As a Member of Parliament for a constituency with several miniature railways, I have taken an interest in the APPG for Heritage Rail’s work and the contribution these railways make to our local economy.  

I took the opportunity to discuss this with both the Harrow and Wembley Society of Model Engineers and Ickenham & District Society of Model Engineers volunteers on visits to the Roxbourne Park Railway and the Ickenham Miniature Railway. We also discussed the importance of maintaining access to good quality, ideally UK-sourced, coal to keep these and other heritage railways running.  

It has been fantastic to see such cherished assets of our local area welcoming back visitors this summer.