Days Out with Thomas

On a Day out with Thomas, you will be able to:

• Ride behind Thomas in coaches from the 1930s on 'The Branch Line'.
• Meet the Fat Controller, and enjoy other entertainments.

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• Ride in coaches from the 1930s behind one of our Great Western steam locomotives on 'The Main Line'. You may ride as many times as you like as there is no extra charge.
• Inspect our collection of over twenty Great Western Railway steam locomotives and a diesel railcar dating from 1940. You can see them in and around the original 1932 engine shed, or under repair in the locomotive works.
• Discover our Great Western coaches collection which, with over forty vehicles covering the period from the 1880s through to the 1950s, is probably the most comprehensive of any of the pre-nationalisation railways. We also have great variety of goods wagons on display.
• Look around our displays including a re-creation of Brunel's broad gauge railway, branch line with restored buildings and signalling, turntable and more.
• Visit our shop and refreshment room.
• Relax in our picnic area.
• Visit our 'Science, Learning and Railways' exhibition to find out all about the science behind the steam railway.
• See the wide variety of smaller items once used by the Great Western Railway in our Relics Display (normally closed between Christmas and Easter).
• Browse in Antiquary for railwayana, and in our second hand book shops.