Dean Forest Railway

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The Dean Forest Railway is a 4.25 mile long heritage railway, that runs between Lydney and Parkend, located in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The society that operates the line, started steam locomotive operations in 1971, and purchased the trackbed and line from British Rail in 1985. Services extended from Norchard to Lydney in 1991, and to Whitecroft in 2004. HM Railway Inspectorate approval for the section to Parkend was granted in late-2005. Trains are operated by both steam and heritage diesel locomotives, and heritage diesel multiple units.

Stations

Lydney Junction (Terminus)
St Mary's Halt
Lydney Town
*Norchard Low Level (Terminus)
Norchard High Level
Whitecroft (Not open - station under construction)
Parkend (Terminus)

Locomotives

Steam locomotives
*Warrior Austerity Saddle Tank Engine
*Wilbert Austerity Saddle Tank Engine
*GWR 0-4-2T 1400 Class no. 1450 (visiting for 2005 season)
*GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class no. 9681

Diesel locomotives
* BR 0-6-0 Class 03 nos. 03128
* BR 0-6-0 Class 08 nos. 13308 "Charlie", 08473 (for spares only) and 08734
* BR 0-6-0 Class 14 no. D9555
* BR Bo-Bo Class 25 no. D7633
* BR Bo-Bo Class 27 no. D5386
* BR A1A-A1A Class 31 no. D5634
* BR Co-Co Class 37 no. 37263
* BR Bo-Bo Class 73 no. 73002, 73101 and 73901

Diesel multiple units
* BR Class 108 units E50619+M56492 and M51914+M56495

Electric multiple units
* BR Class 421 units 1392 and 1499

External links


British heritage and private railways
England:	Appleby - Avon Valley - Barrow Hill - Battlefield Line - Bideford & Instow - Birmingham Rly. Mus. - Bluebell - Bodmin & Wenford - Bowes - Bredgar & Wormhill - Bristol Harbour Railway - Buckinghamshire Rly. Centre - Bure Valley - Cambrian Rly. Soc. - Cambrian Rly. Trust - Chasewater - Chinnor & Princes Risborough - Cholsey & Wallingford - Churnet Valley - Cleethorpes - Colne Valley - Coventry Rly. Centre - Dartmoor - Dean Forest - Derwent Valley - Didcot - East Anglian Rly. Mus. - East Kent - East Lancs. - East Somerset - Ecclesbourne Valley - Eden Valley - Elsecar - Embsay & Bolton Abbey - Epping-Ongar - Foxfield - Glos. Warks. - Great Central - Helston - Hythe Pier - Isle of Wight - Keighley - Kent & East Sussex - Kirklees - Lakeside & Haverthwaite - Lappa Valley - Launceston - Lavender - Leighton Buzzard - Lincolnshire Wolds - Lynton & Barnstaple - Mangapps Rly. Mus. - Mid-Hants - Mid-Norfolk - Mid-Suffolk - Middleton - Midland Rly. Centre - National Rly. Mus. - Nene Valley - North Norfolk - North Tyneside - North Yorkshire Moors - Northampton & Lamport - Northamptonshire Ironstone - Paignton & Dartmouth - Peak - Plym Valley - Ravenglass & Eskdale - Ribble - Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch - Rushden Historical Transport Soc. - Rutland - Seaton - Severn Valley - Sittingbourne - South Devon - South Tynedale - Spa Valley - Steeple Grange - Swanage - Swindon & Cricklade - Tanfield - Telford - Volk's Electric - Walthamstow - Weardale - Wensleydale - West Somerset - Wisbech & March - Yaxham
Scotland:	Bo'ness & Kinneil - Caledonian - Keith & Dufftown - Leadhills & Wanlockhead - Isle of Mull - Royal Deeside - Sanday Light Railway - Scottish Industrial Rly. Centre - Strathspey - Vale of Alford
Wales:	Amman Valley - Bala Lake - Brecon Mountain - Bridgend Valley - Corris - Fairbourne - Ffestiniog - Gwili - Llanberis Lake - Llangollen - Narrow Gauge Rly. Mus. - Pontypool & Blaenavon - Rhyl - Snowdon Mountain - Swansea Vale - Talyllyn - Vale of Glamorgan - Vale of Rheidol - Welsh Highland - Welshpool & Llanfair
Northern Ireland:	Downpatrick - Giant's Causeway
Isle of Man:	Douglas Bay Horse Tram - Great Laxey Mine - Groudle Glen - IoM Railway - Manx Electric - Snaefell
Channel Islands:	Alderney Railway

[Dean Forest Diesel Association]

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