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As coronavirus carries on sweeping the UK, many railways are choosing to cancel or postpone events, some are even choosing to suspend train services altogether.

With so many railways around the country, we thought it would be useful to have one page with all the cancellations and postponements that are taking place, and also include railways that are operating.

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Heritage Railways, Groups and Railtours Affected

• Abbey Park Railway – Leicester Society of Model Engineers
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Aln Valley Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL AT LEAST JUNE
  • Music Festival on 24-25th May 2020 – CANCELLED
  • 40s Weekend – POSTPONED until 19th/20th September 2020
  • Classic Car Weekend – POSTPONED (new date tbc)
• Amberley Museum
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Amerton Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Apedale Valley Light Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Avon Valley Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
  • Darlington Works Open Days
    • CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Bahamas Locomotive Society
  • Museum at Ingrow West – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • No mainline tours with 45596 Bahamas until further notice
• Bala Lake Railway
  • CLOSED until 23rd May 2020
• Barnards Miniature Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Barrowhill Roundhouse Railway Centre
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Beer Festival – POSTPONED
• Beamish Museum
  • CLOSED until further notice
• Bekonscot Model Village & Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Belmond British Pullman
  • ALL TOURS UNTIL 4TH JUNE – CANCELLED
• Beer Heights Light Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Blackpool Heritage Trams
  • SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Blaenavon’s Heritage Railway (Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway)
  • CLOSED UNTIL 6TH JUNE 2020
• Bluebell Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Museum and Bulleid Shop at Sheffield Park – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL END OF JUNE 2020
• Bodmin and Wenford Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Brecon Mountain Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Bressingham Steam & Gardens
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • May Steam Gala – CANCELLED
• Brighton’s Volks Electric Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Members’ Winter Meeting on Wednesday 25th March – POSTPONED UNTIL 2021
• Bristol Harbour Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Brookside Miniature Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Bure Valley Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Burton-on-Trent Model Engineering Society
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Bury Transport Museum
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Caldecotte Miniature Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Caledonian Railway at Brechin
  • CLOSED UNTIL 30TH MAY 2020
• Cambrian Heritage Railways
  • CLOSED UNTIL END OF MAY 2020
• Cardiff Model Engineering Society
  • May 3rd Open Day – under consideration
  • May 24th Open Day – under consideration
  • May 25th Open Day – under consideration
• Carnforth Station Heritage Centre
  • Brief Encounter Steam Special – POSTPONED 
  • The Heritage Centre – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Cavan and Leitrim Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Chasewater Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Pits to Power Stations – POSTPONED to June
  • Snow Queen – POSTPONED to June
• Chatham Dockyard Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Diesel Gala – POSTPONED
    • Date TBC – possibly October

• Chipping Steam Fair
  • 2020 fair 23rd – 25th May 2020 – CANCELLED
• Cholsey & Wallingford Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Churnet Valley Railway
  • TRAINS SUSPENDED UNTIL 6TH JUNE 2020
• Class G5 Locomotive Company Ltd
  • 2nd May 2020 Open Day – CANCELLED
• Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Corris Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL THE 8TH MAY
• Colne Valley Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Crich Tramway Village
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Guided tours – CANCELLED
  • Indoor play areas – CLOSED
  • VE Day and Beer and Bands event 8th – 10th May – CANCELLED
• Crewe Heritage Centre
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

• Dartmouth Steam Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Dean Forest Railway
  • CLOSED until 23rd May 2020
• Derwent Valley Light Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Devon Railway Centre
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Didcot Railway Centre
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Donegal Railway Heritage Centre
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

• Doon Valley Railway

  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

• Douglas Bay Horse Tramway Online

  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Downpatrick & County Down Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • May Bank holiday events – unlikely to run
• Driffield Model Show
  • POSTPONED
• East Anglian Railway Museum
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• East Herts Miniature Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• East Kent Railway
  • SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• East Lancashire Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Britannia Weekend – POSTPONED
    • New date TBC
  • Scotsman on Stage 21st/22nd March 2020 – POSTPONED
    • New date TBC
• East Somerset Railway
  • TRAINS SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Pre-booked dining services – SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
    
  • Peter Rabbit and Paddington Bear Events – POSTPONED
    • Will run later in the year
• Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL END OF MAY
• Echills Wood Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Elsecar Heritage Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Epping Ongar Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL 6TH JUNE 2020
  • 5th – 7th June 2020 Steam Gala – POSTPONED
• Evesham Vale Light Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Fairbourne Railway
  • Trains SUSPENDED until 4th April 2020
• Fancott Miniature Railway
  • SUSPENDED until further notice
• Faversham Miniature Railway Society
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways
  • Trains SUSPENDED
  • Rail Ale Festival 5th – 7th June 2020 – CANCELLED
    • Will now run in 2021
  • The Snowdonian – 18th April 2020 – POSTPONED 
    • New date TBC – combined with ‘The Snowdonian Limited’
  • ‘Join the FR Volunteers’ weekend – CANCELLED
  • ‘1870: Fairlie Eventful’ – CANCELLED
    • Will run again next year – 18th to 20th June 2021.
  • NEW EVENT – ‘Welsh Pony Launch’ – 20th to 21st June 2020
• Foxfield Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Cotswold Festival of Steam 23rd – 25th May 2020 – CANCELLED
    • Visitors cancelled, possible home fleet event (TBC)
    • Further announcements to be made regarding pre-booked tickets
  • War Time In The Cotswolds 25/26th April 2020 – CANCELLED
    • No confirmation of any revised dates
• Great Central Railway
  • Goods Galore Gala 28th – 29th March 2020 – POSTPONED
    • New date TBC
  • The Model Event 19th – 21st June 2020 – CANCELLED
    • Normal train service to operate
  • Bus Rally 25th April 2020 – CANCELLED
  • Classic Vehicle 9th – 10th May – CANCELLED
  • VE Day 8th May 2020 – CANCELLED
• Great Central Railway – Nottingham 
  • Trains SUSPENDED until 1st May 2020
• Great Laxey Mine Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Grosvenor Miniature Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Groudle Glen Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Gwili Steam Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Gypsy Wood Park
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

• Halifax Model Railway Club
  • TRAINS SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Hampton & Kempton Waterworks Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Hayle Model Railway Club and Duchy Railroaders
  • May show – CANCELLED
• Hayling Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Heaton Park Tramway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Helston Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Hollycombe Steam Collection
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Hornby Visitor Centre and Café in Margate
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Isle of Man Railway
  • TRAINS SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Isle of Wight Steam Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Sparkle & Steam: 8-9, 23 May – CANCELLED
  • Haworth Haddock: 25 April & 30 May – CANCELLED
• Keith & Dufftown Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Kent and East Sussex Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL END OF JUNE
• Kirklees Light Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Lancashire Mining Museum
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Lakeshore and Hastings Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Lappa Valley Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Lartigue Monorail
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Launceston Steam Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Leighton Buzzard Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Llanberis Lake Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Llandudno & Conwy Valley Railway Society
  • 14th May meeting – CANCELLED
• Llangollen Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• London Museum of Water & Steam
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Locomotion at Shildon
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• London Transport Museum
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Spring Gala – CANCELLED
  • AGM – CANCELLED
• Mail Rail at The Postal Museum
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Mangapps Railway Museum
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

• Middleton Railway

  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Mid Hants Railway “The Watercress Line”
  • Trains SUSPENDED until end May 2020
• Mid Norfolk Railway
  • TRAINS SUSPENDED UNTIL END OF MAY 2020
  • Diesel Gala – POSTPONED
    • Moved to 3rd – 5th July 2020
• Mid Suffolk Light Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Midland Railway – Butterley
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Moors Valley Light Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Museum of Science and Industry
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

• National Railway Museum, York
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Nene Valley Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• North Bay Railway, Scarborough
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Northampton and Lamport Railway
  • Train services SUSPENDED until further notice
• North Ings Museum & Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• North Norfolk Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Spring Steam Gala – POSTPONED
  • VE Day celebrations – POSTPONED
    
  • Days Army Live – POSTPONED
  • Dining trains – CANCELLED
• North Tyneside Steam Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• North West Museum Of Road Transport
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• North Yorkshire Moors Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Wedding Fair: 3 May – CANCELLED
  • Diesel Gala: 4, 5 & 6 June – CANCELLED
  • Behind the Scenes: 6 & 7 June – CANCELLED
  • 60s Fest: 4 & 5 July – CANCELLED
• Old Kiln Railway
  • TRAINS SUSPENDED UNTIL 1ST MAY 2020
  • Museum – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Pathfinder Tours
  • The Cambridge & Norfolk Explorer 2nd May 2020 – POSTPONED
  • The Cumbrian Freighter 9th May 2020 – POSTPONED
  • The Lakes & Ratty Explorer 23 May 2020 – POSTPONED
  • The Pembroke Coast Express 12th July 2020 – CANCELLED
  • The Shakespeare Limited 18th July 2020 – CANCELLED
  • The Exe-Parrett 25th July 2020 – CANCELLED
• Peak Rail
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • VE Day – CANCELLED
  • TVR Event – Thrills in the Hills – CANCELLED
• Perth and District Model Railway Club
  • Perth Exhibition 2020 – CANCELLED
    • Exhibition to run in 2021
• Perrygrove Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

• Plym Valley Railway

  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Rail Riders Club
  • Launch Event – POSTPONED
  • Rail Riders Day – POSTPONED
• Railworld Wildlife Haven
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Gruffalo event 21/22nd March 2020 – POSTPONED 
    • Revised to 27th and 28th June 2020
• Ravensprings Park, Brighouse and Halifax Model Engineers
  • CLOSED DURING APRIL AND MAY
• Ribble Steam Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Spring Steam Gala 28th–29th March – CANCELLED
• Riverside Museum – Glasgow
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Rocks By Rail – The Living Ironstone Museum
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Rother Valley Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Royal Deeside Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Ruislip Lido Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Rushden Historical Transport Society
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • 50’s Event – CANCELLED
  • The 5K Community Run – CANCELLED
  • VE 75 celebrations – CANCELLED
  • The Classic Motorcycle Rally – CANCELLED
• Saphos Trains
• Scunthorpe Modern Image Railway Group
  • Scunthorpe model railway show 9th/10th May 2020 – CANCELLED
• Seaton Tramway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Severn Valley Railway
  • Trains SUSPENDED UNTIL MAY
  • The Engine House – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Diesel Gala 14th – 17th May 2020 – POSTPONED
  • Open House Weekend – CANCELLED
  • Spring Diesel Festival – CANCELLED
  • 50th Anniversary Gala – CANCELLED
• Shed47 Railway Restoration Group
  • April Open Days – CANCELLED
• Shipley Glen Tramway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL END OF MAY
• Snowdon Mountain Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Somerset & Dorset Railway – at Midsomer Norton
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• South Devon Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• South Tynedale Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Spa Valley Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Spring Diesel & Beer Weekend – CANCELLED
• SRPS Railtours
  • 2nd May Dunfermline Town to Glenfinnan – CANCELLED
    
  • 30th May from Dunbar to Dunrobin Castle – CANCELLED
• St Albans South Signal Box
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Stapleford Miniature Railway
  • 2020 events – CANCELLED
• Statfold Barn Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Open day on 21st March 2020 – POSTPONED (new date: 8th August 2020)
• Steam Dreams
  • Stratford – Lincoln Excursion 11th April 2020 – POSTPONED
  • London Euston – Carlisle Excursion 18th April 2020 – POSTPONED
  • London Paddington – Stratford-upon-Avon Excursion 23rd April 2020 – POSTPONED
• Steeple Grange Light Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Stephenson Railway Museum
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Strathspey Steam Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Swanage Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • April Diesel Gala and Beer Festival – POSTPONED
  • Footplate experience days with 55019 – CANCELLED
• Swindon & Cricklade Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
  • Steam gala CANCELLED

• Talyllyn Railway 
  • CLOSED UNTIL 2ND MAY 2020
• Tanat Valley Light Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Tanfield Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Taunton Model Railway Group
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Teifi Valley Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• The Battlefield Line
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• The Black Country Living Museum
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• The Gowrie Project
  • 2nd May Exhibition – CANCELLED
    • Rearranged to 2021
• The Lavender Line
  • CLOSED UNTIL 25TH APRIL 2020 – Latest Update available still states 25th April
• The Pacer Rail Group
  • Volunteering days, sales stand events – CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
    • Next update at end of July 2020
• The Railway Touring Company
  • ALL TOURS CANCELLED UNTIL 6TH JUNE 2020
• The West Shed at Butterley
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Thompson Park Railway
  • TRAINS SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Thornes Park Miniature Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Tornado Railtours
  • Number of tours CANCELLED
• UK Railtours
  • Number of tours CANCELLED
• Vale of Rheidol Railway
  • SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Vintage Carriages Trust
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Vintage Trains
• Wells and Walsingham Light Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Wensleydale Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• West Lancashire Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• West Somerset Railway
  • Spring Steam Gala – CANCELLED
    • Gala to return in 2021
  • Beer festival at Diesel Gala – CANCELLED
    • No confirmation of whether diesel gala will go ahead
• Whitwell & Reepham Station
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Wirral Transport Museum and Heritage Tramway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Yeovil Railway Centre
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
• Yorkshire Wolds Railway
  • CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

This is sad news for the railway industry, if you can help via a donation to the relative groups, they would appreciate it.

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