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Established | 1986 |
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Location | Chappel & Wakes Colne railway station, Essex, England |
Coordinates | 51°55′33.8″N 0°45′32.6″E / 51.926056°N 0.759056°E |
Type | Industrial railway museum |
Collection size | 10 Locomotives, numerous other vehicles |
Website | official website |
The East Anglian Railway Museum is a museum located at Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station in Essex, England, which is situated on the former Great Eastern Railway branch line from Marks Tey to Sudbury. Services on the Sudbury Branch Line are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.
The museum has a wide collection of locomotives and rolling stock, some of which are fully restored, three are converted into Thomas, Percy and Toby replicas while others are undergoing repair and restoration. The Restoration Shed was built in 1983–4, before which most work had to take place in the Goods Shed or in the open. On event days, steam or diesel train rides are operated over a short demonstration track.
The museum hosts two annual events: the Winter Beer Festival held in late February / early March (timing depends on UK school holidays), and the Summer Beer Festival held each September.