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Santa Express at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

📅 Selected dates, 28 Nov – 24 Dec 2026📍 Pickering Station, North Yorkshire Moors Railway, North YorkshireYO18 7AJ

Santa Express services run on 28 and 29 November, 5 and 6, 12 and 13, 19 and 20, and 22 to 24 December 2026, mainly at weekends. Trains make an hour-long return trip between Pickering and Levisham with Santa and his elves on board, and every child receives a gingerbread man plush toy and a festive book to keep.

What’s on

  • Hour-long Pickering to Levisham return
  • Gingerbread plush and book for every child
  • Departures also advertised at Grosmont
  • Festive Fish & Chip trains run on other dates
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