Heritage railways · North East England
Heatherslaw Light Railway
In or near Branxton.
Heatherslaw Light Railway in England North East, United Kingdom.
Chris Morgan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Spring – autumn
- Nearest railway station
- Etal · 0.8 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Heatherslaw Light Railway, the nearest railway station is Etal, located 0.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is TD12 4TB. Entry details are not specified.
About
Heatherslaw Light Railway is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Heatherslaw Light Railway is a 15 in (381 mm) gauge passenger carrying railway near Ford, Northumberland, England, close to the border with Scotland. Founded by Neville Smith and Sid Ford, the railway opened in 1989 on the Ford and Etal estate. It operates over a route from Heatherslaw to Etal Village, a return trip of 4 miles (6.4 km). The railway operates an hourly service with steam trains (subject to availability) from March to October. Steam hauled Santa Specials run on selected weekends in December. The passenger coaches include facilities for transporting wheelchairs and buggies, and a typical summer season eight-coach train can convey up to 90 passengers.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.6390, -2.1210
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Ford
- Postcode
- TD12 4TB
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Nearest railway station
- Etal — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.heatherslawlightrailway.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5694230 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Heatherslaw Light Railway (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Heatherslaw Light Railway?
- Heatherslaw Light Railway is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TD12 4TB), in the parish of Ford.
- What is Heatherslaw Light Railway?
- Heatherslaw Light Railway in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Heatherslaw Light Railway?
- The nearest railway station is Etal, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode TD12 4TB.
- Is Heatherslaw Light Railway a protected site?
- Yes — Heatherslaw Light Railway is part of the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Till Catchment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Heatherslaw Light Railway?
- The nearest railway station is Etal, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TD12 4TB.