Heritage railways · North East England
Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway
In or near Lynemouth.
Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway in England North East, United Kingdom.
Christine Westerback — 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
- Museum Halt · 0.0 km
- Family-friendly
About
Woodhorn Narrow Gauge 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: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Woodhorn Railway is a 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) long railway on 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge track. The line runs from Woodhorn, Northumberland, England, to a restaurant in the car park of the QE2 lake.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In 1991, the Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives (Wansbeck Council) was given an ex-mining locomotive and three man-riding cars by the NCB, following the closure of Vane Tempest colliery in County Durham. The line was built, completed in 1994, and ran from the site of the present Museum, along the side of the Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, terminating at the platform known as Lakeside Halt. For twenty years a visitor attraction was run by volunteers. In that time two additional engines were acquired: an engine involved in the construction of the Channel Tunnel, and another that was a mining shunter train. However in 2018 operations were shuttered due to a lack of volunteers. A…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.1898, -1.5496
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Ashington
- Postcode
- NE63 9YG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Nearest railway station
- Museum Halt — 0 km
- Official site
- www.experiencewoodhorn.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q8032742 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Woodhorn Railway (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway?
- Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE63 9YG), in the parish of Ashington.
- What is Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway?
- Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway?
- The nearest railway station is Museum Halt, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE63 9YG.
- Is Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway a protected site?
- Yes — Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway?
- The nearest railway station is Museum Halt, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE63 9YG.