“If you go down to the woods today……”, well not the woods exactly, in fact your big surprise is actually at the Midland Railway – Butterley. Throughout the year they will be hosting a number of very special Teddy Bears’ Weekends. You will be greeted by the larger than life Butterley Bear and there will be special Teddy Bears’ displays around the railway, featuring about 200 bears of all shapes and sizes. New for 2020, in Deeley’s Tearoom there will be an interactive display and colouring competition. There is a themed children’s competition with a small prize for every completed entry and all entries will go into a prize draw with the winner receiving a special railway bear. Special offer: Any child brought in by their own Teddy Bear will be able to travel free of charge.
The Midland Railway – Butterley is a heritage railway with a difference.
You can ride through the Derbyshire countryside behind on of a fascinating collection of locomotives in a restored carriage and you can explore a huge museum complex and a country park.
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The Museum Complex includes a large railway museum, the West Shed Experience, Midland Road Transport Group, Stationary Power Gallery , National Fork Truck Heritage Centre, Golden Valley Light Railway, Butterley Park Miniature Railway, Swanwick Junction Model Railway, Demonstration Signal Box, and even a Victorian Railwayman's Church The main building has been moved and rebuilt from Syston in Leicestershire. Back at Butterley Station, the building was moved from Whitwell in North Derbyshire and there is the Garden Railway and the Alfreton Model Railway display.
The narrow gauge Golden Valley Light Railway uses stock collected from local industry, and even from as far away as Poland. The star item in its collection is the Ashover Light Railway coach that is under restoration after being rescued from use as a bowling clubroom for 50 years.
Garden Railway
The Garden Railway Layout is to be found in the former goods yard, opposite the signal box, it is operated by the Butterley Garden Railway Association (BGRA) and live steam trains are usually in action on Sundays. Both 32 and 45mm gauge trains can operate on the layout.
Model Railway
Butterley Station is the home of a large model railway layout run by the Alfreton Model Railway Society (AMRS) on the platform just past the Buffet. The 4mm/00 gauge layout, called Midland Road, is usually open at weekends and on seasonal peak days. The layout features a variety of scenes including stations, tunnels, goods yards, farm yards and much more besides. Children of all ages, including those “over 21”, love watching the model trains on the move and hunting for the hidden gems amongst the scenery.
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