BARNARDS MINIATURE RAILWAY 20.09.25

The Barnards Miniature Railway opened on Sunday 5th September 2010 and so is celebrating it's 15th anniversary inv2025.

The first 260 metres of single line was laid from the station at Burton Shaw to the engine shed and was sooon extended to Belevdere.

In 2015 and 2016 further extensions were laid, firstly to Sitooterie and then to Angel Green.

In 2021 a branch line was add from Belvedere Station to Lake End.

With the 7 1/4" gauge line now being 1.5km in length it is the longest end to end 7 1/4" line in the country.

MEET THE FLEET

The Exmoor Collection

Doris Hilburn
Jean
Barnarda Von Barnards
Amy Louise


The Mardyke Collection

The Mardyke collection is made up of locomotives and units built by the Essex based miniature railway supplier Mardyke Railways, many of these have now become historic and collectable in their own right, some of the locomotives were built nearly 50 years ago! Mardyke Railway’s founder Des de smedt built his locomotives to be strong and durable , The construction is all steel and use powerful diesel and petrol engines. Mardyke Railways built many iconic trains from the humble diesel railbuses to the mighty class 55 deltic.

Class 35 Hymek D7096
Class 47 47548 ‘The Silcock Express’
Class 47 47512
Class 55 Deltic D9019 ‘Royal Highland Fusilier’
Class 101 Diesel Multiple Unit (2 car)
Leyland Railbuses
Orient Express coach
BR Mk 3 coaches


The Thomas IIs and Tinkerbells

Thomas 2 ‘Ernie Turner’
Thomas 2 ‘ Chriastabel E Holmes’
Tinkerbell ‘Joan’
Tinkerbell ‘ Isabel’


The Shunters and works locomotives

Pw1 0-4-0 Diesel Shunter ‘Dereck’
Pw2 4wd Lister ‘Spuggy’


The Electric Multiple Units

Barnards Belle 1
Barnards Belle 2