© A.Jeffery

© A.Jeffery

 

Bickington Steam Railway 10 ¼ inch

This railway opened using equipment from the Suffolk Wildlife Park, some of which had been originally used at Rudyard Lake. Since opening, the railway has been extended twice, the most recent extension opening in 2006 to the new Riverside station. The railway now provides transport for visitors between the main car park and the leisure park.Riverside station is adjacent to the main car park for Trago Mills and has 3 tracks which end in a turntable. From here, trains cross a road by an automatic level crossing and run alongside a river, before crossing the river. The railway then joins the original circuit, which loops around and across itself several times – at one point there are 6 parallel tracks, all on different levels. The second station “Trago Central” has two platforms and is situated in the Leisure Park area. After leaving “Trago Central” trains pass over an impressive 23 pier viaduct and pass the workshop & engine shed before heading back to Riverside station, where the locomotive is turned and run round the train.

Address: Trago Mills Shopping & Leisure Centre, Stover, Devon TQ12 6JB
Telephone: 01626 821111
Operator: Trago Mills
Line Length: 1½ miles balloon
First opened: 1988
Website: Bickington Steam Railway Website
 Locomotives

No
Name
Type
Builder
Built
750
Blanche of Lancaster
4-4-2
D. Curwen
1948
1
E.R. Calthrop
2-6-4T
Coleby Simkins
1974
Alice
2-6-0
Simkins & Vere
1984
24
(Sandy River)
2-6-2
Coleby Simkins/Allcock/Vere
1991
D5910
4w-4wDH
D. Nicholson
1987

 

 

 

 

Opening Times: Daily throughout the year. Trains run from 11am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and 12pm to 4pm on Sundays

Fares: £4.99 for all (Day ticket gives 10 rides)

 

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