[[File:Miniature railway, Kidderminster Town railway station - DSCF0839.JPG|thumb|200px300px|right|View of the railway from the station]][[File:686 and coalyard.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A train on the dual gauge track in 1997]] The Coalyard Miniature Railway is operated by the [[Coalyard Miniature Railway Model Engineering Society]] and is a 7¼" gauge passenger carrying railway , running parallel to the SVR main line at [[Kidderminster | Kidderminster Station]] for approximately 500 yards from the station itself to the adjacent car park.<br>It operates on most weekends when the SVR is open. Originally built in 1988 to dual 5" & 3½" gauge, it was relayed relaid to 7¼" gauge in 1990.The railway was partly relaid to dual 7¼" & 5" gauge in 1996, reverting back to single 7¼" gauge a couple of years later<br>The railway takes its name from the coal yard which operated alongside Kidderminster Station until 2004. ==Gallery==<gallery>File:Diesel gala in miniature 2016 1.JPG | Diesel Gala, 2016File:Diesel gala in miniature 2016 2.JPG | Diesel Gala, 2016</gallery> == See also ==[[Paddock Garden Railway | The Paddock Garden Railway at Hampton Loade]]<br>[[Coalyard Miniature Railway Model Engineering Society]]
== Links ==
[http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/Coalyard.html The Coalyard Miniature Railway on www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk]
== See Also ==[{{#coordinates:52.384160|-2.240021|[Paddock Garden Railway primary| The Paddock Garden Railway at Hampton Loade][dim:1000]}}