Wensleydale Railway is inviting visitors to a 1940s-themed day on the coming Bank Holiday Monday, 29 May, and on a day each in June and July.

The Railway is giving each of its seven stations a different decade of the twentieth century as its theme, with Finghall Lane being set in the wartime years of the early 1940s.

The station will host activities including ‘Make Do and Mend’ craft sessions on 29 May, and also on Saturday 24 June and Wednesday 26 July.

Finghall Lane station is a small, preserved, rural station and featured in the ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ and ‘The Yorkshire Vet’ television series, based on the popular James Herriot books.

The Railway celebrated its association with these popular series during the February half-term break earlier this year.

Although the station reopened in 2004 as Finghall station, it was Finghall Lane station in the 1940s, a name it held from its opening in 1856 until its closure in April 1954.

Passengers can travel by train from Leeming Bar, Bedale or Leyburn stations to Finghall Lane, and will need to inform the guard that they wish to alight at Finghall Lane, as it is a request stop.

‘Land girls’ will be present at the station, and visitors can join in craft and repair activities for free if they arrived by train and for a donation if they live locally and arrive on foot.

Book your train tickets and download the railway’s running days and train times here.

Nick Keegan, Wensleydale Railway’s Fundraising and Marketing Manager, said, “Our heritage team continues developing new and interesting ways to share our railway’s rich history with visitors. This activity not only transports you back to a simpler time, it also offers a wonderful opportunity to visit and explore this tranquil rural station.”