A steam locomotive hauls the Jacobite train across the curved stone arches of Glenfinnan Viaduct, white exhaust trailing back over the maroon carriages with Highland hills beyond.
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Blaenavon Heritage Railway Annual Steam Gala

📅 Fri 25 – Sun 27 Sep 2026📍 Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Furnace Sidings station, TorfaenNP4 9SF

Three-day gala on Wales's highest standard gauge heritage railway, with visiting GWR pannier tank 7754 from the Llangollen & Corwen Railway and Hunslet Austerity 3879 Haulwen from the Gwili Railway. They work alongside home locomotives Hunslet 1873 Jessie and Andrew Barclay 2074 Llantarnam Abbey near the Big Pit World Heritage landscape.

What’s on

  • Visiting GWR pannier 7754
  • Hunslet Austerity 3879 Haulwen from the Gwili Railway
  • Home fleet Jessie and Llantarnam Abbey
  • 10% discount for advance online booking