Your guide to the galas, special events and main line railtours
MAY
1 DOON VALLEY RAILWAY: Operating Day.
1/2 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY CENTRE: Spring Steam Gala.
1/2 EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY MUSEUM: Steam Days.
1/2 PONTYPOOL & BLAENAVON RAILWAY: Coal Train Weekend.
2 GARTELL LIGHT RAILWAY:
Open Day.
2 SOMERSET & DORSET HERITAGE TRUST: Two Train Services.
2 WHITWELL & REEPHAM RAILWAY: Steam Sunday.
5 TALYLLYN RAILWAY:
Victorian Train Experience.
5-8 WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY: Spring Steam Gala. Loco: 419.
7/8 STATFOLD BARN RAILWAY: Steam in Miniature.
8 CHOLSEY & WALLINGFORD RAILWAY: Wallingford Vehicle Rally.
8 ISLE OF WIGHT STEAM RAILWAY: Island Heritage Train Day.
8 MID-NORFOLK RAILWAY:
Bus Rally.
12 BEAMISH MUSEUM:
Transport Collection Thursday.
12 TALYLLYN RAILWAY:
Victorian Train Experience.
13 LEIGHTON BUZZARD LIGHT RAILWAY: Peter Pan centenary.
14/15 AMBERLEY MUSEUM: Home Front and Military Vehicles Day.
14/15 GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY: Spring Vintage Vehicle Festival.
14/15 ISLE OF WHITE STEAM RAILWAY: Spring Gala.
14/15 KENT & EAST SUSSEX RAILWAY: 1940s Weekend.
14/15 LYNTON & BARNSTAPLE RAILWAY: Spring Gala. 14/15 ROMNEY, HYTHE
& DIMCHURCH RAILWAY:
95th Anniversary Gala.
14/15 SPA VALLEY RAILWAY:
Sir Keith Park Farewell Weekend.
15 BRESSINGHAM MUSEUM: Wartime Weekend.
19 TALYLLYN RAILWAY:
Victorian Train Experience.
20-22 MID HAMPSHIRE RAILWAY: Vintage Vehicles Display.
20-22 WELSHPOOL & LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY: The Beyer Bash.
LOCOS: 822, 823, ‘K1’, No. 1827, No. 47
21/22 BEAMISH MUSEUM: Napoleonic Muster.
21 CHINNOR & PRINCES RISBOROUGH RAILWAY: Auto Trailer & Steam Day.
21/22 KEIGHLEY & WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY: Howarth 1940s Weekend.
21/22 NORTH DORSET RAILWAY: The Okefords Rally.
21/22 SITTINGBOURNE & KELMSLEY LIGHT RAILWAY: Three Brazils Weekend. LOCOS: Premier, Leader, Melior.
21/22 THRELKELD QUARRY
& MINING MUSEUM: Vintage Excavator Weekend.
22 ISLE OF WIGHT STEAM RAILWAY: Transport Festival.
22 LINCOLNSHIRE WOLDS RAILWAY: Engine shed tours.
27/28 GLOUCESTERSHIRE WARWICKSHIRE STEAM RAILWAY: Steam & Real Ale Festival.
28/29 BOWES RAILWAY:
1950s & 1960s Weekend.
28/29 EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY MUSEUM:
Transport Extravaganza.
28/29 MID SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY: ‘Middy in the War Years.’
28-30 BLUEBELL RAILWAY:
‘Road Meets Rail.’
28-30 FAIRBOURNE RAILWAY:
Steam Gala.
28-JUNE 5 MID-HANTS RAILWAY:
Days Out With Thomas.
29 DOON VALLEY RAILWAY:
Operating Day.
JUNE
1/2 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY CENTRE: Days Out With Thomas.
2/3 KEIGHLEY & WORTH VALLEY RAILWAY: Keighley Transport Festival.
2-4 HELSTON RAILWAY:
WW2 Weekend.
2-5 EPPING ONGAR RAILWAY: Tenth Anniversary Steam Gala.
LOCOS: 75069, 4953.
2-5 GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY: 1940s Weekend.
3 DOON VALLEY RAILWAY: Operating Day.
3-5 EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY: 1940s Weekend.
3-5 GLOUCESTERSHIRE WARWICKSHIRE RAILWAY: Cotswold Festival of Steam.
LOCOS: 34028, 46521, 41312, 92203, 7109, 4270, 7820, 7903, 35006
3 ROCKS BY RAIL: Open Day.
3-5 SWINDON & CRICKLADE RAILWAY: Real Ale & Cider Festival. 4 CALEDONIAN RAILWAY:
Steam Sunday.
4 LINCOLNSHIRE COAST LIGHT RAILWAY: Steam Day.
4/5 BREDGAR & WORMSHILL LIGHT RAILWAY: 1940s weekend.
4/5 EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY MUSEUM: Steam & Diesel Day.
5 ROCKS BY RAIL: Open Day.
5 WHITWELL & REEPHAM RAILWAY: Steam Sunday.
9 BEAMISH MUSEUM:
Transport Collection Thursday.
9 & 16 TALYLLYN RAILWAY: Pioneers Train.
10-12 NORTH NORFOLK RAILWAY: Mixed Traction Weekend.
11 LLANGOLLEN RAILWAY:
Real Ale Train.
11 NENE VALLEY RAILWAY:
Steam EnGIN Express.
11/12 BO’NESS & KINNEIL RAILWAY: Days Out With Thomas.
11/12 STATFOLD BARN RAILWAY: Enthusiast Weekend ‘Sweet Indian Steam’.
12 CALEDONIAN RAILWAY:
Steam Sunday.
12 ISLE OF WIGHT STEAM RAILWAY: Island Heritage Train Day.
12 MID-SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY: Steam Day & Aston Martin Owners Club.
17-19 ECCLESBOURNE VALLEY RAILWAY: Steam in the Valley.
18 CHOLSEY WALLINGFORD RAILWAY: Ale & Vintage Engines.
18 SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY:
Gin Train.
18 SPA VALLEY RAILWAY:
Real Ale Train.
18/19 EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY: LNWR & LYR merger celebrations. LOCOS: 752, 52322.
18/9 PONTYPOOL & BLAENAVON RAILWAY: Model Rail Show.
18/19 SPA VALLEY RAILWAY: Summer Steam Up.
LOCOS: 828, 2890
18/19 STAINMORE RAILWAY: Model Show.
19 CALEDONIAN RAILWAY:
Steam Sunday.
19 DOON VALLEY RAILWAY: Ayrshire Classics Car Club.
19 MID SUFFOLK LIGHT RAILWAY: Steam Day & Suffolk Vehicle Enthusiasts Group.
19 PEAK RAIL: Preserved Bus Gathering.
19 ROCKS BY RAIL: Open Day.
19 WHITWELL & REEPHAM RAILWAY: Steam Sunday.
23 TALYLLYN RAILWAY:
Pioneers Train.
24-26 NORTH NORFOLK RAILWAY: Beer & Cider Festival.
24-26 SWANAGE RAILWAY:
Roads to Rail.
25/26 AMERTON RAILWAY:
Steam Gala.
26 GARTELL LIGHT RAILWAY:
Open Day.