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We're running 3-days over the SPRING Bank Holiday.
On Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th and Monday 30th May we intend to offer 'DRIVER FOR A FIVER' driving experiences between Barry Island Station and our Plymouth Road Platform with on our Sentinel Steam Loco (Susan, Works No 9537 built 1952) - this...
This coming weekend we are running trains as follows:-
Saturday 30 April - Sentinel team loco Susan dragging our Class 101 railcar set 'Iris II'
Sunday 1st May - Railcar Class 101 'Iris II'
Monday 2nd May - Class 73 loco 73118 operating in 'push-pull' mode with Gatwick Express set
Trains...
GATWICK EXPRESS AT BARRY TOURIST RAILWAY SATURDAY 26TH MARCH
We've been busy over the winter period and have installed a generator in our GATEX GLV driving trailer so that we are now able to fully 'power up' our Gatwick Express coaches. For the first time this coming Saturday we'll be using...
Barry Tourist Railway will be on Dr Who on Saturday 18th October at 20.25hrs featuring our IRIS II railcar set. Episode is called 'Flatline'.
Filming also took place on the GWR.
Check out the full trailer on: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p028d56k
John Buxton
Director
The 0-4-4 Metropolitan MET 1 Tank loco is coming to the Barry Tourist Railway this week and we plan to use it on our passenger scheduled services this coming weekend on Sunday (24th) and Monday (25th) between Barry Island and Woodham Halt. Vintage Diesel Railcar set, IRIS II will operate our...
The GWR Steam Railmotor is to visit the Barry Tourist Railway for an extended stay arriving within the month of August. The Railmotor will first be used over our Barry at War weekend on Sat / Sun 31st Aug / 1st Sept. The unit will run 5 return trips each day including carrying youngsters dressed...
BARRY TOURIST RAILWAY
CLASSIC CAR RALLY SUNDAY 28TH JULY
On Sunday 28th, the Barry Tourist Railway will be hosting the Big Barry Classic Car Rally with The Glamorgan Classic Car Club
We are expecting 60+ classic cars for our car rally at Barry Island Station on Sunday 28th July. Most of...
BARRY TOURIST RAILWAY - BIG SCALE MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION SATURDAY 27th JULY 2013 (10.30 16.30hrs)
The Barry Tourist Railway are holding their first 'Big Barry, Big Scale Model Railway Exhibition' on Sat 27th July.
The modelling show, which will be officially opened at 10.30hrs by...
This coming weekend, 1st / 2nd September we are operating GWR Pannier Tank loco No. 9466 hauling our IRIS II Railcar set between Barry Island Station and the Waterfront Platform which is adjacent to the Tall Ships Festival. Great fun to be had for everyone - why not bring the family? See the...
This Sunday 5th August we are hosting a Toy, Train and Railwayana sale between 10.30am - 4.00pm in Barry Island Station and on the platform under the canopy. There will be 50 tables and the station cafe will be open all day. Many top dealers in Dinky, Gorgi, Matchbox, Hornby, Wrenn, Bachmann...
We are delighted to be holding our diesel gala on Sat/Sun 28/29 July as our second event this year to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Class 73 ED locomotives. This event should not only sees our resident Class 73, 73118, in operation but an additional visiting Class 73, number 73133, and...
The Barry Rail Centre with the associated Barry Tourist Railway is a great place to test and commission a locomotive and we are pleased that Tom Clift has decided to bring his superbly restored 26038 to Barry. The quality of the overhaul that has been carried out on this loco makes it the best...
2012 is the 50th Anniversary of the Class 73 Electro-diesel locomotives. E6001 (later 73001) was completed at Eastleigh Works at the end of January 1962. It was rolled out for its official photograph on 2nd February and completed its first main line test run on 5th February.
To celebrate the...
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