Abbey Light Railway

The Abbey Light Railway is a privately owned 2-foot gauge railway running for a quarter of a mile from our depot on Bridge road, through scenic woodland into the grounds of the historic Kirkstall Abbey.

Passenger trains operate only on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays 1:00 - 5:00pm (weather and passengers permitting) throughout the year, hauled by at least one of our vintage industrial diesel locomotives. Any additional open days will be advertised on this website.

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A note for none broadband users:

It has come to my attention that some readers are returning reguularly to catch up with whats going on at the railway, so I have set up the Abbey Light Blog, which I will aim to keep up to date every week with the happenings of the previous Sunday (or bank holiday Monday) the address is http://http://abbeylightrailway.blogspot.com/

Also, I have noticed that there are some images that have dissapeared from the face of the earth, displaying a small white box with a red X in it. I will try and sort all these out, but could readers let me know of any I have missed via the guestbook. Thanks in advance!

Our now annual diesel gala will be back on 14th March 2010, between 1pm and 5pm.

The day will include passenger trains being hauled by all our diesels (including Vulcan and some double headers), and trains being piloted by George (our Greenbat electric loco), the Baguley (which was originally a petrol loco) and the Gogo Tractor (which is a Petrol/Paraffin loco).

Last year we had a good turnout and a very good day, and hopefully this year will be just as good if not better. The date is again the Sunday of Narrow Gauge North railway exhibition at Benton Park School, so why not combine the two for a fun filled narrow gauge day?

Thankyou to everyone who attended both the March and October 2009 diesel gala days, The October day is also set for a return in 2010, but hopefully with less rain!

A video of some of last March's action

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Restoration of Number 7, the O&K

Click here to see the progress on this loco

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Restoration of Number 9, the Muir Hill

Click here to see the progress on this loco

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Last Updated: 24th January 2010

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Website created and updated by David Malton. Any thoughts or comments, or if you have enjoyed your trip on the railway, feel free to leave me a message in the guestbook.

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