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SAT 20 JUL

Mixed Traction Weekend

Dean Forest Railway Museum, Lydney

Run by: Dean Forest Railway Museum

Join us for our mixed traction weekend.

clock10:30–17:00

Suitable for any age

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Dean Forest Railway

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A chance to see and find out about how steam and diesel locomotives share the workload.

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Other Dates

This activity also runs on these dates:

  1. Sun 21 Jul 10:30–17:00

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Dean Forest Railway Museum

Dean Forest Railway, Norchard Railway Centre, Forest Road, Lydney, GL15 4ET

About this location

Spend a moment of your visit to the Dean Forest Railway to look around our interesting museum with its emphasis on Show more… artefacts from the former Severn & Wye Joint Railway and associated Great Western & Midland Railways. Well worth a visit to find out how the railway evolved from its opening in 1810 to the present day. The museum also contains an interactive electro-mechanical telephone exchange and scale models.

You are welcome to browse the museum on train running days. You do not need to purchase a travel ticket to visit the shop & museum at Norchard.Show less…

Spend a moment of your visit to the Dean Forest Railway to look around our interesting museum with its emphasis on artefacts from the former Severn & Wye Joint Railway and associated Great Western & Midland Railways. Well worth a visit to find out how the railway evolved from its opening in 1810 to the present day. The museum also contains an interactive electro-mechanical telephone exchange and scale models.

You are welcome to browse the museum on train running days. You do not need to purchase a travel ticket to visit the shop & museum at Norchard.

Contact

This activity is organised and run by Dean Forest Railway Museum.

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