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Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust is a steam and diesel operated Heritage Railway. https://www.northantsironstonerailway.co.uk/

The Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust is based within the grounds of the Hunsbury Hill Country Park which is located at Hunsbury Hill, Southwest of Northampton. The trust has a small museum, workshop and some gardens with a play area. It features a 1.5 mile long Heritage Railway line that runs through the park. A small section has been approved for public use and we run train rides using a

variety of vehicles including a converted brake van. The line is mainly dedicated to freight working, featuring many sharp curves and steep gradients which were typical of the Industrial Railway.

24/12/2025

Thanks to everyone who visited us on our Christmas trains and any other running days this year. Everyone at NIRT wishes you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.
We look forward to seeing you again in the spring.

07/12/2025

The railway has had two pairs of new five bar wooden gates and posts stolen from the site over the last few days. If anyone has seen any suspicious activity around Hunsbury Hill country park and the NIRT or has been offered some lovely new gates please contact us asap. As a voluntary organisation this is a great financial loss for us.

03/12/2025

Final prep completed on our Fowler today ready to start our Christmas Trains on Sunday. We still have places left, please get in touch to book your tickets.

04/11/2025

We are now taking bookings for our Christmas Trains:

10/10/2025

We are running train this Sunday, please come along for a ride, and to visit our museum, cafe, model railways and playground. It’s looking like a sunny day is forecast so we are a great place to visit. Usual fares apply. Loco will be our Fowler.

13/09/2025

For the Heritage Open Days, tomorrow we are part of a trail to visit all the heritage sites on Hunsbury Hill. Trail Leaflets and stickers for kids are available at each location.

10/09/2025

Also new for NIRT, we've started a sales page to raise funds. Over the next few months Roger, one of our members, will be adding railway related items both full and model sizes😀. We've a few items already...take a peek...,.click on the Menu, and then select the sales page

If you would like to donate anything suitable to sell, please contact the railway via the website or messenger

09/09/2025

The first time ever our Ruston will be on passenger duties this coming Sunday, 14th.
Come along to experience this unique opportunity to travel behind this excellently restored locomotive up our hill. We are open 10:30am until 4:00pm.

06/09/2025

This Sunday 7th September, we will be running trains again from 10:30 until 4:00pm, running duties will be the Fowler Diesel and LMS brake van.

Come and visit the museum as well as the Cafe and model railways.

20/08/2025

This Sunday we are running the class 02 diesel on our trains, please come over for visit and ride behind D2867, usual fares apply. Trains start running from 10:30 until 4pm.

15/08/2025

Don’t forget the VJ 80th anniversary commemoration evening at the railway tonight

07/08/2025

This Sunday we will be running trains again 10:30-16:00, and you can also combine it with visiting the Viking encampment.

You can also visit the museum, model railways and ‘Snack shack’ cafe at the railway too, for a full afternoon out.

Address

Hunsbury Hill Road
Northampton
NN49UW

Opening Hours

10:30am - 4pm

Telephone

+447522463759

Website

https://www.northantsironstonerailway.co.uk/

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