About Us
John and Christine Gartell, their family and friends look forward to welcoming you to the narrow gauge Gartell Light Railway.
Step back in time to a more leisurely age and ride through the beautiful Blackmore Vale countryside along the route of the old Somerset & Dorset Railway. Our delightful half-size trains are operated in exactly the same way as their full-size counterparts, with every train movement governed by an array of semaphore and colour-light signals controlled by the signalman in two signal boxes. It is therefore no exaggeration to say that the Gartell Light Railway is a working museum of
traditional railway practice.
Visitors often tell us: "We live locally but we had no idea that the railway was here. We shall certainly come again. Everyone
is so friendly and it's such good value for money."
The GLR is also pleased to say that we can accommodate for disabled and less-abled visitors. We have level access straight from the Car Park at Common Lane providing easy access to the shop, buffet, station and some other features of the railway. Two sets of our coaches also have been adapted to provide a much larger space - the seats can be removed and double doors opened for wheelchairs etc., just simply ask the guard or a member of staff on the day and we will arrange something straight away.
Well behaved and friendly dogs are allowed on the grounds of the railway and are allowed to ride on the trains. All we ask is that you keep your pets on the floor and to please restrain them from jumping onto the seats and onto other visitors, and also that any dog litter is picked up, bagged, and put into a bin.
So come along and see for yourself - it really is a great day out; with lots of things to see and do, as well as a lakeside picnic area, hot and cold drinks and food served in 'The Pines' Buffet, a Visitor Centre containing lots of memorabillia and of course the GLR Shop.
Watch the video below on YouTube to find out what the GLR is like on an open day!
Step back in time to a more leisurely age and ride through the beautiful Blackmore Vale countryside along the route of the old Somerset & Dorset Railway. Our delightful half-size trains are operated in exactly the same way as their full-size counterparts, with every train movement governed by an array of semaphore and colour-light signals controlled by the signalman in two signal boxes. It is therefore no exaggeration to say that the Gartell Light Railway is a working museum of
traditional railway practice.
Visitors often tell us: "We live locally but we had no idea that the railway was here. We shall certainly come again. Everyone
is so friendly and it's such good value for money."
The GLR is also pleased to say that we can accommodate for disabled and less-abled visitors. We have level access straight from the Car Park at Common Lane providing easy access to the shop, buffet, station and some other features of the railway. Two sets of our coaches also have been adapted to provide a much larger space - the seats can be removed and double doors opened for wheelchairs etc., just simply ask the guard or a member of staff on the day and we will arrange something straight away.
Well behaved and friendly dogs are allowed on the grounds of the railway and are allowed to ride on the trains. All we ask is that you keep your pets on the floor and to please restrain them from jumping onto the seats and onto other visitors, and also that any dog litter is picked up, bagged, and put into a bin.
So come along and see for yourself - it really is a great day out; with lots of things to see and do, as well as a lakeside picnic area, hot and cold drinks and food served in 'The Pines' Buffet, a Visitor Centre containing lots of memorabillia and of course the GLR Shop.
Watch the video below on YouTube to find out what the GLR is like on an open day!
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