Train rides
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.
Our two Bristol-built steam locomotives, Henbury and Portbury, served their working lives on the docks railway system at Avonmouth. The wagons are types once commonly seen on the docks at Avonmouth and here in the old City Docks.
Dates for 2025
- Saturday 19, Sunday 20 and Monday 21 April
- Saturday 3, Sunday 4 and Monday 5 May
- Saturday 24, Sunday 25 and Monday 26 May
- Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June
- Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 June
- Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 July
- Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July
- Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 August
- Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 August
- Saturday 23, Sunday 24 and Monday 25 August
- Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 September
- Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September
- Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September
- Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October
- Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 October
- Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 November
From 11am – subject to availability.
Please note, M Shed’s large working exhibits are operated by volunteers. Occasionally crew shortages, mechanical difficulties or adverse weather conditions may force us to alter or cancel the advertised event.
We advise you to check with us to avoid disappointment by calling 0117 352 6600.
