ELSECAR HERITAGE RAILWAY

Located on the southern part of the former South Yorkshire Railway freight-only branch is the Elsecar Heritage Railway, known as one of the most offbeat places to see in Sheffield. This heritage attraction was built for the preservation, restoration and expansion of one of the oldest railway lines in the area. 

Located at a distance of 10 miles from the centre of Sheffield is the Elsecar Heritage Railway, a monument that has been allotted the role of preservation, restoration and expansion of one of the oldest railway lines and tracks of the region. It is also famous for being home to an extensive collection of locomotives and rolling stock, including train cars, that was once a part of the South Yorkshire Railway, and are some of the most important historical remnants of this age-old railway line. 

In addition to the exhibits, the Elsecar Heritage Railway also gives visitors a chance to learn how to drive a steam train through one of the footplate courses of the railway line, along with organising several exciting themed excursions on the same. 

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Highlights

• Gain insights into the rich history of rail at the Elsecar Heritage Railway, which ran from the Elsecar Junction to the Barnsley Line on the former South Yorkshire Railway branch
• Find out how this section of the branch only used steam and diesel locomotives, and was operated using different preserved rolling stock, a major feat in the previous centuries
• Learn about the railway’s infrastructure, and how it was nationalised after WWII, with the railway becoming a part of the British Railways in 1948
• Get a chance to witness an impressive collection of age-old trains and other locomotives, along with rolling stock which was once used by the South Yorkshire Railway