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Diesel Gala

Quick Details

  • Duration: All Day
  • Booking: Pre-book to ensure a quicker check-in. On-the-day tickets also available.
  • Visting by road: Parking for this event is only available at our Norchard Station, Forest Road, Lydney, Glos. GL15 4ET.
  • Visting by public transport: Our services will be aimed to connect with arriving and departing rail services from Lydney mainline station, a short walk from our Lydney Junction site. Please note, mainline connections are always better on Saturdays.
  • Refreshments: Our café will be serving light takeaway refreshments throughout the day (please note, the café will close after the last train departs).
  • Beverages: An on-train bar will be open serving Real Ales, Ciders, Wines and Soft Drinks.

Adult (Single Day)

Ages 18+

£29

£ 26.10

Child (Single Day)

Ages 3-17

£16

£ 14.40

Adult (Two Days)

Ages 18+

£52

£ 46.80

Child (Two Days)

Ages 3-17

£28

£ 25.20

Diesel Gala 2026

Our annual Diesel Gala returns for 2026 on 12th & 13th September. With both resident and visiting locomotives booked to appear, as always the sound will be quite something reverberating from the trees that border our 4 and a quarter mile route. The tight curves and prevailing gradient between Lydney Junction and Parkend, with various sections as steep as at 1 in 128, will make Northbound/’Down’ direction trains particularly exciting. Departures from Lydney Town, Norchard High Level and Whitecroft are usually highlights of the weekend!

For 2026 we are offering early bird advance tickets with a 10% discount compared to the on the day ticket prices:

  • Adult 1-day On The Day: £29 / Early Bird Advance: £26.10
  • Child 1-day On The Day: £16 / Early Bird Advance: £14.40
  • Adult 2-day On The Day: £52 / Early Bird Advance: £46.80
  • Child 2-day On The Day: £29 / Early Bird Advance: £25.20

The early bird ticket ticket booking will close a few days in advance of the event, so ensure you book earlier to avoid missing out. As well as standard single-day tickets a pre-bookable two-day weekend ticket is also available with a further slight discount, making attending both days slightly better value.

The timetable will be uploaded here as soon as it is ready complete with loco allocations. Please check the newsreel below for event updates.

Confirmed attractions:

  • A lineup consisting of both resident and visiting diesel locomotives.
  • An intensive timetable with at least two passenger trains racking up the mileage.
  • Services will be aimed to connect with arriving and departing rail services from Lydney mainline station, a short walk from our Lydney Junction station.
  • An on train bar serving Cask Ales, Cider, Wines and Soft Drinks.
  • Guided DMU Depot Tours (courtesy of the DFR DMU Group).
  • + more to be announced!

2026 Diesel Gala Sponsor:

The word 'Derails' in blue serif font on white background.

 

 

Our 2026 Diesel Gala is sponsored by Derails Model Railway shop of Coleford. 

Visit their website for all of the main model railway manufacturers available at discounted prices with free postage for orders over £20 and 5-star customer service:

www.derails.co.uk | 01594 835935 | Unit 4, Unicorn House, Coleford, GL16 8AA

Event Newsreel:

Nothing to report, please check back soon.

Lineup:

 

Anticipated visitors:
All visitors To Be Confirmed. Black question mark centered on a white background.
Anticipated home fleet:
Class 73 E6003 ‘Sir Herbert Walker’

Courtesy of the Electro-Diesel Locomotive Group.

 Green and yellow vintage train stopped at a station platform with trees in the background.
Other residents To Be Confirmed.

Black question mark centered on a white background.

Page last updated 08/05/26. E&OE.

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