This event will feature both vintage steam and diesel locomotives operating a frequent passenger service in different formats.
As can be seen from the working timetables below the normal passenger services will be joined by a demonstration milk train and a demonstration goods train.
Some of the passenger trains will be run by the heritage diesel railcar W55000.

The working timetables have now been made available (see below) and all the locomotive duties have now been assigned.
The locomotives have been drawn from the present pool of: 47406, 5526, 1369, 5786 and D7612.

We expect many vintage cars and other road transport vehicles to join in the event for public viewing.

This year we are also offering “Behind the Scenes” visits to parts of the railway that are not usually seen by the public. These will include signal boxes at Buckfastleigh and Staverton, our engineering works at Buckfastleigh, and demonstrations of Permanent Way (track) work at Staverton.

If you ever wanted to find out what happens to make a railway work, or better still, want to join in - do come along. And yes, we do need people to help in our museum - with stewarding, cataloguing, conservation and display - we look forward to seeing you.

Interested visitors can turn up at any of the stations - Buckfastleigh, Staverton or Totnes. Each of the station groups will be pleased to show them what is happening there. At Staverton there will also be a display of Permanent Way machinery and working practices, plus organised visits to Bishop’s Bridge signal box.

At Buckfastleigh visitors will be able see what is happening in the museum, visit Buckfastleigh South signal box and, on Sunday, see behind the scenes in the South Devon Railway Engineering workshops. The original signal box at Buckfastleigh will also be open, and visitors will be able to find out what goes on behind the scenes in the Signal & Telegraph department.

If anyone wants to join the South Devon Railway Association, or better still, become a working member, they will be very welcome - and they will get over fifteen months membership for the price of a year.

There is no charge for any of the “Behind the Scenes” events, but normal train fares and entry to Totnes Rare Breeds Farm and Dartmoor Otters & Buckfast Butterflies will apply. Become a member and get members’ discounts, of course!

For those travelling by car there is ample free parking at Buckfastleigh, just follow the “brown” signs from the A38 to the station.

For those travelling by train First Great Western can provide through tickets from local stations to the SDR via Totnes mainline station.  Passengers have to transfer between the railways by walking along the footpath at Totnes station (approximately 450 metre).
Please note that the through tickets are also available from the local First Great Western guards as an “add on” to the normal Totnes railway ticket.