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Bristol Harbour Railway train rides at M Shed

M Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RN
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Take a steam train ride on Bristol Harbour Railway from M Shed. The train will be pulled by the locomotive Henbury.

Bristol Harbour Railway was built by the Great Western Railway in the 1870s and extended in the 1900s. After a century as a goods railway, it was handed over to the museum and has run as a heritage railway ever since. The railway runs on the quayside between M Shed and the SS Great Britain.

Tickets
Single £3.50 / Return £5
Children under six years old travel free. Dogs welcome.

From 11am – subject to availability. Trips last approximately 15 minutes.

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* Tuesday to Sunday, 10am–5pm

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