Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum

Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, operating out of Irchester nation Park, is a wonderful museum that is little the site associated with the initial ironstone railway, that is house to a collection of working steam and diesel locomotives. It is an operating museum of the commercial measure that is narrow of Northamptonshire and also the East Midlands, with 8 locomotives within the collection, 7 running on steam, the other a diesel engine, plus over 30 items of rolling stock! There clearly was a 300 garden period of track that is laid towards the metre measure, that was used by the Wellingborough Iron that is initial business. Extra gauges bought at the museum are 3(91.4cm that is legs, 2 feet (60.9cm) and 20 ins (50.8cm). Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum has an collection that is interesting of artefacts, displays, and exhibits, plus a life size diorama of a quarry! During the summertime, you can see Locomotive Demonstrations in the Sunday that is final of thirty days. It is possible to really make on a daily basis of it in the event that you explore the rest of Irchester Country Park, which has a Visitor Centre, an attractive system of walks, and a children's play are set in a woodland and setting that is grassy. Please be aware the opening that is limited, the museum is only open on Sundays.