2020 EVENTS DIARY
All the events happening this year
• Abbey PumPing StAtion muSeum
February 3 Steam Toys in Action February 29, March 28, April 25, October 31 & November 28 Steam with the Team
April 4 Railway Day with Classic Cars
May 3 Emergency Services Day, June 6 Railway Day/Teddy Bears Picnic
June 27/28 Urban Steam Festival
July 4 Railway Day/Print and Ride
August 1 Railway Gala
September 5 & October 3 Railway Days
December 6 Christmas Steam Day
• Aln VAlley RAilwAy
April 4/5 Greenrigg Halt Extension Launch
April 11-13 Easter Steam Weekend April 12/13 Easter Bunny Hunt May 8-10 & 23-25 Bank Holiday Steam
May 24/25 Music Festival
June 6/7 AVR Silver Jubilee Celebration
June 20/21 Classic & Vintage Vehicles Weekend
July 11/12 1940s Weekend
July 25/26 Steam Weekend
July 26 Great Northern Motor Bike Event
August 8/9 Teddy Bears’ Picnic August 29-31 Bank Holiday Steam September 5/6 6th Model RailEx September 26/27 End of Season Gala
October 31/November 1 Halloween Ghost Trains December 5/6, 12/13 & 19/20 Santa Specials
December 28-30 Mince Pie Specials
• AmbeRley muSeum
July 11/12 Rail Gala Weekend
• APedAle VAlley light RAilwAy
April 11-13 Easter Egg Hunt
May 8 VE Day
May 9/10 Railway Gala
May 17 Potteries Bus Running Day May 23-25 & August 8/9 Teddy Bears’ Outing
June 13/14 Military Weekend August 29/30 Leafers at t’Pit August 30 Classic Cars & Steam Trains Day
September 12/13 Farewell ‘Joffre’ October 3/4 Diesel Event October 31/November 1 Halloween Specials
December 12/13 & 19/20
Santa Specials
December 27 Mince Pie Specials
• APPleby-FRodinghAm RPS
January 15, February 22, March 21 & April 18 Brake Van Tours September 26/27 (TBC) 30th
Anniversary Gala
• AVon VAlley RAilwAy
March 21 RSH 7151 Fundraising Day
April 10-13 Chocolate Train April 18/19 Farmyard Friends
April 25/26 Model Railway Weekend
June 5/6 Beer Festival
June 7 Brick Express
June 27/28 & September 12/13 Teddy Bears’ Picnic
September 6 Railwayana Valuation Day
September 19/20 1940s Weekend October 31 Wizard Adventures
• bAlA lAke RAilwAy
March 1 St. David’s Day
April 4 Race the Train
April 10-13 Easter Egg Hunt April 26 Volunteer Recruitment Day
May 23/24 Great Little Trains Model Show
June 13/14 Bala Town station site Open Weekend
August 1 A Day with ‘Alice, the Little Welsh Engine’
August 29-31 Steam Gala October 30/31 Halloween Trains
• bluebell RAilwAy
April 3-5 Branch Line Weekend April 10-13 Easter Egg Hunt
May 2 & July 25 Toy & Rail Fair May 8 VE Day
May 23/24 STEM Weekend
June 13/14 Road Meets Rail
June 27/28 Model Railway Weekend
July 11 Track Trek
August 7-9 Diamond Jubilee Event August 22/23 Teddy Bears’ Picnic September 12/13 See Behind the Steam
September 25-27 Giants of Steam October 4 Vintage Bus Running Day
December 5/6, 12/13 & 19-24 Santa Specials
• bodmin & wenFoRd RAilwAy
March 28 & June 6 Volunteer Days
May 8-10 VE Day Anniversary Weekend
September 12/13 Diesel Gala
September 19/20 Heritage Open Days
October 17/18 China Clay Weekend
• bo’neSS & kinneil RAilwAy
April 10-13 Easter Egg Special May 16/17, July 25/26 & September 5/6 Days Out with Thomas
June 12-14 Summer Diesel Gala June 21 Fathers’ Day
August 29 1940s & 50s Event October 30-November 1 Steam Gala
December 28 Winter Diesel Gala December 30-January 3 Black Bun Specials
• bReSSinghAm
May 8-10 Heritage Steam Gala June 13/14 Bressingham Bricks June 21 1940s Day
July 4/5 Steampunk Weekend August 8 East Anglia Garden Rail Show
August 8/9 Steam in Miniature
Weekend
September 6 Model Railway Day
• buckinghAmShiRe RAilwAy centRe
February 23 Dinosaur Day
April 26 Teddy’s Train Ride
May 10 Peppa Pig
May 24/25 Spring Steam Gala May 31 Diesel Day
June 6/7 1940s Weekend
June 21 Fathers’ Day
July 12 Emergency Services Day August 30/31 Bank Holiday Gala September 26/27 Steam & Agricultural Show
• buRe VAlley RAilwAy
February 15-23 Teddy Bear Express
March 14 Norfolk Railway Society Exhibition/Open Day
March 22 Mothers’ Day
April 4-19 Easter Eggspress
May 23-25 Everything Goes
June 21 Fathers’ Day
July 10 Step Back in Time Thirtieth Anniversary
July 11/12 Thirtieth Anniversary Gala
September 5/6 Steam in Miniature/Autumn Gala
October 3 Model Rail Express October 24-November 1 Spooky Express
November 28-December 24 Steam Trains to Santa December 27-January 3 2021 Mince Pie Specials
• chASewAteR RAilwAy
April 4/5 Pits to Power Stations Weekend Gala
June 13/14 Model Railway/Gauge 1 Event
June 20/21 1940s Weekend July 11/12 Diesel Gala October 10/11 Autumn Gala October 30/31 Halloween
• chAthAm dockyARd RAilwAy
(All normal running days except where stated)
March 21/22
April 4/5
April 12/13 Dockyard Special Event (TBC)
May 23/24
June 20/21
July 25/26
August 22/23 September 5/6 September 19/20 Salute to the Forties
October 24/25 November 7/8
• chinnoR & PRinceS RiSboRough RAilwAy
March 27-29 Diesel Gala
• chuRnet VAlley RAilwAy
February 1/2 Super Power Weekend: Take Two
March 15 Dinosaur Day
April 11-13 Mad Hatter Tea Party May 8-10 Fizz & Sparkle Festival
May 23-25 Anything Goes
June 20/21 Staffordshire at War July 3-5 Rail Ale Trail
August 29-31 Spirits of the Railway October 30/31 Carnival of Doom
• CORRIS RAILWAY
May 24 Annual Gala Day August 29/30 Model Railway Exhibition at Y Plas Machynlleth
• DIDCOT RAILWAY CENTRE
February 15/16 Delivering the Goods
March 7/8 & October 3/4 Days Out with Thomas
April 10-13 Railcar Rendezvous May 8-10 & 23-25 Bank Holiday Steam-Up
May 31 Historic Transport Rally June 20/21 Midsummer Festival of Family Fun
July 11/12 Railway Modellers’ Weekend
July 25/26 Sixties Weekend August 29-31 Bank Holiday Steam-Up
September 19/20 Victorian Weekend
October 31/November 1 Halloween Fun
• EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY MUSEUM
February 28/29 Chappel Winter Beer Festival
March 14/15 Spring Steam Gala March 22 Mothers’ Day
April 10-13 Easter Days Out with Thomas
May 24/25 Transport Extravaganza June 21 Fathers’ Day Steam Up July 4/5 A Steamy Vintage Encounter
July 26 An Extraordinary Steampunk Fair
August 30/31 Days Out with Thomas
September 8-12 Chappel Summer Beer Festival
September 20 Diesel Gala October 11 Model Railway Show & Steam Day
October 31/November 1 Halloween Days Out with Thomas
December 5/6, 12/13 & 19/20 Christmas Days Out with Thomas
• EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY
February 7/8 Winter Diesel Event March 6-8 Spring Steam Gala April 10-13 Guest Engine Event May 2/3, August 29-31 & October 24/25 Days Out with Thomas
May 8-10 & September 26/27 Flying Scotsman
May 23-25 1940s Weekend
June 13/14 DMU & Collectors’ Event
July 2-4 Summer Diesel Gala September 6 Vintage Vehicle Gathering
September 12/13 1960s Weekend September 18/19 Autumn Diesel Event
October 9-11 Autumn Steam Gala October 29-31 Halloween Ghost Trains
November 7 Diesel Theme Day November 21/22 Lancashire Weekend
November 28/29, December 5/6, 12/13 & 19-24 Santa Specials
• EAST SOMERSET RAILWAY
March 21/22 Steam Gala
April 10-13 Easter Fun
April 15 Peter Rabbit
May 25 Paddington Bear
June 21 Teddy Bears’ Picnic July 18 Children’s Favourites August 8 Peppa Pig and George August 29-31 The Way We Were September 15 Diesel Day
• ECCLESBOURNE VALLEY RAILWAY
February 15 Join the Team Volunteering Day
February 22 Ghosts in the Valley March 14/15 Multiple Memories Railcar Gala
April 24-26 Spring Diesel Gala May 3 Classic Transport Rally May 22 Jazz & Real Ale on Trains June 13/14 Steam in the Valley June 28 Annual Classic Bus & Coach Rally
July 3 A Psychedelic Pirates RumFuelled Voyage
July 5 Wirksworth Wizarding Record Attempt
July 11 Gin & Steam
July 18/19 1940s in Wirksworth August 7-9 Summer Diesel Gala September 11 Cider with Rosie October 17/18 Wirksworth Model Railway Exhibition
December TBC Santa Experience
• EMBSAY & BOLTON ABBEY RAILWAY
March 22 Mothers’ Day
April 10-13 Easter Egg Hunt
April 25/26 Mixed Traction Weekend
May 8 PAW Patrol
May 23/24 Peppa Pig
May 25 Pirates & Princesses June 6/7 Food & Drink Festival June 21 Fathers’ Day
June 27/28 Vintage Vehicle Rally August 7-9 Real Ale Weekend September 12/13 1940s Weekend October 27 & 31/November 1 Halloween
November 28/29, December 5/6, 8, 12/13 & 19-24 Santa Specials
• EPPING ONGAR RAILWAY
February 23 50 Years of London Country Bus Services
April 18/19 Spring Diesel Gala June 5-7 Steam Gala
June 21 Classic Car Show
July 17-19 Real Ale Festival August 15/16 Vintage Steam Rally August 30 Classic Car Rally September 6 Bus Rally September 12/13 Autumn Diesel
Gala
• EVESHAM VALE LIGHT RAILWAY
April 12 Easter Egg Hunt
May 16/17 Dougal’s 50th Birthday July 4/5 Steam Gala September 26 Diesel Day December 5/6, 12/13 & 19-24 Christmas Trains
• FAIRBOURNE RAILWAY
May 23-25 Annual Steam Gala
• FFESTINIOG & WELSH HIGHLAND RAILWAYS
April 18 & September 12 ‘The Snowdonian’ (F&WHR)
April 25/26 Join the F&WHR Volunteers Weekend
May 9 Caernarfon Food Festival (WHR)
June 5-7 Rail Ale Festival (WHR) June 19-21 ‘Fairlie Eventful’ Gala Weekend (FR)
August 2, 19, 16, 23 & 30 ‘Journey Into the Past’ Heritage Tours (WHR) September 11-13 Super-Power Gala Weekend (WHR)
October 9-11 Victorian Vintage Weekend (FR)
October 29-31 Halloween Trains (F&WHR)
December TBC Santa Trains (F&WHR)
• GARTELL LIGHT RAILWAY
April 13, May 3, May 25, June 28, July 26, August 31, September 27 & October 25 Open Days
• GLOUCESTERSHIRE WARWICKSHIRE STEAM RAILWAY
April 13 Easter Eggspress
April 25/26 Wartime in the Cotswolds
May 8 75th Anniversary of VE Day May 23-25 Cotswold Festival of Steam
June 14 Classic Vehicle Clubs Day June 19-21 Steam & Real Ale Festival
July 5 Classic Bus Rally
July 24-26 Heritage Diesel Gala August 4/11/18 & 25 Teddy Bear Tuesdays
August 8/9 Cotswold Bricks & Trains/Heritage Skills Weekend September 13 Classic Vehicle Day September 26/27 Autumn Diesel Weekend
October 17/18 Cotswold Food & Drinks Fayre
October 31 Halloween ‘Steam & Scream’ Special
November 28/29 Santa Specials December 5/6, 12/13 & 19-24 Santa Specials
• GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY
January 24-26 Winter Steam Gala February 18-20 PAW Patrol March 28/29 Goods Galore Gala April 10-13 Easter Vintage Festival May 2/3 Spring Diesel Gala
June 5-7 1940s Wartime Weekend June 19-21 The Model Event September 4-6 Autumn Diesel Gala
September 10-13 Beer Festival October 1-4 Autumn Steam Gala November 21/22 The Last Hurrah
• GWILI RAILWAY
April 10-13 Easter Bunny Specials May 2 & 5 Teddy Bears’ Picnic May 8 VE Day Special
June 20/21 Steam & Diesel Gala July 4 Superhero Day
July 19 Classic Car Show October 30/31 Halloween Ghost Express December 5/6, 12/13, 19/20 & 23/24 Santa Specials
• ISLE OF MAN STEAM RAILWAY
April 10-13 Rush Hour on the Railways
July 29-August 2 Manx Heritage Transport Festival
• ISLE OF WIGHT STEAM RAILWAY
March 22 Mothers’ Day
March 29 IW Grand National & Ashey Scurry
April 4 Playday & Volunteer Recruitment Day
April 5, May 3, June 14, July 12, August 9, September 13 & October 4 Island Heritage Train Days
April 10-14 Easter Fun
May 8-10 15th Annual Isle of Wight Real Ale Festival
May 17 Isle of Wight Transport Festival
May 29-31 Spring Gala
June 17 Isle of Wight Schools Country Dancing Festival
June 20/21 Steampunk
June 22-25 Evacuees Week
June 28 Ride 4 Life
July 4/5 The 1940s Experience July 11/12 The Island Motor Show July 18 Real Ale Train
July 26-28 The Railway Folk August 28-31 46th Island Steam Show
September 6 Morris Minor Rally September 11-14 Heritage Open Days
September 19/20 4th Isle of Wight Cider & Cheese Festival September 26/27 Autumn Gala October 10/11 Beer & Buses October 17/18 Costume Character Days
October 21-25 Teddy Bear Days October 27-31 Wizard Week October 31 Halloween Fright Night
December 5/6, 12/13 & 19-24 Santa Specials
December 26 Boxing Day Specials
January 1 2021 New Year Hangover Specials
• KEIGHLEY & WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY
February 19/20 Jurassic Specials February 22 Bahamas railtour March 6-8 Spring Steam Gala May 16/17 Haworth 1940s
May 24/25 Keighley Transport Festival
June 26-28 Diesel Gala
August 29-31 The Railway Children 50th Anniversary Celebrations
• KIRKLEES LIGHT RAILWAY
March 7/8, June 13/14 & August 15/16 Katie & Sian Weekends March 14/15, May 16/17, July 18/19, August 22/23 & November 7/8 Days Out with Thomas
April 10-13 Easter Eggspress
May 30/31 Volunteer Recruitment Weekend
June 27/28 Peter Rabbit™ Stories & Steam Weekend
July 11 & August 29 The Cocktail Express
September 6 Vintage Vehicle Rally September 12/13 Steam & Diesel Gala Weekend
October 29-31 Evening Ghost Trains
November 28-December 24 Santa Specials
• LEIGHTON BUZZARD RAILWAY
March 22 Mothers’ Day
March 29 Gin and Whisky Festival April 12/13 Easter Chocolate Hunt May 3 Volunteering Day
May 9/10 Anything Goes
May 24/25 Teddy Bears Picnic Bank Holiday
June 21 Fathers’ Day
June 28 Vintage Vehicle Rally July 4/5 Beer and Cider Festival August 1/2 Diesel Gala
August 16 Craft Day
August 23 Model Railway Exhibition
September 6 Baby Dinosaur Day September 12/13 Steam Gala September 27 Sand & Motorcycles
October 4 National Grandparents Day
Oct 31/Nov 1 Halloween Spooktacular
December TBC Santa Specials
• LincoLnshire coast Light raiLway
July 4 Skegness Water Leisure Park Anniversary Day
July 18 LCLR 60th Anniversary July 25, August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29/30 & September 5 Steam Days August 5, 12, 19 & 26 Diesel Days August 27 ‘It’s 1960’ 60th Anniversary of opening September 20 Classic Wheels Show
• LincoLnshire woLds raiLway
March 15 Volunteers Day March 22 Mothers’ Day Special
April 10-13 Easter Rock & Roll Weekend
April 26 Making Tracks for Louth Day
May 8-10 Bank Holiday Wild West Weekend
May 23-25 Spring Bank Holiday Victorian Weekend
June 21 Fathers’ Day Special July 5 Carnival Sunday
July 19 Superhero Day
August 9 Hawaiian Sunday August 16 Tribute to ‘Queen’ August 23 Teddy Bears Day August 29-31 Bank Holiday Big Steam Up*
September 5/6 1940s Weekend* September 19/20 Lincolnshire Heritage Weekend*
October 3/4 Fiftieth Anniversary Commemoration*
October 31 Halloween Special* November 1 Witches & Wizards Day
December 12/3 & 19/20 Santa Specials *Featuring visiting guest locomotive
• Lynton & BarnstapLe raiLway
March 22 Mothers’ Day
April 12 Easter Sunday Funday May 9/10 Spring Steam Up June 21 Fathers’ Day September 26/27 Autumn Gala November 8 Remembrance Day
• MIDDLETON RAILWAY
April 4 Volunteers Day April 11-13 Easter Holiday
May 8 VE Day
May 9/10 Teddy Bears’ Special & Charity Weekend
June 20/21 Diamond Jubilee July 4/5 Steampunk Market
July 11/12 Model Railway Exhibition
August TBC Leeds Classic Bus Runday
September 26/27 Star Rails September 12/13 & 19/20 Heritage Open Days
October 10/11 Autumn Gala
• Mid-hants raiLway
February 29/March 1 & 7/8 Flying Scotsman
October 16-18 Autumn Steam Gala
• Mid-norfoLk raiLway
March 15 Wedding Fair
March 22 Mothers’ Day
April 3-5 Spring Diesel Event
May 10 Vintage Bus Day
June 26-28 & July 4/5 25th Anniversary of the MNR
August 1/2 1940s Weekend Railway at War
August 28-31 Ales by Rails Beer & Music Festival
October 11 Classic Vehicles Day November/December (various) The Polar Express™
• Mid-suffoLk Light raiLway
April 12/13 Easter Steam Up May 8 VE Day Celebration
May 9/10 Middy in the War Years May 24/25 Everything Goes
Steam & Diesel
June 21 Fathers’ Day
June 28 East Anglian Practical Classics
July 5 Land Rover Day
July 26 Norfolk & Suffolk Narrow Gauge Modellers
August 30/31 Model Mania & Hornby Collectors
September 5/6 Country Railway Gala
December 5/6, 12/13 & 19/20 Santa Specials
• Moors VaLLey raiLway
April 10-13 Easter Egg Hunt
May 2/3 Visiting Locomotive Weekend
May 8-10 75th Anniversary of VE Day
June 6/7 Grand Summer Gala July 5 Teddy Bears’ Picnic
July 11/12 Railway Open Weekend September 12/13 Autumn Steam Gala
October 24-31 Halloween Trail December 5/6, 12/13 & 19/20 Santa Specials
• nene VaLLey raiLway
March 7/8 Spring Steam Gala May 8-10 VE Day 2020 with Royal Scot
May 17 Thomas’ Big Adventure September 12/13 Autumn Steam Gala
• northaMpton & LaMport raiLway
February 8/9 Winter Gala
February 16 Valentine’s Specials March 22 Mothers’ Day
April 11-13 Easter Egg Specials May 8/9 1940s Weekend
May 23-25 Teddy Bear Specials June 21 Fathers’ Day
August 29-31 Summer Gala September 27 Victorian Weekend October 31/November 1
Halloween Specials
• North Norfolk railway
March 27-29 Spring Steam Gala May 24/25 Dad’s Army Live! June 12-14 Mixed Traction Gala July 4 Vintage Bus Rally
July 5 Vintage Transport Day July 17-19 Beer Festival September 4-6 Autumn Steam Gala
September 19/20 1940s Weekend October 3/4 Home Fleet Weekend
• North yorkshire Moors railway
June 4-6 Diesel Gala
July 4/5 Sixties Fest September 25-27 Steam Gala October 9-11 Railway in Wartime November 28/29, December 5/6, 12/13 & 19/20 Santa Specials November 28/29, December 5/6, 12/13 & 19/20 Northern Lights Express
• Peak rail
April 11-15 Easter Treasure Hunt May 8-10 Victory in Europe
June 20 Derbyshire Bus & Beer Running Day
June 21 Peak Park Preserved Bus Gathering
July 12 Midland Lotus Owners’ Rally
August 8/9 Mixed Traffic Gala
• Perrygrove railway
September 26/27 Annual Gala December TBC Santa Specials/ Twilight Trains
• raveNglass & eskdale railway
March 21/22 Gruffalo
May 8-10 Steam & Diesel Gala – 60 Years of Preservation
June 6 Volunteer Recruitment Day June 13/14 Peter’s Railway Young Engineers Day
July 22/23 National Trust Activity Days
October 3/4 Children’s Character Weekend
October 30/31 Halloween Ghost Trains
November 28/29, December 5/6, 12/13 & 19-23 Santa Specials
• rhyl MiNiature railway
April 12/13 Easter Egg Hunt
May 23-25 Pirates Weekend August 1/2 Teddy Bears’ Picnic August 22/23 Wild West Weekend August 31 Double-Header Day October 24/25 Pumpkin Trains
• ribble steaM railway
March 22 Mothers’ Day
March 28/29 Spring Steam Gala April 10-13 Easter Weekend
April 25/26 Spring Diesel Gala May 8-10 VE Day Bank Holiday Weekend
May 23 Bank Holiday Teddy Bear Weekend
July 25/26 Vehicle Rally Weekend August 1/2 Mr Ribble’s Friendly Engines
August 29-31 Bank Holiday Model Railway Weekend
September 5/6 Autumn Diesel Gala
September 26/27 Autumn Steam Gala
October 31/November 1 Halloween Spooky Trains
• rocks by rail
April 5 & 12/13 Museum Open Days May 3, 10, 17 & 24/25 Museum Open Days
June 7 & 21 Museum Open Days July 5 & 19 Museum Open Days August 2, 16 & 30/31 Museum Open Days
September 6 & 20 Museum Open Days
October 4 Museum Open Day October 18 Museum Gala Open Day
• roMNey hythe & dyMchurch railway
March 22 Mothers’ Day
April 4/5 Kent Big Weekend
May 16 Museums at Night
May 16/17 Steam & Diesel Gala May 29 Family Discover Dungeness Day
June 12 Adult Discover Dungeness Day
June 21 Fathers’ Day Beer Festival July 2-11 JAM on the Marsh
July 4-12 Hythe Festival
July 18/19 Junior Engineering Weekend
July 25 New Romney Country Fayre
August 9 Dungeness Lifeboat Open Day
August 31 Day of Syn September 6 Bus Rally Day August 29 Gruffalo
October 28-31 Halloween Spooky Specials
October 31 End of Season Parade November 28/29 Santa Specials
December 5/6, 12/13 & 19-24 Santa Specials
• rushdeN historical traNsPort MuseuM
March 22 Mothers’ Day
April 12 Easter Vintage Trade Fair May 8-10 VE Day Celebrations May 23 Seventies Night
May 25 Classic Motorcycle Rally June 21 Best of British Car Rally July 18 Eighties Night
August 29-31 Sausage & Cider Fest
September 5/6 Model Weekend September 25-27 Music & Real Ale Festival
October 17/18 LMS Branch Line at War Weekend
• severN valley railway
April 16-19 Spring Steam Gala May 2/3 Open House Weekend May 14-17 Spring Diesel Festival May 23-25 Fiftieth Anniversary Celebrations
June 27/28 & July 4/5 Step Back to the 1940s
August 8/9 Steam on the Road September 5 On the Buses September 6 Classic Car Day September 17-20 Autumn Steam Gala
October 1-4 Autumn Diesel Gala October 29-31 Ghost Trains November 14/15 Christmas Gift Fayre
• soMerset & dorset heritage trust (MidsoMer NortoN)
March 7/8 Spring Diesel Gala April 12/13 Easter Egg Hunt May 8 VE Day Event
May 9 & October 24 Real Ale Trains
June 21 Fathers’ Day
July 12 Emergency Services Day August 1/2 Volunteers Weekend August 16 Family Fun Day September 5/6 Mixed Traffic Gala October 25 Pumpkins on the Platform
December 6, 13 & 19/20 Santa Specials
January 1 2021 New Year Special
• South Devon Railway
April 12/13 Behind the Scenes & Recruitment Days
May 7-10 Spring Rails & Ales May 23-25 & September 25-27 Days Out with Thomas
July 4/5 South Devon 1940s Festival
August 28-31 Summer Rails & Ales September 12/13 Models & Miniatures
• Spa valley Railway
March 21/22 Spring Diesel & Beer Weekend
April 10-13 Easter Specials
April 18 Class 31 Running Day June 20 Class 33 Running Day June 27/28 35th Anniversary of Line Closure Weekend
August 6-9 Summer Diesel Gala October 16-18 10th CAMRA Real Ale & Cider Festival
• StatfolD BaRn Railway
March 21 & June 13 Back to
Basics Enthusiast Day
April 11/12 Peppa Pig & George May 9/10 Statfold Giant Miniature Weekend
July 25/26 Statfold 1940s Weekend
August 14-16 Statfold Barn Festival 2020
September 12/13 Road, Rail & Ale
• Swanage Railway
April 24-26 Diesel Gala & Beer Festival
September 11-13 Classic Transport Rally
October 9-11 Autumn Steam Gala December 28 Winter Warm-Up
• SwinDon & CRiCklaDe Railway
March 22 Mothers’ Day March 28/29 Steam Gala April 10-13 Easter Eggspress May 23-25 Real Ale & Cider Festival
June 6/7 Diesel Gala
June 21 Fathers’ Day August 21-23 Days Out with Thomas
September 26/27 Military Weekend
• thRelkelD QuaRRy & Mining MuSeuM
May 16/17 Vintage Excavator Demonstration Weekend May 25 Everything Goes 10th Anniversary
July 25/26 10th Annual Steam Gala
September 19/20 Vintage Excavator Demonstration Weekend
• welShpool & llanfaiR light Railway
April 11-13 Easter Fun
April 25 Sierra Leone Independence Day
June 20 Welshpool Transport Festival
June 21 Fathers’ Day September 4-6 Steam Gala October 31 Halloween December 5/6, 12/13 & Santa Specials
• weSt lanCS light Railway
April 4 Friendly Engines
April 12 Easter Egg Hunt
May 17 Teddy Bears Day
June 21 Strawberries & Steam July 4 New Volunteers Day August 8/9 Summer Steam Gala October 4 Working Engines Gala October 25 Pumpkin Express October 31 Halloween December 5/6, 12/13 & Santa Specials
• weSt SoMeRSet Railway
April 23-26 Spring Steam Gala June 4-7 ‘Vintage Diesels to the Seaside III’ and Beer & Cider Festival
October 1-4 ‘Great Western’ Autumn Steam Gala December 29/30 ‘A Branch Line in Winter’
• whitwell & ReephaM Station
February 2, March 1, May 3, May 24, July 5, August 30, September 6, October 4, November 1 & December 6 Steam Sundays March 22 Mothers’ Day
April 4/5 1940s Steam Weekend April 12 Easter Egg Hunt/Steam Sunday
June 7 Reunion of Former Passengers
June 21 Fathers’ Day
June 27/28 Fifties Fest
August 1/2 11th Annual Steam Rally
August 7-9 Reepham Festival ’20 October 2-4 World Record Attempt for Stationary Engines October 11 Whitwell & Reepham Model Club Exhibition
October 24/25 Halloween Party October 31 Spooky Spirits Train November 7 Armistice Service