Ness Islands Railway

Operating around a site in Whin Park, near the Ness Islands, an area popular for recreation amongst tourists and the local population, the Ness Islands Railway markets itself as the most northerly public miniature railway in the United Kingdom.

[1] The Sanday Light Railway on the Island of Orkney is further north, but is no longer open to the public.

The locomotive fleet has since been rationalised, with two diesel engines and one steam engine currently in operation: The railway features repeat loops, cuttings, and over-bridges, including a 140-foot iron bridge dating from 1837.

[2] It usually operates from Easter to October, running at weekends, with a daily service during school holidays.

Since April 2019 Ness Islands Railway has been owned and operated by Highland Hospice.