Quick Details
Adults
Ages 16-59
£ 19.08
Seniors
Ages 60+
£ 17.20
Children
5-15 Years Old
£ 6
Infants
Ages 4 and under • Must be accompanied by an adult
Carers
Free travel when accompanying a disabled visitor • Disabled visitor will require an age appropriate ticket • Please bring proof
Say Goodbye to the Season in True North East Style!
Join us for the Run It Gala on 17 & 18 October 2026, the perfect send-off to Tanfield Railway’s main operating season. Taking place this autumn, the event is a celebration of the region’s rich industrial heritage.
Event Highlights
Celebrate the legacy of the North East with:
- Up to Five steam engines and three diesel locomotives in action (subject to availability).
- A mix of passenger and freight trains, running an intensive timetable throughout the event.
- Enjoy freight train shunting demonstrations by diesel locomotive Reyrolles No.2 in Marley Hill yard.
- Get toe tapping to traditional music across the site.
- Join our volunteer printer at Andrews House station waiting room and make a lino print of one of our locomotives.
- Step inside Marley Hill engine shed following recent interior white washing work, restoring it back to its 1930s/40s condition.
Train Timetable
To be announced.
Plan Your Visit
Event Dates:17th and 18th October 2026
Tickets & More Info: Tickets on sale SOON, save 10% vs on the day prices when you book online .
Locomotives in Action (subject to availability)
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Joicey Collieries No.3, Twizell, built in 1891 by Robert Stephenson & Co at Forth Banks in Newcastle
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Stanley (later N.C.B No.1 & No.32), built by Andrew Barclays Sons & Co, Scotland in 1920
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Keighley Corporation Gas Department No.2 built by R & W Hawthorn Leslie & Co in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1911.
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Sir Cecil A Cochrane. built in 1948 by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns Ltd in Newcastle for Redheugh Gas Works in Gateshead.
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National Coal Board No.49 was built in 1943 by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns Ltd in Newcastle for the War Department, later moving to the NCB's Backworth system and surrounding collieries in Northumberland.
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Tyne Improvement Commission No.35, built by Ruston and Hornsby, Lincoln, in 1958.
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Ribblesdale Cement Company Ltd No.6, built by John Fowler, Leeds, in 1960.
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Reyrolles Ltd, Hebburn, No.2 built by Armstrong Whitworth, Scotswood, Newcastle in 1933