Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

Over het museum

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre is run by the Quainton Railway Society at the former Quainton Road station, about five miles west of Aylesbury. The story began in 1962 with the London Railway Preservation Society, which collected former London Underground vehicles and railway memorabilia that were kept at several government depots. The Quainton Railway Society was formed in 1969 to run a working museum at the station, and in 1971 it took over the collection of the earlier society.

The society restored the main station building to its 1900 appearance and developed the 25-acre site on both sides of a working main line, which is joined by two footbridges. Buildings dating from 1874 to the 1960s house around 170 locomotives and items of rolling stock, a members' reference library and a small exhibit on the history of the Brill Tramway.

The glass-roofed Visitor Centre at the heart of the site is the former Oxford Rewley Road station, which was dismantled and re-erected at Quainton in 2002. The centre runs steaming days with rides behind steam locomotives, a miniature railway, steam galas, vehicle rallies and family events such as Day Out with Thomas.

Hoogtepunten

• Steam train rides on steaming days
• Glass-roofed Rewley Road Visitor Centre, moved from Oxford
• Around 170 locomotives and items of rolling stock
• Exhibit on the Brill Tramway
• Miniature railway and children's play area
• Railway café open on weekdays

Vaste collectie

• Railway museum and locomotive collection – About 170 locomotives and items of rolling stock displayed in buildings across the 25-acre site, with exhibits on railway history and workshops where restoration is carried out.
• Rewley Road Visitor Centre – The former Oxford Rewley Road station building, re-erected at Quainton, holds displays, refurbished railway carriages, the café and the gift shop.

Opgericht

1969

Beheerder

Quainton Railway Society Ltd

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Prices are for steaming days; special events such as Day Out with Thomas, Christmas and Halloween events have their own prices. Tickets booked online carry a booking fee of 3 pounds per booking. A ticket covers the whole day and is not tied to a specific train ride.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The site describes itself as fully accessible for wheelchair and pushchair users, with accessible toilets in the museum, the miniature railway area and the Rewley Road Visitor Centre. Wheelchair users can board full-size trains only in the brake van of the Mk1 carriages at Platform 4; other carriages are not wheelchair accessible, and the brake van is not available at Christmas and Halloween events, so call ahead. Disabled parking spaces are a few metres from the entrance. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome everywhere on site and on the train, with restrictions in the café serving area.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk
• Speeltuin / speelhoek
• Kinderfeestjes

Children can ride the miniature railway and the steam trains, and there is a children's play area near the Visitor Centre. Family events such as Day Out with Thomas, Teddy's Train Ride and Christmas specials are held. Children's party packages cost 17 pounds or 13 pounds per child depending on whether the full-size steam train is running.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Follow brown signs from the A41 at Waddesdon or the A413 at Whitchurch, then use Station Road to Quainton. Station Road has been affected by HS2 works, so check one.network for current road closures before travelling.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

The Railway Café and gift shop are in the Rewley Road Visitor Centre. On event days the café opens at 10:30 and usually needs an entry ticket. There is a picnic area outside and a children's play area near the Visitor Centre.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

The 25-acre site can be closed to the public for a wedding. Children's party food is served in the Oxford Room. Enquiries go to events@bucksrailcentre.org.

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