Opening Times
- The railway is closed from 19 – 22 October.
- On Friday 23 October we are running selected dining trains and Autumn Tints.
- From 24 – 25 October we are running our Off the Rails event. Enjoy added value with displays at our stations of vintage vehicles including buses, cars, tractors, traction engines and much more!
- From 26 – 30 October we are running our special half term offer. Book a compartment on The Pioneer for just £50!
See our timetables and calendar here.
You can book tickets here.
Tickets must be pre-booked for all dining services. If we have spare compartments on The Pioneer, tickets can be purchased on the day, including for solo passengers. These tickets are subject to availability.
SteamWorks! and the Museum will be open when trains are running (excluding evening dining trains). Platform tickets can be purchased on the day at Sheffield Park Station – prices are £4 per adult and £1.50 per child.
Customer Services
Our customer services number is: 01825 720800.
Our phone lines are open at the following times:
- Sunday and Monday CLOSED
- Tuesday – Saturday 10am- 4pm
You can contact our customer services team via email: enquiries@bluebell-railway.co.uk
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The Wealden Rambler Afternoon Tea
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Please visit our Timetables page for more information.
Shop
Our shop at Sheffield Park will be open from 10:30am until 5pm on days trains are running. Please note on these days you will only be able to enter the shop if you have a platform ticket or ticket to travel. See our timetables to see when trains are running.
Monday to Friday, the shop is open from 10:30am – 3:30pm. These visits must be pre-booked so we can manage numbers – please call the shop on 01825 720803 to book a visit.
The Bulleid Shop at Sheffield Park is currently closed. Please do not bring donations until the shop is open again and thank you for your patience.
Catering
The Bessemer Arms is open from 24 October – 1 November for guests dining from the menu. All service is table service only. Find our opening times and menus here.
The kiosk on Platform 1 is open from 9:30am to 3pm.
The kiosk at Kingscote will also be open and selling snacks for passengers on The Pioneer service.
Loco Roster
All services dining services will be hauled by No. 80151 from 23 – 25 October.
No. 263 and No. 65 will be hauling The Pioneer on Saturday and Sunday.
During Off the Rails, No. 80151 will be hauling the Goods Train on Saturday and No. 09018/D4106 will be hauling on Sunday.
Please note this is subject to availability.
Please visit our Locomotive Roster page for our roster.
