2010 Galas & Events

We normally have a thread listing all railway events for the current year, but I can't find one for 2010 so thought I'd start one. I have also put all of Llangollen events into the NatPres calender.

LLANGOLLEN Events are listed below:

30 Jan - Winter Afternoon Real Ale Train
13 to 21 Feb - Thomas Week
12 April - DMU Scenery Tour
17 April -Spring Evening Real Ale Train
19 to 22 April - Autotrain Services
23 / 24 / 25 April - Corwen / Patriot Gala
26 April - DMU Scenery Tour
8 May - Murder Mystery Evening
15 / 16 May - Hope House Charity Fundraiser
17 to 21 May - Autotrain Week
29 May - Thomas 65th Birthday
19 June - Summer Evening Real Ale Train
26 / 27 June - Railcar Gala
17 July - Murder Mystery Evening
24 / 25 July - Ivor the Engine
24 Evening - Ivor Brass Band Concert
31 July / 1 Aug - 1960s Weekend
7 to 15 Aug - Thomas Week
21 Aug - Summer Evening Real Ale Train
28 Aug - Murder Mystery Evening
10 / 11 / 12 Sept - Llangollen 35 / GWR 175 Gala
18 Sept - Murder Mystery Evening
20 to 24 Sept - Autotrain Week
27 to 30 Sept - Autotrain Week
2 / 3 Oct - Diesel Gala
23 to 31 Oct - Thomas Week
30 Oct - Ghost Train Evening
5 Nov - Ride the Rocket Firework Special
6 / 7 Nov - Poppy Weekend Services
6 Nov - Murder Mystery & Firework Evening
4 Dec - Christmas Evening Real Ale Train
Dec - Santas & Mince Pie Specials


SWANAGE:

13 to 21 Feb - Family Fun Week
13 / 14 March - Railway at Work
14 March - Mothering Sunday Dining Train
2 to 5 April - Easter Specials
7 / 8 / 9 May - Diesel & Beer Festival
17 to 23 May - Swanage 125
July 31 to 7 Aug - Swanage Regatta & Carnival
10 / 11 / 12 Sept - Swanage Steam Gala & Transport Festival
23 to 31 Oct - Family Fun Week
Dec - Santas & Mince Pie Specials

 

NORTH NORFOLK:

11 Mar - (Provisional) Reopening of Sheringham level crossing with Oliver Cromwell
12 / 13 / 14 Mar - Celebration Gala
17 / 18 Apr - Vintage Bus Weekend (New for 2010)
2 / 3 May - Altogether Now! (Children's Weekend)
5 / 6 Jun - Mixed Traction Gala
12 / 13 Jun - Ivor the Engine Weekend (New for 2010)
4 to 11 Jul - Quad-Art Set Week
4 Jul - Vintage Transport Festival
16 / 17 / 18 Jul - Annual Beer Festival
3 / 4 / 5 Sep - Steam Gala
18 / 19 Sep - 1940s Weekend
24 / 25 Oct - Altogether Now! (Children's Weekend)
Dec W/Es & 21 to 24 Dec - Santa Specials
26 Dec - 2 Jan 2011 - Mince Pie Specials

 

NENE VALLEY RAILWAY

6 / 7 Mar - Diesel Gala
25 April - S&D Pines Express Day
12 / 13 Jun - Rail Mail
19 Jun - Steamin' Blues
10 / 11 July - TPO & Vintage Weekend
31 July - 1st Aug - Thomas' Big Weekend
11 / 12 Sept - Autumn Steam Gala
25 / 26 Sept - 1940's Weekend
1 - 3 Oct - Diesel Gala
16 / 17 Oct - TPO Weekend
6 Nov - Firework Fiesta
Dec - Santa Specials

 

Bluebell

30th January - Relaunch of B473
20th & 21st February - Branch Line Weekend, featuring 42085 and 78019 as well as the début of 178
27th & 28th February and 6th & 7th March - Special 1963 timetable details of all the special timetable weekends here: http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/events/50th.html#march
13th & 14th March - Special 1972 timetable
20th & 21st March - Special 1983 timetable
27th & 28th March - Special 1990 timetable
17th April - Toy & Rail Collectors Fair
8th & 9th May - Southern at War
22nd & 23rd May - Bluebell Open Day & Stepney's Birthday
5th & 6th June - East Grinstead Open Day featuring the opening of the new platform
19th, 20th, 26th & 27th June - Baxter's Family Fun Weekends
2nd & 4th July - Victorian Picnic Evenings
3rd July - East Grinstead Open Day and An Evening With The Yetties
24th & 25th July - Toy and Rail Collectors Fair
Throughout August - Children's Activities
6th - 8th August - 50th Anniversary Celebrations - Featuring visitors 60163 Tornado, Furness Rly No. 20 and The Blue Circle
15th August - Sussex Food Festival
21st & 22nd August - Vintage Transport Weekend
4th September - East Grinstead Open Day
11th & 12th September - Victorian Picnic Evenings
9th October - East Grinstead Open Day
22nd - 24th October - Giants of Steam
30th & 31st October - Wizard Weekend
6th November - Open Day at East Grinstead
14th November - Vintage Bus Day


Also throughout the year are observation car specials, real ale trains, sausage & mash trains, fish & chip evenings, curry nights and wealden rambler specials.
I'll get on with adding most of these events to the nat pres calendar

 

MIDLAND RAILWAY BUTTERLEY

6th - 7th March - Day Out With Thomas
24th - 25th April - All Aboard with Ivor
1st - 3rd May - Vintage Train Event
8th - 9th May - 1960's Event
22nd - 23rd May - Diesel Gala
29th May - 2nd June - Day Out With Thomas
26th - 27th June - Diesel Shunters Event
11th - 12th July - Narrow Gauge & Modellers Event
17th - 18th July - Postman Pat
23rd - 25th July - Indietracks
4th - 8th August - Day Out With Thomas
14th - 15th - Paddington Bear
20th - 22nd August - Vintage Train Event
28th - 30th - Heritage Open Event (Bank Holiday Gala)
11th - 12th September - Diesel Multiple Unit Event
18th - 19th - 1940's Event
25th - 26th - Medieval Weekend
2nd - 3rd October - Diesel Gala
9th - 10th October - Steam Gala
30th October - Halloween Trains
6th November - Fireworks Night
20th - 21st November - Santa Specials
27th - 28th November - Santa Specials
2nd December - Santa Specials
4th - 5th December - Santa Specials
9th December - Santa Specials
11th - 12th December - Santa Specials
16th December - Santa Specials
18th - 19th December - Santa Specials
22nd - 24th December - Santa Specials
27th - 31st December - Day Out With Thomas