Northampton and Lamport Railway

Northampton and Lamport Railway
Peckett 0-4-0ST Works No. 2104 with a train in August 2016
LocaleEngland
TerminusPitsford and Brampton
Commercial operations
NameNorthampton to Market Harborough line ("Harborough Line")
Built byLondon and North Western Railway
Original gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Operated byNorthampton & Lamport Railway Preservation Society
Stations1
Length1+12 miles (2.4 km)
Preserved gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Commercial history
Opened16 February 1859
Closed16 August 1981
Preservation history
1984Work started at (and around) Pitsford and Brampton station site
November 1995Light Railway Order, Granted with First public passenger train operated
31 March 1996Grand Re-opening (NLR re-opened, officially)
30 March 2024Opening of Boughton station
HeadquartersPitsford and Brampton
Website
www.nlr.org.uk
Northampton and Lamport Railway
Brampton Valley Way
MP
Boughton Crossing
Brampton Valley Way (Terminus)
Boughton
(Terminus)
Passing Loop
Boughton Sidings
Community Woodland
footpath crossing
horse farm crossing
Bridge 11
Pitsford Sidings
footpath and vehicle crossing
summit
Bridge 12
Pitsford Road
footpath crossing
Pitsford and Brampton
Heritage railway
plant crossing
5¾
Station Loop
Bridge 12a
Pitsford and Brampton siding
Bridge 13
farm crossing
Bridge 14
Merry Tom Halt
(proposed)
Merry Tom Lane

The Northampton and Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England. It is based at Pitsford and Brampton station, near the villages of Pitsford and Chapel Brampton, roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Northampton.