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Ribble Steam Railway funday Wednesday 19th February

Posted on - 17th February, 2014 - 8:30am | Author - | Posted in - Ashton-on-Ribble, Kid's stuff
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Ribble Steam Railway in action

Half-term fun on Wednesday 19th February ride a free vintage Ribble bus to the Ribble Steam Railway.

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Artist Steph Matthews will be at the steam museum in an exclusive one-day competition to design, draw and colour a new face for a steam train. From 11.30am until 3.30pm children ages 5-12

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Everyone is also invited to Ride the Rails and enjoy the opportunity to ride a working train. A full-size outdoor locomotive will run trips up and down the Docklands railway throughout the day, and a child-sized electric railway will also carry passengers in the main exhibition hall. All included in normal cost of admission.

Don’t forget the vintage red Ribble buses running from the Ribble Steam Railway to the Museum of Lancashire and the Harris Museum & Art Gallery as well.

The bright red fun bus will can take you from 10.30am at the Ribble Steam Railway around the city to the Lancashire Infantry Museum, Museum of Lancashire, the Harris Museum and Art Gallery, before finishing back at the steam railway.

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Unbelievably, the bus ride is free. However, entry charges to the steam railway do apply.

Email: ribblesteamrailway@gmail.com
Phone: 01772 728800

Follow the brown signs
Ribble Steam Railway
Riversway Docklands
Preston
PR2 2PD

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