Running Day: Thomas, Hogwarts Castle and other guest locos
We are open this Sunday - and Thomas, his Friends including Hogwarts Castle are visiting the Whitewebbs Park layout. Also see the progress on Bulls Cross as we get it ready for our September exhibition plus gets "hands on" on Clay Hill Manor.
Running Day: Eras 5 and 6 - Green and Blue Diesels
The museum is OPEN this Sunday (yay) so its time for our next themed running day - continuing to move through the railway eras we have reached 5 & 6 the time of the Blue and Green diesel locomotives. Come along and see trains running in our carriage plus have a go on your new […]
Model Railway Era's explained
We talk about era's in terms of model railways which are basically the periods in which key types of railway traction and changes occurred as the railways evolved. With our Running Days we theme these during the year to each of the major eras and all of the stock (locomotives, carriages and trucks) matches the […]
Running day: Era 3 - The Big four Sunday 26th March
Our next themed Running Day is on Sunday 26th March - this time its Era 3 - The Big Four. Our next running day celebrates 100 years since the creation of The Big Four railway companies -which took place in February 1923. Bit of History: In 1921, the "Grouping Act" of Parliament was proposed and […]
Running day: Era 1 and Era 2 - Sunday 26th Feb
Our next running day is on Sunday 26th February and covers Era 1 and Era 2. See classic stock from a period covering the start of the railways up until the "big 4" arrived. ERA 1 (Pioneering) 1804-1869Covering the period from Trevithick’s first locomotive-hauled railway journey, through the rapid expansion and ‘railway-mania’ of the mid-Victorian […]
Running Days Calendar 2023
Each Sunday when the museum is open Whitewebbs Park is run with a specific theme to the locomotives and the trains.The themes for 2023 are as follows: 29th January Free Running Day (anything goes) 26th February Pre 1923 design locomotives (including The Rocket) 26th March The Big Four Locomotives (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR) 30th […]