s steam locos and the unique scenery at Dungeness. It's
particularly good on gala days when they run parallel trains on the
double-track section to Hythe, and extra-long trains that appear to go half
way round the Dungeness loop.

Heritage railways near London?
 

On 28/03/2015 23:23, Recliner wrote:

But it is something a bit special, both because of the magnificent
miniature 1930s steam locos and the unique scenery at Dungeness.

Having been to Spurn quite a few times, I find it a hard to get over
excited about a load of bungalows, car parks and a power station,
surrounded by some small pebbles.


--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

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"Arthur Figgis" wrote in message
o.uk...
On 28/03/2015 23:23, Recliner wrote:

But it is something a bit special, both because of the magnificent
miniature 1930s steam locos and the unique scenery at Dungeness.

Having been to Spurn quite a few times, I find it a hard to get over
excited about a load of bungalows, car parks and a power station,
surrounded by some small pebbles.

you forget the lighthouse

tim

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On Sat, 28 Mar 2015 22:49:46 +0000, Arthur Figgis
wrote:

[RH&DR]
I wouldn't start from there; stay on the train to Folkestone and get a
bus from there to Hythe. Note that such a trip would require a little
bit of planning; it is not vastly difficult, but it is not the same as
reaching the Bluebell or Spa Valley lines by rail from London.

Hythe is within Folkestone's PLUSBUS zone (but not the Stagecoach
Dayrider). 8 bph from the Bus Station, 2 bph of those pass Folkestone
Central first (all these daytimes, Mon-Sat) so not so bad...

Richard.

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I wouldn't exactly say it's close to London, but the North Norfolk
Railway in Sheringham is doable in a day. It's about three hours each
way from Liverpool St, with a change at Norwich. The current
Sheringham platform at the end of the line is across the street from
the old station where the preserved railway starts. When I was there
a few years ago they were planning to rebuild the level crossing there
to reconnect them, but I don't know whether they actually did.

Heritage railways near London?
 

John Levine wrote:
I wouldn't exactly say it's close to London, but the North Norfolk
Railway in Sheringham is doable in a day. It's about three hours each
way from Liverpool St, with a change at Norwich. The current
Sheringham platform at the end of the line is across the street from
the old station where the preserved railway starts. When I was there
a few years ago they were planning to rebuild the level crossing there
to reconnect them, but I don't know whether they actually did.

http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/page.php?pid=8

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheri...l_Rail_network