The Alderney Railway is the only working railway in the Channel Islands, running 3 km along the island's north coast from Braye Road station near the harbour to Mannez Quarry at the island's eastern end. The route takes you past the wildlife-rich Longis Bay, through open countryside, and out to the quarry and the lighthouse headland — a journey that takes about 15 minutes.
The railway operates with vintage diesel and battery locomotives hauling open-sided carriages, driven by enthusiast volunteers. It runs on Sunday afternoons and Bank Holidays during the summer season, and occasionally during special events. Visiting on a running day is one of the small pleasures of an Alderney trip; the ride is short, the views are good, and the atmosphere is of unhurried hobby railway rather than serious transport. The line is one of the oldest in the British Isles, originally built in 1847 for carrying quarried stone during the construction of the breakwater.