TANFIELD RAILWAY TRAIN RIDES & EXPERIENCES
TANFIELD RAILWAY TICKETS & TRAIN RIDES IN NORTH EAST ENGLAND
Take a trip through time on one of Tanfield Railway’s lovingly restored steam trains. Enjoy a six-mile round-trip train ride for different events on locomotives with views of the countryside and valley in North East England!
- Back for 2025
- 18+ Years Old
- 1.5 Hours
Embark on a journey back in time with the Tanfield Railway Freight Train Guard Experience. Enjoy a round trip and immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, and smells of being a guard on our heritage freight train.
- Back for 2025!
- All Ages
- All Day
Join us this September for our Diesel Pioneers Gala, a standout event in our Tanfield300 celebrations! Taking place on the 20th and 21st of September 2025, this gala is a tribute to the industrial diesel locomotives that played a vital role in Britain’s railway heritage.
- New for 2025!
- All Ages
Join us for the Gan’ Canny Gala on 18th & 19th October, the perfect send-off to Tanfield Railway’s main operating season and the conclusion of our Tanfield300 celebrations. Taking place this autumn, the event is a heartfelt nod to the famous North East phrase “Gan canny, man”, bidding farewell with a celebration of the region’s rich industrial heritage.
- More details soon
- All Ages
- 2 hours, 25 minutes
Step aboard the Tanfield Railway’s famous North Pole Express for a steam train journey to the North Pole! Visit Father Christmas in his fireside Grotto and receive a special gift, meet the North Pole Express ticket conductor and elves, and enjoy festive refreshments and activities. Prebooking required.
- A post Christmas treat!
- All Ages
- All Day
Spend the day at Tanfield on 27th, 28th & 31st December 2025 and enjoy our popular Mince Pie Specials after all the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season. Take a steam train journey along the World’s oldest railway and tuck into a complimentary mince pie along the way!
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