Minirotty

A colleague of mine recommended it so I purchased a family ticket today to take the family on it Christmas Eve.

Santa Steam Special - a train ride to a location where the kid's get to meet Santa get prezzies then back home again after finding some where for lunch.

Sound fantastic and not badly priced tbh just wondered if anyones had experiance of it before?

Cheers.

Oranoco

Quite a famous one although I thought it had closed. Used to do a lot of the steam railways with my Dad as a kid as my grandfather worked on them when he came out of the army.

Nene Valley Railway is another one.

Mike C

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Yup, Station is 2 mins from my house

Minirotty

Didn't realise you lived that close to me mate, so it's recommended then?

Matt Evans

Not a bad day out for the kids tbh kev, we took ours a couple of years back and they enjoyed it. Bit of hanging about waiting for santa, but all the folks who work there are friendly enough (and all volunteers as well) so the time passes quick for the kids.

Park at kiddy station, half decent cafe there (to get a warm drink from)

Minirotty

Cheers Matt, they've said for us to get there 45 mins early and thought it maybe a little bit of hanging about but the cafe sounds a good plan lol

Mike C

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Yeah, it's a decent crack, something a bit different. Not actually been on the train in years now, but sometimes head over to the Railwayman's Arms on the platform. Good to watch the trains on a summer's evening or on a crisp day in the winter.

cossie4i+

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You can't beat the sound and smell of a real train

Hope you have a great time

Steve

Minirotty

Cheers lad's, going now, I'll let you know how it went.

Minirotty

How good was that, the kids thought it was Harry Potter and Poler Express rolled into one - few pics here










then Santa

Matt Evans

Good pics kev, Arley station and Bewdley look lovely with a bit of snow about. Glad you had a good day mate

cossie4i+

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Sounds like your kids enjoyed it

Steve

Glenn_

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Top pics there mate nice one.I hope you enjoyed the day.

Twins

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Does look nice with the snow

Minirotty

Only taken on me phone aswell mate

was brilliant bud

Think the snow made it magical for the kids (and me lol)

as said me was brillianr ans would do it again another year

Touring Car Spares

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Just done similar on the Bluebell railway this morning ,great family Christmas thing to do !

Paulo P

That looks great and a bit of snow helps I went on a steam train in the summer from an old station like that and it was great, steam trains are so much more interesting to ride on than todays trains.

I love to see some of the old stations remain intact, I didn't think they were but I know sod all about trains.

Minirotty

I really didnt realise how good it was going to be, will defo do it again.

Lee Reynolds

We did it a couple of weeks back on our local heritage railway. Good for the kids

Brian

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Looks great with the snow glad you all had a good time


Brian

Minirotty

Cheers bud, all the snow has gone from around here now so was great timing

Big-Dan

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Is this at bridgnorth mate?

Minirotty

The picture where of the trains were taken at Arley mate, didnt go as far as Bridgnorth as it was the santa special journey, was nice stopping at bewdley on the way back for food

Big-Dan

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But it is on the way to bridgnorth right? I think I remember crossing that bridge on my way to a customers house last year, was a cracking view

Big-Dan.

Minirotty

yeh it is on the way bud

Big-Dan

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Ah cheers, must take my nipper there next time they have something going on.

Big-Dan.

Chip

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As per some of the above comments, bit of snow really does make that look awesome