Eardington station is the smallest station on the Severn Valley Railway, with trains usually running straight through, except during galas.

The railway’s upcoming Branch Line Weekend on the 28th February and 1st March will see the station shine with 23 trains scheduled to stop during the event.

The event celebrated 35 years since the railways’ first DMU arrived, with a range of locomotives set to appear, including Class 108 DMUs, GWR 1450, and GWR 7714.

Visitors will be able to enjoy a historic weekend, visiting the restored station for a standard price.

Further information and tickets can be found on their website.

“I’ve been looking back at old timetables from Bradshaw’s Railway Guide, the Great Western Railway and British Railways,”

“There were certainly plenty of trains stopping here on Saturdays in years gone by, but that was when Saturday was still a working day for many people. On Sundays, there would only be one train in each direction. Over the Branch Line Weekend, we’ll see 23 trains stopping at Eardington, which is certainly more than ever before.”

“When our little station reopened after decades of closure, we could never have predicted how important it would become,”

“It’s a real credit to the whole station team, who’ve worked tirelessly to bring Eardington back to life. Being named Station of the Year last year by the Heritage Railway Association was a tremendous honour, and this weekend shows we’re living up to that accolade.”

Station master Steve Downs