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Greenhead Park Miniature Railway, Huddersfield

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  1. A non profit making railway run by Huddersfield Society of Model Engineers (HSME)

    Some of our membership who are based at our Highfields HQ volunteer to run the Railway known as "The Train in the Park" or "Greenhead Park Miniature Railway"

    Huddersfield Society of Model Engineers are Currently running the the Railway on a reduced service being Saturdays usually between 1pm & 4pm Subject to weather & staffing.

    Our ground level track covers a third of a mile around the main events arena in Greenhead Park on a 71/4" Gauge Track. We have a range of Locomotives, Steam, Battery & Petrol Hydraulic.

    We desperately need Volunteers to help us run our Railway more often and stage special events we have previously run such as Santa & Halloween Trains.

    See our Website www.huddersfield-sme.com for more details on HSME

    We also have a Facebook Page "Greenhead Park Railway" (link under Further Information).

    Thank you to everyone who supports HSME

Organisation last updated

  1. 28 December 2022

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History

  1. Started running in the year 2000 and the railway was opened by Fred Dibnah. We have tried to improve the railway over the years. A steam loco "Golden Jubilee" was donated by the apprentices of Holset now Cummings Turbo and the "Spirit of Syngenta" a Petrol Hydraulic by Syngenta in 2001 both of whom are in Huddersfield

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