Last site update 15-06-2009 

 Welcome to The Stapleford Miniature Railway 

 The SMR is based in Stapleford Park near Melton Mowbray, Leics, England

LE14 2SF

 Official home page of the UK based world famous 10 1/4" gauge railway

Open weekend  Sun and BH Mon 30th-31st Aug 2009

 

          

 

 With nearly 2 mile of scenic track, the one fifth scale SMR is home to the brand new East African 31 class 2-8-4 oil burning loco

 superb scale British LMS Jubilee and GWR Saint and the mighty NYC Niagara and NKP Berkshire American locos as well as the Curwen Warship Diesel and Curwen Atlantic.

Please note that while endeavours are made on public days to run all the engines, no guarantee can be made for a particular loco being available

Note the Jubilee is out of action now until 2010 see projects page

Maintained and operated by the "Friends of the Stapleford Miniature Railway"

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Many thanks to all those that visited and supported the restored railway since 1995 from all at the FSMR and we will hopefully see you all again in August with the new station in use and the new EAR 31 class locomotive on the fleet!

Although the railway is on care and maintenance throughout the year,

 It is private apart from the two summer open dates

Please do not visit us at any other time.

 

 With the June Stapleford steam behind us now, the next and last opening  is

Open weekend  Sunday and BH Monday 30th-31st Aug 2009

Note Not Saturday 29th as advertised by some third parties!!

The FSMR are pleased now to announce a special steam rail tour by Vintage Trains from Birmingham to our event on the BH Monday with transfer by coach from Melton station nearby, and admission and travel on the SMR

Demand will be high so book early!

Vintage Trains Visit

 

 

FSMR SITE INDEX

The SMR 2009 events and directions 14-06-09

History of the SMR (1957 to 1982)

History of the FSMR (90’s to present)

LOROS the charity we support 

Map of the SMR

                The Loco Shed for all info on the SMR loco fleet

Picture galleries

Online SMR movies  YOUTUBE links page  

The "Avengers" visit to the SMR 

Ongoing and future projects 

 New station construction project

Other railway and related links

I&G Steam garden railways FSMR page 

Feedback page and guestbook 

 

 

 

 

 

Pete Waterman gets a look at the drivers view in the new EAR loco

 

 

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Please visit our corporate sponsors who have donated construction materials recently for which we are very grateful:

 

Lafarge

Link To Lafarge Aggregates who donated stone ballast to the FSMR in 2005

Suppliers of the SMR track ballast stone  

New station project suppliers

Marley Eternit

Supplier of new Station roofing  slates

 

Corus

Supplier steel sheeting work for the station canopy renewal

 

Ibstock Brick

Supplier of the new station bricks

 

Tarmac Topfloor

Supplier of the fast flooring “beam and block” solution for the new station

 

H&H Celcon

Supplier of insulated blocks for the new station internal walls

 

 

Consolidated Manufacturing Corporation LTD

Suppliers of architectural corner stone detailing and stooled cills for the new station

 

Wickes home improvement centres

 

Nottingham store supplied discounted kitchen units and worktops for the station

 

 

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Other Areas outside this site

 

  Check out the local weather at nearby RAF Cottesmore and Wittering

 

 

To see some great pictures of  previous years “Stapleford Steam” events, follow the link outside to these excellent websites

Steampower pictures of Stapleford Steam June 2005 

Sharpos World June 2006 pics

Nick Tozer Photographic June2008

 

 

Rail Films

Nick Dodson of Tele Rail (Rail films) has made a DVD of the SMR from start to present day, new for summer 2009

This went on sale at our first event in June and was a sell out!!

For your convenience, it can be purchased also at the August event from the station gift shop for a special price of only £10 saving £5 on MRP

However, should you be unable to visit the SMR, please contact Nick at the above website

 

 

www.trakkies.co.uk

 

The SMR is also proud to be linked

to the following web-rings

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All material both in text and graphical form remains copyright of the FSMR and must not be reproduced in any form without the written consent of the webmaster, or the original copyright holder in the case of acknowledged third party photographs.

*  Nigel Spencer FSMR 1997 - 2009

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