News and Events Page
This page details previous events and news items, for details of scheduled forthcoming events please see our open days page.
Uckfield Festival 2010
Our '009' model of Bentley Miniature Railway was on display alongside a historic Hornby Dublo railway. The historic layout was part of a competition won by Chloe Harland. The correct answers being that it dated from 1938/1939, cost around £3.10s (£3.50 in new money) and is now worth around £525
Nutley Village Day 2010
The club enjoyed another bright and sunny outdoor portable track event (our only one for 2010). Bluedog provided motive power and was accompanied by an updated "Bentley in miniature", the club's N & 009 gauge model of the railway.
Bentley Miniature Railway Silver Jubilee
The railway celebrated it's 25th anniversary with a party weekend including exhibition, cavalcade of locos and guests.
Photo gallery from 25th Anniversary
Modelworld 2010
Modelworld 2010 brought the railway a step closer to the future with the visit of "Titan" the robot who was no doubt somewhat perplexed as what a 19th Century design of steam engine is doing in his electronic future. The loco's running this year were Holmside, Jasmine and a Metropolitan Electric.
An exciting Christmas present for the railway
Bentley Miniature Railway today received a pleasant Christmas present from Wealden District Council with the confirmation that planning permission (subject to conditions) has been granted for an extension to the railway which will allow us to operate trains to the entrance of the Wildfowl reserve taking the total line up to around 1 mile in length. It is hoped that we will be able to start operating a minimal service late in 2010, watch this space for more detail soon.
Christmas at Bentley
New for Christmas 2009, Bentley Miniature Railway provided special festive train rides after-dark in the run-up to Christmas as part of the celebrations which also involved a snowcat ride and a visit to see Santa in his woodland grotto. The weather even lent a hand by adding 2" of snow for the final 5 days but unlike British Rail this didn't interrupt services - Happy Christmas everyone.
Goliath Returns
After 5 years sitting idle, Goliath, the most powerful electric loco to run at Bentley has made the journey from Blackpool to visit us for the late August Bank Holiday and is expected to operate all 3 days.
Nutley Village Day 2009
This was the clubs only outdoor portable track event for 2009 and was blessed with a bright and sunny day. Bluedog again provided the motive power and was accompanied by 'Bentley in miniature', the club's N & 009 gauge model of the railway.
Drivers Eye View of Bentley Railway
Youtube now carries a video tour of Bentley Miniature Railway from a drivers perspective.
First run for Scots Guardsman
Today saw the first run of a brand new loco, a club member has spent the last 8 years constructing "Scots Guardsman".
Easter 2009
Easter traditionally marks the start of the summer season at Bentley Miniature Railway and this year is no exception with the majority of the track renewals recently completed and a new 4 car tram unit completed and offering it's first public passengers rides this weekend - photos to follow.
For details of previous events, please see our archive.
