Heritage Open Days – Free Train Rides
Enjoy a free train ride!
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Dates
21 September 2025 (historic event)
About
A Heritage Open Days Special offer - ride our heritage railway for free.
Take a four mile return trip following the route of the coal trains from the collieries to the River Tyne behind a vintage locomotive in our 1950s passenger carriages.
Part of Heritage Open Days. Heritage Open Days are an annual celebration of England's architecture and culture that allows visitors free access to historical landmarks.
