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Please note that bookings for afternoon teas which are available on the 2.45pm service on Sundays from 14th March to 5th September are now being taken. The cost include a valid day ticket on the railway. The application forms are available on this web site. Bookings have also started for the 2010 Santa trains which run the last weekend in November and the weekends in December before Christmas and Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th December. The cost has been kept at 2009 prices and the application forms for this event are also available on this web site |
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21st February - Coal train day. We recreate the sight and sound of NCB coal trains. 14th March - Mothers day - all mothers accompanied by children travel at childrens rate today. 2nd to 5th April - Easter Eggstravaganze. All children receive a cream egg this weekend PLEASE NOTE - We operate trains every Sunday throughout the year and Wednesdays and Thursdays during the school summer holidays. Except for the Santa trains NO pre booking is required. The site is open 7 days a week for viewing from 10.00 to 4pm (Subject to staff availability). The Car Park is locked up at the end of every day. Buses X30/31 (Mon - Sat) from Newcastle/Gateshead stop outside the main entrance. On Sundays buses from Newcastle/Gateshead stop in Sunniside where you can get a connection on to our trains. Regional Cycle route 11 will take you to Marley Hill station. For information on the Railway phone 0845 463 4938 or E Mail
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Access to Andrews House Station and Marley Hill shed is from the A6076 Stanley to Sunniside road 1 mile south of Sunniside. The round trip of 6 miles takes 55 minutes and all full line tickets are valid all day giving unlimited travel. The 2009 full line fares are Adult £8, OAP £5, Child £4 and under 5s travel free. The nearest main line stations are Durham or Newcastle upon Tyne. The railway postcode is NE16 5ET for Sat Navs |
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The Railways original purpose was the movement of coal from nearby collieries to ships on the River Tyne. The oldest part, c1647, was the Lobley Hill section, it had over 300 years of coal traffic when closed in 1964. The surviving 1725 Sunniside to Causey section is now the World's Oldest Working Railway and the Causey to East Tanfield section dates from 1839. Marley Hill engine shed, built in 1854 and in colliery use until 1970, is where the loco fleet is maintained. The shed is open to the public every day. The station cafe,shop and toilets are only open when trains are running but toilet facilities are available at the shed. Refreshments are available daily at The Potters Wheel (near Sunniside station), the Causey Arch Hotel (near Causey station) and the South Causey Inn or Blue Bell Inn (near East Tanfield station). |
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