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The Valley Railway Adventure (formerly the Evesham Vale Light Railway) is a 15 in (381 mm) gauge railway that operates in Evesham Country Park in Worcestershire, England.

Route

The railway operates over a total distance of just over 1 mile (1.6 km), from Twyford Station to Evesham Vale Station. Twyford Station is the only terminus on the line, with Evesham Vale Station situated on a balloon loop.

History

The railway was originally built and owned by Jim and Helen Shackell, with public services commencing on 1 August 2002. The railway passed into the ownership of Adrian & Sandra Corke in 2012, without interruption to services. In 2024, the railway was sold to David & Katherine Nelson-Brown who also own the Perrygrove Railway. The railway was renamed to The Valley Railway Adventure.

A small number of passenger coaches have been constructed for the line, but most of those in service are historic vehicles acquired from other lines, notably the Fairbourne Railway in Wales, and the short-lived Chemin de fer de Guerlédan [fr] in Brittany.

Locomotives

References

1. ^ "New Husband and Wife Team Take Over Evesham Vale LR | Rail.co.uk". www.rail.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
2. "Visiting engines a hit at Evesham Vale Light Railway Summer Gala". Evesham Journal. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
3. "Not one steam locomotive visitor... but two for Evesham Vale Light Railway". RailAdvent. May 2019. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
4. Balloo, Stephanie (11 August 2020). "Best family days out in Worcestershire - from fairy trails to picnic spots". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
5. Morris, Royston (15 July 2018). Miniature Railway Locomotives and Rolling Stock. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-7792-7. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
6. "Sale of Evesham Vale Light Railway has been agreed". RailAdvent. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
7. "Locomotives and Rolling Stock at Evesham Vale Light Railway". Evesham Vale Light Railway. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
8. ^ "Evesham Vale Light Railway". Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

External links

• Media related to Evesham Vale Light Railway at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

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