Railway
The steam museum is home to London's only operating steam railway. The 2 ft (610 mm) gauge narrow gauge railway is run by volunteers of the museum and in 2009 saw the debut of the museum's new "Wren" class locomotive, "Thomas Wicksteed", following the departure of Hampshire Narrow Gauge Trust-owned Quarry Hunslet 'Cloister'. The line runs for 400 yards around the Kew Bridge site and passenger trains are operated on Sundays during the summer months also Bank Holiday Mondays and on other special days.
The railway was inspired by similar facilities provided at major waterworks in the United Kingdom, notably the Metropolitan Water Board Railway between Hampton and the Kempton Park waterworks.
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