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East Anglian Railway Museum

The Museum has a wide variety of locomotives and rolling stock, some of which is fully restored and others which are undergoing repair. The Restoration Shed was purpose built in the 1980's and gives excellent facilities for restoration and preservation. Visitors are welcome to look around the shed and see the volunteers at work. In the workshops wide variety of machinery enables the volunteers to do most of the engineering and carpentary work on site. The Museum also has three signal boxes, two of which are regularly open to the public.

The Museum holds over thirty operating days each year, ranging from 'A Day out with Thomas' events to 'Santa Steamings'. Other special events include the Beer Festival, and Cider Festival. The Museum also has a very popular and newly extended miniature railway.

The Museum is always open to new volunteers. For further information you can ask at the Visitor Reception, or contact the Museum directly. You do not need special skills for many of the jobs and training is available in many areas.

Branch meetings covering transport topics are held in Enfield and Colchester (telephone or visit the web site for further details).

Costs:
Non-operating days:
Adult - £3.50;
OAP - £3.00;
Child - £2.00;
Family (2+2) - £9.00.

Steamdays (this includes unlimited train rides):
Adult - £7.00;
Child - £3.50;
OAP - £5.00;
Family Ticket - £17.00.

Discounts available for groups of 10 or more.
Special prices on Thomas the Tank Engine and Santa events, see website or phone.

Opening Hours:
Open daily (except 25th December) from 10.00am to 4.30pm or dusk. For certain special events these times are extended.

Accessibility: Disabled parking, toilets and access to most of site.

Publications:
As well as the members magazine (Stour Valley Steam) published three times per year) the Museum produces books on local railways. At present the following titles are available:
* Branch Lines to Maldon
* Branch Lines to Braintree
* Branch Line to Southminster
* Stratford: A Locoman Remembers
* Colchester: A Locoman Remembers
* Stour Valley Railway


Travel Directions:
* By Rail - Chappel & Wakes Colne station on 'Ones' Marks Tey to Sudbury line.
* By Road - Just off the A1124 Colchester to Halstead road, about six miles from both towns. Also signposted from A120 Bishops Stortford to Harwich road, turn off in Marks Tey.

Registered charity number 1001579