Ribble Steam Railway & Museum
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We had an absolutely fantastic day at the museum. First off though at the end of our visit, I had left my car headlights on and flattened the battery. A lovely member of staff loaned us her car keys and left us with her car to try start it. Eventually it took a couple of the guys there pushing to get us going. After thanking the staff they asked me to leave them a good review. They needn't have bothered, I was going to anyway. On arrival it was clear the staff had thrown themselves into the spirit of things. The museum itself had been decorated throughout. They had gone to a lot of trouble. Clearly signposted and with the covid in mind, handgel was abundant and it felt like everyone was on board keeping things running smoothly. I can't understand some of the negative reviews on here. This isn't a corporate theme park, it's a labour of love and dedication and the volunteers are wonderfully dedicated. The museum, whilst small, has plenty of exhibits, information is abundant, the mail car was interesting in its own right. There was a little local history thrown in. The train ride was a lovely throwback. The carriages clean and looked after. Whilst not a long ride, it was a nice way to cap off a visit. A superb treat for the kids with great Halloween themeing. I wholeheartedly recommend people check this place out, and once again would like to extend my warmest thanks to the wonderful staff who came to our rescue.
Zander TZander T
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What a truly excellent day we had in the company of driver Ben, fireman Rob and all the lovely people at the Ribble Steam Railway. The weather, the train, everything was spot on. Most of the heritage railways ree cosit have something which sets them apart. Here it's traversing the swing bridge at the mouth of the now thriving Preston Dock, derelict when I was a UCLAN student all those years ago, now home to thousands and with a great cafe (The Beach Hut) reviewed elsewhere, and bathed in Spring sunshine. Anyway, back to the railway: very good value for money at £12:50 for a ticket which enabled travel all day and entry to a fairly large museum shed, housing several exhibits as well as some splendid railwayana. I can't rate it anything less than 5, but there is in my humble opinion an opportunity for further enhancement if they were to issue a traditional card ticket and maybe offer those nice DPS fridge magnets, which we like to collect. In addition to the wonderful Furness Railway no 20 locomotive of ,1863 and the spotlessly clean carriages, they offered decent refreshment and good welfare facilities. Top job Ribble Steam Railway. Long may you prosper! And thanks again to Ben, Rob and all the team for a grand day out!
Dick McBillDick McBill
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This was a great museum to visit, with locomotives and carriages across different time periods! The regional and industrial usage of these units, including steam and electric ones, is detailed and a fair number were built in Preston. Green and blue coloured trains are very stylish to see, information display boards cover the development of the likes of diesel and electric trains. The steam railway is a pleasant experience with cosy blue seating across an old carriage and former Post Office carriage is open to look around indoors, showing the parcels in their spaces as they would have been transported to locations across the UK! Model railway is marvellous alongside the signalling information with an interactive game to press the right signals too and mini coal train is a sight for eyes, other vehicles having miniature displays is a great touch although the price is a bit expensive over £10 for the museum not that large.
K. PeakeK. Peake
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Firstly, do not book online and avoid the booking fee. You get to see a train shed during the three day, which houses other things, like lanterns and signals. The thing standing out the most for me was the mail wagon. The train ride itself is 35 minutes with the return. BUT about 5 minutes or so, you spend waiting for the train to go back behind and getting ready to tow you back. On my day, there was a small engine, which was a nice change compared to the bigger heritage rails. It's a bit unique at the train goes through a road bridge. Cars are stopped though. While the journey is small, you can go multiple times the same day, I went twice and that's just about enough. The staff was very nice and ready to answer any train questions. As they are TRAINed for it. Expect to spend about 2-3 hours, depending on how many times you go.
Ondra VOndra V
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A great couple of hours spent visiting this museum and heritage railway with family ranging from 2 yo to 70+. The provision for young children is excellent and there are lots of activities and exhibits they can touch and play with. The steam train was short and sweet, a very good activity if you’re not looking to spend the entire day on board. Views across the Ribble Marina were attractive and the pedestrians near the route all waved to us train passengers as we were added them by.. thoroughly convivial! The staff, made up mainly of volunteers (children, adults and seniors), are knowledgeable and enthusiastic and they make the day all the better. I’m not a train person but they made the subject lively and interesting as they spoke with passion. A real gem of a family day out, heartily recommended.
Dan Langdon-GriffithsDan Langdon-Griffiths
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Visited for first time with my 2yr old daughter to visit the Peter Rabbit experience. My daughter loved everything about it, we did miss out on the activity sheet we where supposed to get (im guessing due to her age) which she was alittle upset about as she watched others do the activity sheet on the train and she missed out and didn't understand why! Would highly recommend and will be looking for different themed ones later on. I would recommend on the volume of the microphone being louder as I couldn't hear anything being said over the volume of the people talking/children so we probably missed out on things
AndreaAndrea
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Address
Chain Caul Rd, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston PR2 2PD, United Kingdom
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+44 1772 728800
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Website
ribblesteam.org.uk
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The Ribble Steam Railway is a standard gauge preserved railway in Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. It was opened to the public on 17 September 2005, running along Preston Docks.
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