London Transport Miniature Railway

The London Transport Miniature Railway

The London Transport Miniature Railway is a working, ridable miniature railway, at 7¼-inch gauge, based at London Underground's Acton Works. It provides a short ride for children and their parents visiting the museum at the Acton Works on its open days.

The line is maintained and run by volunteers, with stations at 'Depot Approach' and 'Ealing End'. At the gate of the Depot is a London Underground map, the same as the normal map, but with the Miniature Railway added as a London Underground line.

The stock is based on real locomotives and carriages from the Metropolitan Railway.

Metropolitan Railway steam train, but smaller

The two main locomotives are models of no 12 ‘Sarah Siddons’ and no 18 ‘Michael Faraday’ which were used on the Metropolitan Railway between 1922 and 1961. Amongst the London Transport Miniature Railway’s passenger coaches are models of ‘Mayflower’ and ‘Galatea’ Pullman dining carriages which were attached to business and post-theatre trains between Aylesbury and Amersham, Chesham and the City of London offering a full meal service on Underground trains.

The Miniature Railway was built in 2004, and was extended in late 2005. In 2006, a passing loop ('Wesley’s Halt') was added, and the following years new signals and a permanent signal cabin were installed.

Outside links

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• London Transport Museum - Miniature Railway