Visit Us & What’s on

In 2019 the MSLR will be open every Summer Sunday and Bank Holiday until August 26. Additionally there are some operating days outside the main season (see programme).

Trains on operating days will be steam hauled unless stated otherwise. Our museum, shop, refreshment room, model railway and our real ale bar, the Kitchener Arms will all be open on train operating days.

Entry prices: adult £10.00, child (under 16) £5.00, concession £8.00, family (2+2) £25.00.

Opening times are 11am – 5pm*. Trains typically run every 20 minutes on operating days, though this may vary for some special events.

*Last return train times may vary between 3.30 and 4.30.

Find Us

You can find us at;
Brockford Station, Wetheringsett, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5PW. The MSLR Museum and Station is just off the A140 Ipswich (14 miles) to Norwich (28 miles) Road. Look for the Mendlesham TV mast and then follow the brown signs.

Accessibility, parking and wheelchair access

We do our best to accommodate you and your needs and if you have any queries do not hesitate to contact us.

Parking is normally in a field adjacent to the site but disabled parking is available on the station forecourt providing a short and easy level access to the museum buildings and trains.

Wheelchair access is available to all the museum buildings and toilets and wheelchairs can normally be carried on the trains. A wheelchair is also available on site. Note that some parts of the site are not accessible for a wheelchair due to uneven terrain. The site is subject to a periodic disabled access survey.

What’s On

New Year Steam + Light

1 Jan 2019

Steam away the hangover at the Middy, Suffolk’s only standard gauge heritage railway. We will be running rides in our Victorian 4-wheel coaches. Museum, café, shop and restoration Shed will be open. And you could take the extension route walk for even more fresh air. Start 2019 with an early dose of steam!

Plus for extra illumination members of the Historical Lamp Society will be staging a display of working oil lamps from the mid-Victorian era ranging from the commercial to the grand houses. The display will be in our Restoration Shed giving a superb setting for these fascinating examples of how the previous generation sought to extend their working or leisure hours.

NB Last train expected 3.00p.m.

Easter Steam Up

21 Apr 2019 - 22 Apr 2019

Steam into Spring at The Mid Suffolk Light Railway

This is the first big weekend of the 2019 season at The Middy, Suffolk’s only standard gauge preserved railway.

All the railway and museum facilities including the museum, shop, café and Restoration Shed and the Middy’s real ale bar coach, The Kitchener Arms will be open for business together with steam train rides in genuine Victorian 4-wheeled coaches.

And there will be Easter Bunny hunts for younger visitors.

With its unique atmosphere, the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, 2015’s Suffolk Museum of the year, offers a fascinating picture of what life was like on and around a rural railway during the early part of the last century. A great way to celebrate the Easter weekend for families and rail fans alike.

Bar Open

Middy in the War Years 5th and 6th May

5 May 2019 - 6 May 2019

Bank Holiday weekend 5th and 6th May will see two days recreating the atmosphere and scenes of World War II at The Mid Suffolk Light Railway.

Featuring wartime displays, reenactment demonstrations and military vehicles, this year’s event will see an expanded range of displays for visitors to enjoy such as military encampments, battle scenes as well as a number of displays dedicated to how people lived their lives on the home front. There will also be music and dancing from the Brown Penny Club swing dancers.

This year we will also welcome back the RAF’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (TBC.)

As well as unlimited rides on trains with two locos in steam, all the Middy facilities will be open including our well stocked tea room, real ale bar and souvenir shop.

Railways played an important role in wartime Britain, and the ‘Middy’ was no exception as it not only served local communities but two local American air bases with supplies and munitions. WWII was one of the few periods in its history when the Middy actually paid its way.

Event Timetable and Programme Details will be published soon – watch this space.

Prices: Adults £12.00, Children £6.00, Concessions £10.00, Families £30.00

Opening times: 11.00 to 17.00 both days. Last trains approx 16.00.

Bar Open

While the MSLR endeavours to provide the advertised service and motive power where possible, sometimes this may not be possible. Preserved locomotives and rolling stock can be temperamental, meaning late changes may occasionally be necessary. The MSLR and/or MTC cannot be held responsible for any disappointment or inconvenience caused by any amendments or cancellations to services made at short notice.

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