The Story Train

The Story Train is an imaginative storytelling buffet car on the Weardale Railway, bringing communities together to celebrate 200 years of passenger rail travel

[The Story Train @StoryTrain2025]

All this week it’s the @DurhamLibraries’s take over on The Story Train.

We have train themed books and crafts including junk model train making!

We’re back tomorrow and Sat 9.30-2.30pm at #Stanhope Station, @WeardaleRailway.

Free entry!

[The Story Train @StoryTrain2025]

Coming up this week on Wed, Thurs & Saturday at Stanhope Station, @WeardaleRailway

Come visit ‘The Library Train’ where you can discover books about trains & create your own junk model train!

FREE activity as part of @DurhamCouncil Durham Libraries Summer Activity Programme.

[Graeme Rendall @graemerendall66]

Return of the Bubblecar! Deputising for a poorly Pacers at the @WeardaleRailway this afternoon…

[The Story Train @StoryTrain2025]

The @2021Wordfest’s Children’s Book Day in full swing at @WeardaleRailway.

We’re here til 3.30pm for more stories and activities, celebrating children’s literature!

Come and meet some fabulous local authors and be enchanted by their stories!

[Sam Slatcher @Sam_Slatcher]

Songs in the sunshine in Stanhope yesterday with fellow music practitioner Caroline Roach!

Thank you to Root & Branch Cafe for hosting.

There will be songwriting workshops taking place with the support of Equality Arts on @StoryTrain2025 on Mondays 10.30 - 12.30 from 10 June

[The Story Train @StoryTrain2025]

We are open this #Easter weekend 10-3pm, Friday Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Come and join Hector, the story collector, and create your own Easter story.

Design your own Easter card

Have a sing along with the Puppet Pals!

At Stanhope Station, @WeardaleRailway

[The Story Train @StoryTrain2025]

Easter on The Story Train, coming up next Friday - Sunday 10-3pm each day.

Come along to Stanhope Station to find out more. Easter activities, puppets, storytelling and books from local authors for sale and more.

Plus heritage train services by @WeardaleRailway

[The Story Train @StoryTrain2025]

Wolsingham Primary School with @thewigglypathcompany. And we’ve been getting creative making Christmas cards and singing festive songs with @puppetpals21

We wish you all a very merry Christmas!

Dates for events in 2024 will be announced in the New Year

[The Story Train @StoryTrain2025]

Thank you very much to everyone who has volunteered with us this Christmas on The Story Train!

We’ve had over 1000 people visit us over the 14 days we’ve been open during @WeardaleRailway’s Santa Specials. We’ve been displaying a fabulous card village scene built by..

[Citizen Songwriters @CitizenSongs]

The song ‘Flying Scotsman’ is now live!

Come and visit @LocomotionSHD and see Flying Scotsman until 7 January (closed 24-26 Dec)

For the full video, visit:
https://t.co/rMdmdDEwLl via @YouTube

[The Story Train @StoryTrain2025]

We’re looking forward to welcoming passengers joining the Santa Special’s at @WeardaleRailway on The Story Train.

We have a brilliant village light installation created by The Wiggly Path and pupils from Wolsingham Primary School & Christmas card making underneath the exhibit

[The Story Train @StoryTrain2025]

We wonder what The Story Train would look like as a cartoon character!

[London North Eastern Railway @LNER]

Move over Thomas - and say hello to 'Azuma and Friends'!

Just for fun, we asked AI to reimagine some of our fleet (past and present) as cartoon characters.

What do you think? We might just stick to the beautiful liveries created by our amazingly talented in-house team instead!

[The Story Train @StoryTrain2025]

Halloween is coming!

We're open 28, 29 & 31st Oct with a spine-tingling story by Catherine Pugh and free arts & crafts on The Story Train at Weardale Railway.

Stories take place on the Bubble Car (green train next to The Story Train) at Stanhope, @WeardaleRailway.

[The Story Train @StoryTrain2025]

Children's book adds a magical new chapter to The Story Train in Weardale!

Thank you to @DarlingtonBS & Peter Barron for gifting copies of Darly’s Magical History Ride to raise fund for The Story Train @BarronMedia

Read all about it 👇
https://t.co/DnczDQNwnv

[The Story Train @StoryTrain2025]

We were delighted to welcome on board The Story Train members of @Durham_Business who were on a networking trip to @WeardaleRailway today.

The Story Train is a perfect place for your work Christmas do with 17 first class comfy seats! Email to enquire [email protected]

[The Story Train @StoryTrain2025]

All aboard, come and ride the railway through the Dales

All aboard, every seat that’s filled will have a tale!

Come and join the Railway Children Holiday Club at @WeardaleRailway - Wednesday 11.30-1pm (23 & 30 Aug) for 7-11 yrs living in Weardale

https://t.co/mg91BDsuoo

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Coming up in a few week’s time: Children’s Book Day with Weardale WordFest.

Saturday 5 August 10-3pm

With authors Peter Barron, Victoria Downes Author & Geri Poole along with puppet story gatherers Stella and Hector with Becki Ashton!

More details https://t.co/WZpTIE2zCn

[The Story Train @StoryTrain2025]

The Railway Children Holiday Club has begun!

*We still have spaces left, so if you would like to sign your child up, please visit the link below*

Each Wed in Aug 11.30 drop off / 1pm pick up. For ages 7-11, for primary school pupils in Weardale

https://t.co/mg91BDsuoo

[The Story Train @StoryTrain2025]

Coming up in a few week’s time: Children’s Book Day with Weardale WordFest.

Saturday 5 August 10-3pm

With authors Peter Barron, Victoria Downes Author & Geri Poole along with puppet story gatherers Stella and Hector with Becki Ashton!

More details https://t.co/WZpTIE2zCn

[Sam Slatcher @Sam_Slatcher]

Great to have Gary Philipson from @BBCTees on @StoryTrain2025 interviewing Victoria Downes, @Chrispowl2 & I for a radio feature (coming soon) all about the @2021Wordfest Children’s Book Day on 5 Aug on The Story Train @WeardaleRailway 📚 🚂

More details: https://t.co/V2hQoyBe8S