Welcome
The Ruislip Lido Railway is a 12-inch narrow gauge railway operated entirely by volunteers. The line runs through the woodlands skirting the lake from Woody Bay Station beside the beach, all the way round to Ruislip Lido (Water's Edge) Station which is close to the car park. Here you can watch the loco being turned on the turntable ready for the return journey. The two and a half mile round trip takes about 35 minutes.
All our trains are wheelchair, pushchair and buggy friendly. The service is normally operated by one of our large diesel locomotives. On summer Sundays and Bank Holidays, our steam locomotive 'Mad Bess', which is a half scale version of the Ffestiniog Railway locomotive 'Blanche', may pull the train.
Our railway shop stocks a wide range of merchandise, whilst our cafe offers a selection of teas, coffees and light refreshments.
Latest News
Train Services Resume: Saturday 13th February
After our annual shut down between New Year and the start of February, train services are due to resume on Saturday 13th February. The Permanent Way team have been working hard replacing sections of track at Haste Hill and also preparing the ground at Woody Bay to take the new drainage system for our new storage facility that will be delivered in March.
For more information about when the railway is open, please see our Timetable page. Please do not hesitate to Contact Us for any further information.
New website launched
Our new website has been launched thanks to the work of Technigrafix. If you have any pictures or information that you would like us to consider for inclusion, please contact us. All contact details are on the contact page of our website.
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