Heritage Railways
Gala Events
(April and May 2024)
April 2024
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April
North Norfolk Railway
‘60th Anniversary of Closure’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Home Fleet: Y14 No. 564, Class 31 D5631 and Class 101/ 104 DMU
Visiting Locos: GWR Class 4200 tank No. 4277 ‘Hercules’
Timetable: Intensive timetable (up to 14 trains each direction)
Prices (online): Adult Rover £20. Child Rover £14. Family: From £57.50
Discount for Society members
Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 April
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
‘Twin Peaks Diesel Gala’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Class 14 D9537 'Eric', Class 31 31601, Class 47 D1842, Class 73 73001 and DMU W55034.
Timetable: Awaiting details
Prices (online advanced): Adult: £30. Concession: £27. Child: Free (with adult)
Prices (on the day): Adult: £35. Concession: £31. Child: Free (with adult)
Family: £70
Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 April
Peak Rail
‘Twin Peaks Diesel Gala’
Locomotives Intended to Run: Class 25 D7659, Class 44 D8 ‘Penyghent’, Class 47 D1842 and DMU Class 108 51950 and 52062.
Timetable: Awaiting details
Prices (online advanced): Adult: £30. Concession: £27. Child: Free (with adult)
Prices (on the day): Adult: £35. Concession: £31. Child: Free (with adult)
Family: £70
Friday 12 to Sunday 14 April
Llangollen and Corwen Railway
‘Branch Line Gala’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Home Fleet: GWR Pannier Tank 7754, GWR 2-8-0 No. 3802, Austerity No. 68067, Kitson 0-6-0 ‘Austin 1’ and Heritage DMU sets in traffic (Classes 108 or 127). Also Class 26 26 5310
Visiting Locos: - To be advised
Timetable: Frequent timetable (details awaited)
Prices (online advanced): Adult Runabout: £30. Senior: £27. Child Runabout: £12
Friday 12 to Sunday 14 April
Kent and East Sussex Railway
‘Diesel Gala’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Home Fleet: Class 14 No. D9504
Visiting Locos: Class 20 20087 and Class 17 Clayton D8568
Timetable: Yet to be advised
Prices (online): Adult Rover £29.50. Senior Rover £27.50. Child Rover £5. Family: From £59
Higher on the day prices.
Three- day rover tickets also available
Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 April
Severn Valley Railway
‘Spring Steam Gala’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Home Fleet: Available engines in service including GWR 7714, GWR 4930 ‘Hagley Hall’, Standard Class 4 75069, Stanier Mogul 13268 and GWR 7812 ‘Erlestoke Manor’
Visiting Locos: No 72 ‘Fenchurch’, Lambton Tank No. 29, GWR Pannier Tank 1369, and 21C127 ‘Taw Valley’ Bulleid Pacific
Timetable: Intensive timetable (around 20 trips each way on busiest day)
Prices (online advanced): Adult Runabout: £38. Child Runabout: £25. Family: From £68.50
Society Member: £28
Higher 'on the day' prices
Two three and four day rover tickets also available
Friday 26 to Sunday 28 April
Mid-Hants Railway
‘Spring Steam Gala’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Home Fleet. S15 Class 506 (courtesy of Urie Locomotive Society), LMS Ivatt No. 41312 and No. 1788 ‘Kilmersdon’.
Visiting Locos: LMS Jubilee Class ‘Leander’ no. 45690 and ‘Battle of Britain’ Class ‘Manston’ no. 34070 and Lambton Tank No. 29
Timetable:
Intensive timetable, operating from 9.30 to around 5pm timetable (around 12 trips each way)
Prices (advanced): Adult Rover: £35. Child Rover: £18.50
Prices (on the day): Adult Rover: £39. Child Rover: £22
Family tickets also available
Friday 26 to Sunday 28 April
Great Central Railway
‘Spring Diesel Gala’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Class 31 31108, Class 37s 37714 and D6700, Class 45 D123, Class 50 50017, DMU 'Iris' and Class 153 Sprinter. Also Deltic 55009 ‘Alycidon’
Timetable:
Intensive timetable (around 30 trains in each direction)
Prices (online advanced):
One, two and three-day rover tickets available
Adult Rover One Day: £30. Child Rover One Day: £16
Adult Rover Two Day: £53. Child Rover Two Day: £28
Adult Rover Three Day: £75. Child Rover Three Day: £41
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April
Epping Ongar Railway
‘Festival of Steam Gala - Saint and Hall Weekend’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Home Fleet: GWR Hall Class ‘Pitchford Hall’ 4953
Visiting Loco: Saint class 2999 ‘Lady of Legend
Timetable:
Extended timetable (8 trains in each direction, not all full length of line)
Prices (advanced): Adult Rover: £20. Child Rover: £1
May 2024
Friday 3 May to Monday 6 May
West Somerset Railway
‘Spring Steam Spectacular’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Home Fleet: GWR Manor Class ‘Odney Manor’ 7828, ex-GWR 5101 class (WSR converted Mogul) No.9351 and BR(W) 94xx Pannier Tank No.9466
Visiting Locos: LNER B1 4-6-0 no.61306 'Mayflower', LNWR 'Coal Tank' No.1054, GWR 66xx 0-6-2 tank No.6695, GWR 6959 Class No.6990 'Witherslack Hall' and Hunslet 0-6-0 no.1873 'Jessie'
Timetable: Intensive timetable
Prices: Adult Rover: £38. Child Rover: £19
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May
Epping Ongar Railway
‘Festival of Steam’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Home Fleet: GWR Hall Class ‘Pitchford Hall’ 4953, GWR Priarie L150 No. 5521, and Hawthorn Leslie saddle tank, ‘Isabel’
Visiting Locos: Saint class 2999 ‘Lady of Legend’ and Stanier Jubilee No. 45690 ‘Leander’,
Timetable:
Intensive timetable (around 10 trains each direction, with a number of additional trains between North Weald and Epping Forest)
Prices (advanced): Adult Rover: £28.50. Child Rover: £7
Friday 10 to Sunday 12 May
Swanage Railway
‘Diesel Gala’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Home Fleet: Class 33 33 012 and Class 33 33 111
Visiting Locos: Class 69 (courtesy of GB Railfreight), Class 24, D5054 ‘Phil Southern’, Class 52, D1015 ‘Western Champion’, Class 50, 50 021 and Class 20s, 20 302 and 20 311
Timetable:
Intensive service in operation on all three days over the full 10-mile line between Swanage and the boundary with Network Rail at 'Bridge 4' over the River Frome on the line towards Wareham.
Prices (advanced): Adult Rover: £35. Child Rover: £25
Prices (on the day): Adult Rover: £40. Child Rover: £30
Friday 10 to Sunday 12 May
Bluebell Railway
‘Branch Line Gala Weekend’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Home Fleet. Standard Class 4MT 80151, LBSCR Terrier ‘Fenchurch’ and SECR Stirling 0-6-0 O1 No.65
Visiting Locos: GWR Manor No.7812 'Erlestoke Manor', GWR Collett Pannier No 1369, GWR Kerr Stuart Pannier and Modified Hall No.6989 ‘Wightwick Hall’
Timetable:
Intensive timetable (around 16 trains in each direction on busiest day)
Prices (advanced): Adult Rover: £37. Child Rover: £18.50. Member: £18.50
Prices (on the day): Adult Rover: £39. Child Rover: £22. Member: £9.25
Family and Multiple day tickets also available
Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 May
Severn Valley Railway
‘Spring Diesel Festival’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Home Fleet: D821 ‘Greyhound’, D1062 ‘Western Courier’ and D1015 ‘Western Champion’. Also Class 14 D9551, Class 17 D8568, Class 20, Class 33 33108, Class 40 40106 and Class 50 50035 ‘Ark Royal’ and and Class 108 DMU.
Visiting Locos:
Class 69 69009 ‘Western Consort’, Class 37 37263, Class 37 37409 ‘Loch Awe’, Class 46 D182, Freightliner Class 70 and Freightliner Class 59 plus 2x HST powercars
Timetable: Intensive timetable
Prices (online advanced): Adult Runabout: £38. Child Runabout: £25
[Note: 2, 3 and 4 day tickets also available]
Friday 24 to Sunday 26 May
Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway
‘Summer Diesel Gala’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Home Fleet: Class 37 37403 and Class 26 26 038
Visiting Locos: Possibly Class 70 (courtesy of Colas Rail)
Timetable: TDA
Prices: TBA
Saturday 25 to Monday 27 May
Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway
‘Cotswolds Festival of Steam 2024’ ('Western Workhorses’).
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Home Fleet. Class '28xx' class heavy freight No. 2807, No. 7820 Dinmore Manor, No. 7903 Foremarke Hall, and SR Merchant Navy 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co.
Visiting Locos: Betton Grange, No. 2999 Lady of Legend and GWR ‘Mogul’ No. 9351
Timetable:
Intensive timetable: Details awaited
Prices (advanced): Adult Rover: £33. Child Rover: £15
Prices (on the day): Adult Rover: £38. Child Rover: £19
Two day and three day tickets also available
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May
Bodmin and Wenford Railway
‘Branch Line Gala’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Home Fleet: At least two engines in steam, with Judy hauling brake vans and/or seated clay wagon.
Possibly GWR Class 45xx 2-6-2 Prairie Tank No. 5552 and (ii) Bagnall Saddle Tank ‘Judy’ (former Port of Par Shunter) and BR Class 121 ‘Bubble car’ No. 121020
Visiting Locos: -
Timetable: Intensive timetable (details awaited)
Prices (online advanced): Adult Runabout: £25. Child Runabout: Free
Saturday 25 to Monday 27 May
Mid-Norfolk Railway
'Spring Diesel Gala’
Locomotives Intended to Run:
Home Fleet: To be announced shortly
Visiting Locos: To be announced shortly
Prices: To be announced shortly