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The Railway, Oldham
Greenfield
Postal town: Oldham
OL3 7JZ
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Ian Mapp left this review about The Railway
GBG 2024 pub and from the beer board, you can see they take their beers seriously. Nothing wrong with the quality.
Enter into a porch and have the choice of two bars - I went right, into a lounge. Oval bar separates the back drinkers bar.
Looked at the beers. Ordered an Ossett White Rat. Came here to see if anyone else thought £5 for a pint of cask in Oldham was expensive.
Trains only run hourly - so I was forced to stay for a second. I asked if all the beers on the board were on to be told "yes". Except the Boltmaker. And the Landlord.
Another White Rat it was.
On 21st November 2023
- rating: 6
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Railway
A fine looking pub from the outside, but disappointingly a bland and featureless interior. We visited here on a late Saturday afternoon, hoping the place had quietened down. They call this train line the "real ale train line" thanks to Oz Clark and James May back in the day. Unfortunately the majority of the drinkers were hens and stags getting blotto on lager and wine. This pub also offers the drinkers plastic glasses so they can take their drinks on to the station platform and onto the train. Still it's keeping the pub open, I suppose, so good luck to them. Six pumps, with four in use on our visit, we did spot a locale, which was from Donkey stone Bad Ass Blonde, which was fine.
On 26th July 2019
- rating: 6
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Rob Hunter left this review about The Railway
Visited around midday on a weekday in November 2017. Two pumps at the left bar and six on the right. Two were off. A half set me back £1.50. I had the Wherry by Woodforde's, a bitter which I think was not in the best of condition. Slightly hazy and had a bit of a strange sour taste to it. On my previous visit I had the Pippin by GreyHawk which was in tip top condition and very enjoyable, so maybe I was just unlucky on my more recent visit. I didn't make a note of the ales available but I think there were a couple of national brands on plus a poppy themed charity ale. Pub was very quiet on both my visits, but I daresay it is not always like that.
On 11th January 2018
- rating: 7
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Thuck Phat left this review about The Railway
This traditional boozer is up the valley from the River Tame and has a small garden to the side with tremendous views over the town, canal, river and along the valley.
Inside is a small bar to the left, a larger room to the right and another decent sized space at the back all served by a central bar. It felt slightly unloved on my visit but I read in the local CAMRA mag that it had recently been taken over with the new owner set to focus on real ales, sensible given the proximity to the rail ale station, so perhaps that will change over time.
The friendly barman took me through the beer selection which was made up of: Woodforde's Reedlighter, Grey Hawk Pippin, Butcombe Original, Purity UBU, Wells Bombardier, Robinson's Dizzy Blonde, TT Boltmakers and Black Sheep Golden Sheep. Not the most imaginative of ranges but again, perhaps this is something that will develop under the new ownership.
My Reedlighter was slightly hazy, a touch tired and not in the best nick but still perfectly drinkable.
I was grateful for this place having missed a train from the station opposite and would hope that it becomes a draw in itself.
On 4th August 2017
- rating: 6
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Aqualung . left this review about The Railway
While this is undoubtedly an old pub it struck me that the main purpose of it is as a music venue. It was affected by the Ale Trailers as one moment it was full of shouty young types and then empty. It's a carpeted area with beams and a stage for the music. There were only three beers available on my visit, Jennings Cumberland, Greenfield Silver Owl and Millstone Tiger Rut. I went for the Silver Owl (£3.20) which was cloudy, not good for a GBG listed pub. I can't say I was that impressed with this one.
On 25th October 2016
- rating: 5
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Peter Rydings left this review about The Railway
Called in on the16th of Feb it was mid afternoon i was the only customer had a nice pint of copper dragon its an old pub with character worth a visit called my taxi to
Upper Mill.
Will always call in when i get of the train at Greenfield
On 18th February 2012
- rating: 8
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BEN UNSWORTH left this review about The Railway
A great pub across from the railway station at Grenfield.We called here on the Real Ale Trail and it was another great pub we visited on the day Six cask beers of which we tried three Copper Dragon being the best.
On 30th December 2010
- rating: 10
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Andy Ven left this review about The Railway
Just across the road from Greenfield railway station so its position lends itself to being included in the Trans-Pennine Rail Ale Crawl (not to be confused with the Railway Inn at Marsden as shown on Old Boots’ PG crawl). Six handpulls set out in pairs around 3 sides of the bar. It had a dated 1970s feel to the place inside and was OK but I’d already been spoiled at this point on my day out so it lacked the character of the other bars on the crawl that are situated on the railway platforms. GBG 2010 entry.
On 16th May 2010
- rating: 7
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Philip Marsland left this review about The Railway
Fantastic pub, old world and a great atmosphere. Live bands every Thursday night and Sunday afternoons. Highly recommended
On 6th February 2007
- rating: 10
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