Coordinates: 53°45′32″N 2°45′22″W / 53.7588°N 2.7561°W / 53.7588; -2.7561
Ribble Steam Railway | |
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GWR 5600 Class 5643 crossing the swing bridge | |
Locale | Preston, Lancashire, England |
Terminus | Riversway |
Commercial operations | |
Name | Ribble Branch Line |
Built by | North Union Railway |
Original gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Preserved operations | |
Operated by | Ribble Steam Railway |
Stations | 1 |
Length | 1 | 1⁄2 miles (2.4 km)
Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 1882 |
Closed | 1990s |
Preservation history | |
Opened | 2005 |
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The Ribble Steam Railway is a standard gauge preserved railway in Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. It was opened to the public on 17 September 2005, running along Preston Docks,. The railway began by housing much of the collection from the previously-closed Southport Railway Museum (Steamport), which was based in the old Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway engine shed at Southport (BR shed code 27C).
Read more about Ribble Steam Railway: History, Operations, Future
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