Fine weather just the ticket for The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway at steam up event

Drinkers, train lovers and fine weather delivered the goods as a village attraction opened its doors for the first time in 2025.

The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, known as The Middy, in Wetheringsett, welcomed fans of all ages to Brockford Station for its Easter steam up at the weekend.

The event proved a huge success and was boosted by locals dropping in to the site’s bar on Good Friday, helping it to raise thousands of pounds for its upkeep.

John Reeve, The Middy’s marketing manager, said: “The bar opening raised a record £1,000 and ticket sales for the two days were just short of £7,500.

“With the combination of good weather, our locomotive gala and, of course, it being the Easter holiday, things could hardly have gone better.”

As well as a trio of locomotives taking to the tracks, visitors were able to enjoy an Easter egg hunt, before viewing the railway’s restoration shed and USAAF 34th Bomb Group museum.

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