Stephenson Steam Railway to reopen for 2025 running season
Stephenson Steam Railway to reopen for 2025 running season on Sunday 13 April
Stephenson Steam Railway – the North Tyneside-based heritage railway and museum – reopens on Sunday 13 April, welcoming back visitors for a fantastic family day out.
Exciting new additions to the site for 2025 include a miniature railway and woodland walk area, alongside returning favourites like ‘make and take’ craft Thursdays during school holidays and heritage train rides every Sunday.
The new miniature railway connects the museum to the newly built Engine House Halt. Built by volunteers from the North Tyneside Steam Railway Association, this light railway will welcome its very first passengers on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
Visitors can choose to take a ride on three unique miniature locomotives: the steam engine ‘Loki’, the Planet petrol locomotive ‘Kibworth Castle’, and the special guest locomotive ‘Hilda’. To celebrate the grand opening over the Easter weekend, visitors can enjoy an intensive miniature railway timetable and ride for just £1, with under 4s riding free.
Another addition to Stephenson Steam Railway is the under 5s’ play space. In this new play area, children can step into the role of a train guard, practising signals and waving flags in front of a mini mirror.
With sensory objects and other hands-on items scattered throughout, the area encourages playful learning and exploration. It’s a small but fun and engaging space where children can discover the world of trains in a safe and imaginative setting.
A firm favourite with visitors, heritage train rides return every Sunday, starting from Sunday 13 April. Visitors can hop aboard a heritage train for a four-mile return journey along the historic route once used by coal trains traveling from local collieries to the River Tyne.
Heritage train rides run on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays, with extra services on Thursdays during the school holidays.
Staff and volunteers at Stephenson Steam Railway invite visitors to join them as they celebrate the new additions to the site, as well as much-loved favourites, across the Easter Weekend, starting on Good Friday.
