Archive Talk- The Development of Ravenglass Railway Museum
2nd December, 7pm
Join volunteer Dave Simpson as he guides us through the development of our fantastic museum here at Ravenglass. The talk will take place over Zoom. Please email steam@ravenglass-railway.co.uk to attend before 5pm on Weds 1st December.
Archive Talk – Shuzenji Niji – no – Sato
4th November, 7pm
Halloween Week
23rd October to 31st October
Visit us during this coming half-term week and you’ll find some extra Halloween activities to make your visit to our museum really WICKED!
Halloween Craft Activity Sessions
Saturday 30th October 12 til 3pm and Sunday 31st October, 12.30 to 2.30pm
Join us for some fun Halloween Crafts this weekend. We’ll be making Halloween lanterns, just in time for Trick or Treating, as well as other activities.
There is no need to book and the crafts are FREE, though donations to our museum are welcomed.
Archive Talk – “Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Built Locomotives”- Part Two
Thursday 5th August, 7pm
Archive Talk – “Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Built Locomotives”- Part One
Thursday 1st July, 7pm
60th Anniversary Gala Weekend – ‘It’s Still A Lot of Fun”
10th & 11th July
Two days of gala fun here at the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. Pick to ride behind either our ‘Big Trains’ or our ‘Laal Trains’ and enjoy 3 relaxing return trips along the line in the same seat as we bring the engines to you!
A rare treat to make this Gala an alternative day out. You also have the opportunity to get a weekend ticket so that you can travel on both types of train! Throughout the weekend we will also have some visitors onsite including Talisman and a model railway in the museum. If you ride on one of our ‘Big Trains’, throughout the day you will travel behind River Mite, River Irt, River Esk and Whillan Beck. Meanwhile if you chose to ride on a ‘Laal Train’ your trips will be behind Katie and Perkins.
Prices Adult Day Ticket £27.00 Child Day Ticket £18.00 Adult Weekend Ticket £54.00 Child Weekend Ticket £36.00.
Archive Talk – “Ratty Locomotive Practice and Performance – Part 2”
Thursday 6th May at 7pm
Archive Talk – “Ratty Locomotive Practice and Performance”
Thursday 8th April at 19:00
Watch this space for more Archive Talks coming soon. In the meantime, you can view our past talks below………..
Archive Talk – “Murthwaite”
Thursday 4th March at 19:00
Click here to view our online archive talk exploring our collection of photographs in relation to “Murthwaite”.
Join our Archive Team as we explore Ravenglass Railway Museum’s collection of photographs relating to the history of Murthwaite.
The talk will take place on Zoom.
Please email steam@ravenglass-railway.co.uk to register by 4pm on Wednesday 3rd March 2021. Login details will be emailed out to those who have registered.
Archive Talk “Ratty – Romney Exchanges”
Thursday 4th February 2021 at 19:00
The Archive Talks are back and with a Guest Speaker!
Click here to view our first online Archive Talk from 4th Feb 2021.
Andy Nash will talk us through the exchanges that have taken place between the Ravenglass & Eskdale and Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railways, it’s not just about locomotives!
Andy is a fountain of knowledge about all things Romney!
He leads History Tours of the railway and writes a regular feature “Ask Andy” in the Marshlander Magazine which looks at all manner of fascinating facts from Romney history.
The talk will take place on Zoom. Please email steam@ravenglass-railway.co.uk to register.
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