Battlefield Line Railway

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Battlefield Line Railway
British Railways (Western Region) 0-6-0PT 64xx Class No. 6430 at Shackerstone
The Battlefield Line, as shown on a period map
Commercial operations
Name	London and North Western Railway Midland Railway British Rail
Built by	London and North Western Railway
Original gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Owned by	Shackerstone Railway Society
Operated by	Shackerstone Railway Society
Length	5 mi (8.0 km)
Preserved gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Commercial history
Opened	1873
Closed	1965
Preservation history
1973	Partial re-opening
Headquarters	Shackerstone
Website
www.battlefieldline.co.uk

Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway
Construction of the Ashby & Nuneaton joint railway near Dadlington using a Manning Wardle tank engine
Route map Legend Leicester– Burton upon Trent line Overseal and Moira Moira Donisthorpe Coalville Town Measham Charnwood Forest Rly Leicester– Burton upon Trent line Snarestone Hugglescote Heather and Ibstock Shackerstone Junction Shackerstone Battlefield Line Railway Market Bosworth Shenton Stoke Golding Higham on the Hill Trent Valley line (West Coast Main Line) Birmingham– Peterborough line Nuneaton Abbey Street Nuneaton Coventry– Nuneaton line Hinckley Trent Valley line (West Coast Main Line) Birmingham– Peterborough line

The Battlefield Line Railway is a heritage railway in Leicestershire, England. It runs from Shackerstone to Shenton, via Market Bosworth, which is a total of 5 miles (8.0 km). Shenton is near Bosworth Field; this is the location of the final battle of the Wars of the Roses, immortalised in Shakespeare's Richard III, giving the railway its name.