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Top 25 Heritage and tourist railways based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 79 company matches for heritage and tourist railways associated with the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 797 professional contacts across them, including 160 with verified work emails. Bristol is the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for heritage and tourist railways associated with the United Kingdom, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest heritage and tourist railways based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Winners of Leicestershire's Best Day Out 2025 and voted number 12 on the list of the 50 greatest railway journeys in the world, the Great Central Railway (GCR) is the UK's only…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 56 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Discover the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) Step aboard one of the world’s greatest heritage railways and journey through the heart of the stunning North York Moors National…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 39 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Bluebell Railway is a heritage railway and tourist attraction in Sussex.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 34 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Whether you are taking a trip down memory lane or creating new ones, it’s the perfect way to unwind and experience the nostalgic sights, sounds and smells of steam travel from a…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 24 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Kent & East Sussex Railway was the first to be authorised under the Light Railways Act of 1896.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 20 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a preserved heritage railway based in Haworth, West Yorkshire.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Whisking guests away on escapes around the UK, the British Pullman combines sumptuous art deco interiors with decadent dining and a palpable spirit of joie de vivre.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The South Devon Railway Trust is a registered charity operating the heritage steam railway between Buckfastleigh and Totnes in Devon along the stunning valley of the River Dart.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “In the Golden Age of Travel, beautifully appointed “Belle” trains traversed the country, offering unrivalled comfort and style.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR) consists of a diverse range of railway assets from the rack & pinion, signalling, lineside buildings through to viaducts, cuttings and passing loops…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Churnet Valley Railway offers a nostalgic steam train ride through Staffordshire's hidden valley, and into the Staffordshire Moorlands on the outskirts of the Peak District.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “NENE VALLEY RAILWAY LIMITED is a Heritage Railway and registered charity based out of Wansford Station Stibbington, Peterborough, Lincs, United Kingdom.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Vintage Trains is the only charitably controlled train operating company delivering UK mainline steam train experiences that offers high-quality dining in beautifully restored…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 9 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Step back in time with us and experience the romance of travel in bygone times as you pass through picturesque countryside, beautiful forest and historic towns.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 8 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Steam Dreams Rail Co have been providing nostalgic rail trips and holidays by steam train for over 20 years, designed to combine the nostalgia of steam travel in atmospheric…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 7 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway has two cafés for both passengers and local The Ratty Arms is a family-run pub in Ravenglass, serving hearty pub grub” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 7 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Tanfield Railway is the World's Oldest Railway dating back to the early 1700s.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The North Norfolk Railway operates steam and heritage diesel trains through beautiful coastal countryside between the Georgian town of Holt and the smart Victorian seaside resort…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “DEAN FOREST RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED is a railroad manufacture company based out of George St, Gloucester, United Kingdom.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “HOPS Heritage Railways provides management and compliance support for heritage railways, museums and centres through the provision of tools, resources and consultancy.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Avon Valley Railway Company Limited is a heritage railway operator based out of Bitton Station, South Gloucestershire, UK.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Telford Steam Railway is a museums and institutions company based out of Bridge Road, Horsehay, England, United Kingdom.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 5 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The YDRMT is the charity that operates the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, which runs through the beautiful Yorkshire Dales for five miles between the small village of Embsay…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Exact match Recorded description not available. Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Exact match Recorded description not available. Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 16, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
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Heritage and tourist railways based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 16, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 79 companies.
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- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
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- Company records associated with the United Kingdom whose business descriptions match “heritage and tourist railways” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
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- Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
- Public preview
- The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
- Match quality
- RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 160 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
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- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
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What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?
RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “heritage and tourist railways”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many heritage and tourist railways are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 79 company matches for heritage and tourist railways associated with the United Kingdom as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.
What is the largest company on this list?
Great Central Railway tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which city has the most heritage and tourist railways?
Bristol leads with 3 company records, followed by Birmingham (2) and Buckfastleigh (2).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 160 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 79 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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Top 25 heritage and tourist railways based in the United Kingdom
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 79 matching company records for heritage and tourist railways based in the United Kingdom, with 797 tracked contacts and 160 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
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Top 25 heritage and tourist railways based in the United Kingdom
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Central Railwaygcrailway.co.uk HQ: Loughborough, United KingdomReported employees: 201-500 | Loughborough, United Kingdom | 201-500 | Exact match | 92 contacts → |
“Winners of Leicestershire's Best Day Out 2025 and voted number 12 on the list of the 50 greatest railway journeys in the world, the Great Central Railway (GCR) is the UK's only…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | North Yorkshire Moors Railwaynymr.co.uk HQ: Pickering, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Pickering, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 56 contacts → |
“Discover the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) Step aboard one of the world’s greatest heritage railways and journey through the heart of the stunning North York Moors National…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Bluebell Railway PLCbluebell-railway.com HQ: Uckfield, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Uckfield, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 39 contacts → |
“Bluebell Railway is a heritage railway and tourist attraction in Sussex.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | The Watercress Linewatercressline.co.uk HQ: New Alresford, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | New Alresford, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 34 contacts → |
“Whether you are taking a trip down memory lane or creating new ones, it’s the perfect way to unwind and experience the nostalgic sights, sounds and smells of steam travel from a…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | HQ: Tenterden, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Tenterden, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 24 contacts → |
“The Kent & East Sussex Railway was the first to be authorised under the Light Railways Act of 1896.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Keighley And Worth Valley Railwaykwvr.co.uk HQ: Keighley, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Keighley, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 20 contacts → |
“The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a preserved heritage railway based in Haworth, West Yorkshire.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  British Pullman, A Belmond Trainbelmond.comHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 18 contacts → |
“Whisking guests away on escapes around the UK, the British Pullman combines sumptuous art deco interiors with decadent dining and a palpable spirit of joie de vivre.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | South Devon Railway Trustsouthdevonrailway.co.uk HQ: Buckfastleigh, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Buckfastleigh, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 15 contacts → |
“The South Devon Railway Trust is a registered charity operating the heritage steam railway between Buckfastleigh and Totnes in Devon along the stunning valley of the River Dart.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Northern Bellenorthernbelle.co.uk HQ: Nantwich, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Nantwich, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 13 contacts → |
“In the Golden Age of Travel, beautifully appointed “Belle” trains traversed the country, offering unrivalled comfort and style.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  Snowdon Mountain Railway Rheilffordd YR Wyddfasnowdonrailway.co.ukHQ: Caernarfon, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Caernarfon, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 12 contacts → |
“Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR) consists of a diverse range of railway assets from the rack & pinion, signalling, lineside buildings through to viaducts, cuttings and passing loops…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Churnet Valley Railway 1992 PLCchurnet-valley-railway.co.uk HQ: Stoke-on-trent, United KingdomReported employees: 201-500 | Stoke-on-trent, United Kingdom | 201-500 | Exact match | 11 contacts → |
“The Churnet Valley Railway offers a nostalgic steam train ride through Staffordshire's hidden valley, and into the Staffordshire Moorlands on the outskirts of the Peak District.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Nene Valley Railway Limitednvr.org.uk HQ: Peterborough, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Peterborough, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 11 contacts → |
“NENE VALLEY RAILWAY LIMITED is a Heritage Railway and registered charity based out of Wansford Station Stibbington, Peterborough, Lincs, United Kingdom.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Vintage Trainsvintagetrains.co.uk HQ: Birmingham, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 11 contacts → |
“Vintage Trains is the only charitably controlled train operating company delivering UK mainline steam train experiences that offers high-quality dining in beautifully restored…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | Epping Ongar Railwayeorailway.co.uk HQ: High Laver, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | High Laver, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 9 contacts → |
“Step back in time with us and experience the romance of travel in bygone times as you pass through picturesque countryside, beautiful forest and historic towns.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | The Steam Dreams Rail COsteamdreams.co.uk HQ: Guildford, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Guildford, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 8 contacts → |
“The Steam Dreams Rail Co have been providing nostalgic rail trips and holidays by steam train for over 20 years, designed to combine the nostalgia of steam travel in atmospheric…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Ravenglass And Eskdale Railwayravenglass-railway.co.uk HQ: Kendal, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Kendal, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 7 contacts → |
“The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway has two cafés for both passengers and local The Ratty Arms is a family-run pub in Ravenglass, serving hearty pub grub” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Tanfield Railwaytanfield-railway.co.uk HQ: Gateshead, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 7 contacts → |
“Tanfield Railway is the World's Oldest Railway dating back to the early 1700s.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | North Norfolk Railway PLCnnrailway.co.uk HQ: Sheringham, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Sheringham, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 6 contacts → |
“The North Norfolk Railway operates steam and heritage diesel trains through beautiful coastal countryside between the Georgian town of Holt and the smart Victorian seaside resort…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Dean Forest Railway Company Limiteddeanforestrailway.co.uk HQ: Gloucester, United KingdomReported employees: 1-10 | Gloucester, United Kingdom | 1-10 | Exact match | 6 contacts → |
“DEAN FOREST RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED is a railroad manufacture company based out of George St, Gloucester, United Kingdom.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Hops Heritage Railwayshops.org.uk HQ: Totnes, United KingdomReported employees: 1-10 | Totnes, United Kingdom | 1-10 | Exact match | 5 contacts → |
“HOPS Heritage Railways provides management and compliance support for heritage railways, museums and centres through the provision of tools, resources and consultancy.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Avon Valley Railway Company Limitedavonvalleyrailway.org HQ: Bristol, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Bristol, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 5 contacts → |
“The Avon Valley Railway Company Limited is a heritage railway operator based out of Bitton Station, South Gloucestershire, UK.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Telford Steam Railwaytelfordsteamrailway.co.uk HQ: Horsehay, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Horsehay, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 5 contacts → |
“Telford Steam Railway is a museums and institutions company based out of Bridge Road, Horsehay, England, United Kingdom.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Yorkshire Dales Railway Museum Trust Holdings Limitedembsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk HQ: Skipton, United KingdomReported employees: 1-10 | Skipton, United Kingdom | 1-10 | Exact match | 5 contacts → |
“The YDRMT is the charity that operates the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, which runs through the beautiful Yorkshire Dales for five miles between the small village of Embsay…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railwaychinnorrailway.co.uk HQ: United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 4 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 25 | Bluebell Railwaybluebell-railway.co.uk HQ: East Grinstead, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | East Grinstead, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 4 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
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Heritage and tourist railways: dataset insights
September 16, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
77 records in the displayed employee bands.
2 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 79 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for heritage and tourist railways?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many heritage and tourist railways did RevenueBase find based in the United Kingdom?
The saved snapshot records 79 matching company records, 797 tracked contacts and 160 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 16, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 heritage and tourist railways based in the United Kingdom. Snapshot: September 16, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/heritage-and-tourist-railways/united-kingdom.
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Top 25 heritage and tourist railways based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase records 79 matching company records for heritage and tourist railways based in the United Kingdom, with 797 tracked contacts and 160 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 heritage and tourist railways based in the United Kingdom
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Central Railwaygcrailway.co.uk HQ: Loughborough, United KingdomReported employees: 201-500 | Loughborough, United Kingdom | 201-500 | Exact match | 92 contacts → |
“Winners of Leicestershire's Best Day Out 2025 and voted number 12 on the list of the 50 greatest railway journeys in the world, the Great Central Railway (GCR) is the UK's only…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | North Yorkshire Moors Railwaynymr.co.uk HQ: Pickering, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Pickering, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 56 contacts → |
“Discover the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) Step aboard one of the world’s greatest heritage railways and journey through the heart of the stunning North York Moors National…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Bluebell Railway PLCbluebell-railway.com HQ: Uckfield, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Uckfield, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 39 contacts → |
“Bluebell Railway is a heritage railway and tourist attraction in Sussex.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | The Watercress Linewatercressline.co.uk HQ: New Alresford, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | New Alresford, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 34 contacts → |
“Whether you are taking a trip down memory lane or creating new ones, it’s the perfect way to unwind and experience the nostalgic sights, sounds and smells of steam travel from a…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | HQ: Tenterden, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Tenterden, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 24 contacts → |
“The Kent & East Sussex Railway was the first to be authorised under the Light Railways Act of 1896.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Keighley And Worth Valley Railwaykwvr.co.uk HQ: Keighley, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Keighley, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 20 contacts → |
“The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a preserved heritage railway based in Haworth, West Yorkshire.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | British Pullman, A Belmond Trainbelmond.com HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 18 contacts → |
“Whisking guests away on escapes around the UK, the British Pullman combines sumptuous art deco interiors with decadent dining and a palpable spirit of joie de vivre.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | South Devon Railway Trustsouthdevonrailway.co.uk HQ: Buckfastleigh, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Buckfastleigh, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 15 contacts → |
“The South Devon Railway Trust is a registered charity operating the heritage steam railway between Buckfastleigh and Totnes in Devon along the stunning valley of the River Dart.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Northern Bellenorthernbelle.co.uk HQ: Nantwich, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Nantwich, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 13 contacts → |
“In the Golden Age of Travel, beautifully appointed “Belle” trains traversed the country, offering unrivalled comfort and style.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Snowdon Mountain Railway Rheilffordd YR Wyddfasnowdonrailway.co.uk HQ: Caernarfon, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Caernarfon, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 12 contacts → |
“Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR) consists of a diverse range of railway assets from the rack & pinion, signalling, lineside buildings through to viaducts, cuttings and passing loops…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Churnet Valley Railway 1992 PLCchurnet-valley-railway.co.uk HQ: Stoke-on-trent, United KingdomReported employees: 201-500 | Stoke-on-trent, United Kingdom | 201-500 | Exact match | 11 contacts → |
“The Churnet Valley Railway offers a nostalgic steam train ride through Staffordshire's hidden valley, and into the Staffordshire Moorlands on the outskirts of the Peak District.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Nene Valley Railway Limitednvr.org.uk HQ: Peterborough, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Peterborough, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 11 contacts → |
“NENE VALLEY RAILWAY LIMITED is a Heritage Railway and registered charity based out of Wansford Station Stibbington, Peterborough, Lincs, United Kingdom.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Vintage Trainsvintagetrains.co.uk HQ: Birmingham, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 11 contacts → |
“Vintage Trains is the only charitably controlled train operating company delivering UK mainline steam train experiences that offers high-quality dining in beautifully restored…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | Epping Ongar Railwayeorailway.co.uk HQ: High Laver, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | High Laver, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 9 contacts → |
“Step back in time with us and experience the romance of travel in bygone times as you pass through picturesque countryside, beautiful forest and historic towns.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | The Steam Dreams Rail COsteamdreams.co.uk HQ: Guildford, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Guildford, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 8 contacts → |
“The Steam Dreams Rail Co have been providing nostalgic rail trips and holidays by steam train for over 20 years, designed to combine the nostalgia of steam travel in atmospheric…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Ravenglass And Eskdale Railwayravenglass-railway.co.uk HQ: Kendal, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Kendal, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 7 contacts → |
“The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway has two cafés for both passengers and local The Ratty Arms is a family-run pub in Ravenglass, serving hearty pub grub” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Tanfield Railwaytanfield-railway.co.uk HQ: Gateshead, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 7 contacts → |
“Tanfield Railway is the World's Oldest Railway dating back to the early 1700s.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | North Norfolk Railway PLCnnrailway.co.uk HQ: Sheringham, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Sheringham, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 6 contacts → |
“The North Norfolk Railway operates steam and heritage diesel trains through beautiful coastal countryside between the Georgian town of Holt and the smart Victorian seaside resort…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Dean Forest Railway Company Limiteddeanforestrailway.co.uk HQ: Gloucester, United KingdomReported employees: 1-10 | Gloucester, United Kingdom | 1-10 | Exact match | 6 contacts → |
“DEAN FOREST RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED is a railroad manufacture company based out of George St, Gloucester, United Kingdom.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Hops Heritage Railwayshops.org.uk HQ: Totnes, United KingdomReported employees: 1-10 | Totnes, United Kingdom | 1-10 | Exact match | 5 contacts → |
“HOPS Heritage Railways provides management and compliance support for heritage railways, museums and centres through the provision of tools, resources and consultancy.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Avon Valley Railway Company Limitedavonvalleyrailway.org HQ: Bristol, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Bristol, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 5 contacts → |
“The Avon Valley Railway Company Limited is a heritage railway operator based out of Bitton Station, South Gloucestershire, UK.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Telford Steam Railwaytelfordsteamrailway.co.uk HQ: Horsehay, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | Horsehay, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 5 contacts → |
“Telford Steam Railway is a museums and institutions company based out of Bridge Road, Horsehay, England, United Kingdom.” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Yorkshire Dales Railway Museum Trust Holdings Limitedembsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk HQ: Skipton, United KingdomReported employees: 1-10 | Skipton, United Kingdom | 1-10 | Exact match | 5 contacts → |
“The YDRMT is the charity that operates the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, which runs through the beautiful Yorkshire Dales for five miles between the small village of Embsay…” Recorded description excerpt · September 16, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railwaychinnorrailway.co.uk HQ: United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 4 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 25 | Bluebell Railwaybluebell-railway.co.uk HQ: East Grinstead, United KingdomReported employees: 11-50 | East Grinstead, United Kingdom | 11-50 | Exact match | 4 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
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Heritage and tourist railways: dataset insights
September 16, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
77 records in the displayed employee bands.
2 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 79 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 16, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for heritage and tourist railways?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many heritage and tourist railways did RevenueBase find based in the United Kingdom?
The saved snapshot records 79 matching company records, 797 tracked contacts and 160 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 heritage and tourist railways based in the United Kingdom. Snapshot: September 16, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/heritage-and-tourist-railways/united-kingdom.
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