Rails & Ales Timetables Published
This August Bank Holiday, come to the South Devon Railway for a feast of steam and diesel trains – and our famous beer and cider festival too! We’ll be running…
SDR news for enthusiasts and followers.
L92 back into traffic
We are pleased to say L92 is back in traffic as of today, so the normal two-steam train service will run tomorrow. Thank you to everyone who has worked hard…
Altered workings tomorrow (Friday)
Tomorrow's beer festival evening trips will be steam-auto-operated instead of the booked DMU. That's the 7.40, 9.05 and 10.20 from Buckfastleigh, and the 8.20, 9.40 and 10.50 from Totnes. The…
First Visiting Locomotive of 2019 Golden Anniversary Gala Announced
We are delighted to announce, thanks to our friends at the Llangollen Railway, that 6430 is the first confirmed visiting locomotive for the Golden Anniversary Steam Gala, 6-14 April 2019!…
Diesel Service this Saturday
Our public trains this Saturday 12 May will be hauled by a heritage diesel locomotive. Steam locomotive 6412 will be in operation on other services. (This is due to a…
SDRA AGM Location Error
The SDRA AGM is incorrectly shown in Bulliver as taking place in Buckfastleigh Town Hall, whereas in the AGM booklet it is correctly shown as taking place in the Buckfastleigh…
Miniature Railway – Most Successful Event in Recent Years
Hello All After several requests I have spent some time working out our figures for Thomas 2018. It would appear that it was our most successful of recent years. Both…
A Big Thank You for an Amazing Weekend!
A huge THANK YOU to all our passengers, staff and Cadets who have visited the South Devon Railway over the last three days, and made our Day out with Thomas…
May Loco Roster
The May Loco Roster is out now: https://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/locomotive-roster/
Ashburton Branch Reunion
A grand reunion for everyone who has worked on the Ashburton Branch, at any point in its history, is being held at Buckfastleigh on Saturday 13 April 2019! If you…