493rd Bomb Group Museum 2025
Suffolk
Mid-Suffolk Light Railway 2024
The current train of 2 x 4 wheel ex GER coaches. We hope to have 3 later in the year.
The three current resident locos.
A section of the railway at Brockford has been recreated with original station buildings which capture the atmosphere of this quirky line. Today’s ‘Middy’ is not only a museum but runs regular steam trains and has a programme of carriage and wagon restoration complementing its efforts to recreate this slice of Edwardian England.
Contacts
Address: Brockford Station Wetheringsett Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 5PW
- Telephone: 01449 766 899
- Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
- Website: View website
Open Days & Times
Easter-early Sep Sun & BHol 1030-1630. Santa in Dec. Visit website or facebook for more details and advance booking.
Travel
- By Rail: Stowmarket / 9 miles
Facilities
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Part disabled access
The museum has all the modern facilities expected of a museum today (it has full MLA accreditation) and on many open days it is a static museum, enabling a relaxed viewing of the photo collection, artefacts, buildings and restored rolling stock.
On event days, the steam train operates on the demonstration line. The carriages are restored Victorian Great Eastern 4-wheelers so visitors can experience what it was like to travel on the 'Middy', as the MSLR was known.
Visitors can enjoy the trackside walk, but for safety reasons only on days when the steam train is not operating.
Guided tours of the engineering facilities are organised so that current projects can be viewed.
