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Updated 15/08/2026
We aim to be open to the public 10am - 4pm on Sundays  from Easter - December 2026 with additional Saturday opening for events. We are closed for essential maintenance from December - Easter each year.
​If you would like to be part of our platform staff as a volunteer welcomer and to learn new skills please follow the link to learn more: link-volunteering-page. New welcomers will be supported by one of our experienced volunteers and it is a great way to make new friends. We welcomed the Ariel Motorcycle Owners Club who were on tour in 2022 with Sue H, Joan and Sue J forming part of the welcoming team. It was a great day and the video shows the departure of the motorcycles. The visit from this Ariel Motorcycle Owners Club has become an annual event and we look forward to seeing them each year.
We can host private events during our closed season subject with prior agreement please email with your request and our of our events team will get back to you. Link-events-email

Events at Kirkby Stephen East

​We are open to the public on Sundays from 10am - 4pm with some additional open days on Saturdays.
Events run 10am - 4pm unless stated otherwise with free admission (donations welcome) and charges for train rides (subject to availability). Some special events  may have an admission charge. 
Groups can book private events on Saturdays (subject to availability) link-events-email.

2026 Train Fares - Easter - December 2026
TICKETS purchased on the day - NO prebooking required
Family £15-00 (2 adults and up to 3 children) 
Additional Child £1-00
Adult £8.00
Disabled £7-00 (accompanying carer free)   
Consessions £6-00 (over 65,HRA members, Railriders)   
1370 Club members*  Free with 50% off family ticket
​* to learn more about the1370 club Link-supporters-page

Please note events are subject to changes and please see our Facebook page for any last minute alterations.
Easter Saturday 4th April 2026 - Craft & Local Food Fayre  as part of the Cumbria Easter Rally - a free event with classic buses and vehicles in Brough, Winton Kirkby Stephen and surrounding area. Free admission with refreshments in the buffet car and charges for train rides. 
Train service - motive power steam 

Easter Sunday 5th April 2026 - Cumbria Easter Rally Free vintage buses between Brough, Winton Kirkby Stephen and the Mainline Station. Free admission with refreshments in the buffet car and charges for train rides 
Train service - motive power steam 

Sunday 31st May 2026 - Diesel train service - Free admission with refreshments in the buffet car and charges for train rides. 
Train service - motive power diesel

Sunday 21st June 2026 - Model Railway Show - Free admission with refreshments in the buffet car and charges for train rides. 
Train service - motive power steam

Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July 2026 - Kirkby Stephen in the 1940s Weekend- Free event to showcase the home front in the Eden Valley. We are working with Chris Hallam, members of the Military Vehicle Trust and Kirkby Stephen Town Council to deliver this event. There will be exhibits around the site and in town with a free vintage bus service between Brough, Kirkby Stephen and the mainline station. 
Train service - motive power steam
 
Sunday 26th July 2026 - Westmorland Dales Festival Weekend - We are pleased to be part of the local celebration of the landscape of the Westmorland Dales and the people who live and work here. Kirkby Stephen will showcase conservation, countryside stalls, craft and food markets with entertainments and activities for everyone, 
Train service - motive power diesel Sunday

August 2026 Sunday Train Services 
Every Sunday in August we aim to operate train services with our buffet car open for light refreshments (subject to staffing). Admission is free with charges for train rides. We aim to run steam on alternate Sundays but this is subject to a fire risk assessment and we will update this page as required.
2nd August - buffet car CLOSED 
DIESEL service
9th August - buffet car CLOSED
DIESEL service
16th August - buffet car OPEN
150th Anniversary Sir Nigel Gresley's birth - GST and LNERCA member travel free
DIESEL service
23rd August - buffet car CLOSED
DIESEL service
30th August - Buffet car OPEN
Free travel with a National lottery ticket issued in August 2026
STEAM service (subject to weather conditions)
Train service - Steam will be subject to fire risk assessment

September - Open Sundays 10am - 4pm
NO trains - Heritage Open Weekend cancelled

Sunday 25th October 2026 - Halloween Event - diesel service during the day 10:30am - 4pm open to the public. Evening ticketted event run in conjunction with Kirkby Stephen Town Council Diesel 'ghost train'. ​Details to follow.

November - Open Sundays 10am - 4pm
NO trains 
​December - Easter 27 - closed for maintenance

Peckett steam locomotives hauling heritage railway carriages