Golden Valley Light Railway

The Golden Valley Light Railway (GVLR), is the 610mm, 2ft narrow gauge railway at the Midland Railway - Butterley's, Swanwick Junction site, Nr. Ripley, Derbyshire. The GVLR is home to a collection of around 20 locomotives, including 2 steam locos, ex colliery manriders, the Ashover Coach No. 4 and 2 ex Ffestiniog Carriages. On selected mid-week dates; all weekends and Bank Holidays throughout the season from April to late October, passenger services normally operate, on the almost 1 mile line, and run through the Country Park to terminate, and return from, the Newlands Inn Station, which overlooks the disused Cromford Canal. Normally open for guided tours on running days, the Running Shed, a modern purpose built maintenance, repair and storage facility, houses our viewable collection of diesel locomotives and a varied collection of rolling stock.