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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: 29th March 2026
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Special Events Listings
Event Date | Railway | Event |
|---|---|---|
8th to 10th May 2026 | Swanage Railway | Diesel Gala & Beer Festival |
9th May 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Talyllyn Women's Day |
9th May 2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Bonnie Dundee's 125th Anniversary |
9th & 10th May 2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Model Railway Weekend |
9th & 10th August 2026 | Tanfield Railway | Spring Gala |
9th & 10th May 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Village at War |
10th May 2026 | Northampton & Lamport Railwy | Vintage Transport Day |
10th May 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | Heritage Bus Day |
10th May 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Diesel & Electric Day |
10th May 2026 | Ecclesbourne Valley Railway | Vintage Road & Rail Event |
10th May 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day |
10th May 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Bus and Commercial Vehicles Rally |
14th to 17th May 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Spring Diesel Festival |
14th May 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | 75th Anniversary Founders Day |
15th to 17th May 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | 75th Anniversary Gala |
15th to 17th May 2026 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Spring Diesel Gala |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Steam on the Levels 2026 |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | 1940s Weekend |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | Model Railway Show & Workshop |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum | V.E.T Demonstration Working Weekends |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | 1940s Weekend |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Great Central Railway Notthingham | Model Railway Show |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Great Central Railway | Heritage Bus Rally & Running Days |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway | Steam & Diesel Gala |
17th May 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Teddy Bears Picnic |
17th May 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Ford Model T Event |
17th May 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Double Up Sunday 'Class 47 |
17th May 2026 | Bressingham | 1940s Day |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Diesel Gala |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Didcot Railway Centre | Heritage in Motion |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Bagnall Bank Holiday |
23rd & 24th May 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | 130th Anniversary Weekend |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Fairbourne Railway | Steam Gala |
23rd, 24th, 25th, 30th & 31st May | Great Central Railway Notthingham | Flying Scotsman |
23rd to 31st May 2026 | The Watercress Line | Day out with Thomas |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Cleethorpes Cider Festival |
23rd & 24th May 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Vintage Vibes |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | Spring Diesel Gala |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Cotswold Festival of Steam |
23rd & 24th May 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | Steam Pink |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Swindon Cricklade Railway | Beer & Cider Festival |
23rd to 31st May 2026 | Beamish | Festival of Transport 2026 |
23rd & 24th May 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Working Objects |
24th & 25th May 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Middy in the 1940s |
24th & 25th May 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Day out with Thomas |
24th May 2026 | Bressingham | Rover Car Rally |
Spring Bank Holiday 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Bagnall Bank Holiday |
Spring Bank Holiday 2026 | Amerton Railway | Bagnall Bank Holiday |
24th & 25th May 2026 | Blaenavon's Heritage Railway | Pit to Port Coal Train Event |
25th May 2026 | East Anglian Railway Museum | Classic Vehicle Show |
29th May 2026 | Didcot Railway Centre | National Buscuit Day |
30th & 31st May 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Thomas' Branch Line Weekend |
30th & 31st May 2026 | Llangollen Railway | 80s-90s & Diesel Weekend |
30th & 31st May 2026 | Great Central Railway | 1940s Weekend |
30th & 31st May 2026 | Perrygrove Railway | The Fifteen Inch Frontier Weekend |
30th & 31st May 2026 | Peak Rail | Road & Rail Steam & Vintage Gala |
30th May 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Young Engineers Day |
30th May 2026 | Churnet Valley Railway | Borders Explorer |
31st May 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Model Railway Exhibition |
31st May 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Coal Train Day |
31st May 2026 | Fife Heritage Railway | Forth Centenary |
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 to 7th June 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Steam Gala |
5th & 6th June 2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | CAMRA Real Ale & Cider Festival |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Shillingstone, North Dorset Railway | ‘Then and Now’ Open Weekend |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Hollycombe | Festival of Steam |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Didcot Railway Centre | Young Engineers Weekend |
6th June 2026 | Llangollen Royal International Pavilion | Llangollen Garden Railway Festival |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Whistlestop Valley | Day out with Thomas |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Vintage & Miniature Steam Weekend |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Summer Spectacle of Sream |
7th June 2026 | West Somerset Railway | Mixed Traction Day |
7th June 2026 | Middleton Railway | Classic Car Sunday 2026 |
7th June 2026 | Leighton Buzzard Railway | Gala |
7th June 2026 | Amerton Railway | Pauline Hazelwood's Isbael and Friends |
7th June 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Narrow Gauge Gala |
7th June 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | American Car Day |
7th June 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Steam and music and more |
11th to 14th June 2026 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala |
12th to 14th June 2026 | North Norfolk Railway | Rails & Ales |
12th to 14th June 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Rail Ale Festival 2026 |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Blaenavon's Heritage Railway | Model Railway Open Day |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | 1980s |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Epping Ongar Railway | Wartime & Rationing Weekend |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Lappa Valley Railway | Lappa Valley's Grand Gala Weekend 2026 |
14th June 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Strawberries & Steam |
14th June 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Brake Van Rides |
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 June 2026 | Middleton Railway | Murray 200 – Naming of Salamanca |
20th & 21st June 2026 | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway | Vintage Vehicle Rally |
20th & 21st June 2026 | Bressingham | Commercial Vehicle Rally |
21st June 2026 | Great Central Railway | Railwayana Swapmeet |
21st June 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Father's Day - 1920s Day |
21st June 2026 | Peak Rail | Derbyshire Dales Bus & Train Festival |
21st June 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Ridgeway Run |
21st June 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Fathers Day Steam Up |
21st June 2026 | Hollycombe | Classic Car Gathering |
21st June 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Driver for a tenner |
26th to 28th June 2026 | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway | Steam Gala |
26th to 28th June 2026 | Swanage Railway | Roads to Rail Steam Rally |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Amerton Railway | Road & Rail Weekend |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Bodmin Railway | Summer Steam Gala |
27th June 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Motor Rail Mania |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Step Back to the 1940s |
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 | Beamish | Horses in Harness |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Bluebell Railway | Model Railway Weekend |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Citroen / Renault Rally |
28th June 2026 | Fife Heritage Railway | Car Rally |
28th June 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Double Up Sunday' Class 20 |
2nd to 5th July 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Summer Diesel Gala |
3rd to 5th July 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Beer Festival |
3rd to 5th July 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Beer & Garden Railway Festival |
3rd to 5th July 2026 | Cambrian Railways | Beer Festival |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Great Central Railway Loughborough & Nottingham | Living History Weekend |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Bressingham | Bressingham Bricks |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Fire Engine Rally |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Llangollen Railway | Classic Transport Weekend |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Tornado |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | Jinty 100 |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Lappa Valley Railway | Ellie's 20th Birthday Celerbations |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Step Back to the 1940s |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Middleton Railway | Model Railway Exhibition |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Peak Rail | 1940s Weekend |
5th July 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | East Anglian Practical Classics visit |
5th July 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Moving the Mail |
5th July 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Class Cars and Steam |
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 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | East Coast Legends with 60163 Tornado and Deltic No 55009 Alycidon |
11th & 12th July | Stainmore Railway | Kirkby Stephen in the 1940s Weekend |
12th July 2026 | Northampton & Lamport Railwy | Double Diesel "Open-Day" |
12th July 2026 | Battlefield Line | Transport Gala |
12th July 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Classic Transport Day |
12th July 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | Transport Festival |
12th July 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Princess & Pirates |
12th July 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Bus Rally |
12th July 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | Classic Car Day |
17th to 19th July 2026 | Swindon Cricklade Railway | Wickham Trolley Weekend |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Vintage Weekend |
18th & 19th July 2026 | North Norfolk Railway | The Goden Years |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Middleton Railway | Steampunk Market 2026 |
18th & 19th July 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Day out with Thomas |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Summer Gala |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | Ale on the Rail |
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 | Leighton Buzzard Railway | Beer Festival |
25th & 26th July 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Model Show |
25th & 26th July 2026 | Hollycombe | Military Weekend |
25th & 26th July 2026 | Didcot Railway Centre | Family Festival |
25th to 26th July 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Model Railway Weekend |
25th & 26th July 2026 | Great Central Railway | Mail by Rail Weeknd |
26th July 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Emergencey Services Day |
26th July 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Model Railway Exhibition |
26th July 2026 | East Anglian Railway Museum | NSE 40 Years & Essex Electrics Day |
26th July 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Vintage Motor Cycle Clubs visit |
28th July to 2nd August 2026 | Isle of Man Railways | Manx Heritage Transport Festival |
29th July 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Mid Summer Steam Up |
29th July 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Two train service |
1st & 2nd August 2026 | Middleton Railway | A Taste of Yorkshire 2026 |
1st & 2nd August 2026 | Bressingham | Model Eningeering Weekend featureing TUGS: The Exhibition |
1st & 2nd August 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Brick Weekend |
1st & 2nd August 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Summer Gala |
1st & 2nd August 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | 1940s Weekend |
1st & 2nd August 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Day out with Thomas |
1st August 2026 | Bala Lake Railway | A Day with "Alice the Little Welsh Engine" |
1st & 2nd August 2026 | Great Central Railway | Portable Railway Gala |
1st August 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Diesel & Electric Day |
1st & 2nd August 2026 | Llangollen Railway | 1960s Weekend |
2nd August 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Model Railway Show |
2nd August 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Land Rover Day |
2nd August 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Steam Day |
2nd August 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Charities Day |
8th & 9th August 2026 | Peak Rail | Steam Gala Weekend |
8th & 9th August 2026 | Battlefield Line | Modes Weekend 2026 |
8th & 9th August 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Vintage Transport Extravaganza |
8th & 9th August 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | 1940s Weekend |
8th August 2026 | Richmond Light Railway | Richmond Charity Steam Fair |
8th & 9th August 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Friendly Engines Weekend |
9th August 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Big Bus Day with Stonham Barns |
9th August 2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | Bus Rally at Tenterden |
9th August 2026 | East Anglian Railway Museum | Model Railway Show |
15th August 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Ale by Rail 2026 |
15th August 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Singin' on the Train |
15th August 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Race The Train! |
15th & 16th August 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Day out with Thomas |
15th & 16th August 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Remembering the 1940's |
16th August 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Rover Car Day |
Steam Gala Events
Event Date | Railway | Event | Loco Line Up / Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
9th May 2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Bonnie Dundee's 125th Anniversary | |
9th & 10th August 2026 | Tanfield Railway | Spring Gala | |
10th May 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day | |
14th May 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | 75th Anniversary Founders Day | |
15th to 17th May 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | 75th Anniversary Gala | |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway | Steam & Diesel Gala | |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Steam on the Levels 2026 | |
23rd & 24th May 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | 130th Anniversary Weekend | Sea Lion / Brown Bear |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Fairbourne Railway | Steam Gala | |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Cotswold Festival of Steam | 229 / Manston |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Didcot Railway Centre | Heritage in Motion | 32424 ‘Beachy Head' |
23rd to 31st May 2026 | Beamish | Festival of Transport 2026 | |
23rd, 24th, 25th, 30th & 31st May | Great Central Railway Notthingham | Flying Scotsman | in partnership with Fox & Edwards Events |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Bagnall Bank Holiday | Woto |
24th & 25th May 2026 | Blaenavon's Heritage Railway | Pit to Port Coal Train Event | |
Spring Bank Holiday 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Bagnall Bank Holiday | Sybil |
Spring Bank Holiday 2026 | Amerton Railway | Bagnall Bank Holiday | Isabel |
30th & 31st May 2026 | Perrygrove Railway | The Fifteen Inch Frontier Weekend | SR&RL 24 / Cagney 1903 |
31st May 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Coal Train Day | |
Various June 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Flying Scotsman at the ELR | 60103 |
5th to 7th June 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Steam Gala | Lion + home fleet |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Summer Spectacle of Sream | |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Hollycombe | Festival of Steam | |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Shillingstone, North Dorset Railway | ‘Then and Now’ Open Weekend | |
7th June 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Narrow Gauge Gala | Steam Tram / Ruston 20DL / Visitor |
7th June 2026 | Leighton Buzzard Railway | Gala | |
7th June 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Steam and music and more | |
19th to 21st June 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | Extreme Steam Extravaganza | |
19th to 21st June 2026 | Tanfield Railway | Legends of Industry Gala | |
20th June 2026 | Middleton Railway | Murray 200 – Naming of Salamanca | |
26th to 28th June 2026 | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway | Steam Gala | |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Bodmin Railway | Summer Steam Gala | 2766 / 5552 / Judy |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway | Steam & Beer Music Festival | |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | Jinty 100 | |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Llangollen Railway | Classic Transport Weekend | |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Tornado | 60163 Tornado |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Lappa Valley Railway | Ellie's 20th Birthday Celerbations | |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Great Central Railway Loughborough & Nottingham | Living History Weekend | Held in partnership with GCRN and connected by our heritage Rail Replacement Bus Service, save the date for a weekend that aims to bring the railway’s history
to life. |
5th July 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Class Cars and Steam | |
11st & 12th July 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Railway Headboard Weekend | |
11th & 12th July 2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Summer Steam Festival | |
12th July 2026 | Battlefield Line | Transport Gala | |
12th July 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | Transport Festival | |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Vintage Weekend | |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Summer Gala | 813 / 1450 / 4150 / 7714 / 13268 / D9551 / D8568 / D821 |
25th & 26th July 2026 | Great Central Railway | Mail by Rail Weeknd | |
28th July to 2nd August 2026 | Isle of Man Railways | Manx Heritage Transport Festival | |
29th July 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Two train service | Sea Lion / Brown Bear |
1st & 2nd August 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Summer Gala | |
1st & 2nd August 2026 | Llangollen Railway | 1960s Weekend | |
2nd August 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Steam Day | 4 steam locos |
8th August 2026 | Richmond Light Railway | Richmond Charity Steam Fair | |
8th & 9th August 2026 | Peak Rail | Steam Gala Weekend | |
22nd to 31st August 2026 | North Norfolk Railway | Festival on Rails 2026 | |
22nd & 23rd August 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Steam at Work | |
25th to 27th August 2026 | Blaenavon's Heritage Railway | Industrial Steam of South Wales II | |
29th August 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Leafers at t'pit | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Bressingham | Festival of Transport | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Stapleford Miniature Railwy | Open Weekend | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Northampton & Lamport Railwy | NLR30 Gala (30th Anniversary) | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Bala Lake Railway | August Steam Gala | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | Vintage Weekend | |
30th & 31st August 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Steam Gala Weekend | |
31st August 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Westonzoyland Light Railway Gala | |
4th to 6th September 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Steam & Diesel Gala | |
5th & 6th September 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Sentinel Gala | |
11th to 13th September 2026 | Swanage Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | |
11th to 13th September 2026 | Didcot Railway Centre | Autumn Steam Gala | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Heritage Weekend | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Kirklees Light Railway | Steam & Diesel Gala | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | CRhE/WHRS AGM weekend | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Welsh Highland Heritage Railway | Anything Goes Gala | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Road, Rail & Ale Steam Rally | |
13th September 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Steam Gala Day | |
17th to 20th September 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | September Railway Gala | |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Peak Rail | Mixed Traffic Gala | |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Rudyard Lake Steam Railway | Steam Gala | |
20th September 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day | |
20th September 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Working Engines Gala | |
24th to 27th September 2026 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | |
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 | North Tyneside Railway | Miniature Railway Gala | |
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 | Amerton Railway | Everything Goes Gala | |
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 | Steam Gala | |
16th to 18th October 2026 | Bluebell Railway | Giants of Steam | 71000 |
16th to 18th October 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Tanfield Railway | Run It Gala - The Season Finale | |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway | Autumn Steam & Diesel Gala | |
24th & 25th October 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Autumn Gala | |
24th & 25th October 2026 | North Norfolk Railway | Autumn Steam Gala | |
31st October & 1st November 2026 | Dean Forest Railway | Royal Forest of Steam | |
14th & 15th November | Great Central Railway | The Last Hurrah Steam Gala | |
27th December 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Winter Warmers Steam Gala | |
28th December 2026 | Bodmin Railway | Winter Warm Up |
Diesel Gala Events
Event Date | Railway | Event | Loco Line Up / Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
8th to 10th May 2026 | Swanage Railway | Diesel Gala & Beer Festival | |
10th May 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Diesel & Electric Day | Polar Bear / Maltby / Dolphin / Walrus |
14th to 17th May 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Spring Diesel Festival | |
15th to 17th May 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | 75th Anniversary Gala | |
15th to 17th May 2026 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Spring Diesel Gala | |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway | Steam & Diesel Gala | |
17th May 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Double Up Sunday 'Class 47 | |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | Spring Diesel Gala | |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Diesel Gala | |
24th & 25th May 2026 | Blaenavon's Heritage Railway | Pit to Port Coal Train Event | |
30th & 31st May 2026 | Llangollen Railway | 80s-90s & Diesel Weekend | |
31st May 2026 | Chasewater Railway | Coal Train Day | |
4th to 6th June 2026 | West Somerset Railway | Summer Diesel Festival | 37250 |
7th June 2026 | West Somerset Railway | Mixed Traction Day | 37250 |
7th June 2026 | Leighton Buzzard Railway | Gala | |
7th June 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Narrow Gauge Gala | Steam Tram / Ruston 20DL / Visitor |
11th to 14th June 2026 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala | |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | 1980s | |
14th June 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Brake Van Rides | |
18th to 21st June 2026 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | Diesel Gala | |
20th June 2026 | Middleton Railway | Murray 200 – Naming of Salamanca | |
21st June 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Father's Day - 1920s Day | Polar Bear (electric) |
27th June 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Motor Rail Mania | |
28th June 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Double Up Sunday' Class 20 | |
2nd to 5th July 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Summer Diesel Gala | |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Llangollen Railway | Classic Transport Weekend | |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Great Central Railway Loughborough & Nottingham | Living History Weekend | Held in partnership with GCRN and connected by our heritage Rail Replacement Bus Service, save the date for a weekend that aims to bring the railway’s history
to life. |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Nene Valley Railway | Tornado | 60163 Tornado |
11st & 12th July 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Railway Headboard Weekend | |
12th July 2026 | Battlefield Line | Transport Gala | |
12th July 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | Transport Festival | |
12th July 2026 | Northampton & Lamport Railwy | Double Diesel "Open-Day" | |
17th to 19th July 2026 | Swindon Cricklade Railway | Wickham Trolley Weekend | |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Summer Gala | 813 / 1450 / 4150 / 7714 / 13268 / D9551 / D8568 / D821 |
24th to 26th July 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Cotswold Diesel Gala 2026 | |
25th & 26th July 2026 | Great Central Railway | Mail by Rail Weeknd | |
26th July 2026 | East Anglian Railway Museum | NSE 40 Years & Essex Electrics Day | |
28th July to 2nd August 2026 | Isle of Man Railways | Manx Heritage Transport Festival | |
1st & 2nd August 2026 | Llangollen Railway | 1960s Weekend | |
1st & 2nd August 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Summer Gala | |
1st August 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Diesel & Electric Day | |
16th August 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Twin Baby Sulzer Takewover | |
23rd August 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Ford Model T Event | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | West Somerset Railway | Diesels at 65 | |
29th & 30th August 2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Industrial Diesel Weekend | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Northampton & Lamport Railwy | NLR30 Gala (30th Anniversary) | |
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 | Diesel Gala & Beer Festival | |
6th September 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Shunter Sunday | |
7th to 9th August 2026 | Spa Valley Railway | Diesel Gala | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Dean Forest Railway | Diesel Gala | |
12th September 2026 | Richmond Light Railway | I/C & Industry | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Tanfield Railway | Diesel Pioneers Gala | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Welsh Highland Heritage Railway | Anything Goes Gala | |
18th & 19th September 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Autumn Diesel Gala | |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | September Railway Gala | |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Peak Rail | Mixed Traffic Gala | |
20th September 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Double Up Sunday' Class 20 & Class 26 | |
20th September 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Working Engines 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 |
27th September 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Anything Goes Diesel Gala | |
1st to 4th October 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Autumn Diesel Bash | |
3rd & 4th October 2026 | Amerton Railway | Everything Goes Gala | |
9th to 11th October 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Mixed Traction Extravaganza | |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Llangollen Railway | Heritage Railcar Gala | |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway | Autumn Steam & Diesel Gala | |
24th & 25th October 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Autumn Gala | |
7th & 8th November 2026 | East Lancashire Railway | Diesel Railcar Gala | |
27th December 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Winter Warmers Steam Gala | |
28th December 2026 | Bodmin Railway | Winter Warm Up | |
28th & 29th December 2026 | Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway | Diesel Gala |
Rail Ale Events
Event Date | Railway | Event |
|---|---|---|
8th to 10th May 2026 | Swanage Railway | Diesel Gala & Beer Festival |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Cleethorpes Cider Festival |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Swindon Cricklade Railway | Beer & Cider Festival |
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 |
12th to 14th June 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | Rail Ale Festival 2026 |
12th to 14th June 2026 | North Norfolk Railway | Rails & Ales |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway | Steam & Beer Music Festival |
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 |
10th & 11th July 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Beer & Cider Festival |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Midland Railway Butterley | Ale on the Rail |
24th to 26th July 2026 | Battlefield Line | Rails & Ales |
24th to 26th July 2026 | Epping Ongar Railway | Real Ale & Cider Festival |
25th & 26th July 2026 | Leighton Buzzard Railway | Beer Festival |
15th August 2026 | North Tyneside Railway | Ale by Rail 2026 |
28th to 31st August 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | Beer Festival |
4th to 6th September 2026 | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway | Diesel Gala & Beer Festival |
5th & 6th September 2026 | Swindon Cricklade Railway | Sausage & Cider Weekend |
8th to 12th Setepmber 2026 | East Anglian Railway Museum | Chappel Beer Festival |
11th to 13th September 2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Rail Ale & Blues Festival |
15th to 18th October 2026 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | Beer & Music Festival |
15th to 18th October 2026 | Spa Valley Railway | 15th Real Ale & Cider Festival |
Vintage Vehicle Events & Rallys
Event Date | Railway | Event |
|---|---|---|
21st February 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Statbus at Night |
14th & 15th March 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Tractor Rally |
11th to 12th April 2026 | Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway | GWSR Vintage Weekend |
18th & 18th April 2026 | Great Central Railway | Road Rail Steam |
26th April 2026 | Fife Heritage Railway | Bus Bundle |
3rd May 2026 | Epping Ongar Railway | Classic Car Show |
10th May 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Bus and Commercial Vehicles Rally |
10th May 2026 | Ecclesbourne Valley Railway | Vintage Road & Rail Event |
10th May 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | Heritage Bus Day |
10th May 2026 | Northampton & Lamport Railwy | Vintage Transport Day |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum | V.E.T Demonstration Working Weekends |
17th May 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Ford Model T Event |
23rd to 31st May 2026 | Beamish | Festival of Transport 2026 |
25th May 206 | East Anglian Railway Museum | Classic Vehicle Show |
30th & 31st May 2026 | Peak Rail | Road & Rail Steam & Vintage Gala |
6th & 7th June 2026 | Hollycombe | Festival of Steam |
7th June 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | American Car Day |
7th June 2026 | Middleton Railway | Classic Car Sunday 2026 |
12th July 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Classic Transport Day |
20th & 21st June 2026 | Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway | Vintage Vehicle Rally |
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 |
26th to 28th June 2026 | Swanage Railway | Roads to Rail Steam Rally |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Beamish | Horses in Harness |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Citroen / Renault Rally |
28th June 2026 | Fife Heritage Railway | Car Rally |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Llangollen Railway | Classic Transport Weekend |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Fire Engine Rally |
5th July 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Class Cars and Steam |
5th July 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | East Anglian Practical Classics visit |
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 |
26th July 2026 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Emergencey Services Day |
26th July 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Vintage Motor Cycle Clubs visit |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Amerton Railway | Road & Rail Weekend |
2nd August 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Land Rover Day |
8th & 9th August 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Vintage Transport Extravaganza |
9th August 2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | Bus Rally at Tenterden |
9th August 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Big Bus Day with Stonham Barns |
16th August 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Royal Enfield Owners Visit |
16th August 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Rover Car Day |
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 |
6th September 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Tractors and Agriculture |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Road, Rail & Ale Steam Rally |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Wensleydale Railway | Hunton Steam Gathering |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum | V.E.T Demonstration Working Weekends |
10th & 11th October 2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | Austin Counties Car Rally |
1940s Events
Event Date | Railway | Event |
|---|---|---|
11th & 12th April 2026 | Whitwell & Reepham Railway | 1940s Weekend |
2nd to 4th May 2026 | Didcot Railway Centre | Steam into the 40s |
9th & 10th May 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Village at War |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | 1940s Weekend |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Kent & East Sussex Light Railway | 1940s Weekend |
24th & 25th May 2026 | Mid Suffolk Light Railway | Middy in the 1940s |
30th & 31st May 2026 | Great Central Railway | 1940s Weekend |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Epping Ongar Railway | Wartime & Rationing Weekend |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Step Back to the 1940s |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Severn Valley Railway | Step Back to the 1940s |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Peak Rail | 1940s Weekend |
11th & 12th July | Stainmore Railway | Kirkby Stephen in the 1940s Weekend |
25th & 26th July 2026 | Hollycombe | Military Weekend |
1st & 2nd August 2026 | Mid Norfolk Railway | 1940s Weekend |
29th August 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Leafers at t'pit |
12th & 13th September 2026 | West Somerset Railway | Forties Event |
3rd & 4th October 2026 | Chosley & Wallingford Railway | Back to the Forties |
Flying Scotsman
Preserved Railway Visits
Vintage Trains - February 2026
"The Mid Hants Railway" Watercress Line - March 2026
Great Central Railway Nottingham - May 2026
Narrow Gauge Events
Event Date | Railway | Event | Loco Line Up / Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
14th & 15th March 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Tractor Rally | |
3rd April 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Stations at Stations | |
3rd to 6th April 2026 | Rhyl Miniature Railway | "The Reunion Gala" Built in Rhyl | 101 Joan / 102 Railway Queen / 103 Joan / 104 BIllie / 105 Michael / 106 Billy |
6th April 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Easter Steam Up | |
12th April 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day | |
18th & 19th April 2026 | Rudyard Lake Steam Railway | Diesel Gala | |
19th April 2026 | Amberley Museum | Spring Industrial Trains | |
19th April 2026 | Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway | Behind the Scenes Day | |
19th April 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day | |
25th & 26th April 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | The Snowdonian | |
25th & 26th April 2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Diesel Power Weekend | |
25th & 26th April 2026 | Kirklees Light Railway "Whistlestop Valley" | 20th Anniversary Weekend | Visiting loco No.6284 |
26th April 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Drive-it Day | |
26th April 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day | |
26th April 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Friendly Engines Day | |
2nd & 3rd May 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | Friends of Ffestiniog | |
2nd to 4th May 2026 | Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway | Northern Rock's Golden Jubilee Gala | |
3rd May 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Bluebells in the wood | |
3rd May 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day | |
9th May 2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Bonnie Dundee's 125th Anniversary | |
9th May 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Talyllyn Women's Day | |
9th & 10th May 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Village at War | |
10th May 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Bus and Commercial Vehicles Rally | |
10th May 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day | |
10th May 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Diesel & Electric Day | Polar Bear / Maltby / Dolphin / Walrus |
14th May 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | 75th Anniversary Founders Day | |
15th to 17th May 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | 75th Anniversary Gala | |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | Model Railway Show & Workshop | |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum | V.E.T Demonstration Working Weekends | |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Steam on the Levels 2026 | |
16th & 17th May 2026 | Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway | Steam & Diesel Gala | |
17th May 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Teddy Bears Picnic | |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Bagnall Bank Holiday | Woto |
23rd to 31st May 2026 | Beamish | Festival of Transport 2026 | |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Cleethorpes Cider Festival | |
23rd to 25th May 2026 | Fairbourne Railway | Steam Gala | |
23rd & 24th May 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | 130th Anniversary Weekend | Sea Lion / Brown Bear |
Spring Bank Holiday 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Bagnall Bank Holiday | Sybil |
Spring Bank Holiday 2026 | Amerton Railway | Bagnall Bank Holiday | Isabel |
23rd & 24th May 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Working Objects | |
30th May 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Young Engineers Day | |
30th & 31st May 2026 | Perrygrove Railway | The Fifteen Inch Frontier Weekend | SR&RL 24 / Cagney 1903 |
5th to 7th May 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | Rail-Ale @ Waunfawr | |
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 | |
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 | Leighton Buzzard Railway | Gala | |
7th June 2026 | Telford Steam Railway | Narrow Gauge Gala | Steam Tram / Ruston 20DL / Visitor |
13th & 14th June 2026 | Lappa Valley Railway | Lappa Valley's Grand Gala Weekend 2026 | |
14th June 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Strawberries & Steam | |
19th to 21st June 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | Extreme Steam Extravaganza | |
21st June 2026 | Hollycombe | Classic Car Gathering | |
21st June 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Fathers Day Steam Up | |
21st June 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Father's Day - 1920s Day | Polar Bear (electric) |
27th June 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Motor Rail Mania | |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway | Steam & Beer Music Festival | |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Citroen / Renault Rally | |
3rd to 5th July 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Beer & Garden Railway Festival | |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Lappa Valley Railway | Ellie's 20th Birthday Celerbations | |
4th & 5th July 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Fire Engine Rally | |
5th July 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Class Cars and Steam | |
10th & 11th July 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Beer & Cider Festival | |
11th July 2026 | Bala Lake Railway | TLC Teddies Grand Day Out | |
11th & 12th July 2026 | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Summer Steam Festival | |
12th July 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Princess & Pirates | |
18th & 19th July 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Vintage Weekend | |
25th & 26th July 2026 | Leighton Buzzard Railway | Beer Festival | |
27th & 28th June 2026 | Amerton Railway | Road & Rail Weekend | |
28th July to 2nd August 2026 | Isle of Man Railways | Manx Heritage Transport Festival | |
29th July 2026 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Mid Summer Steam Up | |
29th July 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Two train service | Sea Lion / Brown Bear |
1st August 2026 | Bala Lake Railway | A Day with "Alice the Little Welsh Engine" | |
1st & 2nd August 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Day out with Thomas | |
1st & 2nd August 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Summer Gala | |
1st August 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Diesel & Electric Day | |
2nd August 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Model Railway Show | |
2nd August 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Steam Day | 4 steam locos |
8th & 9th August 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Friendly Engines Weekend | |
8th August 2026 | Richmond Light Railway | Richmond Charity Steam Fair | |
15th August 2026 | Talyllyn Railway | Race The Train! | |
22nd & 23rd August 2026 | Whistlestop Valley | Day out with Thomas | |
22nd & 23rd August 2026 | Old Kiln Light Railway | Steam at Work | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Bala Lake Railway | August Steam Gala | |
29th August 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Leafers at t'pit | |
29th to 31st August 2026 | Stapleford Miniature Railwy | Open 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 | Westonzoyland Pumping Station | Westonzoyland Light Railway Gala | |
6th September 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Tractors and Agriculture | |
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 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | CRhE/WHRS AGM weekend | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Kirklees Light Railway | Steam & Diesel Gala | |
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 | Talyllyn Railway | Heritage Weekend | |
12th & 13th September 2026 | Welsh Highland Heritage Railway | Anything Goes Gala | |
13th September 2026 | Groudle Glen Railway | Steam Gala Day | |
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 September 2026 | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Tails on the Rails | |
19th & 20th September 2026 | Rudyard Lake Steam Railway | Steam Gala | |
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 | |
26th & 27th September 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Day out with Thomas | |
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 | Talyllyn Railway | Victorian Train Day | |
2nd to 4th October 2026 | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway | Bygones Weekend | |
3rd & 4th October 2026 | Amerton Railway | Everything Goes Gala | |
4th October 2026 | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway | Last Steam Up of the Year | |
10th & 11th October 2026 | Statfold Country Park | Warley at Statfold | |
10th & 11th October 2026 | Whistlestop Valley | Day out with Thomas | |
17th & 18th October 2026 | Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway | Autumn Steam & Diesel Gala | |
1st November 2026 | West Lancs Light Railway | Children in Need / Macmillan Coffee Morning | |
27th December 2026 | Apedale Valley Light Railway | Winter Warmers Steam Gala |
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