Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust

The Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust operates a 1½ mile long heritage railway line at Hunsbury Hill, SW of Northampton. The line is mainly dedicated to freight working, featuring many sharp curves and steep gradients which were typical of the industrial railway, but rides are available in a variety of vehicles including a converted brake van.

Locomotives

Steam Locomotives
- "Conway" Kitson 0–6–0 saddle tank
- "Belvedere" geared vertical boilered tank engine
- "Musketeer" geared vertical boilered tank engine
- "Vigilant" 0–4–0 saddle tank

Diesel Locomotives
- "Planet" 4w diesel-hydraulic
- No. 16 0–4–0 diesel-mechanical
- Hudswell Clarke 0–4–0 diesel
- Ruston & Hornsby 88DS 4wDM
- "Sir Alfred Wood" Ruston & Hornsby 165DS 0–6–0

Diesel Multiple Units
- BR Class 121 DTC no. 54285

Electric Multiple Units
- BR Class 415 unit 5176
- BR Class 4DD DMBS no. 13004 (ex-unit 4002)

External link

The Trust website

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<p style="font-size: 90%">Scotland:	<p style="font-size: 90%">Alford Valley – Bo'ness & Kinneil – Caledonian – Keith & Dufftown – Leadhills & Wanlockhead – Isle of Mull – Royal Deeside – Scottish Industrial Rly. Centre – Strathspey
<p style="font-size: 90%">Wales:	<p style="font-size: 90%">Bala Lake – Brecon Mountain – Bridgend Valley – Cambrian Rly. Soc. – Cambrian Rly. Trust – 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
<p style="font-size: 90%">Northern Ireland:	<p style="font-size: 90%">Donegal – Downpatrick – Giant's Causeway	<p style="font-size: 90%">Channel Islands: Alderney Railway
<p style="font-size: 90%">Isle of Man:	<p style="font-size: 90%">Douglas Horse Tram – Groudle Glen – IoM Steam – Manx Electric – Snaefell

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