East Herts Miniature Railway

General Info.
The East Herts Miniature Railway (EHMR) is situated in the Van Hage Garden Centre, Great Amwell near Ware, Hertfordshire.
It opened in 1978 and by 2006 had carried 1 million passengers. The railway is open from 11:00–17:00 on Saturdays and from 11:00–16:30 on Sundays and Public Holidays. Its primary purpose is to give mainly steam-hauled train rides to the general public on a gauge track. £25,000 has been donated to Amwell View School from the EHMR.
The current length of the track is around 1/4 of a mile and the journey time is 3.5 minutes. There are five steam locos, two petrol hydraulic, one diesel hydraulic and one battery electric locomotive belonging to the company which are in regular use. The site comprises a station with canopy and booking office, bridge, engine shed, tunnel, turntable, signal box (with ex London Underground Westinghouse 'B' style lever frame from Hyde Park Corner), steaming bays, level crossing, water tower and workshop. Colour light signals and electro-pneumatic points operate every time the railway operates and are entirely computerised so that the railway can be used without a human signaller required. A manual override function is included.