2022 Gala dates

As with previous years I thought it would be a good idea to have a thread that list galas dates.

I will try to keep this post updated with galas and other one off railway enthusiast events, that are listed on the respective railways main website. Please feel free to post dates of any other events.

27-29 May Bo'ness Railway Summer Diesel Gala https://bkrailway.co.uk/page/dieselgala
28-30 May Bluebell Railway Road Meets Rail https://www.bluebell-railway.com/road-meets-rail/
28-30 May Fairbourne Railway Steam Gala http://www.fairbournerailway.com/gala.html

2-5 June Epping Ongar Railway 10th Anniversary and Steam Gala https://www.eorailway.co.uk/events/10th-anniversary-and-steam-gala/
3-5 June Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Cotswold Festival Of Steam https://www.gwsr.com/Cotswold_Festival_of_Steam_3_to_5_June_2022--post--111.html
9-11 June West Somerset Gala Sixties Diesel Gala https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/events/detail/sixties-diesel-gala
10-12 June Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Diesel Gala https://kwvr.co.uk/event/diesel-gala/2022-06-10/
10-12 June North Norfolk Railway Mixed Traction Weekend https://www.nnrailway.co.uk/mixed-traction-gala/
11 June Hampton & Kempton Waterworks Railway Gala Day https://hamptonkemptonrailway.org.uk/whats-on/special-events-2022/
11-12 June Statfold Barn Railway Enthusiast Weekend: Sweet Indian Steam https://www.statfold.com/sweetindiansteam
17-19 June Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Mixed Traction In The Valley https://www.e-v-r.com/mixed-traction/
18 June Gwili Railway Rail Oddities Event https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/.../calendar/2022/06/?full-items=yes&flow=635413
18-19 June Docklands Light Railway Poplar at Poplar https://kesr.org.uk/poplar-terrier-150/
18-19 June East Lancashire Railway LYR/LNWR Merger Centenary Weekend https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/events-activities/ly-centenary-weekend/
25-26 June Amerton Railway Steam Gala https://amertonrailway.co.uk/events/steam-gala/
25-26 June Apedale Valley Light Railway Diesel Gala https://avlr.org.uk/event/diesel-gala
30 June - 2 July East Lancashire Railway Summer Diesel Gala https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/events-activities/summer-diesel-gala/

2-3 July Swindon And Cricklade Railway Diesel Gala https://swindon-cricklade-railway.org/event/diesel-gala/
2-3 July Talyllyn Railway Anything Goes Gala https://www.talyllyn.co.uk/events/anything-goes-gala-2022
10 July East Anglian Railway Museum Diesel Gala https://www.earm.co.uk/whats-on/
15-17 July Watercress Line Diesel Gala https://watercressline.co.uk/diesel-gala/
16-17 July Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway Summer Steam www.cclr.co.uk/summersteam/
23-24 July Amberley Museum Rail Gala https://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/whats-on/rail-gala/
29-31 July Bluebell Railway Terrier Gala https://www.bluebell-railway.com/terrier-gala/
29-31 July Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Summer Diesel Gala https://www.gwsr.com/Summer_Diesel_Gala_29_to_31_July_2022--post--113.html
30-31 July Welsh Highland Railway Welsh Highland Railway Centenary & Celebrations https://www.festrail.co.uk/welsh-highland-railway-centenary/

5-7 August Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Summer Diesel Gala https://www.e-v-r.com/events/
6-7 August West Lancashire Railway Summer Gala https://www.westlancsrailway.org/summer-gala
13-15 August Spa Valley Railway Diesel Gala https://www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk/product.php/275/summer-diesel-gala-2022
26-28 August Barrow Hill Roundhouse 150+2 Celebration Gala https://www.barrowhill.org/events-guide.html
26-29 August Spa Valley Railway 25th Anniversary Gala https://www.spavalleyrailway.co.uk/product.php?xProd=290
27-29 August Bala Lake Railway 50th Anniversary Steam Gala https://bala-lake-railway.co.uk/50th-anniversary-steam-gala/
27-29 August North Norfolk Railway Bank Holiday Steam Gala https://www.nnrailway.co.uk/2022_programme/

2-4 September Great Central Railway Diesel Gala https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/special-events/
2-4 September Somerset & Dorset Railway at Midsomer Norton Autumn Gala - The Pines Remembered https://sdjr.co.uk/events/view/autumn-gala-the-pines-remembered-1
2-4 September Welshpool & Llanfair Railway Annual Gala https://wllr.org.uk/upcoming-events/
3-4 September Mid Suffolk Railway Country Railway Gala https://www.mslr.org.uk/visit-us/
9-11 September Great Central Railway Railcar & Branchline Weekend https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/special-events/
10-11 September Beamish Museum Beamish Transport Gala https://www.beamish.org.uk/events/beamish-transport-gala/
10-11 September Blaenavon Railway Annual Steam Gala https://www.bhrailway.co.uk/events-and-experiences
10-11 September Middleton Gala Autumn Gala 90 Years of the Diesel https://www.middletonrailway.org.uk/what-s-on/special-events
10-11 September Watercress Line Open Weekend https://watercressline.co.uk/open-weekend/
15-18 September Severn Valley Railway Autumn Steam Gala https://www.svr.co.uk/whats-on/
16-18 September East Lancashire Railway Autumn Diesel Gala https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/events-activities/autumn-diesel-gala-2/
17-18 September Amerton Railway Everything Goes Gala https://amertonrailway.co.uk/events/everything-goes-gala/
17-18 September Apedale Valley Railway Autumn Steam Gala https://avlr.org.uk/event/autumn-steam-gala
17-18 September Dean Forest Railway Diesel Gala https://deanforestrailway.co.uk/experiences/diesel-gala/
17-18 September Epping Ongar Railway Autumn Diesel Gala https://www.eorailway.co.uk/events/autumn-diesel-gala/
17-18 September Isle Of Wight Railway Autumn Gala https://iwsteamrailway.co.uk/event/autumn-gala/?mc_id=9069
17-18 September Somerset & Dorset Railway at Midsomer Norton The Pines Remembered - Ivatt Weekend https://sdjr.co.uk/events/view/the-pines-remembered-part-2
22-25 September North Yorkshire Moors Railway Annual Steam Gala https://www.nymr.co.uk/Event/annual-steam-gala
23-25 September Mid Norfolk Railway Diesel Gala https://www.midnorfolkrailway.co.uk/dieselgala
24-25 September Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Autumn Steam Gala https://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/special-events/create-special-event-4
24-25 September Sittingbourne & Kemsley Railway End Of Season Gala http://www.sklr.net/timetable-fares/special-events/gala/
29 September - 2 October Severn Valley Railway Autumn Diesel Bash https://www.svr.co.uk/whats-on/
29 September - 2 October West Somerset Railway Autumn Steam Gala https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/events/detail/autumn-steam-gala
30 September - 2 October Great Central Railway Autumn Steam Gala https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/special-events/

1-2 October Epping Ongar Railway London Transport Weekend https://www.eorailway.co.uk/events/london-transport-weekend/
2 October West Lancashire Railway Working Engines Gala https://www.westlancsrailway.org/working-engines
7-9 October Watercress Line Autumn Steam Gala https://watercressline.co.uk/autumn-steam-gala/
14-16 October Bluebell Railway Giants Of Steam https://www.bluebell-railway.com/giants-of-steam/
16 October Amberley Museum Autumn Industrial Trains https://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/whats-on/
16 October Colne Valley Railway Diesel Gala https://www.colnevalleyrailway.co.uk/diesel-gala/
22-23 October East Anglian Railway Museum Steam Gala https://www.earm.co.uk/whats-on/
29-30 October Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Autumn Mixed Traffic Gala https://www.gwsr.com/Autumn_Steam_Gala_29_30_October_2022--post--117.html

12-13 November East Lancashire Railway DMU Weekend https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/events-activities/dmu-weekend-2/
19-20 November Great Central Railway Last Hurrah Gala https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/special-events/

 

Severn Valley Railway Spring Steam Gala

21st-24th April

 

And Spring Diesel Festival on 19th to 22nd May


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Hi all,

Gwili Railway dates for next year....

18th/19th June 2022 - Gala Weekend (theme TBA soon)
10th September 2022 - 60th Anniversary of the closure of the Cardigan to Whitland branch
8th October 2022 - End of Season Gala Day

Details for events to follow.

Diolch,

Phil.

 

Chinnor Diesel Gala Friday 1 to Sunday 3 April 2022

Derek

 

Latest Keighley newsletter has a 'save the date' of Friday 4 to Sunday 6 March 2022 for their Steam Gala, details etc to be confirmed.

Derek

 

Keighley & Worth Valley steam gala 4-6 March https://kwvr.co.uk/event/steam-gala-weekend/2022-03-04/

 

Statfold Barn Railway

• Giant Miniature Weekend - 7th and 8th May 2022
• 1940's Weekend - 23rd and 24th July 2022
• Road, Rail and Ale Festival - 10th and 11th September 2022

Info from https://www.statfold.com/savethedates

 

Welshpool & Llanfair events are listed on https://wllr.org.uk/timetables/

These include:
20-22 May The Beyer Bash
3-5 September Annual Gala

 

East Lancs:
12 February Winter Diesel Gala https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/events-activities/winter-diesel-gala/
25-27 February Spring Steam Gala https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/events-activities/spring-steam-gala/

 

Swanage Railway events in 2022 announced so far according to the website -
24th - 26th June https://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/events/view/roads-to-rail
Roads to Rail - Working Traction Engines; Children's Rides; Live Music; Trade Stalls; Beer Tent. Steam-hauled trains throughout plus evening DMU's Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
9th - 11th September https://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/events/view/classic-transport-rally
Classic & Steam Vehicle Show - annual event run by the Bournemouth and Poole Preservation Club at Harmans Cross.

 

Isle of Man Railways
Rush Hour on the Railways 15-18th April (Easter).
Heritage Transport Festival 27-31st July.

 

Mid Norfolk have announced their events https://www.midnorfolkrailway.co.uk/post/programme-of-events-for-2022

Includes:

• 1-3 July Steam Gala
• 23-25 September Diesel Gala

 

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Cotswolds Festival Of Steam = 3rd - 5th June.

 

South Devon Railway winter steam gala, entitled ‘Mince Pies, Manor and More’, from Friday 31st December to Sunday 2nd January, which will feature Dinmore Manor working with locomotives from the home fleet.

https://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/news/dinmore-manor-to-visit-sdr-for-christmas/

 

The Monday seems not to be a bank holiday - it’s Friday 3rd June that is (and Thursday 2nd) - is it more likely to be 3/6-5/6?

 

According to the dotgov website 2 June is the Bank Holiday, 3 June is a public holiday for the Queen's Platinum anniversary.

 

Date has been changed.
Got confirmation this morning.

 

Website says 11th-13th, so has the date been changed?

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Certainly has their and here.
Might be because of maintenance work, more time to prep or clashing with something.
Who knows?