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Celebrate the new year with a visit to the Museum, and a ride on a train hauled by a real life steam engine.
Museum open 10:00 to 16:00
unlimited train Rides run from 11:00 to 15:00
What to see on your visit.
Station Buildings – See our preserved station building, ticket office and waiting room and WH Smiths Stand, the place where many would have started their journey.

Chappel Main Signal Box – Located at the end of Platform 1, why not have a go at pulling the levers, and read all about the signalman's job.

Curio Coach and Bookends Compartment, Platform 2 – A grounded coach – many of these would have been used as Waiting Rooms at rural stations, also have a look through the stock in our self-service book compartment.

Goods Shed – the centre piece of our Museum site, have a look around this building and see how the wagonload freight was essential to the rural area.

Exhibition Hall – opened at our Rail 200 event in the summner of 2025 the hall has mant wagons and Carriages for you to look around and our restored Pooley Van.
we ao have an are where the Children can use the soft brickes to build a Viaduct !

Restoration Shed – Have a look at the various engines, carriages, wagons under restorarion by our volunteers. See how the volunteers are getting on with the restoration of Lamport.

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New Years Steam Day

Type:Railway Event

East Anglian Railway Museum, Chappel & Wakes Colne Station, Station Road, Wakes Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2DS
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