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Steamworks Open Days 2025

Driver raising steam

Our open days for 2025 are now on the Public Open Days page for those of you who like to plan ahead. More days may be added, especially if we attract more volunteers to staff these days. There are still

Richard Stone November 29th, 2024 Uncategorized Read more

Blyth Update

We had hoped to steam Blyth for members and the public over the early May bank holiday weekend but we don’t think we will be ready to do so. We’re very sorry for any disappointment but we know members will

Richard Stone May 2nd, 2024May 2nd, 2024 Blyth, Steamworks Project, Uncategorized Read more

Christmas comes but once a year..

..Or twice, if you’re down here at Steamworks. The above image isn’t a recent one, I have to admit- hopefully the weather will be a little more conducive to railway operations- but it seems an appropriate one as we gear

Oliver Densham December 8th, 2023 Uncategorized Read more

Annual Lunch, 9th November. 2019, 12 for 12.30pm followed by AGM 3pm

We should have had menu details in the last Newsletter about the Annual Lunch, and our attempt to email all members has failed for some reason. So here it is now. If you want to come call me on 01502

John Bennett October 21st, 2019 Uncategorized Read more

Happy Christmas 2017!

Since we moved into our site at Blyth Road in April of this year, we at the Southwold Railway Trust have been working like Trojans to transform the site into the ‘mini-Minsmere’ planned by our chairman, architect John Bennett. To

SRT Blogger December 23rd, 2017January 16th, 2019 Uncategorized Read more

Greetings

Greetings

he Southwold Railway Trust would like to wish all our readers – both supporters and detractors – a very Happy Christmas. We would particularly like to thank all our volunteers – who have contributed so much to the recent growth

SRT Blogger December 24th, 2015January 10th, 2019 Uncategorized Read more

End of Year round-up

End of Year round-up

With the end of the old year, the Trust can look back at a series of great achievements over 2014. Volunteer attendances at our working days at both Wenhaston and Southwold have crept up in numbers – as has Trust

SRT Blogger January 6th, 2015January 7th, 2019 Uncategorized Read more

Season’s Greetings

The Southwold RailwayTrust would like to wish all our members, supporters and well-wishers a very Happy Christmas. Special greetings and thanks to Duncan’s Builders (for putting up with us at the workshop for another year), Roger Desborough (storage and transport

SRT Blogger December 24th, 2014March 27th, 2020 Permanent Way, Rolling Stock, Uncategorized Read more

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