I work at a leisure attraction in North Yorkshire. One of the bonuses of working there is the 'ticket swap' facility whereby I can obtain tickets to other leisure attractions in the UK, free of charge (in return their employees get to come to where I work). There are some heritage railways included: The Kirklees Light Railway, Embsay and Bolton Abbey steam railway and the Wensleydale railway.
I'm relatively new to the world of heritage railways, though did enjoy doing the Ffestiniog round robin in 2010. I have a preference for diesel over steam, but this is only a small preference and I notice both railways run diesel services.
Kirklees Light Railway, by looking at the website is probably of less interest to me than the other two. The tickets available are for either two adults for the Wensleydale railway or a family ticket to the Embsay railway (which if it includes children in the validity I will be unable to use the full validity of the ticket). I have read the websites for both attractions.
My questions are:
Which one would you recommend the most, both for rolling stock and scenery?
What to expect of each?
I assume there will be someone on this forum who has been to both, but those who have been to one feel perfectly free to comment.
Wensleydale Railway is by far the most local, especially given the patterns of public transport.
I'm relatively new to the world of heritage railways, though did enjoy doing the Ffestiniog round robin in 2010. I have a preference for diesel over steam, but this is only a small preference and I notice both railways run diesel services.
Kirklees Light Railway, by looking at the website is probably of less interest to me than the other two. The tickets available are for either two adults for the Wensleydale railway or a family ticket to the Embsay railway (which if it includes children in the validity I will be unable to use the full validity of the ticket). I have read the websites for both attractions.
My questions are:
Which one would you recommend the most, both for rolling stock and scenery?
What to expect of each?
I assume there will be someone on this forum who has been to both, but those who have been to one feel perfectly free to comment.
Wensleydale Railway is by far the most local, especially given the patterns of public transport.