SOUTHWOLD RAILWAY STEAMWORKS Open Sat 30th October Sun 31st October, 2021 10am ~ 4pm Blyth Road, Southwold IP18 6AZ Miniature Railway rides, Café, Shop, Engine Shed, Tours. 01502 725422 Free entry. www.southwoldrailway.co.uk
An August Enterprise
Another sadly brief update, but on the plus side, a ‘live’ one- I’m currently sitting outside the cafe at Steamworks on a reasonably busy Sunday opening day. Yes, you heard aright- a Sunday opening day. After the success of our
Did July-ke that?
If you’ve got any taste at all, probably not. What our regular followers might like rather more, however, is this; Yes, the rumours you’ve heard are true. Although they might equally be false, as I’ve got no idea what rumours
Christmas and New Year 2019/20
Here we all are on the post Christmas Track Walk on the 28th December. Traditionally we pause at the “cattle creep” just before Walberswick Station for a group photo, which we did, and then, for a change, one at Walberswick
Bank Holiday Monday, 27th May 2019
A record 252 visitors joined us on Bank Holiday Monday for our best day yet. The BVLR, thanks mainly to Oliver, Robin and Ian, performed brilliantly and the little Opel ran perfectly all day. Bob turned up with some more
May 20th 2019
Humpty Dumpty makes an appearance, thanks to John Barber, as an exhibit on the BVLR ride. Little Miss Muffet is also in the Bluebell Wood. Along with some bluebells! Linda and Keith painting the valance dags on the BVLR station
Open Day and Track Walk, 21st December, 2018
Here we are setting off from Blythburgh for the annual post-Christmas traditional track walk to Southwold. The bailey bridge across the Blyth was re-opened after all, but, while it was not possible to advertise this in the November newsletter, many
November 10th etc
The top picture shows the Annual Lunch at Southwold Golf Club before the AGM at the Picture Palace on November 10th. Excellent food and a really good time. The AGM went well later followed by a steamy film. That sort
Founders’ Day, 29th September 2018
Some photos taken at Founders’ Day on Saturday 29th September. A buffet in the Cafe of our newly plastered Station (and note the proper china) and some steam rides with Oliver and Robin A good do. We will have Open
Volunteers continue to dedicate hundreds of man-hours (and woman-hours!) to their chosen Charity
Many apologies for the hiatus in this blog: we have been working very hard, and much of the work is not very photogenic. Also, the usual collapse in Southwold ‘s broadband speed, occasioned by the twenty-fold summer increase in the