Our Trust archivist, John Askwith, will be giving an illustrated talk on the history of the Weardale Railway to help mark the 40th...

The highest civic honour in County Durham has been awarded to the volunteers of the Weardale Railway Trust by Durham County Council. As...

Durham County Council are carrying out repairs to the 130 year old Causeway Bridge over the River Wear. The first stage of these works...

The Annual General Meeting for the Weardale Railway Trust will be held on Saturday 26th April 2025 at Shildon Railway Institute, 78...

We are excited to announce that our 2-car Class 108 Diesel Multiple Unit set will return to passenger traffic for the first time since...

The Annual General Meeting for the Weardale Railway Trust will be held on Saturday 13th April 2024 at Shildon Railway Institute, 78...

As part of our celebrations commemorating the Coronation of King Charles III, the Weardale Railway is delighted to announce that we have...

On Wednesday 8th March, Trust volunteers worked together with staff from Weardale Railway Limited to install a new crossing gate at...

The Annual General Meeting for the Weardale Railway Trust will be held on Saturday 15th April 2023 at The Sunday School (former Welcome...

Weardale Railway Limited and The Auckland Project have announced that the railway between Wolsingham and Bishop Auckland will reopen to...

The first passenger trains for 2023 start running during the school spring half term holiday with services between Stanhope and...

Today was a busy day of activity at the railway with two major empty coaching stock moves taking place. Several items of coaching stock...

Children from Frosterley Primary School visited 'The Story Train' at Stanhope Station during a visit to the railway on Thursday 8th...

Over the past few weeks, the 'A' exam on the Trust owned Class 142 pacer '142078' has been completed at Wolsingham Depot and the set...

Over the past month, Trust volunteers have been busy assisting staff from Weardale Railway Limited and The Auckland Project in preparing...

Pupils from Frosterley Primary School visited their local station on Friday 18th November to plant spring flower bulbs in the planters...

Following a successful summer season of the heritage service run by the Weardale Railway Trust, The Auckland Project have announced that...

Last week the railway hosted visits from local primary schools in the dale in a joint initiative between the Weardale Railway, Weardale...

Over the past couple of weeks, members of our engineering team including Kevin Richardson, John Hargreaves and Tom Hatton have been...

The Weardale Railway Trust are pleased to announce that we have completed the purchase of British Rail Class 142 pacer set '142078' from...