We organise visits to narrow gauge and miniature railways throughout the year for the benefit of Members. These are mostly private visits, by special arrangement with the owners or operators of the railway.
We often get to see behind the scenes of the railway, such as the sheds and the workshops – areas normally off-limits to the general public. For this reason, we restrict our visits to Members only. If you are not a member and would like to come along on one of our visits, please join the Society first before you book, see our Membership page.
Members will have received an insert with their March Narrow Gauge News mailing, with full details of the AGM weekend.
To summarise, the events (which can be booked on Membermojo) are as follows:
The visit has been arranged for Saturday 22nd June, and will comprise:
The visit is now open for bookings. As our hosts make a minimum charge for bespoke events such as this, we need around 20 bookings to make the visit viable. (If you have already expressed interest, please can you follow this up with a definite booking).
Cost: £13 per person
An afternoon visit to the 7¼ inch gauge Porters Hill Railway, which is on a working farm, near Droitwich in Worcestershire.
It was originally built by Dr Brian Rogers in the 1960s, and is now run by his son, Seamus Rogers.
The visit complements the visit to Cropthorne the following day, and it is hoped that many of you will be able to attend both visits.
Cost: £13 per person
The Cropthorne Light Railway is a 10¼ inch gauge railway, also on a working farm, near to Evesham in Worcestershire. The railway has grown gradually over the years, and now has quite a collection of locomotives.
The owner is hoping to have at least one locomotive in steam, along with a couple of diesels.
Cost: £13 per person
Note that we are hoping to arrange one or two more visits to private railways in the Worcestershire / Herefordshire area over this weekend; more news on these in due course.
Following 3 visits during 2023, NGRS member Stephen Phillips is again happy to welcome small groups (maximum 6 people) to his railway, at his home near Hereford.
If you have already expressed interest, there is no need to do anything – you will be contacted when a visit is arranged. The facility is still there for others to express interest, and to be added to the list.
Payment for these visits will be collected on the day.
As many people will know, the Haigh Woodland Railway is not currently operating. However, the operators of the railway are very keen to welcome the NGRS, once they are able to do run trains again. When the visit does take place, we will also arrange a visit to the Wigan & District Model Engineering Society, which also operates in Haigh Country Park.
We already have over 40 expressions of interest; again, if you have already expressed interest, there is no need to do anything – you will be contacted when a visit is arranged. The facility is still there for others to express interest, and to be added to the list. Please be patient though – I am told that a visit is more likely to be in 2025 than 2024.
Members who have registered their email address in Membermojo and wish to join us on a visit are able to book on line through our Membermojo Store which will take you straight to the Store Visits page, Alongside "Store Purchase", click on "Visit Store". In the Store, you will find a list of all Society Visits which are available for Online Booking.
In order to book a place on a visit, click the “Quantity” box for the specific visit, select the number of places that you would like to book, and then click on checkout. You can pay by debit or credit card. On receipt of your booking and payment, you will receive an automated email acknowledgement.
If you are booking for more people than just yourself, you will be asked to contact the relevant Visits Officer, providing the names, addresses and membership numbers (if known) in your party.
Once you have booked your visit(s), the relevant Visits Officer will contact you shortly before the visit with further details (including times, directions, meeting points).
To clarify the conditions for members and others making visits to railway sites or our library, you are advised to read our Visits Policy thoroughly. This is also available from the Downloads page.
There may be some visits where non-members or the general public may be present, the visits form will clarify if you can be accompanied by non-members
An application to become a Visits & e-NGN Member or to add an Associate to your membership can be made via this website's Membership page
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