Home - Location - Timetable - Facilities - FAQs - Events - Stately Trains News - Photogalleries - Digital Archive - History - Shops - Departments Stocklist - Shed - Signalling - Membership - Volunteering - Links Welcome to the website of the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. Most photographs: click to enlarge. TRAINS ARE RUNNING EVERY DAY THROUGHOUT AUGUST Introduction Travel between Embsay station, built in 1888, and the new award-winning station at Bolton Abbey. Your journey takes you through picturesque Yorkshire Dales scenery. Bolton Abbey station is the ideal stopping off point for a pleasant one and a half mile walk to the ruins of the 12th Century priory. Venture a little further to picnic on the banks of the River Wharfe, or in the shade of Strid Wood where you will find the Cavendish Pavillion for refreshments. Station Facilities Refreshments are available in the tearooms at Bolton Abbey and Embsay stations. Both feature gift shops, including the famous bookshop at Embsay station. There are picnic areas at all stations, including Holywell Halt, with facilities for the disabled at Bolton Abbey station. Ample free parking is available at both Embsay and Bolton Abbey stations. Further details... Train Services Steam trains run every Sunday, with Summer services up to 7 days a week. Full details are available in the timetable. In addition to the steam services, there are Diesel services, Stately Trains and Special Events. Stately Trains - On selected Saturdays and Sundays in July and August, travel in the style your grandparents would have loved, using carriages from the historic Stately Trains collection which have been lovingly restored to their original magnificence, such as those built to haul first class passengers on the Great North of Scotland Railway and also including one reputed to have been the carriage of a princess. Treat yourself and travel in luxuary! Further details... Strawberry Specials are also run on selected Saturday evenings in June and July. Further details... Charter services - It is possible to hire your own passenger train on non-operational days (see the timetable for details) at an econonmical cost. This is good for groups on days we would not normally operate and can be steam or diesel hauled. Further details... Special Events - These take place throughout the year featuring events for the family and enthusiasts alike. These include Days out with Thomas, All Aboard with Ivor the Engine, 1940s Weekend, Harvest of Steam, Diesel Gala and Santa Trains. See our Special Events page for details of all the events. Why not join us... The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway is run by the volunteers of the Yorkshire Dales Railway Museum Trust and new members are always very welcome. If you would like to keep up with the news and developments or help with the operation of the railway, why not join us? Further details... Next Thomas Event:   Next Special Event:   August Bank Holiday Saturday 28th - Monday 30th August 2010   Saturday 11th - Sunday 12th September 2010

Yorkshire Dales Railway Museum Trust (Holdings) Limited Registered Charity No. 1116386 Bolton Abbey Station, Bolton Abbey, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6AF General Enquiries: 01756 710614 - Talking Timetables & Fax: 01756 795189 enquiries AT embsayboltonabbeyrailway DOT org.uk webmaster AT embsayboltonabbeyrailway DOT org.uk