About The Trust

The Miniature Railway Museum Trust has been formed to preserve the heritage of Britain's miniature railways. On the board of trustees are owners and operators of some of Britain's most popular and historic miniature railways, as well as key advisors drawn from professional staff and boards of well-established railway and transport museums.

A Cagney loco at Blakesley HallThe Miniature Railway Museum isn't just about locomotives, but includes all the other artefacts that made miniature railways such an important part of the leisure and holiday industry from the 1900s onwards. We are concentrating on an area of railway heritage hitherto neglected that between model and narrow gauge railways. Hundreds of lines and thousands of items of stock existed, and millions of passengers have travelled on them yet there has been no place for them to be centrally recorded, interpreted and made available for the public.

Whether it's 3.5", 5" gauge, gauge, 21" gauge, steam, electric or diesel any miniature railway with British links is of relevance to the MRMT.

We have selected Cleethorpes as an appropriate base for activities due to the relatively central geographical nature, the volume of potential visitors, and the proximity of a historic seaside miniature railway with a proven preservation ethos. It must be noted that the MRMT activities are entirely independent of the neighbouring Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway.

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Vision of the Trust

To further the public knowledge of the history of Britain's Miniature Railways and their links with the life of the nation through the provision and maintenance of a museum and accessible collection of major importance to accredited standards in Cleethorpes.

The MRMT Aims

1. 1. A 10.25" gauge estate railwayThe preservation of items of Miniature Railway artefacts, with particular emphasis on items at risk.
      
   2. To collect, preserve, document, and interpret a growing collection that tells the story of all of Britain's Miniature Railways and their contribution to the life of the nation.
      
   3. To create a successful visitor attraction in Cleethorpes of national interest and importance that meets Accreditation Standards and the expectations of our audience.
      
   4. To widen access to its collections by providing an engaging museum and research facility, and an outreach programme that includes other media such as publications and the Internet.
      

Current Trustees of the MRMT

• David Humphreys — Trustee and Chairman
• Chris Shaw — Trustee
• Stuart Ross — Trustee
• Craig Gluyas — Trustee and Publicity Officer
• Dave Holroyde — Trustee
• Tim Dunn — Trustee
• Colin Peake — Trustee and Secretary
• John Waldron — Trustee
• Simon Townsend — Advisor
• Anthony Coulls — Advisor
• Peter Bryant — Web Advisor