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Railway Club Calendar
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Heritage Railways this Month
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September 2023
Eastern Area
1. Epping and Ongar
Trains running each Weekend.
Also Friday 22 September
EVENT: ‘Evening Real Ale Trains’ (23 September)
2. Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
Trains running on 16, 17 and 30 September
3. Mid-Norfolk Railway
Trains running each Weekend.
Also each Wednesday.
4. North Norfolk Railway
Trains running every day except 15, 18, 22, 25 and 29 September
EVENT: ‘Victorian Sundays’ (Vintage locomotive and carriage service). Sunday 3 September
EVENT: ‘Steam back to the Forties’: 16 and 17 September
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Home Counties and South East Area
5. Bluebell Railway
Trains running every day except Monday and Tuesday.
EVENT: Bluebell Beer Festival: 22 to 24 September
6. Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway
Trains running Sundays and also Saturdays 16, 23 and 30 September.
7. Cholsey and Wallingford Railway
Trains running 1 to 3 Sept. Also Sat 9, 16 and 30 Sept, and Sun 17 September.
8. East Kent Railway
Trains running each Sunday
9. Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Trains running every day, except Friday 8, 15, 22 and 29 September
EVENT: Cider and Cheese Festival: 9 and 10 September
EVENT: 1960s Weekend: 16 and 17 September
GALA: Autumn Gala: 23 and 24 September
10. Kent & East Sussex Railway
Trains running every Weekend.
Also Wednesdays and Thursdays, and also Friday 1 September
11. Lavender Line
Trains running on Sunday 10 September (diesel day) and Sunday 24 September (steam day)
12. Mid Hants Railway
Trains running Thursdays to Sundays, except 9 and 10 September.
13. Spa Valley Railway
Trains running each Weekend
EVENT: ‘Model Railway Weekend’ (23/24 September)
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Midlands Area
14. Battlefield Line
Trains running each Weekend
15. Cambrian Heritage Railways
Trains running each Weekend (except 30 Sept).
Also Friday evening 1 Sept (Pacer) and Wednesday 6 Sept (Pacer)
16. Chasewater Railway
Trains running each Weekend.
17. Churnet Valley Railway
Trains running each Weekend
18. Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
Trains running Thursdays to Sundays
19. Foxfield Railway
Trains running each Wednesday and Sunday
20. Great Central Railway
Trains running each Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Also Friday 1 and 8 September
GALA: Diesel Gala (1 to 3 September)
EVENT: Beer Festival (7 to 10 September)
21. Great Central Railway (Nottingham)
No trains running at present
22. Midland Railway – Butterley
Trains running each Weekend.
Also Friday 1 September
23. Nene Valley Railway
Trains running each Weekend.
EVENTS: Various Friday events (see website)
24. Peak Rail
Trains running every Weekend
25. Severn Valley Railway
Trains running every Thursday to Sunday
GALA: Autumn Steam Gala (14 to 17 Sept)
GALA: Autumn Diesel Bash (28 Sept to 1 Oct)
26. Telford Steam Railway
Trains running Sundays
GALA: ‘Anything Goes’ Diesel Gala: 16 and 17 Sept
GALA: Mixed Traffic Gala: 30 Sept to 1 Oct
North West Area
27. East Lancashire Railway
Trains running each Weekend.
Also Wednesdays and Thursdays (except 27 and 28 Sept).
Also Friday 1 and 15 Sept.
EVENT: Day Out with Thomas (30 Sept to 1 Oct)
28. Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
Trains running daily
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Northern Ireland
29. Downpatrick and County Down Railway
Trains running Saturday 2 and 9 September.
Also Sunday 10 September
Scotland
30. Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway
Trains running Weekends and Tuesdays.
Also Friday 1 September.
GALA: Steam Gala (1 to 3 September)
EVENT: ‘Day Out With Thomas’ (9 and 10 September)
31. Caledonian Railway
None save ‘Day Out with Thomas’ (2 and 3 September) and dining (9 Sept) and gin trains (16 Sept)
32. Keith & Dufftown Railway
Trains running each Weekend and also Fridays
33. Strathspey Railway
Trains running daily, except Mondays and Tuesdays.
GALA: Steam Gala: 16 and 17 September
EVENT: Flying Scotsman operating on the Strathspey Railway (15, 23, 24 and 30 Sept, and 1 October)
South West Area
34. Avon Valley Railway
Trains running each Weekend (except 30 Sept)
EVENT: ‘Bitton at War - 1940s Weekend’ (16 and 17 September)
35. Bodmin and Wenford Railway
Trains running every day except Mondays and Fridays (running however on 1 Sept)
GALA: ‘China Clay Gala’ (9 and 10 Sept)
EVENT: ‘Steam Shanty Evening’ (14 and 21 Sept)
GALA: Diesel Gala (30 Sept and 1 Oct)
36. Dartmouth Steam Railway
Trains running every day
37. Dean Forest Railway
Trains running each Weekend and Wednesday
GALA: ‘Diesel Gala’ (9 and 10 Sept)
38. East Somerset Railway
Trains running each Weekend.
Also each Wednesday, and also on Thursday 7 and 14 September.
39. Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway
Trains running every day (except Mondays and Fridays)
40. Helston Railway
Trains running every Thursday and Sunday
EVENT: Heritage Transport Weekend (9 and 10 September)
41. Plym Valley Railway
Trains running each Sunday.
Also Saturday 16 and 30 September.
42. South Devon Railway
Trains running daily
EVENT: Heritage Open Days: 9 and 10 September
EVENT: Family Fun Weekend 23 and 24 September
43. Swanage Railway
Trains running every day except 11, 15, 18, 22, 25 and 29 September
Also a diesel service operates to Wareham on 2, 5, 6 and 7 September
EVENT: Classic & Steam Vehicle Show (8 to 10 Sept)
44. Swindon & Cricklade Railway
Trains running each Weekend
GALA: Mixed Traffic Gala: 23/24 September
45. West Somerset Railway
Trains running every day, except Mondays and Fridays (save operating on Friday 22 September).
EVENT: Forties Weekend (9 and 10 Sept)
Wales
46. Gwili Railway
Trains running each Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday (except 10 Sept).
Also on Saturday 30 September
47. Llangollen and Corwen Railway
Trains running daily, except Mondays and Tuesdays
GALA: ‘Diesel Gala’ (16 and 17 Sept)
48. Pontypool & Blaenavon Heritage Railway
Trains running each Weekend
GALA: Annual Steam Gala (8 to 10 Sept)
Yorkshire and North East Area
49. Aln Valley Railway
Trains running on Saturday/Sunday 2 and 3 September, and Saturday/Sunday 16 and 17 September.
Also Pacer service on 6 September.
EVENT: 9th RailEx (2 and 3 Sept)
EVENT: Beer festival Weekend (16 and 17 Sept)
50. Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
Trains running daily, except Fridays and except Thursday 28 September
51. Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Trains running each Weekend and Wednesday (except 20 Sept).
Also operating on 1 September
52. Middleton Railway
Trains running each Weekend
GALA: Autumn Gala. 16 and 17 September
53. North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Trains running every day
GALA: Special Service: 50th Anniversary Steam Gala (21 to 24 September)
EVENT: ‘Heritage Open Days’ (8 to 17 September)
54. North Tyneside Steam Railway
Museum open & train rides: on 3 and 10 September
Museum only: 2 and 9 September
55. Tanfield Railway
Trains running every Sunday.
Also Saturday 23 September
56. Weardale Railway
Trains running each Wednesday and Saturday.
Also Sunday 3 and 10 September
57. Wensleydale Railway
Trains running each Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
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