Welcome to The Fancott Miniature Railway
The Oldest Miniature Railway located on the grounds of a Public House, The Fancott Miniature Railway (FMR) is a 7¼ inch miniature railway located in the gardens of The Fancott Public House near Toddington, Bedfordshire. There has been a railways on the grounds of The Fancott Pub for over half a century in one form or another.
What a rainy old day! Thank you to everyone who ventured out to the first day of our Scamp Invasion. The rain was so heavy, but the crew still got on with taking passengers out, double top and tailing to make it easier to get up the hill! After our running day our fantastic team of volunteers enjoyed a group BBQ to celebrate their amazing efforts, where we also had the chance to officially announce our new loco Peggy (Pippa) ready for the tracks! Alan, our loco builder, was presented with a builder’s plaque which will go on her tender, while we then handed over the key to Peggy to our driver trainer, Tony. It was a lovely day!! And welcoming the rain means we will very soon be welcome steam back to the railway too!
Don’t let the rain put you off coming to our Scamp weekend - locos have already started to arrive. Trains running from 12.30/1pm today as we have some work going on at the station. See you soon! 😃
Shame the rain came
Welcome to the bank holiday weekend!! It’s going to be a good one, and we’re not going to let the weather stop us having fun! The Scamps are starting to arrive ready to take passengers out over the weekend, plus, we’re hoping to have had enough rain to get our steam loco out on Monday! Fingers crossed! 🤞 Head down to the railway from 12.30 for fun on the oldest pub garden miniature railway in the UK! ☺️
This weekend is almost here and it’s the one we’ve all been waiting for - our Scamp Invasion!! We have 13 Scamp locos booked in to take passengers around our railway! As well as all the fun to be had, it’s also a great opportunity for anyone interested in building their own little loco to come down, take a look and ask questions about them! The owners will be more than happy to talk to you!! As always, ticket office opens at 12.30. No need to book, just come along when you’re ready to ride! ☺️