Championship Offer for Wimbledon Wednesdays 3rd and 10th July!
Apparently strawberries and cream were first served to Henry VIII in 1509 and we would…
Of hats and scrambled egg
Blog number 2 is mainly about hats and we should probably warn you at the…
Earth Day and the Launch of Green Dragon 22nd April 2019
Earth Day 2019 is the perfect day to formally launch our wood burning loco, Green…
Afternoon teas booking now!
To celebrate #EnglishTourismWeek19 and the opening of 'Number 12' our new afternoon tea carriage, every…
Shortlist announced for North East Tourism Awards….and we’re on it!
Businesses from across the region are celebrating after being shortlisted for the North East England…
Strivers Become Drivers…or anything else they want to be!
Thanks to funding from Cumbria Community Foundation’s Cumbria Fund, pupils from Samuel Kings School Alston…
Smile! There are many ways to support us!
Become an armchair supporter... There are many ways in which you can support our Preservation…
An historic weekend for the South Tynedale Preservation Society.
South Tynedale Railway Society is very pleased to announce... that the line extension to Slaggyford…
STR Visitors’ Steam Dreams can now come true!
NAKLO back on track thanks to funding from the Power to Change Trust South Tynedale…
December fun thanks to The National Lottery!
From 11 to 15 December 2017, we are offering a free hot drink and piece…
STR Leader of the Track!
STR Leader of the Track! 2017 has been an absolutely fantastic year for South Tynedale…
Halloween Spooktacular
Join in with an evening of Halloween fun and frolics on 31st October with a…
South Tynedale Railway nominated in North East England Tourism Awards 2017
We're delighted to announce that South Tynedale Railway has been nominated in two categories, Small…
South Tynedale Railway – awarded Queens Award for Voluntary Service
South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society, Alston, are proud recipients of The Queens Award for Voluntary…
Ask about our Track Back special offer
By way of thanking our visitors for their support of the ongoing development project and…
No April Fools’ here – we resume services on 1st April
We can’t believe our train services resume on 1st April. Safe to say, there has…
Double Gold at the North East Toursim Awards 2017
In the recent North East Tourism Awards, The South Tynedale Railway received two Golden awards.…
South Tynedale Railway are Highly Commended at North East England Tourism Awards
Winners announced for North East England Tourism Awards Tourism businesses from across the North East…
Shortlist announced for tourism superstars
The shortlist for the North East England Tourism Awards has been announced today (21 October…
The South Tynedale Railway Development Project
The Origin of the funding After a reduction in visitors due to some serious weather…
Steam Oddities at the South Tynedale Railway
South Tynedale Railway, Alston, is pulling out all the stops this August Bank Holiday with…
Second successful year for Employability Scheme at South Tynedale Railway
Last week saw the completion of the second year of the “Employability Scheme” at South…
Green Steam this Easter
The 2016 services will resume on Thursday 24th March with trains departing Alston at 10.45;…
Bags of Help!
We are very proud to be a potential recipient of Tesco’s forthcoming Bags of Help…
Santa Specials
There will be an extra sparkle in Santa’s eyes this December as his temporary home…
Halloween event
Saturday 31st October Join us in fancy dress for a family friendly Halloween event. No…
Swinging Sixties Saddletanks Gala
Dust down your bell bottoms and come and join us Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th…
August Bank Holiday Family Fun
Join us for some family fun this Bank Holiday at South Tynedale Railway, Alston. On…
SOUTH TYNEDALE RAILWAY AWARDED 2015 TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
Recognised as a Top Performing Tourist Destination as Reviewed by Travellers on the World’s Largest…
Bring A Grown Up – 20th & 21st June
Join us at South Tynedale Railway on 20th and 21st June, when each child accompanied…
CA9 Postcode Winners
Postcode winners!! Did you know that if you have a CA9 postcode, you can travel…
A splendid welcome to ‘BARBER’ at South Tynedale Railway
The South Tynedale Railway at Alston is delighted with the success of the “BARBER –…
BARBER- Return to Steam Gala Press Release
The iconic steam locomotive ‘BARBER’ will make its long awaited debut at Alston’s South Tynedale…
BARBER Return to Steam Gala
The iconic 1908 steam locomotive BARBER will return to steam and will carry passengers for…
Indian Summer Comes to Alston
The Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway comes to the high North Pennines for an ‘Indian Summer’…