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Britain's Great Little Railways

Miniature and narrow gauge railways organisation

Britain's Great Little Railways is a company, created in 1994, to provide an umbrella organisation for the owners and operators of the miniature and narrow gauge railways in Great Britain and the Isle of Man. It represents railways with gauges between 5 in (127 mm) and 20 in (508 mm). Its members include purely commercial operators and heritage railways with long histories, such as the Rhyl Miniature Railway which celebrated its centenary in 2011.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Southern Maid at Dungeness
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Britain's Great Little Railways is a company, created in 1994, to provide an umbrella organisation for the owners and operators of the miniature and narrow gauge railways in Great Britain and the Isle of Man. It represents railways with gauges between 5 in (127 mm) and 20 in (508 mm). Its members include purely commercial operators and heritage railways with long histories, such as the Rhyl Miniature Railway which celebrated its centenary in 2011.2

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