UK / East / Suffolk
Middy in the 1940s at the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
Brockford Station, Hall Lane, Wetheringsett, Stowmarket, IP14 5PW
26th May, 10:30am - 27th May, 4:30pm
Middy in the 1940s brings history alive and makes a great day out for families and enthusiasts alike - an exhibition of how it was in those extraordinary end of war days.
Including, of course, steam train rides in veteran Great Eastern Railway 4-wheel coaches. Both our resident steam locomotives will be in steam – Andrew Barclay no.1219 ‘Centurion Works’ and the 1906 Cockerill vertical boilered Belgian tram.
The celebration will include a wide range of re-enactors including displays of memorabilia and a long list of military and vintage vehicles plus on Sunday 25th May (weather permitting), there will be a flypast by one of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s famous aircraft. There will also be 1940s style live music on both days from Sarah Mai.
View AttractionOpening Times
10.30 - 16.30
Prices
Adults
£14.00
Children under 16
£7.00
Facilities
Dog Friendly
Café
Car Parking
Picnic Site
Baby Changing
Disabled Access
Toilets
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