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The Golden Valley Light Railway

A 2ft (610mm) Narrow Gauge Railway in Derbyshire

Welcome to the GVLR Website

"Steam Footplate Experience Days"
2012 "Steam Footplate Experience Days," have now been released. Please see the "Steam Footplate Experience Days," page for more details

image:- Replacing a point in Brands South Yard
The Wednesday Track Gang
Replacing a point in Brands South Yard


image:- Campbells hauling a passenger train at the March Thomas
            Event leaving Butterley Park Station
Campbells hauling a passenger train at the March Thomas Event
leaving Butterley Park Station

image:- inside of  partially dismantled Ashover coach

Ashover Coach No4
see Ashover Restoration Page for more details


For Sale, Surplus Equipment

Hunslet Engine Co
Operators / Service Instructions / Spare Parts Manual
for Hunslet 12 Tonne (60kw) Diesel Hydraulic Locomotive
Model DH12T60 (Locos LD9346/9347/9348/9349/9350/9351)
- Offers invited

Also - 50lb Fishplates, Pandrol Baseplates for 35lb Rail, Spring Spikes for 60lb rail, Fishplate Nuts and Bolts for lightweight rail and 3 x Points - Please see our Sales Page.
For information on NG airbrakes, see our airbrakes page.

The Golden Valley Light Railway is a 610 mm (24ins) narrow gauge railway and normally operates on selected mid-week dates; all weekends and Bank Holidays throughout the season from April to late October.

The running line is almost a mile in length and operates as one of a number of attractions at the Midland Railway - Butterley, Nr Ripley, Derbyshire. Steam and diesel hauled trains run through the Country Park and terminate at Newlands Inn Station, which overlooks the disused Cromford Canal.

Steam Footplate Experience Days


Ashover Coach Appeal

volunteers | for sale

Videos of the GVLR

Items wanted List


Steam on the GVLR

April
Sat 14th; Sun 15th

May
Sun 6th; Mon 7th

June
Sun 3th; Mon 4th; Tue 5th
Sat 16th; Sun 17th

July
Sat 14th; Sun 15th

Aug
Sat 11th; Sun 12th

Sept
Sat 29th; Sun 30th

Oct
Sat 13th; Sun 14th


Image:- Fabrication of new Drawbar
Fabricating a new coupler for an Ashover Coach bogie
photo by Paul Sharpe

Image:- Finished Drawbar
New fabricated coupler (left) alongside the original forged coupler ready for installation to the Ashover Coach bogies.
photo by Steve Rice


Quicklinks

2010 Open Evening
ALR coach No4 at Clay Cross on the morning of the move
ALR coach No4 at Clay Cross
on the morning of the move
H.A. Morton