Visiting locomotives are welcome on all of the above events but must be booked in three weeks prior to the date of arrival,

7 1/4” engine owners wishing to attend the invitation week in July are requested to complete a visitors form (available here our website) we are unable to cater for locomotives that have not been pre booked, the usual current boiler & test certificates plus insurance information must be produced prior to unloading.


Echills Wood Railway (Kingsbury Water Park. Warwickshire  UK

Visiting engines form


Public information


Special Events for 2012



Sections of the railway may be closed during the period

JANUARY 4th UNTIL 6th APRIL.

Delays may occur at short notice, but where possible

we will try to continue running a single line shuttle service up to Far

Leys Station and back every Sunday plus Wednesdays and Fridays in

the School holidays, subject to weather and staff availability.


Please be patient as this may cause some long queues at peak times.

However the alternative would have been to shut completely

and disappoint some of our regular customers.


April 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th

Easter Bank holiday Week end, commencement of the summer

running Timetable, every Sunday plus school holidays

(Wed & Friday). Far Leys Station to re open with

trains operating the full 2 Km circuit.


May 5th, 6th & 7th

May Bank Holiday Weekend, Railway operating

Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.


May 19th & 20th

Miniature Traction Engine Gathering

Miniature steam road vehicles will be operating in the park and road

network, giving visitors the opportunity to ride on and talk to the

owners / drivers. Traction engines will be operating on the park

roadways from Far Leys to Harvesters station car parks. Hopefully we

will also have some full-size traction engines on display in the car park.


June 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th

Spring Bank Holiday Weekend

Railway operating Saturday, Sunday, Monday. Picnic in the park by

the railway stations and just watch the trains go by.

Plus on Tuesday 7th

Special trains running for the Queens Diamond Jubilee,

and with, for the first time at EWR

express train services operating from Picnic Green Station.


June 16th & 17th

Standard Gauge Steam & Diesel Event.

All locomotives and rolling stock operating will be models based upon

railways with a standard gauge of four foot eight and a half inches.

With models of locomotives that once steamed along the railway lines

of the UK and other countries, including Express Trains,

Goods Trains and Parcel trains.


July 1st

Our very popular Santa Special tickets for December 2012 go on sale

(on-line only) at - www.ewr-marketing.org

July 27th to Aug 5th

Kingsbury Week

An invitation week for 7 ¼” gage loco owners & enthusiasts to operate their

locomotives and rolling stock. With intensive rail operation and passenger

hauling for visiting engine owners to spend a week of relaxing,

playing trains with like minded friends and enthusiasts !!!

Also the 16mm Station master's garden railway will be open for

members and visitors to operate their respective engines and rolling stock.

For visiting engines Advance booking is essential.

See website for more booking in information and details.


Also on the same weekend

July 27th, 28th, 29th,

Our First Steam and Ale Event

Take the train to visit our first Real ale festival in association

with Church End Brewery.

Take some ‘Time out’ to relax at our mini festival of refreshing Beers.

Other Refreshments also available.


Aug 25th, 26th &27th

Bank Holiday Weekend

Railway operating Saturday, Sunday & Monday.

Plus look out for extra special events as it’s our 40th anniversary.


Sept 8th & 9th

Narrow Gauge Weekend

Visiting Locomotives operating will be models based upon those lines

throughout the world that that have a gauge less than 4` 81/2”.


Wednesday 31st October

Halloween Evening Train Rides.

Railway will be operating into the evening with spooky rides and a

Halloween costume competition, judging at 1630hrs and 1830hrs.


Dec 8th & 9th plus 15th & 16th

Santa's Specials

The railway will be operating a Santa Service to the Grotto to visit

Santa, and normal passenger trains within the operating time table.

Your ticket will also entitle you to unlimited rides on any of the

Other running service passenger trains.


Do not leave it too late to book,

some of our trains were fully booked up by the middle of October last year!

Tickets - Booking on Sundays from 1st August at Harvesters Station.


All Santa tickets MUST be booked before 15th Nov 2012.

Application forms are available from the booking office or can be

downloaded from our website;

www.ewr.org-marketing.org

Santa booking enquires 02476 314187 (leave contact message)


Why not visit our website for more information about us

www.ewr.org.uk


and finally for up to date information and news.

www.freewebs.com/echillsrailwayobserver/