Our Crakehall Station level crossing gates have been shortlisted for a National Railway Heritage Award! The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony to be held in London on Wednesday 6th December 2023.  The crossing gates are wooden and based on the North...

This Halloween, get ready for a special day of spookiness with the Haunted Rail at Wensleydale! On Saturday 28th October, we'll be making our Stations extra scary, as well as a host of ghostly games and frightful fun for families at Leeming Bar and Scruton Stations....

Are you going to the Bedale Community Bonfire and Fireworks Display on Saturday 4 November? Why not travel there by train and avoid the busy roads & parking? Let our special Bonfire Express service take the strain! All tickets are a flat £10 return with children...

This weekend, to celebrate Heritage Open Days 2023 we will be diving into the history of Leeming Bar with our Looking Back at Leeming Bar exhibition. Last year, we completed an incredible project to restore Leeming Bar Station to its 1920s appearance and function, and...

This year’s AGMs will be held on Saturday 30th September. The venue is Chantry Hall, North End, Bedale DL8 1AF. Registration is from 09:45am. The PLC AGM will start at 10:30am and the Trust AGM will start at 11:15 am. Although the objects of the Wensleydale Railway...

Heritage Summer - Kids Activities This summer, join us for a train ride like no other as we take you back in time on the Wensleydale Railway. Every Wednesday in August we will be offering a range of historical fun for our young passengers - from Victorian leisure time...

We are pleased to announce that the recent Jazz Train charity fundraiser event was a great success. The evening event was held on Saturday 17 June and included an auction of promises and raffle on board the train from Leeming Bar to Leyburn. Peter Edmonds, band...

We are pleased to announce the launch of our summer appeal to support on-going maintenance and improvement plans. Our railway is one of the longest heritage lines in the UK. We have 22 miles of track and infrastructure to maintain. We also need to invest in projects...

Congratulations to the following people who have won prizes in our 20th Anniversary Raffle! Wewill be in touch with the winners shortly. Ticket Number and Prize01481: Driver Experience (Class 37)14175: Driver Experience (DMU)04224: Afternoon Tea on the train for 4...

We are pleased to announce the return to service of our class 143 Pacer unit, number 143623. The class 143 diesel multiple unit arrived at our railway in July 2021, from its previous home in South Wales. Affectionately known as ‘nodding donkeys’ by train enthusiasts,...

We are pleased to announce the introduction of our ‘kids for a quid’ travel offer for 2023. Children travel for only £1.00 on all our normal scheduled train services and the offer is valid all year round. Nick Keegan, Fundraising and Marketing Manager at Wensleydale...

Did you know that each of our stations is set in a different decade so you can spend the day travelling around the 20th Century? Pick up a free copy of our Explorer Passport to see what there is to do at each station and which time period the station is set in. Our...

The award-winning Wensleydale Railway Education programme has been running since 2015, immersing students in the history of rural railway life. The two authentically restored railway stations at Scruton and Leeming Bar invite students to explore and learn what life...

Calling all KS1 and KS2 school teachers - our ‘Lost Luggage’ Loan Box programme provides schools with an opportunity to learn about the history of the railway and the local area through a carefully curated collection of objects, activities and curriculum-focused...

SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK is donating disused railway track from its Tees Valley energy-from-waste (EfW) facility, to be re-used for improvements to the historic Wensleydale Railway in North Yorkshire.The donation will allow the Wensleydale Railway to replace...

Local residents receive a 25% discount on our standard train ticket price! If you live in Postcodes DL6 to DL11 inclusive and YO7 and HG4, just show our ticket office a document with your postcode details on it (such as a driver’s licence or utility bill) at the time...

‘Make do and Mend’ 1940s Craft Activity Days Starting this Bank Holiday Monday, 29 May 2023, why not take the train back in time and join a free ‘Make do and Mend’ day with 1940s crafts and activities at Finghall Lane Station! Each station on the Wensleydale Railway...

Part of Scruton station’s platform is made from wood and the surface became slippy at times. Our Direct Works team fitted just short of one-mile of anti-slip material to the platform surface and used 6,578 screws to secure them in place! The work was completed several...

Our Crakehall Station level crossing gates have been shortlisted for a National Railway Heritage Award! The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony to be held in London on Wednesday 6th December 2023.  The crossing gates are wooden and based on the North...

This Halloween, get ready for a special day of spookiness with the Haunted Rail at Wensleydale! On Saturday 28th October, we'll be making our Stations extra scary, as well as a host of ghostly games and frightful fun for families at Leeming Bar and Scruton Stations....

Are you going to the Bedale Community Bonfire and Fireworks Display on Saturday 4 November? Why not travel there by train and avoid the busy roads & parking? Let our special Bonfire Express service take the strain! All tickets are a flat £10 return with children...

This weekend, to celebrate Heritage Open Days 2023 we will be diving into the history of Leeming Bar with our Looking Back at Leeming Bar exhibition. Last year, we completed an incredible project to restore Leeming Bar Station to its 1920s appearance and function, and...

This year’s AGMs will be held on Saturday 30th September. The venue is Chantry Hall, North End, Bedale DL8 1AF. Registration is from 09:45am. The PLC AGM will start at 10:30am and the Trust AGM will start at 11:15 am. Although the objects of the Wensleydale Railway...

Heritage Summer - Kids Activities This summer, join us for a train ride like no other as we take you back in time on the Wensleydale Railway. Every Wednesday in August we will be offering a range of historical fun for our young passengers - from Victorian leisure time...

We are pleased to announce that the recent Jazz Train charity fundraiser event was a great success. The evening event was held on Saturday 17 June and included an auction of promises and raffle on board the train from Leeming Bar to Leyburn. Peter Edmonds, band...

We are pleased to announce the launch of our summer appeal to support on-going maintenance and improvement plans. Our railway is one of the longest heritage lines in the UK. We have 22 miles of track and infrastructure to maintain. We also need to invest in projects...

Congratulations to the following people who have won prizes in our 20th Anniversary Raffle! Wewill be in touch with the winners shortly. Ticket Number and Prize01481: Driver Experience (Class 37)14175: Driver Experience (DMU)04224: Afternoon Tea on the train for 4...

We are pleased to announce the return to service of our class 143 Pacer unit, number 143623. The class 143 diesel multiple unit arrived at our railway in July 2021, from its previous home in South Wales. Affectionately known as ‘nodding donkeys’ by train enthusiasts,...

We are pleased to announce the introduction of our ‘kids for a quid’ travel offer for 2023. Children travel for only £1.00 on all our normal scheduled train services and the offer is valid all year round. Nick Keegan, Fundraising and Marketing Manager at Wensleydale...

Did you know that each of our stations is set in a different decade so you can spend the day travelling around the 20th Century? Pick up a free copy of our Explorer Passport to see what there is to do at each station and which time period the station is set in. Our...

The award-winning Wensleydale Railway Education programme has been running since 2015, immersing students in the history of rural railway life. The two authentically restored railway stations at Scruton and Leeming Bar invite students to explore and learn what life...

Calling all KS1 and KS2 school teachers - our ‘Lost Luggage’ Loan Box programme provides schools with an opportunity to learn about the history of the railway and the local area through a carefully curated collection of objects, activities and curriculum-focused...

SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK is donating disused railway track from its Tees Valley energy-from-waste (EfW) facility, to be re-used for improvements to the historic Wensleydale Railway in North Yorkshire.The donation will allow the Wensleydale Railway to replace...

Local residents receive a 25% discount on our standard train ticket price! If you live in Postcodes DL6 to DL11 inclusive and YO7 and HG4, just show our ticket office a document with your postcode details on it (such as a driver’s licence or utility bill) at the time...

‘Make do and Mend’ 1940s Craft Activity Days Starting this Bank Holiday Monday, 29 May 2023, why not take the train back in time and join a free ‘Make do and Mend’ day with 1940s crafts and activities at Finghall Lane Station! Each station on the Wensleydale Railway...

Part of Scruton station’s platform is made from wood and the surface became slippy at times. Our Direct Works team fitted just short of one-mile of anti-slip material to the platform surface and used 6,578 screws to secure them in place! The work was completed several...