Welcome to the official website of the Saltwood Miniature Railway.
Our railway closed in 1987, but at that time (and for many years previously) is was the oldest surviving miniature railway in the world. We deeply regret the passing of this lovely and historic line, but through this website we are able to maintain a web presence for a lost, but not forgotten, piece of miniature railway history. In accord with the spirit of the age, the site of the Saltwood Miniature Railway is now an estate of modern houses, packed together, and crowded around the great house through whose grounds our railway used to run; but in the pages of this website you may return to a gentler age of English rural life, and reflect on the passing glories of a bygone age. Please stay awhile, and enjoy our memories.
TROJAN - an update
We are very excited to announce that after a 30-year search (started in 1985) and multiple appeals through the miniature railway press and social media, our missing former locomotive "Trojan" has been found! We will maintain the privacy of the current owner, but you can read outline details (and see a photograph) on Trojan's dedicated page on this website - just click "Locomotives" in the navigation above, and then select "Trojan".
Our railway closed in 1987, but at that time (and for many years previously) is was the oldest surviving miniature railway in the world. We deeply regret the passing of this lovely and historic line, but through this website we are able to maintain a web presence for a lost, but not forgotten, piece of miniature railway history. In accord with the spirit of the age, the site of the Saltwood Miniature Railway is now an estate of modern houses, packed together, and crowded around the great house through whose grounds our railway used to run; but in the pages of this website you may return to a gentler age of English rural life, and reflect on the passing glories of a bygone age. Please stay awhile, and enjoy our memories.
TROJAN - an update
We are very excited to announce that after a 30-year search (started in 1985) and multiple appeals through the miniature railway press and social media, our missing former locomotive "Trojan" has been found! We will maintain the privacy of the current owner, but you can read outline details (and see a photograph) on Trojan's dedicated page on this website - just click "Locomotives" in the navigation above, and then select "Trojan".
SOUVENIR SHOP
STAFF BADGES
We have a very few Saltwood Miniature Railway cloth staff badges left in stock. These are available for sale as souvenirs at £5 each, including postage and packing. Please contact us if you would like one, using the "Contact" page of this site.
We have a very few Saltwood Miniature Railway cloth staff badges left in stock. These are available for sale as souvenirs at £5 each, including postage and packing. Please contact us if you would like one, using the "Contact" page of this site.
HISTORY BOOKS
Unfortunately we have now sold out of copies of the official history of the Saltwood Miniature Railway, written by Tom Smith. Copies do still become available periodically on Amazon and eBay and other similar on-line sources.
Unfortunately we have now sold out of copies of the official history of the Saltwood Miniature Railway, written by Tom Smith. Copies do still become available periodically on Amazon and eBay and other similar on-line sources.
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CAP BADGES
Unfortunately we have now sold out of SMR brass cap badges for engine drivers' grease-top caps. These are no longer available, and we are not aware of any alternative source. If you have one which you don't want, please contact us! |