Family Fun Day
8 August - Unlimited steam train rides. Explore our 21 acre living museum and experience 200 years of railway heritage
Living Museum of the Great Western Railway
Welcome to Didcot Railway Centre
Explore the unique collection of Great Western Railway steam locomotives, carriages, wagons, buildings and small artefacts at our 21 acre living museum set around the original 1932 Engine Shed
What's Happening Soon...
We are open on any days with a brightly coloured block. We have a mix of Discovery Days, Limited Run days, Heritage Diesel Days, Steam Days and Special Event Days. Please click on the relevant square to obtain details of what to expect. We are completely closed on days with a white or grey background.
For a full schedule of events see our calendar page:
Full Calendar
Latest Information - Tue 14 Jul 2026
Buy a Gift and Virgin Experience Vouchers
Buy a Gift and Virgin Experience Vouchers can be used on any of our open days excluding our Steam into Christmas event. Please be aware that trains do not run on Discovery Days and have a shorter run time on Limited Run Days. To visit using your voucher please email us with the voucher code, the date you'd like to visit, and a contact number, and we will send you an email confirmation. If you are using a Virgin Experience Voucher, please also provide the PIN number.
Swindon Panel
Next demonstrations on July 11, 25
Next Open Days
Next Limited Run Steam Days - July 1, 8, 15
Next Steam Days - July 4/5, 11/12, 18/19, 22, 25/26, 29
Next Discovery Days - July 9/10, 116/17, 23/24, 30/31
Next Special Events
Family Fun Day - 8 August
Brick Adventures at Didcot Railway Centre - 22/23 August
The Railway Centre is currently Open between Wednesday and Sunday
Last Admission: 2.30pm on all open days
What's Next
Brick Adventures at Didcot Railway Centre
22-23 August - Do you love the brick? Come and celebrate the world's most popular building brick and delight in the displays
Autumn Steam Gala
11-13 September - Join us for a multi engine event, with tours of some of our normally closed areas
Steam Into Christmas 2026
Help Santa find his missing reindeer! Explore our 24 acre site to find each of Santa's lost reindeer, culminating in a visit to the grotto to meet Santa.
Steam Days
Unlimited steam train rides. Explore our 21 acre living museum and experience 200 years of railway heritage
Limited Run Days - STEAM
Train rides are available for part of the day. Explore our 21 acre living museum and experience 200 years of railway heritage
Discovery Days
With no trains running, explore our 21 acre living museum at leisure and get close to our exhibits
Plan Your Visit
Getting here, loco roster, 10 things not to miss and accessibility information.
Visitors' Views
Excellent railway heritage collection - Spent 6 hrs here, vast array of railway related items, several working engines and a very open approach to visitors that allowed us to wander all over the site. We had a short ride in two trains and all the sheds were open yo visitors. Great cafe and picnic area. Will certainly visit again.
- Trevor H - July 2026
Latest News
Alstom Charitable Train Pull
Sixteen raise money for Variety - The Children's Charity
Oxford High Prep School 'Evacuated'
An enjoyable and educational recent visit
Clive Hetherington has left the Great Western Society
Join Us and Get Involved
We have around 4,000 members including over 250 active volunteers who help run the Centre.
The Great Western Society
Didcot Railway Centre is the home of the Great Western Society
Members' Area
Members' Area
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