Railways returning to action!

It’s been a long time coming, but the main 2020 season for a number of Britain’s heritage railways and attractions is springing into action following the gradual easing of Covid-19 restrictions. Therefore, we thought we’d bring you a list in alphabetical order of which venues are operating and when they’re set to recommence.

Note however, that pre-booking is required for travel on many heritage lines – please check beforehand. This page will be updated as further railways and museums confirm their operating plans.

Railways & museums

• Apedale Valley Light Railway. August 1. More at: https://avlr.org.uk/

• Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society. Tours of Scunthorpe Steelworks system recommenced on June 27. Pre-booking essential. More at: www.afrps.co.uk

• Beamish Museum: July 23. More details at: www.beamish.org.uk

• Bluebell Railway: August 7. More details at: www.bluebell-railway.com

• Churnet Valley Railway: August 1. More details at: www.churnetvalleyrailway.co.uk

• Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway: July 4. More details at: ww.cclr.co.uk

• Crich Tramway Village: July 11. More details at: www.tramway.co.uk

• Dartmouth Steam Railway: July 6. More details at: www.dartmouthrailriver.co.uk

• Dean Forest Railway: August 1. More details at: https://deanforestrailway.co.uk

• Devon Railway Centre: July 15. More details at: https://devonrailwaycentre.co.uk

• Didcot Railway Centre: July 4. More details at: https://didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/

• East Anglian Railway Museum: July 18. More details at: www.earm.co.uk

• East Somerset Railway: July 18. More details at https://eastsomersetrailway.com

• Ecclesbourne Valley Railway: July 25. More details at: www.e-v-r.com

• Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway: July 25. More details at: www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk

• Epping Ongar Railway: August 1. More details at: www.eorailway.co.uk

• Evesham Vale Light Railway: July 4. More details at: www.evlr.co.uk

• Ferry Meadows Railway: July 4. More details at: www.ferrymeadowsrailway.co.uk

• Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway: August 15. More details at: www.gwsr.com

• Great Central Railway: July 24. More details at: www.gcrailway.co.uk

• Great Laxey Mine Railway: July 4. More details at: www.laxeyminerailway.im

• Groudle Glen Railway: July 5. More details at: www.ggr.org.uk

• Isle of Wight Steam Railway: July 12. More details at: https://iwsteamrailway.co.uk

• Keighley & Worth Valley Railway: August 19. More details at: https://kwvr.co.uk/

• Kent & East Sussex Railway: July 18. More details at: https://kesr.org.uk/

• Kirklees Light Railway: July 11. More details at: www.kirkleeslightrailway.com

• Lappa Valley Railway: July 4. More details at: www.lappavalley.co.uk

• Mid-Hants Railway: July 11. More details at: www.watercressline.co.uk

• Middleton Railway: August 2. More details at: www.middletonrailway.org.uk

• Moors Valley Railway: July 4. More details at: www.facebook.com/moorsvalleyrailway

• Northampton & Lamport Railway: August 2. More details at: www.nlr.org.uk

• North Bay Heritage Railway: July 4. More details at: https://nbr.org.uk/

• North Norfolk Railway: July 8. More details at: www.nnrailway.co.uk . Read our story North Norfolk Railway announces return to service

• North Yorkshire Moors Railway: August 1. More details at: www.nymr.co.uk

• Nene Valley Railway: July 25. More details at: www.nvr.org.uk

• Perrygrove Railway: July 4. More details at: www.perrygrove.co.uk

• Railworld: July 4. More details at: www.railworld.net

• Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway: July 4. More details at: www.rhdr.org.uk

• Ruislip Lido Railway: July 4. More details at: www.ruisliplidorailway.org

• Rudyard Lake Steam Railway. More details at: www.rlsr.org

• Seaton Tramway: July 4. More details at: www.tram.co.uk

• Severn Valley Railway: August 1. More details at: www.svr.co.uk . Read our story Severn Valley Railway announces reopening from early August

• Snowdon Mountain Railway: July 10. More details at: https://snowdonrailway.co.uk

• Statfold Barn Railway: July 4. More details at: https://statfoldbarnrailway.co.uk/

• Swanage Railway: July 11. More details at: www.swanagerailway.co.uk . Read our story Swanage Railway to reopen with social-distancing measures

• Tanfield Railway: August 30. More details at: www.tanfield-railway.co.uk

• Wells & Walsingham Light Railway: July 4. More details at: www.wwlr.co.uk

• West Somerset Railway: July 25/26 and August 1/2. ‘Living Museum’ event at Minehead station. Details at www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/news/detail/wsr-announce-two-living-museum-weekends-on-the-railway

Lines that won’t be reopening in 2020

• Mid-Suffolk Light Railway