On Tuesday evening 5th May, the board formally appointed me as General Manager and I am delighted to say what a privilege it is to hold such a vital position at the Helston Railway. I look forward to working with you all in our quest to reopen the line to Helston. Most importantly I hope I find you well and in good spirits. Much has happened over the last 8 weeks or so since lockdown and your board has been…
HELSTON RAILWAY PRESERVATION COMPANY LTD. (5711815) Dear Reader, Whether you are a Volunteer, Member, Friend or someone with an interest in preserving Cornwall’s Heritage, we find ourselves together in an unprecedented situation brought about by the Coronavirus Pandemic and it is affecting every aspect of our daily lives. I hope that you are well and managing to cope with the changes we are all having to make. At the very moment when we were looking to reopen with a renewed…
Helston Railway have reluctantly decided that due to the current Government advice on Covid-19, and our responsibilities to our visitors and especially our volunteers, we will not be able to open on the 26th March as planned. As we are sure our supporters will know, we have a duty of care to our volunteers many of whom are past retirement age, and also to our customers who come to visit us. If we are not able to provide them with…
And thanks to all of you who have been to visit us this year, which culminated in our last outing for Kilmersdon on the 4th January. She will be returning to Somerset and Dorset Trust later this month and will then undergo her 10 year examination and strip down. We have been very privileged to have her on loan for the last two years and will be sad to see her leave. We do have plans to replace her with…
Christmas is nigh and we are now closed until the 4th January when we open again for our winter steam and kids for a quid day. So if you feel you need to get out of the house come and see us for our steam loco Kilmersdon’s last operational day with us before she leaves us. If you have been to see us this year, and over our Christmas opening, thank you for coming to visit us – we have…
Where has the time gone? It’s December and we are already well into our Santa Specials run with two successful days behind us. Why do we do this? Well we love sharing our railway with our visitors and we love dressing up! We love having our Santa grotto on the platform at Prospidnick with his attendant elves. Kilmersdon our plucky little steam engine is working her socks off pulling our coach to and from our award-winning Halt at Truthall. Our…
Its peak holiday season time and we have been very fortunate to see a large number of holiday makers at the railway, more than in previous years. Part of the reason we enjoy working on, and building our railway is the joy of sharing it with others. So we are delighted when new people find us and enjoy riding on our train, learning about our plans and spending time chatting with us. Our volunteers love talking about what we do…
The Helston Railway Preservation Society’s AGM was held on Wednesday 17th July. The following report of the past year was given by Chris Heaps, Chairman of the Charity. Chairman’s Report for the Charity’s Activities since July 2018 The Helston Railway Preservation Society (HRPS) exists to facilitate the development of the Helston Railway project and to advance the education of the public in railway history. Income In the year 2018/19, subscriptions to HRPS exceeded £8,500, about 5% more than in the…
Our level of chuffidness (a new word we are getting to love) has reached new heights with the winning of another award for our new station at Truthall Halt. So to add to our National Railway Heritage Award commendation and the Heritage Railway Association Annual Award for Small Groups we have now another one to celebrate. This time it has been awarded by the Cornish Buildings Group and we have won their annual award. This is a very precious award…
Trying to think of something to do on Fathers Day? Bring your family along to the railway and get a reduced rate family ticket on the 16th June. Usually £18.50 but for one day only reduced to £12.50! Valid for two adults and up to 3 children (under 6 year olds are free).