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Kerr's Miniature Railway was a 
Fares as of 2020 were £2.50 for both adults and children, with trains running weekends from April to end of September and both Easter and Summer local school holidays from 11am to 4pm.
In 2013, an extension to the entrance of West Links Park was planned.
It was announced in August 2020 that, due to falling passenger numbers, the railway would close in early October 2020. The railway closed indefinitely on 11 October 2020.
In April 2025,
Kerr's Miniature Railway Website
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Kerr's Miniature Railway was a gauge
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railway, a return ride, adjacent to the Dundee-Aberdeen line in West Links Park Arbroath
Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the Subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast, some east-northeast of ...
. It was the oldest miniature railway
A ridable miniature railway (US: riding railroad or grand scale railroad) is a large scale, usually ground-level railway that hauls passengers using locomotives that are often models of full-sized railway locomotives (powered by Diesel engine, ...
in Scotland, having first opened for business in 1935. Under its original owner, Matthew Kerr (senior), it was a commercial business but since 1979, when it passed to his son, Matthew Kerr Jnr, it had been run as a non-profit concern.
With the death of Matthew Kerr Jnr, owner of Kerr's Miniature Railway, on 17 April 2006 after a prolonged illness, the future of the railway had been uncertain; however, Kerr's widow and son continued to run the railway with the help of volunteers.
The railway had six locomotives, two of which were steam and built by Herbert Bullock in the 1930s. The railway also operated three miniature vehicles (two buses and a fire engine), which gave rides to children along the Arbroath seafront.
Fares as of 2020 were £2.50 for both adults and children, with trains running weekends from April to end of September and both Easter and Summer local school holidays from 11am to 4pm.
In 2013, an extension to the entrance of West Links Park was planned.
It was announced in August 2020 that, due to falling passenger numbers, the railway would close in early October 2020. The railway closed indefinitely on 11 October 2020.
In April 2025, Angus Council
Angus Council is the Local government in Scotland, local authority for Angus, Scotland, Angus, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
History
The first election to Angus District Council was held in 1974, initially operating as a shadow authori ...
was reported to be discussing a new 20-year lease on the site with the former operator, with a view to reopening the railway.
References
External links
Kerr's Miniature Railway Website
{{Heritage railways in Scotland 10¼ in gauge railways in Scotland Tourist attractions in Angus, Scotland Miniature railways in the United Kingdom Transport in Angus, Scotland Amusement parks in Scotland Heritage railways in Scotland Rail transport in Scotland Entertainment companies established in 1935 Entertainment companies disestablished in 2020 1935 establishments in Scotland 2020 disestablishments in Scotland