Eden Valley Railway — Local services in Warcop

My self ,my.girlfriend,our boy and my mum visited this railway during a stay in cumbria this month,we found the railway friendly, well.presemted,they had a lovely model railway display which was very nicely done with a couple well detailed layouts with a variety of trains running around, ,the train ride was short and sweet,it was a lovely old dmu that ran the service that day,think it was one of the old the communter specials that used to ferry the workers to offices in the capital in the 70.s and 80.s,there is a poor old diesel engine parked in a siding,hopefully it will be restored soon,I recommend going there and seeing and enjoying the railway for what it is,which is a small railway trying to make its way...

Visited this small railway today on the way back from a holiday in the lakes as our eldest son loves trains. Very friendly staff and as we were the only ones on the first train of the day the guard gave us a commentary of the railway as we travelled along. A couple of nice model railways as well as a shop full of second hand books and dvds etc The highlight for our son though was the driver for a fiver which he loved doing and as he was the first one of the day got to start the engine as well. If they could get a route through into Appleby then it would transform this railway but at the moment is good for a half day out and hopefully they will be...

Really enjoyable and charming little preserved railway. Staff were all very friendly, a lot of interest for me personally regarding locomotives and D/EMU's. The Thumper was superb, had a run up the line and back. Plans are in the pipeline to extend the line to Appleby, which will be superb for the railway regarding accessibility, for the time being, it is a car journey away. Can see a lot of potential in this railway for the enthusiasts in the not too distant future, would be great behind a diesel locomotive. Set in beautiful surroudings. Top marks to all at...