• PROGRAMME FOR 2021 

After missing most of 2020 due to the pandemic, the Bristol Model Engineers are pleased to announce that the Ashton Court Railway reopened on the 18^th of April 2021.

The engines and carriages have had a lonely time stuck in their sheds and therefore can’t wait to see their old friends, as well as making new ones, in 2021. Come along and make their day as they steam around the track.

Please follow our Facebook page for further updates, and read all of the below information before your visit, as things will necessarily look a bit different this year.

These dates are however subject to the weather (as always), the availability of volunteers and we also reserve the right to suspend operations if the government changes the Covid-19 regulations or advice.

The railway will be open from 12.00hrs until 17.00hrs with the exception of October 31^st 2021 when the railway will close at 16.00hrs. We may have to close the queue a little earlier to avoid any disappointments if many people are waiting.

* What’s different this year?

We will be operating under strict procedures for health and safety, and we ask all friends and visitors to adhere to them so that we can all have a happy and safe afternoon.

Anyone showing or experiencing any of the symptoms of Covid-19 MUST NOT come to the site or ride the railway.

Social distancing rules must be observed at all times, a one-way route into and out of the site, and to and from the trains, will be in operation. Please queue outside the ticket office, and along the boundary fence of the railway enclosure while maintaining social distancing.

 Tickets will cost £1.50 each, or 5 for £6.50. Multiple tickets may once again be purchased, cash and cards are accepted.

We are running trains on both our railways: On the raised track railway only one household (or support bubble) will be permitted to ride per train and on the ground level households/support bubbles will be separated by an empty carriage. Railway volunteers will give guidance on which carriages can be used so that social distancing is maintained.

Railway volunteers will also wipe down the carriages periodically throughout the day. 

* What about parking?

Please remember that parking arrangements at the railway have changed. Parking at Ashton Court is controlled by Bristol City Council, and visitors will need to pay and display. Only members of the Bristol Society of Model & Experimental Engineers are permitted to park their vehicles in the area adjacent to the railway.

We look forward to seeing you.  Toot Toot!

[If in doubt phone 0117 946 7110 on the day]