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The Northampton & Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire England, and is based at Pitsford And Brampton station, roughly 5 miles (8 km) north of Northampton.
The line between Northampton and Market Harborough finally closed in August 1981, the intermediate stations on the route having been closed for many years.
In 1984 a group was formed with the intention of opening a section of the line as a heritage railway. The site opened to the public shortly afterwards. Following the granting of Light Railway Order, the line carried its first fare-paying passengers in November 1995. The official Grand Opening Ceremony took place on 31st March 1996.
Currently, passenger trains operate on a section of line approximately 1 mile (1.6km) in length. Extensions in both directions are in the planning stages with much of the materials already purchased. Before work can start, however, extensive (and indeed expensive) repairs are needed to bridges which carry the track over rivers. The most recent extension opened after several years' work and around £50,000 was spent on repairs to Bridge No. 13.
The signalling system, with two working GWR 2-8-0 '2884' Class Nº 3862
| British Heritage and Private Railways |
| England |
| Appleby Frodingham Railway - Avon Valley Railway - Barrow Hill Engine Shed - Battlefield Line - Birmingham Railway Museum - Bluebell Railway - Bodmin & Wenford Railway - Bowes Railway - Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway - Buckinghamshire Railway Centre - Bure Valley Railway - Chasewater Railway - Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway - Cholsey & Wallingford Railway - Churnet Valley Railway - Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway - Colne Valley Railway - Coventry Railway Centre - Dartmoor Railway - Dean Forest Railway - Derwent Valley Light Railway - Didcot Railway Centre - East Anglian Railway Museum - East Kent Railway - East Lancashire Railway - East Somerset Railway - Ecclesbourne Valley Railway - Eden Valley Railway - Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway - Foxfield Light Railway - Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway - Great Central Steam Railway - Isle of Wight Steam Railway - Keighley and Worth Valley Railway - Kent & East Sussex Railway - Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway - Lappa Valley Steam Railway - Launceston Steam Railway - Lavender Line - Leighton Buzzard Railway - Lincolnshire Wolds Railway - London Post Office Railway - Lynton & Barnstaple Railway - Mid Hants Watercress Railway - Mid Norfolk Railway - Mid Suffolk Light Railway - Middleton Railway - Mangapps Farm Railway Museum - Midland Railway Centre - National Railway Museum - Nene Valley Railway - North Norfolk Railway - North Tyneside Steam Railway - North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Northampton & Lamport Railway - Northampton Ironstone Railway Trust - Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway - Peak Rail -Plym Valley Railway - Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway - Ribble Steam Railway - Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway - Rutland Railway Museum - Seaton Tramway - Severn Valley Railway - Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway - Somerset & Dorset Railway- South Devon Railway - South Tynedale Railway - Spa Valley Railway - Swanage Railway - Swindon and Cricklade Railway - Weardale Railway - Wensleydale Railway - West Somerset Railway |
| Scotland |
| Alford Valley Railway - Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway - Caledonian Railway (Brechin) - Keith and Dufftown Railway - Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway - Mull Rail - Royal Deeside Railway - Scottish Industrial Railway Centre - Strathspey Steam Railway |
| Wales |
| Bala Lake Railway - Brecon Mountain Railway - Cambrian Railway Society - Corris Railway - Fairbourne & Barmouth Steam Railway - Ffestiniog Railway - Gwili Railway - Llanberis Lake Railway - Llangollen Railway - Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway - Rhyl Miniature Railway - Snowdon Mountain Railway - Talyllyn Railway - Vale of Rheidol Railway - Welsh Highland Railway - Welshpool & Llanfair Railway |
| Northern Ireland |
| Donegal Railway Centre - Downpatrick Railway Museum - Giant's Causeway Tramway |
| Isle of Man |
| Douglas Horse Tram - Groudle Glen Railway - Isle of Man Steam Railway - Manx Electric Railway - Snaefell Mountain Railway |
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