We are pleased to announce that in addition to our popular heritage service on Saturdays, we will be running trains mid-week on...

The Auckland Project, owners of the Weardale Railway, will be holding a series of public events to outline the details of their bid for...

There has been much progress on the new connecting path between the mainline station at Bishop Auckland and the Weardale Railway platform...

On Monday 27th June another day of shadow operations took place between Stanhope and Broadwood crossing near Frosterley. Shadow running...

A reminder to our members that the Annual General Meeting for the Weardale Railway Trust will be held this Saturday 11th June 2022 at...

Our heritage service restarted yesterday with three return journeys between Stanhope and Wolsingham and it was fantastic to see such...

On the morning of Tuesday 24th May, we ran a special VIP train between Stanhope and Wolsingham. Those onboard including staff from The...

This weekend saw the end of a busy week of shadow operations to reassess our Trust volunteers and ensure we are ready to restart our...

Work continues on a new 150 metre footpath that will form a much shorter and direct connection between the Network Rail Station and the...

The railway hosted an emergency training exercise at Wolsingham Depot on Saturday 14th May. The exercise involving firefighters from...

This morning we commenced shadow training runs between Stanhope and Wolsingham, with the first of our Trust volunteers to be assessed in...

Another milestone was reached today with the Class 122 bubble car being the first test train to reach Stanhope from Wolsingham following...

After two and a half years we intend to restart our heritage service on Saturday 28th May. Timetables and fares will be posted on this...

The Annual General Meeting for the Weardale Railway Trust will be held on Saturday 11th June 2022 at Stanhope Methodist Church School...

Although much work has been carried out on both rolling stock and the track, there still remained a considerable programme of work to...