| BRANCH | Any one of a railway's minor or heritage lines (6) |
| LINE | Something long and narrow, like a "thread of flax", from a sentence in a book to any one of a railway's tracks (4) |
| NOTARY | One hundred turned up to meet a railway's legal official (6) |
| DOORS | Opened by handles on heritage lines' coaching stock (5) |
| BUFFER | Either of a pair of shock absorbers on the front or the rear of a railway vehicle; a ship's fender; or, a chief boatswain's mate (6) |
| PEDANT | Person who puts unnecessary stress on minor or trivial points of learning (6) |
| APPEAL | Fund-raising programme, on behalf of heritage line perhaps (6) |
| LESSER | Vinca minor, or ___ periwinkle (6) |
| FOREST | Dean ------ Railway, standard gauge heritage line in Glos. (6) |
| VALLEY | 'Churnet ------', heritage Line in Staffordshire (6) |
| LEAGUE | Major, Minor or Little |
| GYPSUM | British ___, works formerly rail-connected at Rushcliffe Halt, now on the GCR (Nottingham) heritage line (6) |
| AFGHAN | What nationality were the camel drivers of central Australia, commemorated in the name of a railway? (6) |
| CAMERA | Equipment carried by enthusiast at the end of a railway platform (6) |
| SIDING | Short offshoot of a railway track (6) |
| BACKGROUND | Word for milieu; land at the rear; the scene of a painting; one's history or heritage; or, the shadows (10) |
| HEIRLOOMS | Antiques, brewing vats, silver, "weaving tools" or other traditionally essential family legacies bequeathed to legatees or their spares; or, heritage fruits and vegetables, from potatoes and tomatoes |
| BLIP | A minor or unexpected deviation from a general trend (4) |
| RUNNING | ____ repairs, minor or temporary work to fix a machine or vehicle (7) |
| SPUR | Projection sometimes worn on the heel of a rider's boot for urging a horse forward; or, a branch line of a railway (4) |
