Last site update 01-09-2010 

 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

 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 2012 at the earliest see projects page

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

Supporting

   

 

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.

Following the BH weekend running, the railway is now closed

 Until summer 2011 Many thanks for visiting see you all next year!!

Stapleford Steam  Saturday Sunday 18th-19th June 2011

Open weekend  Sunday and BH Monday 28th-29th Aug 2011

 

 

FSMR SITE INDEX

The SMR 2010 events and directions (01-09-2010)

History of the SMR (1958 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 (30-08-2010)

 New station construction project

Other railway and related links

Feedback page and guestbook 

 

Youtube.com/stapleford

 

 

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Other Areas outside this site

 

Manbat

Battery supplier and sponsors of the FSMR

 

 

  Check out the local weather

 

 

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

Sharpos World June 2006 pics

Nick Tozer Photographic June2008

Steampower pictures of Stapleford Steam June 2005 

 

 

Rail Films

Nick Dodson of Tele Rail (Rail films) has made an up to date DVD in 2009 of the SMR from start to present day, Features rare archive footage of the railway and boats in colour as well as bang up to date footage of Pete Waterman opening the new station and unveiling the EAR 31 Class

For your convenience, it can be purchased from the station gift shop during our events

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

Proceeds from the sale go towards LOROS

 

 

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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 - 2010

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