BRHC CONTACTS
Directors:
Lewis Andrews (Managing)
Karen Harley
Alan Heard
Steve Trowbridge
Managers:
Bideford Station Manager: Alan Heard
Instow site Manager: Steve Trowbridge (Acting)
Operations Manager: Vacant
Interpretation Centre/Museum Curator: Clive Fairchild
Cafe in the Coach (Toon Station Refreshments): Carol Toon
ACE Magazine Editor: Steve Trowbridge
Webmaster: Clive Fairchild
Membership & Sales: Lewis Andrews
To contact us please click as appropriate:
For general information: enquiries
For Membership & Sales: sales
For Interpretation Centre/Museum enquiries: museum
We would particularly be interested to hear from you if you have artefacts, knowledge or photographs relating to the line before it closed.
LATEST NEWS
We have had a reorganisation at Director level because Andy Mills has stepped down as a Director. He did a great job as our MD but felt it was time to move on after 18 years at the helm. He has been replaced as MD by Lewis Andrews, and Alan Heard and Steve Trowbridge have also joined the board. Karen Harley remains as Financial Director. We wish our new board every success for the future.
We have completed replacing the woodwork on the brake van and the repainting is now largely completed. The Planet diesel has been repainted for its return to operational use (see Gallery and Earlier News for both).
We have now started repairing and repainting our PMV.
More work on the new picnic area will happen later this year and our enhanced museum space will follow on later.
Instow signal box was also given a complete repaint over the 2024/25 Winter.
This year we have been offering cab rides in our diesel locomotive for the first time since we relaid our running line.
The final operating dates this year are as follows:
Sunday 26th October: Ghost Train Rides;
Sunday 7th December: Santa Specials and Grotto.
See posters on the right.
Travelling on and payment for the train
Advance booking is not necessary. The train will run weather permitting.
Only two passengers may travel at any time and children must be accompanied by an adult. Ride fares are £4 a head for adults and for children, but families with multiple children wishing to ride will not be charged again for the accompanying adult.
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PAYMENTS AND DONATIONS
This is where you can pay for sales items and pay your membership fee.
You can also make a donation to support our work at Bideford and Instow.
There are three options:
1. a cheque made payable to the Bideford Railway Heritage Centre and sent to BRHC c/o Tree Tops, Northdown Road, Bideford, Devon EX39 3NA or
2. by bank transfer (BACS) to A/C Number 20370096 Sort Code 20-04-59, using your surname and DONATION, MEMBER or SALES as the Reference or
3. by PayPal, debit or credit card leaving a message saying DONATION, MEMBER, or SALES. (Don't worry that our PayPal access portal uses the word Donate rather than Pay.)
Many thanks for your support.
BRHC on Facebook
Bideford Railway Heritage Centre, Instow Signal Box and Bideford's Cafe in the Coach all have pages on Facebook - join us there!
Visit Us!
Interpretation Centre
Our historic railway parcels van at Bideford contains a fabulous interpretation display, with beautiful information panels, a model railway and a high-tech touchscreen interactive.
It's an in-depth historical experience of life on the north Devon railways - come and see us!
Cafe in the Coach
After the complete renovation of the catering facilities, take-away and eat-in options are now available.
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