The East Anglian Railway Museum near Colchester in Essex is holding a special Diesel Days event on Sunday, 15th and Wednesday, 18th February.

The museum is based in Wakes Colne at Chappel and Wakes Colne Station.

Visitors will be able to travel in vintage wagons or carriages in trains hauled by diesel locomotives, an ex-British Railways’ Class 101 diesel multiple unit that used to run on the Marks Tey to Sudbury line, or a diesel railbus built by Waggon and Maschinenbau of Germany

The admission ticket allows unlimited rides throughout the day, with trains running between 11 am and 3 pm.

As well as travelling on the diesel trains, visitors can look around the original buildings from when it was a station on the line between Sudbury and Long Melford.

There is also a Goods Shed, Restoration Shed, and Exhibition Hall to explore. The museum also houses various train carriages from different periods, which visitors can look around.

On Wednesday, 18th February, the Braintree and Halstead Model Railway Club will open their room to visitors.

Refreshments with hot and cold food and drinks will be on sale at the Platform 2 Café.

Tickets for the day cost £11.50 for adults and £8.50 for children, with a 50p reduction if booked in advance at https://earm.co.uk/events/diesel-days/.

The East Anglian Railway Museum is not just about diesels, as it is also home to a Class 309 Electric Multiple Unit that used to operate between London Liverpool Street and Clacton-on-Sea, and is in the process of restoring London & North Eastern Railway N7 Class No. 69621.