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The Battlefield Line The Battlefield Line is a heritage railway running from Shackerstone to Shenton, via Market Bosworth.

Welcome to the Battlefield Line Railway

In August 1873 the Midland and London North Western railway companies opened the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. Today, over 147 years later, it is the headquarters of the Battlefield Line and the home of the Shackerstone Railway Society. The Society operates the railway from Shackerstone Station, via Market Bosworth, to Shenton, the site of the famous medieval Battle of Bosworth in 1485.

Catch those beautiful autumnal colours in the Leicestershire countryside from our Heritage Railcar.Arrive at Shenton Sta...
10/10/2026

Catch those beautiful autumnal colours in the Leicestershire countryside from our Heritage Railcar.
Arrive at Shenton Station, visit Kayleigh Young at Station Glass and explore Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre. Then, travel back to Shackerstone - and donโ€™t forget to drop into the The Victorian Tea Rooms Shackerstone for a drink and a bun!
Train times: Departures from Shackerstone Station at 11:00 am, 12:30 pm, 2:00 pm, and 3:30 pm.
Photo: Jennifer Starbuck

Ready for departurePhoto: Paul Hughes
03/10/2026

Ready for departure
Photo: Paul Hughes

Tea, cake and railcars? This afternoon at Shackerstone at The Victorian Tea Rooms
03/10/2026

Tea, cake and railcars? This afternoon at Shackerstone at The Victorian Tea Rooms

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† - ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟJoin us for a rather special day where we will be operating FOUR of our railca...
03/10/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† - ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
Join us for a rather special day where we will be operating FOUR of our railcars on an intensive timetable from Shackerstone, via Market Bosworth to Shenton.
๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:
Class 101 - 51511
Class 116 - 51131
Class 118 - 51321
Class 122 - 55005
This will be the first workings of 51511 following MANY years out of service, and will be (possibly) your last and only chance to ride in this vehicle!
The Victorian Tea Rooms, the John Jacques Museum and the Platform 2 Gift Shop will be open at Shackerstone, plus our model shop Battlefield Line Models will be open at Market Bosworth.

www.battlefieldline.co.uk/railcarday

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† - ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟJoin us for a rather special day where we will be operating FOUR of our railca...
02/10/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† - ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
Join us for a rather special day where we will be operating FOUR of our railcars on an intensive timetable from Shackerstone, via Market Bosworth to Shenton.

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป:
Class 101 - 51511
Class 116 - 51131
Class 118 - 51321
Class 122 - 55005

This will be the first workings of 51511 following MANY years out of service, and will be (possibly) your last and only chance to ride in this vehicle!
The Victorian Tea Rooms, the John Jacques Museum and the Platform 2 Gift Shop will be open at Shackerstone, plus our model shop at Market Bosworth Battlefield Line Models.
www.battlefieldline.co.uk/railcarday

Railcar Day - 3rd October 2026Join us this coming Saturday for a day of intensive diesel railcar action, with 7 return t...
28/09/2026

Railcar Day - 3rd October 2026
Join us this coming Saturday for a day of intensive diesel railcar action, with 7 return trips from Shackerstone Station.
We will be utilising 4 railcar vehicles, including a special appearance by 51511 (class 101) which has not ran in public for many, many years.
Standard ticket prices apply.
Further details on our website:
https://www.battlefieldline.co.uk/railcarday

๐‘บ๐’•๐’†๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐‘พ๐’†๐’†๐’Œ๐’†๐’๐’…...The Victorian Tea Rooms and the John Jacques Museum are both open. Regular trips to Bo...
24/09/2026

๐‘บ๐’•๐’†๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐‘พ๐’†๐’†๐’Œ๐’†๐’๐’…...
The Victorian Tea Rooms and the John Jacques Museum are both open. Regular trips to Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre & Country Park, pop in and see Kayleigh Young at Station Glass at Shenton too.
Trains depart Shackerstone (calling at all stations to Shenton) at 11.00am, 12.30pm, 2.00pm and final round trip at 3.30pm
www.battlefieldline.co.uk

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Shackerstone Station
Nuneaton
CV136NW

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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+441827880754

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