Sat 5th - Thu 24th Dec 2026: Santa Express
West Somerset Railway 2026
The Railway Station,
Minehead,
Somerset.
Tel: 01643 704 996.
Railways events in December 2026
Sat 5th Dec 2026: Santa’s Steam Train Adventure
Great Central Railway – Nottingham 2026
Mere Way ,
Ruddington,
Nottinghamshire.
Tel: 0115 940 5705.
Sat 5th - Thu 24th Dec 2026: Santa by Steam
Bodmin & Wenford Railway 2026
Bodmin General Station,
Lostwithiel Road,
Bodmin,
Cornwall.
Tel: 01208 73555.
Sat 5th - Sun 20th Dec 2026: Santa Specials
Keith & Dufftown Railway 2026
Dufftown Station,
Dufftown,
Banffshire.
Tel: 01340 821 181.
Sat 5th - Thu 24th Dec 2026: Santa Specials
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway 2026
Woody Bay Station,
Martinhoe Cross,
Parracombe,
Devon.
Tel: 01598 763 487.
Sat 5th - Thu 24th Dec 2026: Santa Special
Middleton Railway 2026
The Station, Moor Road,
Hunslet,
Leeds,
Yorkshire.
Tel: 0113 271 0320.
Sat 5th - Wed 23rd Dec 2026: Elf Express
Stephenson Railway Museum 2026
Middle Engine Lane,
North Shields,
Tyne & Wear.
Tel: 0191 200 7146.
Sat 5th - Thu 24th Dec 2026: Santa Specials
East Somerset Railway 2026
Cranmore Station,
Cranmore,
Nr Shepton Mallet,
Somerset.
Tel: 01749 880 417.
Sat 5th - Wed 23rd Dec 2026: Santa Express
Colne Valley Railway 2026
Yeldham Road,
Castle Hedingham,
Halstead,
Essex.
Tel: 01787 461 174.
Sat 5th - Thu 24th Dec 2026: Santa Specials
Peak Rail 2026
Matlock Station,
Matlock,
Derbyshire.
Tel: 01629 818 022 / 07514 953 353.
Sat 5th - Mon 21st Dec 2026: Santa’s Magical Steam Train
Blaenavon’s Heritage Railway 2026
The Railway Station, Furnace Sidings,
Garn Yr Erw,
Blaenavon,
Torfaen.
Tel: 01495 792 263.
Sat 5th - Wed 23rd Dec 2026: Steam into Christmas
Didcot Railway Centre 2026
Station Road,
Didcot,
Oxfordshire.
Tel: 01235 817 200.
Sat 5th - Sun 6th Dec 2026: Christmas Special trains
Heatherslaw Light Railway 2026
Ford Forge,
Heatherslaw,
Cornhill-on-Tweed,
Northumberland.
Tel: 01890 820 244 .
Sat 5th - Sun 13th Dec 2026: Santa Specials
Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway 2026
Cynheidre,
Llanelli,
Carmarthenshire/Sir Gaerfyrddin.
Sat 5th - Mon 21st Dec 2026: Santa Specials
Helston Railway 2026
Trevarno Farm,
Prospidnick,
Helston,
Cornwall.
Tel: 01326 572 977.
Sat 5th - Sun 13th Dec 2026: Father Christmas Special
Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway 2026
The Warren,
Swanton Street, Bredgar,
Sittingbourne,
Kent.
Tel: 01622 884 254.
Sat 5th - Wed 23rd Dec 2026: The Polar Express
London Euston, Euston Road, London, Greater London, NW1 2RT.
Sat 5th - Mon 21st Dec 2026: Santa’s Steam Train Adventure
Aln Valley Railway 2026
Lionheart Station,
Lionheart Enterprise Park,
Alnwick,
Northumberland.
Sun 6th - Sun 20th Dec 2026: Santa Specials
West Lancashire Light Railway 2026
Station Road,
Hesketh Bank,
Nr Preston,
Lancashire.
Tel: 01772 815 881.
Sun 6th - Mon 21st Dec 2026: Santa Specials
Mid-Suffolk Light Railway 2026
Brockford Station,
Wetheringsett,
Stowmarket,
Suffolk.
Tel: 01449 766 874.
Sat 12th - Sun 13th Dec 2026: Santa Steam Trains
Corris Railway & Museum 2026
Station Yard,
Corris,
Machynlleth,
Powys.
Tel: 01654 761 701.
Sat 12th - Mon 21st Dec 2026: Santa Specials
Lincolnshire Wolds Railway 2026
Ludborough Station,
Station Road,
Ludborough,
Lincolnshire.
Tel: 01507 363 881.
Sat 12th - Tue 22nd Dec 2026: Santa Specials
Gwili Railway 2026
Abergwili Junction Station,
Abergwili,
Carmarthen,
Carmarthenshire/Sir Gaerfyrddin.
Tel: 01267 238 213 / 07376 700 989.
Sat 12th - Thu 24th Dec 2026: Santa Specials
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway 2026
Lakeside Station,
Kings Road,
Cleethorpes,
Lincolnshire.
Tel: 01472 604 657.
Sat 12th - Sun 13th Dec 2026: Santa Specials
Bala Lake Railway 2026
The Station,
Llanuwchllyn,
Gwynedd.
Tel: 01678 540 666.
Sat 12th - Sun 20th Dec 2026: Santa Specials
Hampton Kempton Waterworks Railway 2026
Kempton Park Waterworks,
Snakey Lane,
Hanworth,
Middlesex.
Sat 12th - Mon 21st Dec 2026: All Aboard For Christmas
Whitehead Railway Museum 2026
Castleview Road,
Whitehead,
Co. Antrim.
Sat 12th - Sat 19th Dec 2026: Santa Steam Express
Victoria Station,
London,
Greater London,
SW1V 1JT.
Tel: 01483 209 888.
Sat 12th - Sun 20th Dec 2026: Santa Specials
Apedale Valley Light Railway 2026
Apedale Valley Country Park, Loomer Road,
Chesterton,
Newcastle-under-Lyme,
Staffordshire.
Tel: 0845 094 1953.
Sat 12th - Thu 24th Dec 2026: Father Christmas Express
Mid-Hants Railway – Watercress Line 2026
The Railway Station,
Alresford,
Hampshire.
Tel: 01962 733 810.
Sun 27th Dec - Sun 3rd Jan: Festive Steam Specials
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway 2026
The Railway Station,
Toddington,
Gloucestershire.
Tel: 01242 621 405.
Mon 28th - Thu 31st Dec 2026: New Year Trains
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway 2026
Woody Bay Station,
Martinhoe Cross,
Parracombe,
Devon.
Tel: 01598 763 487.
Mon 28th Dec - Sun 3rd Jan: Winter Warmer Trains
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway 2026
Ravenglass Station,
Ravenglass,
Cumbria.
Tel: 01229 717 171 .
Mon 28th - Tue 29th Dec 2026: Winter Diesel Gala
Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway 2026
Bo'ness Station,
Union Street,
Bo'ness,
West Lothian.
Tel: 01506 825 855.
Tue 29th - Thu 31st Dec 2026: Festive Lights of the Valley Train
Gwili Railway 2026
Abergwili Junction Station,
Abergwili,
Carmarthen,
Carmarthenshire/Sir Gaerfyrddin.
Tel: 01267 238 213.
Tue 29th Dec 2026: Winter Diesel Day
Severn Valley Railway 2026
Kidderminster Town Station,
Comberton Hill,
Kidderminster,
Worcestershire.
Tel: 01562 757 900.
