This article is about the railway charity in England. For the US rail transport holding company, see Rail World.
Railworld Wildlife Haven is a charity in Peterborough which has a nature haven, a model railway and other exhibits. It is located on a landscaped former coal storage yard which once served Peterborough Power Station.[5]
It was founded by Rev. Richard Paten (1932-2012) in 1985 as the "Museum of World Railways" (MWR), changing its name to "Railworld" in 1992 and is now called "Railworld Wildlife Haven" in reference to its change of focus towards its landscaped nature area.[1] The centre is open only on certain days.[6] It is located beside the Peterborough Nene Valley railway station, but it is a separate organisation.
Exhibitsedit
In reference to its previous function as a railway museum, there is a small collection of locomotives and railway memorabilia, all of which require extensive work. There are two unique vehicles:
Tracked Hovercraft RTV 31, a prototype hover train which was tested in the Cambridgeshire Fens.
Other locomotive are: After vandalism and vital parts were stolen, including all the copper radiators and wheel bearings. The Alco was dismantled for spares (other Alco is at NVR's Overton Station) Frames scrapped in 2021
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External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Railworld Wildlife Haven.
Railworld Wildlife Haven official website
January 01, 1970
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