Rutland Railway Museum

Rutland Railway Museum is now trading under the name Rocks By train: The Living Ironstone Museum is a heritage railway on part of a former Midland Railway mineral branch line. It is located NE of Oakham, in Rutland, England. The branch line connected to the main Oakham to Melton Mowbray in Ashwell Station. Exchange sidings were once located at the museum for three separate private quarry railway systems associated with Past mining of iron ore. The museum site is known locally as Cottesmore Iron Ore Mines Sidings.

The museum aims to collect and display industrial locomotives and wagons and similar minerals from iron ore mines. They also face shovel

and dumpers used in a quarry. The cab of the dragline excavator huge Sundew is exhibited.

The museum operates trains on a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) length of the track and covers an area of ​​nearly 7 acres (28,000 m²).

wagons

The museum has a wide selection of cars used for demonstrations on open days. Details are below.

Open Wooden Wagon rake

This rake is currently not operational.

Stanton Ironworks Co. 4 strips 624 wagon.
Stanton Iron Works Co. 5-plank wagon 818.
Stanton Iron Works Co. 5-plank wagon 849.
Stanton Iron Works Co. 5-plank wagon 860.
Stewarts and Lloyds four strips wagon 3046.
Stewarts and Lloyds four strips wagon 3153.

Hopper Wagon Train

This rake is available for use and can be seen in operation.

LMS Iron Ore Hopper Wagon M691079.
LMS Iron Ore Hopper Wagon M691193.
LMS Iron Ore Hopper Wagon M691448.
LMS Iron Ore Hopper Wagon M691595.
LMS Iron Ore Hopper Wagon M691982.
Appleby-Frodingham Iron Ore Hopper Wagon P210000.
Sheep Bridge Iron and Steel Co. Hopper Wagon 8251.
Steel Hopper Wagon private owner Mineral P15675.