Ale on the Rails Gala weekend
Schedule
Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 am to Sun, 19 Jul, 2026 at 05:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Midland Railway Trust, Butterley Station, DE5 3QZ Ripley, United Kingdom | Alfreton, EN
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Join us at Midland Railway – Butterley on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th July 2026 for our ‘Ale on the Rails event!This weekend will feature both steam and diesel locomotives from our home fleet alongside visiting locomotives.
Alongside this, the railway will feature a beer festival supported by TomSaid micropub once again, Steam/Diesel on the Golden Valley Light Railway, Bus rides around our Museum Complex, Diesel Roller can crush, Road Transport displays, West Shed experience, Butterley Park miniature railway, Road steam display, live band, food vendors & Rail vehicles from our museum outside on display.
This weekend will see our BR Mark1 coaches. We also hope to use BR Mark3 carriages on service trains and will be accompanied by our Mark1 Brake/Goods vehicle in its BR Blue ‘Newspapers’ livery!
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Where is it happening?
Midland Railway Trust, Butterley Station, DE5 3QZ Ripley, United Kingdom, Midland Railway - Butterley, Butterley Hill, Ripley, DE5 3, United Kingdom, AlfretonEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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