Today the Trustees have had to take the unfortunate decision to cancel steam trains on both our 3 foot and 7¼ inch gauge railways for the time being. Our open day on Sunday 2nd August will still go ahead. The
Weather Stalls Steam
Blyth Back In Steam – dates for 2026
Back in May at Blyth’s first steaming we were joined by Alasdair from the Making Tracks Railway Podcast who made recordings with a few of the volunteers on the day, the pieces have now been published, you can access the
First Southwold Steam Departure in 97 Years
The departure of the first steam locomotive from a railway station in Southwold in 97 years was announced by the ringing of the original Southwold Railway Company bell which was kindly loaned to the Trust for the occasion by the
Home is where the hut is..
As I mentioned in my previous posts, the lot of the Stationmaster at Santa Halt is not necessarily a happy one, thanks to the arctic blast that plays around his extremities- a piercing, searching, biting cold, to quote Charles Dickens.
Unseasonal Greetings..
Well, Spring is well and truly on the way, with- I don’t know, Snowdrips or whatever they are- beginning to pop up, and thankfully, Christmas is a good two months ago, and we don’t have to think about it again
Open Days for 2025 Commence
A little reminder, should one be necessary, that our open days for 2025 commence this Sunday, April 20th. Steamworks will be open to visitors between 1pm and 4pm with all the regular attractions and in addition our new diesel locomotive
Railway Talk
As part of their Science Week events, the Southwold Arts Centre are hosting a talk on the Southwold Railway by John Ridgway on Tuesday 29th October commencing 7:30pm. At the time of writing there are still plenty of tickets available.
Open Day Report
Sunday 4th August was a nice afternoon, though it was interrupted by occasional light showers. Steamworks was busy with visitors and we were particularly pleased to welcome Dave Cragie with his Morris Minor van containing a display of old radios
Bookings Open for Santa Specials
Bookings have opened for this years Santa Specials. We will be open on the evenings of Saturday 9th and Saturday 16th December. Please get in touch to secure your space as availability is limited.
Volunteer Day – Saturday 4th March
All Just a little reminder that there will be folk on site at Steamworks from 10am this Saturday who will welcome volunteers old or new who are interested in helping the Trust in any way. Our public open days commence