The Wensleydale Railway’s first services begin on the 14th February, with their first event being their Valentine’s Day Lunch Train.

Despite rising costs, the railway has kept its prices unchanged from 2024 for the 2026 season, which they did last year.

They will have trains running during the February half-term, with three trains a day until their full timetable comes into effect at the end of February.

They will also be running numerous dining trains, including the Wensleydale Fryer and afternoon tea trains.

Galas and the model railway show are set to return for 2026, along with its first Classic Vehicle Rally in May.

Towards the end of the year, the Polar Express will also return to the railway, which was a sell-out success last year.

Full details and updates on events can be found on their website.

“We have, once again, made the decision not to increase our scheduled train ticket prices. We remain conscious of the financial pressures that our visitors face and hope that this price freeze continues making a visit to our volunteer-led railway a great value day out.

We will also continue offering a range of value-for-money options for our customers. Our ‘kids-for-a-quid’ travel offer returns this year. This allows children aged 3-15 to travel for only £1.00 on all our normal scheduled train services (excluding special events). We also offer a 25% travel discount to local residents and a 50% discount to members of our charitable Trust.”

“In addition to our comprehensive list of events planned this year, we plan to run diesel locomotive-hauled services on Wednesdays and Saturdays from July to mid-September. Every weekend that has a catering train will also be loco-hauled all day. Our home fleet of diesel locomotives are very popular with railway enthusiasts and it’s great to be able to offer visitors more opportunities to enjoy our preserved locos and travel in our recently refurbished heritage coaches.”

Nick Keegan, Marketing and Fundraising Manager at Wensleydale Railway