Ribble Steam Railway and Museum, Heritage railway and museum in Preston, Lancashire, England
Ribble Steam Railway is an operating heritage railway and museum in Preston that runs vintage locomotives on selected weekends throughout the year. The site features industrial engines, vintage rolling stock, and a working swing bridge at the docks location.
The railway was founded in 2005 to preserve locomotives and rolling stock from Lancashire's industrial past. The organization restores these engines and operates them occasionally to keep the region's railway heritage alive.
The museum displays how railways transformed the region and the people who worked on them through their everyday lives. Visitors can see the connection between the locomotives and the communities that depended on this industrial network.
The railway is accessible by bus routes 74, 75, and 100, which stop near the site, or by traveling to Preston railway station approximately 3 kilometers away. Plan to spend several hours exploring the museum and taking a ride if trains are operating that day.
Among the collection is one of the oldest steam engines still running in Britain, a machine that has operated for more than 150 years. This particular locomotive represents a rare surviving example of Victorian-era railway engineering.
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