John heads a train through the South Garden on 4/6/2004 © J.James
Passengers board at the station on the 4th June 2004 © J.James
South Garden Miniature Railway 7 ¼ inch
The South Garden Miniature Railway is located in the South Yard of the National Railway Museum. It runs from the station which you get to via a signal box which encloses ‘Lady Margaret’. The train which is head by ‘John’ and ‘Helen’ leaves the station and pulls you past the Shed/Container to the back of the Learn Interactive Centre. The train then runs back on its original route through the station. After the station it passes through a ‘live’ willow tunnel and over a pond to reach a small station. The train runs back again to the original station in the middle. There was another railway situated at the NRM but this closed in 1995. Steam engines visit here occasionally, but main haulage is from ‘John’ and ‘Helen’ built by Roger Greatrex.
Address: National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York, North Yorks, YO26 4XJ
Telephone: 01904 686263
Operator: National Railway Museum
Line Length: 200yd End to End
First opened: 1996
Website: South Garden Miniature Railway Website
Locomotives
No
|
Name
|
Type
|
Builder
|
Built
|
John |
6wPH |
R.Greatrex |
1997 |
|
Helen |
6wPH |
R.Greatrex |
1997 |
Opening Times: Weekends and school holidays all year round. 10.30 - 16.00 in the summer (lunch 12.50 - 1.30), 11.30 - 3.30 in the winter (lunch 12.50 - 2.00).
Fares: Free entry to Museum. 50p Fare for Railway.
SGMR Page was last updated on the 13th May 2007 with price and history updated.
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