STR Leader of the Track! 2017 has been an absolutely fantastic year for South Tynedale Railway, with the conclusion of a 3 year, £5.6 million development project which included a £4.2 million Heritage Lottery Fund grant, the opening of the…
Join in with an evening of Halloween fun and frolics on 31st October with a ride on the witches' train, ghoulish games and terrifying tea at South Tynedale Railway followed by a ghostly walk led by local historian Alastair Robertson…
We're delighted to announce that South Tynedale Railway has been nominated in two categories, Small Visitor Attraction of the Year and Dog Friendly Business of the Year. We'd like to thank all of our staff and volunteers for their hard…
South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society, Alston, are proud recipients of The Queens Award for Voluntary Service 2017. It is over 40 years since the birth of the Society the aim of which was, and is, to reconnect the often-isolated communities…
By way of thanking our visitors for their support of the ongoing development project and to encourage a return visit later in the season we are offering a special discounted double visit ticket. We’d love to see our early season…
We can’t believe our train services resume on 1st April. Safe to say, there has been, and still is, much going on here at the railway. The significant developments to transform our visitor attraction are well underway. The new toilets,…
In the recent North East Tourism Awards, The South Tynedale Railway received two Golden awards. We received these awards for our railway and the services we provide.
Winners announced for North East England Tourism Awards Tourism businesses from across the North East were celebrated on Tuesday 22 November as the winners for the North East England Tourism Awards were announced at a glittering ceremony held in Newcastle Civic…
The shortlist for the North East England Tourism Awards has been announced today (21 October 2016), following another record breaking year for entries. (Full shortlist detailed below). Playing a major role in showcasing the range of high quality tourism businesses…
The Origin of the funding After a reduction in visitors due to some serious weather issues and a general decline in visitors to the AONB when the depression began to bite, by 2012 the South Tynedale Railway was in serious…