Timetable and events 2012

Welcome to the 2012 Timetable and Events page. As with previous years, we have a number of Events and Gala's, details of which can be found below. New for 2012 is the two Family fun weekends - June 2nd - June 4th and August 11th & 12th. With the branch to Big Pit Halt in operation there is even more to do when visiting Blaenavon's Heritage Railway. Click here for the list of 2012 events.

In the calendar below, dates in BOLD are special event dates. The background for the date indicates which timetable is being used:

Key: Steam Off Peak Steam Super Off Peak Steam Event Steam Gala*
Diesel Off Peak
Diesel Super Off Peak Diesel Event
Santa Trains*

*Timetable to be advised

April
Saturday 7 14 21 28
Sunday 1 8 15 22 29
Monday 2 9 16 23 30
Tuesday 3 10 17 24
Wednesday 4 11 18 25
Thursday 5 12 19 26
Friday 6 13 20 27
  • 6th - 9th - Easter Bunnies
  • 29th - 50th Anniversary of last passenger train to Blaenavon High Level
May
Saturday 5 12 19 26
Sunday 6 13 20 27
Monday 7 14 21 28
Tuesday 1 8 15 22 29
Wednesday 2 9 16 23 30
Thursday 3 10 17 24 31
Friday 4 11 18 25
  • 5th - 7th - Teddy Bears Picnic
June
Saturday 2 9 16 23 30
Sunday 3 10 17 24
Monday 4 11 18 25
Tuesday 5 12 19 26
Wednesday 6 13 20 27
Thursday 7 14 21 28
Friday 1 8 15 22 29

July
Saturday 7 14 21 28
Sunday 1 8 15 22 29
Monday 2 9 16 23 30
Tuesday 3 10 17 24 31
Wednesday 4 11 18 25
Thursday 5 12 19 26
Friday 6 13 20 27
August
Saturday 4 11 18 25
Sunday 5 12 19 26
Monday 6 13 20 27
Tuesday 7 14 21 28
Wednesday 1 8 15 22 29
Thursday 2 9 16 23 30
Friday 3 10 17 24 31
September
Saturday 1 8 15 22 29
Sunday 2 9 16 23 30
Monday 3 10 17 24
Tuesday 4 11 18 25
Wednesday 5 12 19 26
Thursday 6 13 20 27
Friday 7 14 21 28

October
Saturday 6 13 20 27
Sunday 7 14 21 28
Monday 1 8 15 22 29
Tuesday 2 9 16 23 30
Wednesday 3 10 17 24 31
Thursday 4 11 18 25
Friday 5 12 19 26
December
Saturday 1 8 15 22 29
Sunday 2 9 16 23 30
Monday 3 10 17 24 31
Tuesday 4 11 18 25  
Wednesday 5 12 19 26
Thursday  6 13 20 27
Friday 7 14 21 28
  • Santa Trains throughout December

Fare Information

The 2012 fare structure now takes into account journeys to and from Big Pit Halt as well as the "Mainline" Stations. As per previous years we have two fare structures, Standard Fares and Event Fares.  Please check the calendar above carefully to see if the date of your visit coincides with an event as the ticket cost will be different than the standard ticket price.

Please note:
• Children aged under three travel FREE
• Children aged between 3 and 15 are eligable for the Child fare
• Those aged over 16 are charged at the full, Adult rate.
• Family tickets cover two adults and up to three children.
• Currently we have no facilities to take Credit or Debit Card payments

  Our return tickets are all 'Pay once ride all day' for the section of line indicated on the ticket.

Standard Fare Information

Return Tickets:

Adult Child Family
Return: All Stations £6.00 £3.50 £15.50
Return: Furnace Sidings - Whistle £3.00 £2.00 £8.00
Return: Furnace Sidings - Blaenavon (HL) £4.00 £2.50 £10.50
Return: Whistle Inn - Blaenavon (HL) £5.00 £3.00 £13.00
Return: Whistle Inn - Big Pit Halt £4.00 £2.50 £10.50
Return: Furnace Sidings - Big Pit Halt £3.00 £2.00 £8.00
Return: Big Pit - Blaenavon (HL) £5.00 £3.00 £13.00

Single Tickets:

Single: All Stations £4.00 £2.50 £10.50
Single: Furnace Sidings - Whistle Inn £2.00 £1.50 £5.50
Single: Furnace Sidings - Blaenavon (HL) £2.50 £1.50 £6.50
Single: Whistle Inn - Blaenavon (HL) £3.00 £2.00 £8.00
Single: Whistle Inn - Big Pit Halt £2.50 £1.50 £6.50
Single: Furnace Sidings - Big Pit Halt £2.00 £1.50 £5.50
Single: Big Pit - Blaenavon (HL) £3.00 £2.50 £8.00


Event Fare Information

Event Adult Child Family
Easter Bunnies £7.00 £4.00 £18.00
Teddy Bears Picnic £7.00 £4.00 £18.00
Diamond Jubilee Celebrations £7.00 £4.00 £18.00
World Heritage Day * £7.00 £4.00 £18.00
Garn Lakes Day* £7.00 £4.00 £18.00
Wartime Weekend £8.00 £4.50 £20.50
Model Railway Show** £7.00 £4.00 £18.00
Family Fun Days £8.00 £4.50 £20.50
10th Transport Rally £8.00 £4.50 £20.50
Steam Gala ^ £10.00 £6.00 £26.00
Diesel Gala's ^ £8.00 £4.50 £20.50
Ghost Train £5.00 £3.00 £13.00
Steam Santa Specials £TBC £TBC £TBC

* = Buy one get one free
** = Entry to the model show is covered by Platform Ticket Price
^ = Full Day Rover

Platform Tickets (selected Events) Adult Child Family
£4.00 £2.50 £10.50

Timetables

For 2012, there are hree seperate timetables covering our standard running days and special events.  The timetables are colour-coded to match the calendar:

Steam Off Peak Diesel Off Peak
Whistle Inn d 11:55 13:10 14:25 15:40 16:55
Furnace Sidings a 10:45 11:59 13:14 14:29 15:44 16:59
Furnace Sidings d 11:00 12:15 13:30 14:45 16:00 17:05
Big Pit Halt a 11:03 12:18 13:33 14:48 16:03 17:08
Big Pit Halt d 11:08 12:23 13:38 14:53 16:08 17:10
Furnace Sidings a 11:12 12:27 13:42 14:57 16:12 17:14
Furnace Sidings d 11:15 12:30 13:45 15:00 16:15 17:20
Blaenavon (HL) a 11:25 12:40 13:55 15:10 16:25
Blaenavon (HL) d 11:30 12:45 14:00 15:15 16:30
Furnace Sidings a 11:40 12:55 14:10 15:25 16:40
Furnace Sidings d 11:45 13:00 14:15 15:30 16:45
Whistle Inn a 11:49 13:04 14:19 15:34 16:49
SupeSteam Super Off Peak Diesel Super Off Peak
Whistle Inn d 11:30 12:15 13:00 13:45 14:30 15:15 16:00
Furnace Sidings a 10:45 11:35 12:20 13:05 13:50 14:35 15:20 16:05
Furnace Sidings d 11:00 11:45 12:30 13:15 14:00 14:45 15:30 16:15
Big Pit Halt a 11:05 11:50 12:35 13:20 14:05 14:50 15:35 16:20
Big Pit Halt d 11:10 11:55 12:40 13:25 14:10 14:55 15:40 16:25
Furnace Sidings a 11:15 12:00 12:45 13:30 14:15 15:00 15:45 16:30
Furnace Sidings d 11:20 12:05 12:50 13:35 14:20 15:05 15:50 16:40
Whistle Inn a 11:25 12:10 12:55 13:40 14:25 15:10 15:55

Please note: There is no service to Blaenavon High Level on this timetable.


Steam Peak Diesel Peak

June 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 23rd & 24th - July 7th & 8th - August 11th, 12th, 25th, 26th & 27th

Main Line - Whistle Inn - Furnace Sidings - Blaenavon High Level - Trains arrive and depart from Furnace Sidings Platform 1

Whistle Inn d 11:40 12:40 13:40 14:40 15:40 16:40
Furnace Sidings a 10:45 11:45 12:45 13:45 14:45 15:45 16:45
Furnace Sidings d 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 16:55
Blaenavon (HL) a 11:10 12:10 13:10 14:10 15:10 16:10
Blaenavon (HL) d 11:15 12:15 13:15 14:15 15:15 16:16
Furnace Sidings a 11:25 12:25 13:25 14:25 15:25 16:25
Furnace Sidings d 11:30 12:30 13:30 14:30 15:30 16:30
Whistle Inn a 11:35 12:35 13:35 14:35 15:35 16:35

Big Pit Branch  The following trains will arrive and depart from Furnace Sidings Platform 2

Furnace Sidings d 10:40 11:10 11:40 12:10 12:40 13:10 13:40 14:10 14:40 15:10 15:40 16:10 16:40
Big pit Halt a 10:45 11:15 11:45 12:15 12:45 13:15 13:45 14:15 14:45 15:15 15:45 16:15 16:45
Big Pit Halt d 10:50 11:20 11:50 12:20 12:50 13:20 13:50 14:20 14:50 15:20 15:50 16:20 17:00
Furnace Sidings a 10:55 11:25 11:55 12:25 12:55 13:25 13:55 14:25 14:55 15:25 15:55 16:25 17:05

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