The Southwold Railway Trust will be opening its land at Blyford Lane Wenhaston to the public on Saturday June 18th, and Sunday June 19th, between 10.00 and 16.00 each day. Visitors are invited to meet our volunteers, to see how
The Southwold Railway Trust would like very much to thank all the local organisations who participated in our first Pop-Up Shop at iChameleon in the Thoroughfare, between April 7th and 13th. Our thanks also to Just Nice Things for the
A major part of the task of moving the Trust’s Rolling Stock to the new Blyth Valley rolling stock storage area – dealing with the staff mess (Coach 7) – went extremely well on Wednesday November 11th. Wave Trade* of Lowestoft
On Saturday and Sunday August 1st and 2nd, the Trust was invited to the prestigious Waveney Valley Model Railway Club’s Show at the St Felix School, Reydon. As always at this show, we had a really good time, and were
The Trust held a new event on 11th and 12th July, at Wenhaston Station. On Saturday, all residents of Wenhaston with Mells Parish were invited to come to the station and meet some volunteers and Trustees. The Trust provided free
A quiet day at the workshop with only three of us in attendance (tho’, to be fair, Latitude was on – ed.). Progressing the toilet building for Wenhaston was the order of the day, James and Bob concentrated on the
Trust volunteers (travelling from as far away as Bury St. Edmunds and Bedford – the dedication of our members never ceases to amaze me) had three strongly-contrasting tasks today. The railway-style WC for Wenhaston Station moves on apace, with the
Several working volunteers of the Trust accepted the kind invitation from Bernie Ward of the East Anglia Transport Museum to go with them to the Yaxham Light Railway, beside the Mid-Norfolk Railway near Dereham. We got to drive historic diesels
Join us on Classic 1966 Coach “Florence” for a day trip through the Blyth Valley. On the “A-ticket Tour”, our Guide will show you what is left of the historic railway, visiting all the stations and many parts of the
The Railway Trust’s third biannual Show on the Bank Holiday weekend was a great success. Admirably organised by Trustee and newsletter editor John Ridgway, it attracted a wide range of people, including, on Sunday, many very small children, who were