Steeple Grange Light Railway

The Steeple Grange Light Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway visitor attraction near Wirksworth in Derbyshire, England. Opened in 1985 on the trackbed of a disused branch line, it uses industrial locomotives and rolling stock from disused mines, quarries, and steelworks around the country.

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heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway, United Kingdom, 

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  Bolsover Castle ⓘ
  castle in England  

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  Codnor Castle ⓘ
  ruins of a castle in Derbyshire, England, UK  

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  Duffield Castle ⓘ
  Norman Castle in Duffield, Derbyshire  

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  Tutbury Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Staffordshire, England, UK  

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  Renishaw Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in North East Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet ⓘ
  hamlet and industrial museum in Sheffield, UK

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  Bishops' House ⓘ
  historic house museum

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  Buxton Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum and gallery in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Carnfield Hall ⓘ
  country house in Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Chatsworth House ⓘ
  country house in Derbyshire, England

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  D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

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  Denby Pottery Visitor Centre Museum ⓘ
  museum in Denby, England, UK

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  Ecclesbourne Valley Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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  Eyam Hall ⓘ
  UK historic house museum

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  Good Luck Lead Mining Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nr Middleton, England, UK

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  Hamilton House Toy Museum ⓘ
  museum in Ashbourne, England, UK

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  Mansfield Museum ⓘ
  local authority museum located in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

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  Midland Railway – Butterley ⓘ
  Heritage railway centre, United Kingdom

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  Norbury Manor ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom

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  Nottingham Industrial Museum ⓘ
  museum in the 17th century stables block of Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, England

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  Papplewick Pumping Station ⓘ
  architectural structure and museum in Papplewick, Gedling, England, United Kingdom

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  Peak District Mining Museum ⓘ
  mining museum in Matlock Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Pleasley Colliery ⓘ
  former coal mine near Pleasley, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Redfern's Cottage, Museum of Uttoxeter Life ⓘ
  museum in Uttoxeter, England, United Kingdom

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  Sudbury Hall ⓘ
  country house in Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Tissington Hall ⓘ
  Grade II* listed house in Tissington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Tutbury Museum ⓘ
  museum in Tutbury, England, UK

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  Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Bestwood Village, Gedling, England, UK

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  Wollaton Hall ⓘ
  Country house museum in Nottingham, England

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  Hardwick Hall ⓘ
  Elizabethan country house in Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Kedleston Hall ⓘ
  English country house in Kedleston, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Pickford's House ⓘ
  Historic house museum in Derby, United Kingdom

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  Strutt's North Mill ⓘ
  cotton mill and museum in Belper, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Derby Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum and art gallery in Derby, England, United Kingdom  

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  The Working Carriage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Matlock, England, UK

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  National Tramway Museum ⓘ
  United Kingdom national museum of tramways

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  Royal Crown Derby Museum ⓘ
  museum in Derby, England, United Kingdom

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  Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales) ⓘ
  military museum in Derby, England, United Kngdom

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  National Trust Museum of Childhood ⓘ
  museum in Ashbourne, England, UK

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  South Nottinghamshire Hussars Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nottingham, England, UK

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  Erewash Museum ⓘ
  museum in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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  Steeple Grange Light Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England

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  Wirksworth Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wollaton, England, UK

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  Belper Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Belper, England, UK

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  Peak Wildlife Park ⓘ
  zoo near Leek, England

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  Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  local museum in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Eyam Museum ⓘ
  Local museum in Eyam, United Kingdom

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  Shardlow Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Shardlow, England, UK

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  Scriveners Books Victorian Museum ⓘ
  museum in Buxton, England, UK

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  Little Chester Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Derby, England, UK

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  David Mellor Design Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leadmill, England, UK

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  National Sikh Heritage Centre & Holocaust Museum ⓘ
  museum in Derby, England, UK

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  Mr Vacuum Cleaner Museum ⓘ
  museum in Heanor, England, UK

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  Ashbourne Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Doveridge, Derbyshire, England, UK

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1985 Steeple Grange Light Railway

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1625 Renishaw Hall

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1590 Hardwick Hall

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1765 Kedleston Hall

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1770 Pickford's House

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1804 Strutt's North Mill

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1879 Derby Museum and Art Gallery

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1946 The Working Carriage Museum

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1948 National Tramway Museum

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1969 Royal Crown Derby Museum

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1972 Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales)

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1974 National Trust Museum of Childhood

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1974 South Nottinghamshire Hussars Museum

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1980 Erewash Museum

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1986 Wirksworth Heritage Centre

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1987 Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum

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1990 Belper Heritage Centre

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1991 Peak Wildlife Park

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1994 Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery

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1994 Eyam Museum

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1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

1996 Shardlow Heritage Centre

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1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

1997 Scriveners Books Victorian Museum

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2000 Little Chester Heritage Centre

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2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

2006 David Mellor Design Museum

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2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

2008 National Sikh Heritage Centre & Holocaust Museum

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2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

2010 Mr Vacuum Cleaner Museum

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2013 Ashbourne Heritage Centre

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Steeple Grange Light Railway

G&b 6061-61

Steeple Grange Light Railway Derbyshire

The Engine House at Steeplehouse

Beware of Trains

Dark Lane Quarry

Temporary Terminus

Track & Trail

Steeple Grange Branch Line

Shorter branch, Steeple Grange Light Railway

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Bolsover Castle	castle, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle		Codnor Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Duffield Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Tutbury Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	garden	1625	Renishaw Hall	English country house, garden, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet	hamlet, museum, building complex, industry museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bishops' House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Buxton Museum and Art Gallery	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Carnfield Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Chatsworth House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum	literary museum, historic house museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Denby Pottery Visitor Centre Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ecclesbourne Valley Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Eyam Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Good Luck Lead Mining Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hamilton House Toy Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Mansfield Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Midland Railway – Butterley	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Norbury Manor	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Nottingham Industrial Museum	charitable organization, industry museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Papplewick Pumping Station	museum, pumping station, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Peak District Mining Museum	mining museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Pleasley Colliery	mining museum, coal mine	Wikidata
site	museum		Redfern's Cottage, Museum of Uttoxeter Life	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sudbury Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tissington Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tutbury Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery	mining museum, architectural structure	Wikidata
site	museum		Wollaton Hall	historic house museum, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1590	Hardwick Hall	art museum, English country house, historic house museum, prodigy house	Wikidata
site	museum	1765	Kedleston Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1770	Pickford's House	historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1804	Strutt's North Mill	museum, cotton mill, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1879	Derby Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, local museum, military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1946	The Working Carriage Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1948	National Tramway Museum	independent museum, tramway museum, geographic location	Wikidata
site	museum	1969	Royal Crown Derby Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1972	Regimental Museum of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales)	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	National Trust Museum of Childhood	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1974	South Nottinghamshire Hussars Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Erewash Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1985	Steeple Grange Light Railway	heritage railway, narrow-gauge railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	Wirksworth Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Wollaton Village Dovecote Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Belper Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Peak Wildlife Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery	local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Eyam Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Shardlow Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	Scriveners Books Victorian Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Little Chester Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2006	David Mellor Design Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	National Sikh Heritage Centre & Holocaust Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2010	Mr Vacuum Cleaner Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Ashbourne Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
commons	image		Steeple Grange Light Railway		Commons
commons	image		G&b 6061-61		Commons
commons	image		Steeple Grange Light Railway Derbyshire		Commons
commons	image		The Engine House at Steeplehouse		Commons
commons	image		Beware of Trains		Commons
commons	image		Dark Lane Quarry		Commons
commons	image		Temporary Terminus		Commons
commons	image		Track & Trail		Commons
commons	image		Steeple Grange Branch Line		Commons
commons	image		Shorter branch, Steeple Grange Light Railway		Commons