directions

Welcome to the events 2012

and directions page of the FSMR website

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page updated 18/ 12 / 2011

The SMR is based in Stapleford Park

near Melton Mowbray, Leics, England

LE14 2SF

Note be warned, there is another Stapleford at Nottingham!!

Follow the

DIRECTIONS

link for maps and directions on how to find us

but if you follow the numerous brown Stapleford Park Country Hotel signs, you will be taken to the railways car park

The private railway is only open to the general public on two occasions per year, in mid June and end August BH Sunday and Monday as part of special charity steam events.

The next public running will be in 2012

Stapleford Steam and Real Ale Festival Sat Sun 9^th 10^th June

Gates open 10-00 till 17-00 each day £5 per Adult or £3 Child 5-16

(Children under 5 free)

(Note small additional charges for train rides)

And in August, the second and last event will be:

SMR open weekend Sunday and BH Monday

26^th and 27^th Aug 2012

Gates open 10-00 till 17-00 each day £3 per Adult / Child over 12

(Children under 12 free)

(Note small additional charges for train rides)

For more details see our new dedicated August Event page

AUGUST EVENT PAGE

Or why not spend a weekend caravanning in the picturesque countryside in Stapleford park chilling out watching the trains go by! turn up on the Thurs night to Sat night and depart Monday evening or Tuesday morning for only £20 per pitch!! Including admission both days

Please phone Jez on 07964 830252 to book a pitch or exhibit / trade enquiries for the August BH 2011 (only)

mailto:fsmr_event@hotmail.co.uk

When open to the public, all the 4 SMR owned, and the 2 FSMR private owner steam locomotives are normally rostered for both days and run throughout the 2 days in a staggered roster.

Please note that however, that the both the Jubilee and NKP Berkshire will now be out of service until 2013 earliest, as both require major boiler work. This means that the Curwen Atlantic “John H Gretton” will be paired with the Saint during 2012 events as it was in 2011 unless the Saint is paired with the Warship Diesel.

The new East African private owned loco was added in 2009 keeping the operational steam fleet at 4

The privately owned Niagara and EAR come on at around 11-00 to 12-00 and run the rest of both days when the railway usually goes onto an intense two train operation. The railway then has all 4 locos in steam.

Please note that operational requirements and mechanical failures may remove a locomotive from service at any time and no guarantee can be made as to a particular loco appearing

Trains run from 10-00 but the railway can get very busy from 1300-1600 so early birds avoid any queuing or why not stay later when it quietens down again.

Special multiple trip tickets allow you to sample all the motive power throughout the day

We are a very friendly family railway, and try to accommodate the needs of enthusiasts and photographers, However, we apologise that due to staffing requirements, line-side permits can be difficult to give but we will try if at all possible

There is though adequate public access to line-side locations, including above the tunnel and next to the cutting, and also a large raised viewing area above the loco-shed steaming apron, allowing some nice pictures of locomotive firing and preparation

All proceeds from the all our public events since 1995 are contributed to the FSMR nominated charity of

LOROS