Heritage Railways

Bachmann Europe are very grateful for the support shown to the company by a number of heritage railways across the UK. Steeped in history and carefully procured by volunteers, these preserved lines run events throughout the year and are well worth a visit. Here you can find descriptions and links to the websites of railways to which Bachmann is particularly indebted.

The Great Central Railway	The Bluebell Railway	Severn Valley Railway
Local to the Bachmann offices and voted number 12 on the list of the 50 greatest railway journeys in the world the Great Central Railway is the UK's only double track, main line heritage railway. It's the only place in the world where full size steam engines can be seen passing each other - just as it was when steam ruled the rails. Trains run every weekend of the year, bank holidays and selected week days through the summer.	A number of features of the Bluebell Railway mark us out from the vast majority of other Heritage Railways in the UK. We are the only line which, for its first 46 years, relied exclusively on steam power for both our trains and all shunting. The visitor will find between 4 and 6 locos in steam on many weekends, although now for the first time, a diesel shunter has been hired in to assist with completion of the East Grinstead extension and some shunting work. You will never, however, find anything but steam on one of our timetabled public passenger services.	For four decades, the Severn Valley Railway has graduated from relative obscurity to a prominent position in British railway preservation. Nowadays, the initials SVR are not solely part of the specialist jargon of keen railway enthusiasts, although the line is still happily invaded during the popular enthusiast weekends. Increasingly, the general public has visited the line, thanks partly to extensive TV coverage, which has ensured that very few weeks pass without Severn Valley steam trains appearing on TV screens across the nation.
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk	http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk	http://www.svr.co.uk

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