Events at Bodmin Railway
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Experiences at Bodmin Railway
Make someone’s dreams come true or realise your own lifelong ambition on a special Steam Driving or Diesel Driver Experience Day.
Enjoy the thrill of a lifetime or realise that childhood dream. Hold onto your hat and take control of a heritage locomotive at Bodmin Railway – it’s an experience you’ll never forget!
The Ultimate Railway Experience
Explore Cornwall's Premier Heritage Railway with your very own guided tour and 'behind the scenes'.
The Ultimate Railway Experience allows you to explore Cornwall’s Premier Heritage Railway, Bodmin Railway, for the whole day and be guided around our 1950’s station, Signal Box, Workshops and Running Shed. Including a delicious cream tea lunch and a 13 mile round-trip on the branch lines.
Experience a thrilling footplate ride for 6 miles, up and down a branch of the railway, aboard a steam engine! Observe how the fireman and driver operate the loco, as you step back in time and relish in the era of steam.
Gala Dates
China Clay Gala – 7th and 8th of September
Celebrate our china clay heritage at Bodmin Railway with our China Clay Gala. A mixed-traction event, expect to see engines in steam and our diesel home fleet out and about. Something for everyone and not one to miss!
Diesel Gala – 28th and 29th of September
Our last gala weekend of the year, filled with purely diesel locomotives. Expect to see Class 47 and 50 out and about, with the chance of CDA Wagons and brake van rides.
Please note that all of our galas may be subject to change, due to unforeseen engineering or operational issues.
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