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PRESERVED RAILWAY
WHAT'S ON GUIDE
Special event listings
Welcome back to the Preserved Railway Whats On Guide, returning after a few years break.
Event listings updated: 31st January 2026
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Special Events Listings
Event Date | Railway | Event |
|---|---|---|
28th to 31st August 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | Beer Festival |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Bressingham | Festival of Transport |
29th to 31st August 2026 | West Somerset Railway | Diesels at 65 |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Northampton & Lamport Railwy | NLR30 Gala (30th Anniversary) |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Hollycombe | Fairground Extravaganza |
29th to 31st August 2026 | East Anglian Railway Museum | Day out with Thomas |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | CANELLED (Vintage Weekend) |
29th & 30th August 2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Industrial Diesel Weekend |
29th & 30th August 2026 | Cambrian Railways | Model Train Show |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Stapleford Miniature Railwy | Open Weekend |
29th August 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Teddy Bears Pcnic |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Bala Lake Railway | August Steam Gala |
30th & 31st August 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Steam Gala Weekend |
30th August 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Land Rover Day |
31st August 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Westonzoyland Light Railway Gala |
31st August 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Classic Cars and Steam Trains Day |
31st August 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Auto Fest |
3rd to 6th September 2026 | Great Central Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala |
4th to 6th September 2026 | Bluebell Railway | Bluebell Diesel Gala |
4th to 6th September 2026 | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway | Mixed Traction Gala & Beer Festival |
4th to 6th September 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Steam & Diesel Gala |
5th & 6th September 2026 | Swindon Cricklade Railway | Sausage & Cider Weekend |
5th & 6th September 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Postponed to 2027 - Sentinel Gala |
6th September 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Tractors and Agriculture |
6th September 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Shunter Sunday |
8th to 12th Setepmber 2026 | East Anglian Railway Museum | Chappel Beer Festival |
11th to 13th September 2026 | Didcot Railway Centre | Autumn Steam Gala |
11th to 13th September 2026 | Swanage Railway | Autumn Steam Gala |
11th to 13th September 2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Rail Ale & Blues Festival |
11th September 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Land Rover Day |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Hunton Steam Gathering |
12th, 13th, 19th & 20th Sept 2026 | Middleton Railway | Heritage Open Days |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Heritage Weekend |
12th September 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Mail by Rail |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Dean Forest Railway | Diesel Gala |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Welsh Highland Heritage Railway | Anything Goes Gala |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Fife Heritage Railway | Doors Open Days |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | CRhE/WHRS AGM weekend |
12th September 2026 | Richmond Light Railway | I/C & Industry |
12th & 13th September 2026 | West Somerset Railway | Forties Event |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Tanfield Railway | Diesel Pioneers Gala |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Kirklees Light Railway | Steam & Diesel Gala |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Road, Rail & Ale Steam Rally |
13th September 2026 | Great Central Railway | Railwayana Swapmeet |
13th September 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Steam Gala Day |
13th September 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Dunlop Farewell |
17th to 20th September 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Autumn Steam Gala |
18th & 19th September 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala |
19th September 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Tails on the Rails |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | September Railway Gala |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Bala Lake Railway | Bala Model Railway Show |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Peak Rail | Mixed Traffic Gala |
19th September 2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Heritage Open Day |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum | V.E.T Demonstration Working Weekends |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Rudyard Lake Steam Railway | Steam Gala |
19th & 20th September 2026 | North Norfolk Railway | Steam Back to the Forties |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Spa Valley Railway | Autumn Model Railway Show |
20th September 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Autumn Railwayana Car Boot |
20th September 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Working Engines Gala |
20th September 2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | Stationary Engines |
20th September 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Heritage Open Day |
20th September 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Double Up Sunday' Class 20 & Class 26 |
20th September 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Classic Cars |
20th September 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day |
24th to 27th September 2026 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Autumn Steam Gala |
25th to 27th September 2026 | Epping Ongar Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala |
25th to 27th September 2026 | Bodmin Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala |
25th to 27th September 2026 | Blaenavon's Heritage Railway | Industrial Steam of South Wales II |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Day out with Thomas |
26th September 2026 | Churnet Valley Railway | Borders Explorer |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Hollycombe | Festival of Mechanical Music |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Working Objects |
26th to 27th September 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Model Railway Weekend |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Lynton & Barnstaple Railway | Gala Weekend |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway | Gala Weekend |
27th September 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day |
27th September 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Anything Goes Diesel Gala |
27th September 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Miniature Railway Gala |
1st to 4th October 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Autumn Diesel Bash |
1st to 4th October 2026 | Great Central Railway | Autumn Steam Gala |
2nd to 4th October 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | Bygones Weekend |
3rd & 4th October 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Day out with Thomas |
3rd & 4th October 2026 | Amerton Railway | Everything Goes Gala |
3rd & 4th October 2026 | Chosley & Wallingford Railway | Back to the Forties |
4th October 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Last Steam Up of the Year |
9th to 11th October 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Mixed Traction Extravaganza |
9th to 11th October 2026 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Steam Gala |
10th & 11th October 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Travel with King Edward I |
10th & 11th October 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Warley at Statfold |
10th & 11th October 2026 | Whistlestop Valley | Day out with Thomas |
10th & 11th October 2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | Austin Counties Car Rally |
15th to 18th October 2026 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | Beer & Music Festival |
15th to 18th October 2026 | Spa Valley Railway | 16th Real Ale & Cider Festival! |
16th to 18th October 2026 | Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam |
16th to 18th October 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Autumn Steam Gala |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Llangollen Railway | Heritage Railcar Gala |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | O Gauge Get Together |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway | Autumn Steam & Diesel Gala |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Tanfield Railway | Run It Gala - The Season Finale |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Day out with Thomas |
24th & 25th October 2026 | Spa Valley Railway | Model Brick Show |
24th & 25th October 2026 | North Norfolk Railway | Autumn Steam Gala |
24th & 25th October 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Autumn Gala |
30th October to 1st November 2026 | Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway | Steam Gala |
31st October & 1st November 2026 | Dean Forest Railway | Royal Forest of Steam |
1st November 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Children in Need / Macmillan Coffee Morning |
7th & 8th November 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Diesel Railcar Gala |
14th & 15th November | Great Central Railway | The Last Hurrah Steam Gala |
27th December 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Winter Warmers Steam Gala |
28th & 29th December 2026 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Diesel Gala |
28th December 2026 | Bodmin Railway | Winter Warm Up |
18th to 21st March 2027 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | Steam Gala |
2nd to 4th April 2027 | Llangollen Railway | Branch Line Gala |
14th to 16th May 2027 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | 1940s Wekened |
17th to 20th June 2027 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | Diesel Gala |
Steam Gala Events
Title | Start Date | Railway | Event | Event Date | Loco Line Up / Highlights | Type | New Field | New Field-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28/08/2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | Beer Festival | 28th to 31st August 2026 | rail ale | ||||
29/08/2026 | Bressingham | Festival of Transport | 29th to 31st August 2026 | steam vehicle | ||||
29/08/2026 | West Somerset Railway | Diesels at 65 | 29th to 31st August 2026 | diesel | ||||
29/08/2026 | Northampton & Lamport Railwy | NLR30 Gala (30th Anniversary) | 29th to 31st August 2026 | steam diesel | ||||
29/08/2026 | Hollycombe | Fairground Extravaganza | 29th to 31st August 2026 | family | ||||
29/08/2026 | East Anglian Railway Museum | Day out with Thomas | 29th to 31st August 2026 | thomas | ||||
29/08/2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | CANELLED (Vintage Weekend) | 29th to 31st August 2026 | steam | ||||
29/08/2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Industrial Diesel Weekend | 29th & 30th August 2026 | diesel | ||||
29/08/2026 | Cambrian Railways | Model Train Show | 29th & 30th August 2026 | model | ||||
29/08/2026 | Stapleford Miniature Railwy | Open Weekend | 29th to 31st August 2026 | steam | ||||
29/08/2026 | Chasewater Railway | Teddy Bears Pcnic | 29th August 2026 | family | ||||
29/08/2026 | Bala Lake Railway | August Steam Gala | 29th to 31st August 2026 | Steam | ||||
30/08/2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Steam Gala Weekend | 30th & 31st August 2026 | steam | ||||
30/08/2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Land Rover Day | 30th August 2026 | vehicle | ||||
31/08/2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Westonzoyland Light Railway Gala | 31st August 2026 | steam diesel | ||||
31/08/2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Classic Cars and Steam Trains Day | 31st August 2026 | vehicle | ||||
31/08/2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Auto Fest | 31st August 2026 | vehicle | ||||
03/09/2026 | Great Central Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala | 3rd to 6th September 2026 | diesel | ||||
04/09/2026 | Bluebell Railway | Bluebell Diesel Gala | 4th to 6th September 2026 | diesel | ||||
04/09/2026 | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway | Mixed Traction Gala & Beer Festival | 4th to 6th September 2026 | diesel rail ale | ||||
04/09/2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Steam & Diesel Gala | 4th to 6th September 2026 | steam diesel | ||||
05/09/2026 | Swindon Cricklade Railway | Sausage & Cider Weekend | 5th & 6th September 2026 | rail ale | ||||
05/09/2026 | Chasewater Railway | Postponed to 2027 - Sentinel Gala | 5th & 6th September 2026 | steam | ||||
06/09/2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Tractors and Agriculture | 6th September 2026 | vehicle | ||||
06/09/2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Shunter Sunday | 6th September 2026 | diesel | ||||
08/09/2026 | East Anglian Railway Museum | Chappel Beer Festival | 8th to 12th Setepmber 2026 | rail ale | ||||
11/09/2026 | Didcot Railway Centre | Autumn Steam Gala | 11th to 13th September 2026 | steam | ||||
11/09/2026 | Swanage Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | 11th to 13th September 2026 | steam | ||||
11/09/2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Rail Ale & Blues Festival | 11th to 13th September 2026 | rail ale | ||||
11/09/2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Land Rover Day | 11th September 2026 | vehicle | ||||
12/09/2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Hunton Steam Gathering | 12th & 13th September 2026 | vehicle | ||||
12/09/2026 | Middleton Railway | Heritage Open Days | 12th, 13th, 19th & 20th Sept 2026 | enthusiast | ||||
12/09/2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Heritage Weekend | 12th & 13th September 2026 | steam | ||||
12/09/2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Mail by Rail | 12th September 2026 | |||||
12/09/2026 | Dean Forest Railway | Diesel Gala | 12th & 13th September 2026 | diesel | ||||
12/09/2026 | Welsh Highland Heritage Railway | Anything Goes Gala | 12th & 13th September 2026 | steam diesel | ||||
12/09/2026 | Fife Heritage Railway | Doors Open Days | 12th & 13th September 2026 | Enthusiast | ||||
12/09/2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | CRhE/WHRS AGM weekend | 12th & 13th September 2026 | steam | ||||
12/09/2026 | Richmond Light Railway | I/C & Industry | 12th September 2026 | diesel | ||||
12/09/2026 | West Somerset Railway | Forties Event | 12th & 13th September 2026 | 1940s | ||||
12/09/2026 | Tanfield Railway | Diesel Pioneers Gala | 12th & 13th September 2026 | diesel | ||||
12/09/2026 | Kirklees Light Railway | Steam & Diesel Gala | 12th & 13th September 2026 | steam | ||||
12/09/2026 | Statfold Country Park | Road, Rail & Ale Steam Rally | 12th & 13th September 2026 | steam vehicle | ||||
13/09/2026 | Great Central Railway | Railwayana Swapmeet | 13th September 2026 | Enthusiast | ||||
13/09/2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Steam Gala Day | 13th September 2026 | steam | ||||
13/09/2026 | Chasewater Railway | Dunlop Farewell | 13th September 2026 | |||||
17/09/2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | 17th to 20th September 2026 | 7828 | steam | |||
18/09/2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala | 18th & 19th September 2026 | diesel | ||||
19/09/2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Tails on the Rails | 19th September 2026 | family | ||||
19/09/2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | September Railway Gala | 19th & 20th September 2026 | steam diesel | ||||
19/09/2026 | Bala Lake Railway | Bala Model Railway Show | 19th & 20th September 2026 | model | ||||
19/09/2026 | Peak Rail | Mixed Traffic Gala | 19th & 20th September 2026 | steam diesel | ||||
19/09/2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Heritage Open Day | 19th September 2026 | Enthusiast | ||||
19/09/2026 | Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum | V.E.T Demonstration Working Weekends | 19th & 20th September 2026 | vehicle | ||||
19/09/2026 | Rudyard Lake Steam Railway | Steam Gala | 19th & 20th September 2026 | steam | ||||
19/09/2026 | North Norfolk Railway | Steam Back to the Forties | 19th & 20th September 2026 | wartime | ||||
19/09/2026 | Spa Valley Railway | Autumn Model Railway Show | 19th & 20th September 2026 | model | ||||
20/09/2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Autumn Railwayana Car Boot | 20th September 2026 | Enthusiast | ||||
20/09/2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Working Engines Gala | 20th September 2026 | steam diesel | ||||
20/09/2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | Stationary Engines | 20th September 2026 | family | ||||
20/09/2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Heritage Open Day | 20th September 2026 | Enthusiast | ||||
20/09/2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Double Up Sunday' Class 20 & Class 26 | 20th September 2026 | diesel | ||||
20/09/2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Classic Cars | 20th September 2026 | vehicle | ||||
20/09/2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day | 20th September 2026 | steam | ||||
24/09/2026 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | 24th to 27th September 2026 | steam | ||||
25/09/2026 | Epping Ongar Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala | 25th to 27th September 2026 | diesel | ||||
25/09/2026 | Bodmin Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala | 25th to 27th September 2026 | Class 37, 47, 08, 121 DMU | diesel | |||
25/09/2026 | Blaenavon's Heritage Railway | Industrial Steam of South Wales II | 25th to 27th September 2026 | steam | ||||
26/09/2026 | Statfold Country Park | Day out with Thomas | 26th & 27th September 2026 | thomas | ||||
26/09/2026 | Churnet Valley Railway | Borders Explorer | 26th September 2026 | Behind the scenes trip with trips to Leek station and round the Leek Brook Triangle | Enthusiast | |||
26/09/2026 | Hollycombe | Festival of Mechanical Music | 26th & 27th September 2026 | family | ||||
26/09/2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Working Objects | 26th & 27th September 2026 | |||||
26/09/2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Model Railway Weekend | 26th to 27th September 2026 | model | ||||
26/09/2026 | Lynton & Barnstaple Railway | Gala Weekend | 26th & 27th September 2026 | steam | ||||
26/09/2026 | Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway | Gala Weekend | 26th & 27th September 2026 | steam | ||||
27/09/2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day | 27th September 2026 | steam | ||||
27/09/2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Anything Goes Diesel Gala | 27th September 2026 | diesel | ||||
27/09/2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Miniature Railway Gala | 27th September 2026 | steam | ||||
01/10/2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Autumn Diesel Bash | 1st to 4th October 2026 | diesel | ||||
01/10/2026 | Great Central Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | 1st to 4th October 2026 | steam | ||||
02/10/2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | Bygones Weekend | 2nd to 4th October 2026 | steam | ||||
03/10/2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Day out with Thomas | 3rd & 4th October 2026 | MSC 32 | Thomas | |||
03/10/2026 | Amerton Railway | Everything Goes Gala | 3rd & 4th October 2026 | steam diesel | ||||
03/10/2026 | Chosley & Wallingford Railway | Back to the Forties | 3rd & 4th October 2026 | 1940s | ||||
04/10/2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Last Steam Up of the Year | 4th October 2026 | steam | ||||
09/10/2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Mixed Traction Extravaganza | 9th to 11th October 2026 | steam diesel | ||||
09/10/2026 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Steam Gala | 9th to 11th October 2026 | steam | ||||
10/10/2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Travel with King Edward I | 10th & 11th October 2026 | 6024 | steam | |||
10/10/2026 | Statfold Country Park | Warley at Statfold | 10th & 11th October 2026 | model | ||||
10/10/2026 | Whistlestop Valley | Day out with Thomas | 10th & 11th October 2026 | thomas | ||||
10/10/2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | Austin Counties Car Rally | 10th & 11th October 2026 | vehicle | ||||
15/10/2026 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | Beer & Music Festival | 15th to 18th October 2026 | rail ale | ||||
15/10/2026 | Spa Valley Railway | 16th Real Ale & Cider Festival! | 15th to 18th October 2026 | rail ale | ||||
16/10/2026 | Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 16th to 18th October 2026 | 71000 | steam | |||
16/10/2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | 16th to 18th October 2026 | Steam | ||||
17/10/2026 | Llangollen Railway | Heritage Railcar Gala | 17th & 18th October 2026 | Diesel | ||||
17/10/2026 | Severn Valley Railway | O Gauge Get Together | 17th & 18th October 2026 | model | ||||
17/10/2026 | Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway | Autumn Steam & Diesel Gala | 17th & 18th October 2026 | steam diesel | ||||
17/10/2026 | Tanfield Railway | Run It Gala - The Season Finale | 17th & 18th October 2026 | steam | ||||
17/10/2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Day out with Thomas | 17th & 18th October 2026 | thomas | ||||
24/10/2026 | Spa Valley Railway | Model Brick Show | 24th & 25th October 2026 | family | ||||
24/10/2026 | North Norfolk Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | 24th & 25th October 2026 | steam | ||||
24/10/2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Autumn Gala | 24th & 25th October 2026 | steam diesel | ||||
30/10/2026 | Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway | Steam Gala | 30th October to 1st November 2026 | steam | ||||
31/10/2026 | Dean Forest Railway | Royal Forest of Steam | 31st October & 1st November 2026 | steam | ||||
01/11/2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Children in Need / Macmillan Coffee Morning | 1st November 2026 | family | ||||
07/11/2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Diesel Railcar Gala | 7th & 8th November 2026 | diesel | ||||
14/11/2026 | Great Central Railway | The Last Hurrah Steam Gala | 14th & 15th November | steam | ||||
27/12/2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Winter Warmers Steam Gala | 27th December 2026 | steam diesel | ||||
28/12/2026 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Diesel Gala | 28th & 29th December 2026 | diesel | ||||
28/12/2026 | Bodmin Railway | Winter Warm Up | 28th December 2026 | steam diesel | ||||
18/03/2027 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | Steam Gala | 18th to 21st March 2027 | steam | ||||
02/04/2027 | Llangollen Railway | Branch Line Gala | 2nd to 4th April 2027 | steam | ||||
14/05/2027 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | 1940s Wekened | 14th to 16th May 2027 | wartime | ||||
17/06/2027 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | Diesel Gala | 17th to 20th June 2027 | diesel |
Diesel Gala Events
Event Date | Railway | Event | Loco Line Up / Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
25th to 27th September 2026 | Blaenavon's Heritage Railway | Industrial Steam of South Wales II | |
26th September 2026 | Churnet Valley Railway | Borders Explorer | Behind the scenes trip with trips to Leek station and round the Leek Brook Triangle |
28th to 31st August 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | Beer Festival | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Bala Lake Railway | August Steam Gala | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | West Somerset Railway | Diesels at 65 | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | East Anglian Railway Museum | Day out with Thomas | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Hollycombe | Fairground Extravaganza | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | CANELLED (Vintage Weekend) | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Stapleford Miniature Railwy | Open Weekend | |
29th & 30th August 2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Industrial Diesel Weekend | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Northampton & Lamport Railwy | NLR30 Gala (30th Anniversary) | |
29th & 30th August 2026 | Cambrian Railways | Model Train Show | |
29th August 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Teddy Bears Pcnic | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Bressingham | Festival of Transport | |
30th & 31st August 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Steam Gala Weekend | |
30th August 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Land Rover Day | |
31st August 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Classic Cars and Steam Trains Day | |
31st August 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Auto Fest | |
31st August 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Westonzoyland Light Railway Gala | |
3rd to 6th September 2026 | Great Central Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala | |
4th to 6th September 2026 | Bluebell Railway | Bluebell Diesel Gala | |
4th to 6th September 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Steam & Diesel Gala | |
4th to 6th September 2026 | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway | Mixed Traction Gala & Beer Festival | |
5th & 6th September 2026 | Swindon Cricklade Railway | Sausage & Cider Weekend | |
5th & 6th September 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Postponed to 2027 - Sentinel Gala | |
6th September 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Tractors and Agriculture | |
6th September 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Shunter Sunday | |
8th to 12th Setepmber 2026 | East Anglian Railway Museum | Chappel Beer Festival | |
11th to 13th September 2026 | Swanage Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | |
11th to 13th September 2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Rail Ale & Blues Festival | |
11th to 13th September 2026 | Didcot Railway Centre | Autumn Steam Gala | |
11th September 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Land Rover Day | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | CRhE/WHRS AGM weekend | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Dean Forest Railway | Diesel Gala | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Kirklees Light Railway | Steam & Diesel Gala | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | West Somerset Railway | Forties Event | |
12th September 2026 | Richmond Light Railway | I/C & Industry | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Road, Rail & Ale Steam Rally | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Fife Heritage Railway | Doors Open Days | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Tanfield Railway | Diesel Pioneers Gala | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Hunton Steam Gathering | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Heritage Weekend | |
12th, 13th, 19th & 20th Sept 2026 | Middleton Railway | Heritage Open Days | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Welsh Highland Heritage Railway | Anything Goes Gala | |
12th September 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Mail by Rail | |
13th September 2026 | Great Central Railway | Railwayana Swapmeet | |
13th September 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Steam Gala Day | |
13th September 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Dunlop Farewell | |
17th to 20th September 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | 7828 |
18th & 19th September 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala | |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Bala Lake Railway | Bala Model Railway Show | |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | September Railway Gala | |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum | V.E.T Demonstration Working Weekends | |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Peak Rail | Mixed Traffic Gala | |
19th September 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Tails on the Rails | |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Spa Valley Railway | Autumn Model Railway Show | |
19th September 2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Heritage Open Day | |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Rudyard Lake Steam Railway | Steam Gala | |
19th & 20th September 2026 | North Norfolk Railway | Steam Back to the Forties | |
20th September 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Double Up Sunday' Class 20 & Class 26 | |
20th September 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Autumn Railwayana Car Boot | |
20th September 2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | Stationary Engines | |
20th September 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Heritage Open Day | |
20th September 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day | |
20th September 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Working Engines Gala | |
20th September 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Classic Cars | |
24th to 27th September 2026 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | |
25th to 27th September 2026 | Epping Ongar Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala | |
25th to 27th September 2026 | Bodmin Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala | Class 37, 47, 08, 121 DMU |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Day out with Thomas | |
26th to 27th September 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Model Railway Weekend | |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Hollycombe | Festival of Mechanical Music | |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway | Gala Weekend | |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Lynton & Barnstaple Railway | Gala Weekend | |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Working Objects | |
27th September 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Anything Goes Diesel Gala | |
27th September 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day | |
27th September 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Miniature Railway Gala | |
1st to 4th October 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Autumn Diesel Bash | |
1st to 4th October 2026 | Great Central Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | |
2nd to 4th October 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | Bygones Weekend | |
3rd & 4th October 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Day out with Thomas | MSC 32 |
3rd & 4th October 2026 | Amerton Railway | Everything Goes Gala | |
3rd & 4th October 2026 | Chosley & Wallingford Railway | Back to the Forties | |
4th October 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Last Steam Up of the Year | |
9th to 11th October 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Mixed Traction Extravaganza | |
9th to 11th October 2026 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Steam Gala | |
10th & 11th October 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Warley at Statfold | |
10th & 11th October 2026 | Whistlestop Valley | Day out with Thomas | |
10th & 11th October 2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | Austin Counties Car Rally | |
10th & 11th October 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Travel with King Edward I | 6024 |
15th to 18th October 2026 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | Beer & Music Festival | |
15th to 18th October 2026 | Spa Valley Railway | 16th Real Ale & Cider Festival! | |
16th to 18th October 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | |
16th to 18th October 2026 | Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 71000 |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Llangollen Railway | Heritage Railcar Gala | |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | O Gauge Get Together | |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Day out with Thomas | |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Tanfield Railway | Run It Gala - The Season Finale | |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway | Autumn Steam & Diesel Gala |
Rail Ale Events
Event Date | Railway | Event |
|---|---|---|
4th to 6th June 2026 | West Somerset Railway | Summer Diesel Festival |
Various June 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Flying Scotsman at the ELR |
5th to 7th May 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | Rail-Ale @ Waunfawr |
5th & 6th June 2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | CAMRA Real Ale & Cider Festival |
5th to 7th June 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Steam Gala |
6th June 2026 | Llangollen Royal International Pavilion | Llangollen Garden Railway Festival |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Summer Spectacle of Sream |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Whistlestop Valley | Day out with Thomas |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Hollycombe | Festival of Steam |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Didcot Railway Centre | Young Engineers Weekend |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Shillingstone, North Dorset Railway | ‘Then and Now’ Open Weekend |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Vintage & Miniature Steam Weekend |
7th June 2026 | West Somerset Railway | Mixed Traction Day |
7th June 2026 | Amerton Railway | Pauline Hazelwood's Isbael and Friends |
7th June 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Steam and music and more |
7th June 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | American Car Day |
7th June 2026 | Leighton Buzzard Railway | Gala |
7th June 2026 | Middleton Railway | Classic Car Sunday 2026 |
7th June 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Narrow Gauge Gala |
11th to 14th June 2026 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala |
12th to 14th June 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Rail Ale Festival 2026 |
12th to 14th June 2026 | North Norfolk Railway | Rails & Ales |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Blaenavon's Heritage Railway | Model Railway Open Day |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Epping Ongar Railway | Wartime & Rationing Weekend |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Lappa Valley Railway | Lappa Valley's Grand Gala Weekend 2026 |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | 1980s |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Mountsorrel Heritage Centre | Tony's Trains Model Railway Special Event |
14th June 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Brake Van Rides |
14th June 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Strawberries & Steam |
17th June 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Music at the Railway |
18th to 21st June 2026 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | Diesel Gala |
19th to 21st June 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | Extreme Steam Extravaganza |
19th to 21st June 2026 | Tanfield Railway | Legends of Industry Gala |
20th & 21st June 2026 | South Devon Railway | Mixed Traction Weekend |
20th & 21st June 2026 | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway | Vintage Vehicle Rally |
20th June 2026 | Middleton Railway | Murray 200 – Naming of Salamanca |
20th & 21st June 2026 | Bressingham | Commercial Vehicle Rally |
21st June 2026 | Great Central Railway | Railwayana Swapmeet |
21st June 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Ridgeway Run |
21st June 2026 | Hollycombe | Classic Car Gathering |
21st June 2026 | Peak Rail | Derbyshire Dales Bus & Train Festival |
21st June 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Fathers Day Steam Up |
21st June 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Father's Day - 1920s Day |
21st June 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Driver for a tenner |
26th to 28th June 2026 | Swanage Railway | Roads to Rail Steam Rally |
26th to 28th June 2026 | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway | CANCELLED (Steam Gala) |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Step Back to the 1940s |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Bluebell Railway | Model Railway Weekend |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Motor Rail Mania |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Beamish | Horses in Harness |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Thomas' Branch Line Weekend |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway | Steam & Beer Music Festival |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Bodmin Railway | Summer Steam Gala |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Citroen / Renault Rally |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Amerton Railway | Road & Rail Weekend |
28th June 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Double Up Sunday' Class 20 |
28th June 2026 | Fife Heritage Railway | Car Rally |
2nd to 5th July 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Summer Diesel Gala |
3rd to 5th July 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Beer & Garden Railway Festival |
3rd to 5th July 2026 | Cambrian Railways | Beer Festival |
3rd to 5th July 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Beer Festival |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Llangollen Railway | Classic Transport Weekend |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Step Back to the 1940s |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Great Central Railway Loughborough & Nottingham | Living History Weekend |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Lappa Valley Railway | Ellie's 20th Birthday Celerbations |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Peak Rail | 1940s Weekend |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | Jinty 100 |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Middleton Railway | Model Railway Exhibition |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Fire Engine Rally |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Bressingham | Bressingham Bricks |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Tornado |
5th July 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Class Cars and Steam |
5th July 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Moving the Mail |
5th July 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | East Anglian Practical Classics visit |
10th & 11th July 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | Blues Festival |
10th & 11th July 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Beer & Cider Festival |
11th July 2026 | Bala Lake Railway | TLC Teddies Grand Day Out |
11st & 12th July 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Railway Headboard Weekend |
11th & 12th July 2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Summer Steam Festival |
11th & 12th July | Stainmore Railway | Kirkby Stephen in the 1940s Weekend |
11th & 12th July 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | East Coast Legends with 60163 Tornado and Deltic No 55009 Alycidon |
12th July 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Classic Transport Day |
12th July 2026 | Battlefield Line | Transport Gala |
12th July 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Bus Rally |
12th July 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | Classic Car Day |
12th July 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | Transport Festival |
12th July 2026 | Northampton & Lamport Railwy | Double Diesel "Open-Day" |
12th July 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Princess & Pirates |
17th to 19th July 2026 | Swindon Cricklade Railway | Wickham Trolley Weekend |
18th & 19th July 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Day out with Thomas |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Summer Gala |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Vintage Weekend |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | Ale on the Rail |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Middleton Railway | Steampunk Market 2026 |
18th & 19th July 2026 | North Norfolk Railway | The Goden Years |
19th July 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Suffolk Craft Fair |
24th to 26th July 2026 | Battlefield Line | Rails & Ales |
24th to 26th July 2026 | Epping Ongar Railway | Real Ale & Cider Festival |
24th to 26th July 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Cotswold Diesel Gala 2026 |
25th & 26th July 2026 | Great Central Railway | Mail by Rail Weeknd |
Vintage Vehicle Events & Rallys
Event Date | Railway | Event |
|---|---|---|
4th to 6th June 2026 | West Somerset Railway | Summer Diesel Festival |
Various June 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Flying Scotsman at the ELR |
5th to 7th May 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | Rail-Ale @ Waunfawr |
5th & 6th June 2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | CAMRA Real Ale & Cider Festival |
5th to 7th June 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Steam Gala |
6th June 2026 | Llangollen Royal International Pavilion | Llangollen Garden Railway Festival |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Summer Spectacle of Sream |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Whistlestop Valley | Day out with Thomas |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Hollycombe | Festival of Steam |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Didcot Railway Centre | Young Engineers Weekend |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Shillingstone, North Dorset Railway | ‘Then and Now’ Open Weekend |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Vintage & Miniature Steam Weekend |
7th June 2026 | West Somerset Railway | Mixed Traction Day |
7th June 2026 | Amerton Railway | Pauline Hazelwood's Isbael and Friends |
7th June 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Steam and music and more |
7th June 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | American Car Day |
7th June 2026 | Leighton Buzzard Railway | Gala |
7th June 2026 | Middleton Railway | Classic Car Sunday 2026 |
7th June 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Narrow Gauge Gala |
11th to 14th June 2026 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala |
12th to 14th June 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Rail Ale Festival 2026 |
12th to 14th June 2026 | North Norfolk Railway | Rails & Ales |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Blaenavon's Heritage Railway | Model Railway Open Day |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Epping Ongar Railway | Wartime & Rationing Weekend |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Lappa Valley Railway | Lappa Valley's Grand Gala Weekend 2026 |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | 1980s |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Mountsorrel Heritage Centre | Tony's Trains Model Railway Special Event |
14th June 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Brake Van Rides |
14th June 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Strawberries & Steam |
17th June 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Music at the Railway |
18th to 21st June 2026 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | Diesel Gala |
19th to 21st June 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | Extreme Steam Extravaganza |
19th to 21st June 2026 | Tanfield Railway | Legends of Industry Gala |
20th & 21st June 2026 | South Devon Railway | Mixed Traction Weekend |
20th & 21st June 2026 | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway | Vintage Vehicle Rally |
20th June 2026 | Middleton Railway | Murray 200 – Naming of Salamanca |
20th & 21st June 2026 | Bressingham | Commercial Vehicle Rally |
21st June 2026 | Great Central Railway | Railwayana Swapmeet |
21st June 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Ridgeway Run |
21st June 2026 | Hollycombe | Classic Car Gathering |
21st June 2026 | Peak Rail | Derbyshire Dales Bus & Train Festival |
21st June 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Fathers Day Steam Up |
21st June 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Father's Day - 1920s Day |
21st June 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Driver for a tenner |
26th to 28th June 2026 | Swanage Railway | Roads to Rail Steam Rally |
26th to 28th June 2026 | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway | CANCELLED (Steam Gala) |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Step Back to the 1940s |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Bluebell Railway | Model Railway Weekend |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Motor Rail Mania |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Beamish | Horses in Harness |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Thomas' Branch Line Weekend |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway | Steam & Beer Music Festival |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Bodmin Railway | Summer Steam Gala |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Citroen / Renault Rally |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Amerton Railway | Road & Rail Weekend |
28th June 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Double Up Sunday' Class 20 |
28th June 2026 | Fife Heritage Railway | Car Rally |
2nd to 5th July 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Summer Diesel Gala |
3rd to 5th July 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Beer & Garden Railway Festival |
3rd to 5th July 2026 | Cambrian Railways | Beer Festival |
3rd to 5th July 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Beer Festival |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Llangollen Railway | Classic Transport Weekend |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Step Back to the 1940s |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Great Central Railway Loughborough & Nottingham | Living History Weekend |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Lappa Valley Railway | Ellie's 20th Birthday Celerbations |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Peak Rail | 1940s Weekend |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | Jinty 100 |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Middleton Railway | Model Railway Exhibition |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Fire Engine Rally |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Bressingham | Bressingham Bricks |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Tornado |
5th July 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Class Cars and Steam |
5th July 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Moving the Mail |
5th July 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | East Anglian Practical Classics visit |
10th & 11th July 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | Blues Festival |
10th & 11th July 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Beer & Cider Festival |
11th July 2026 | Bala Lake Railway | TLC Teddies Grand Day Out |
11st & 12th July 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Railway Headboard Weekend |
11th & 12th July 2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Summer Steam Festival |
11th & 12th July | Stainmore Railway | Kirkby Stephen in the 1940s Weekend |
11th & 12th July 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | East Coast Legends with 60163 Tornado and Deltic No 55009 Alycidon |
12th July 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Classic Transport Day |
12th July 2026 | Battlefield Line | Transport Gala |
12th July 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Bus Rally |
12th July 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | Classic Car Day |
12th July 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | Transport Festival |
12th July 2026 | Northampton & Lamport Railwy | Double Diesel "Open-Day" |
12th July 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Princess & Pirates |
17th to 19th July 2026 | Swindon Cricklade Railway | Wickham Trolley Weekend |
18th & 19th July 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Day out with Thomas |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Summer Gala |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Vintage Weekend |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | Ale on the Rail |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Middleton Railway | Steampunk Market 2026 |
18th & 19th July 2026 | North Norfolk Railway | The Goden Years |
19th July 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Suffolk Craft Fair |
24th to 26th July 2026 | Battlefield Line | Rails & Ales |
24th to 26th July 2026 | Epping Ongar Railway | Real Ale & Cider Festival |
24th to 26th July 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Cotswold Diesel Gala 2026 |
25th & 26th July 2026 | Great Central Railway | Mail by Rail Weeknd |
1940s Events
Event Date | Railway | Event |
|---|---|---|
25th to 27th September 2026 | Blaenavon's Heritage Railway | Industrial Steam of South Wales II |
26th September 2026 | Churnet Valley Railway | Borders Explorer |
28th to 31st August 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | Beer Festival |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Bala Lake Railway | August Steam Gala |
29th to 31st August 2026 | West Somerset Railway | Diesels at 65 |
29th to 31st August 2026 | East Anglian Railway Museum | Day out with Thomas |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Hollycombe | Fairground Extravaganza |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | CANELLED (Vintage Weekend) |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Stapleford Miniature Railwy | Open Weekend |
29th & 30th August 2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Industrial Diesel Weekend |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Northampton & Lamport Railwy | NLR30 Gala (30th Anniversary) |
29th & 30th August 2026 | Cambrian Railways | Model Train Show |
29th August 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Teddy Bears Pcnic |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Bressingham | Festival of Transport |
30th & 31st August 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Steam Gala Weekend |
30th August 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Land Rover Day |
31st August 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Classic Cars and Steam Trains Day |
31st August 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Auto Fest |
31st August 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Westonzoyland Light Railway Gala |
3rd to 6th September 2026 | Great Central Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala |
4th to 6th September 2026 | Bluebell Railway | Bluebell Diesel Gala |
4th to 6th September 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Steam & Diesel Gala |
4th to 6th September 2026 | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway | Mixed Traction Gala & Beer Festival |
5th & 6th September 2026 | Swindon Cricklade Railway | Sausage & Cider Weekend |
5th & 6th September 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Postponed to 2027 - Sentinel Gala |
6th September 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Tractors and Agriculture |
6th September 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Shunter Sunday |
8th to 12th Setepmber 2026 | East Anglian Railway Museum | Chappel Beer Festival |
11th to 13th September 2026 | Swanage Railway | Autumn Steam Gala |
11th to 13th September 2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Rail Ale & Blues Festival |
11th to 13th September 2026 | Didcot Railway Centre | Autumn Steam Gala |
11th September 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Land Rover Day |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | CRhE/WHRS AGM weekend |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Dean Forest Railway | Diesel Gala |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Kirklees Light Railway | Steam & Diesel Gala |
12th & 13th September 2026 | West Somerset Railway | Forties Event |
12th September 2026 | Richmond Light Railway | I/C & Industry |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Road, Rail & Ale Steam Rally |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Fife Heritage Railway | Doors Open Days |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Tanfield Railway | Diesel Pioneers Gala |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Hunton Steam Gathering |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Heritage Weekend |
12th, 13th, 19th & 20th Sept 2026 | Middleton Railway | Heritage Open Days |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Welsh Highland Heritage Railway | Anything Goes Gala |
12th September 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Mail by Rail |
13th September 2026 | Great Central Railway | Railwayana Swapmeet |
13th September 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Steam Gala Day |
13th September 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Dunlop Farewell |
17th to 20th September 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Autumn Steam Gala |
18th & 19th September 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Bala Lake Railway | Bala Model Railway Show |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | September Railway Gala |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum | V.E.T Demonstration Working Weekends |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Peak Rail | Mixed Traffic Gala |
19th September 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Tails on the Rails |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Spa Valley Railway | Autumn Model Railway Show |
19th September 2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Heritage Open Day |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Rudyard Lake Steam Railway | Steam Gala |
19th & 20th September 2026 | North Norfolk Railway | Steam Back to the Forties |
20th September 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Double Up Sunday' Class 20 & Class 26 |
20th September 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Autumn Railwayana Car Boot |
20th September 2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | Stationary Engines |
20th September 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Heritage Open Day |
20th September 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day |
20th September 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Working Engines Gala |
20th September 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Classic Cars |
24th to 27th September 2026 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Autumn Steam Gala |
25th to 27th September 2026 | Epping Ongar Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala |
25th to 27th September 2026 | Bodmin Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Day out with Thomas |
26th to 27th September 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Model Railway Weekend |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Hollycombe | Festival of Mechanical Music |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway | Gala Weekend |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Lynton & Barnstaple Railway | Gala Weekend |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Working Objects |
27th September 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Anything Goes Diesel Gala |
27th September 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day |
27th September 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Miniature Railway Gala |
1st to 4th October 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Autumn Diesel Bash |
1st to 4th October 2026 | Great Central Railway | Autumn Steam Gala |
2nd to 4th October 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | Bygones Weekend |
3rd & 4th October 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Day out with Thomas |
3rd & 4th October 2026 | Amerton Railway | Everything Goes Gala |
3rd & 4th October 2026 | Chosley & Wallingford Railway | Back to the Forties |
4th October 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Last Steam Up of the Year |
9th to 11th October 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Mixed Traction Extravaganza |
9th to 11th October 2026 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Steam Gala |
10th & 11th October 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Warley at Statfold |
10th & 11th October 2026 | Whistlestop Valley | Day out with Thomas |
10th & 11th October 2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | Austin Counties Car Rally |
10th & 11th October 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Travel with King Edward I |
15th to 18th October 2026 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | Beer & Music Festival |
15th to 18th October 2026 | Spa Valley Railway | 16th Real Ale & Cider Festival! |
16th to 18th October 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Autumn Steam Gala |
16th to 18th October 2026 | Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Llangollen Railway | Heritage Railcar Gala |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | O Gauge Get Together |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Day out with Thomas |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Tanfield Railway | Run It Gala - The Season Finale |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway | Autumn Steam & Diesel Gala |
Flying Scotsman
Preserved Railway Visits
Vintage Trains - February 2026
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