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Ashford JunctionRailway Museum
Ekaterinburg children railway 2022 ESU2A 947

Train rides

You came to a train museum. You should ride a train. Here’s every way to do it.

Vintage British railway carriage interior (Unsplash)

Daylight Coach loop

20 min·Free on weekends · $5 weekdays

A gentle lap of the yard in the 1928 coach, pulled by Little Seven. The conductor tells the story of the three lines as you pass each switch.

Driving wheels of the massive 4 8 4 (20742545482)

Steam Saturdays

35 min·$12 adult · $8 youth

Engine 1218 in full steam, out to the Millbrook grain elevator and back. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting a little sooty.

Rustic driving controls of the steam locomotive (26262898393)

Cab ride experience

15 min·$95 · ages 14+

Ride in the cab beside the engineer and fireman. You’ll pull the whistle on the way out of the yard. Four spots per steam day.

RZD ER 774 38 steam locomotive at night. (15908546523)

Lantern Express

45 min·$22 · Nov 28 – Dec 20

A winter night run with hot cider, carollers on the platform and the whole yard lit by oil lanterns.

Timetable

May – October departures

DaysDepartsRide
Sat + Sun10:30, 12:00, 1:30, 3:00Daylight Coach loop
Saturdays11:00, 2:00Steam Saturdays
Saturdays12:30Cab ride experience
Fri – Sun (Dec)5:30, 6:30, 7:30 pmLantern Express

Rides run in light rain but not in thunderstorms or extreme fire danger (sparks!). Check the board at the platform on the day.

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