The Golden Valley Light Railway
A 2ft (610mm) Narrow Gauge Railway in Derbyshire
Welcome to the GVLR Website
Replacing a point in Brands South Yard
leaving Butterley Park Station
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
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
Amber Valley Tourism
Golden Valley Caravan Park
Local Weather
Friends of the Cromford Canal
2010 Open Evening
on the morning of the move