Operating Timetable - Gunpowder Railway

Come for a unique train ride on the Gunpowder Railway

Gunpowder Railway is currently closed – no public trains

The railway will next be running when the Gunpowder Mills reopens in early 2027.
We are currently in our Winter Maintenance Period find out more of what we have been doing in our Diary.

Running Days for 2026 Season

⤇ Train rides return in 2027

This weekend 26th/27th September is our last running days of the 2026 season.

4-Train Service – including a 20 minutes Guided Tour of the Railway Works and the new Ordnance Railway Museum

2 or 3 Train Service – including a 20 minutes Guided Tour of the Railway Works and the new Ordnance Railway Museum

Big Trains Little Trains Weekend Event – 5-Train Service with Special Railway Works Tour

Kids Activity Day Service – 4-Train Service – no access to the Railway Works nor Ordnance Railway Museum

Services Cancelled – no access to the Railway Works nor Ordnance Railway Museum

No Trains – no trains running, no access to the Railway Works

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The Gunpowder Railway is located within the Gunpowder Mills – Lee Valley site which on running days opens at 11am, last entry is at 3pm, and closes at 4pm (though this varies from time to time, so please check for details). You must have a valid entry ticket for the Gunpowder Mills to ride the railway.

All journeys start from and return to Long Walk Station and are a round trip to Powdermill Cut Station and back, and take either 40 minutes or 1 hour, depending on the Railway Works is open.

You ride on our unique railway in converted RNAD wagons from the 1940’s now working as carriages on a scenic trip around the edge of the Gunpowder Mills. These are fully accessible and the station platform is accessed via a ramp.

You can also: View a full year timetable in one go.

Note: It is a reasonably long walk (along the Long Walk) of around 20 minutes from the car park, exhibition, theatre, cafe and toilets complex down to the Long Walk railway station to board the train. There are no toilet facilities at the stations nor on the trains.

The timetable listed is subject to operational changes at any point (e.g. engine failure) and be aware that the last train does depart significantly before the wider site closes.