Great Cockcrow Railway

04/09/2026

Meet the member!

Hello, I’m Ben, I’m 18 years old but I joined the railway aged 12 in early 2020. I had been visiting as a customer from about age 3. I have always loved the variety of motive power on display and I have had the honour of learning to drive on some of it now. I can be seen at the GCR most open Sundays clipping your tickets, showing you to your seats, operating the turntable or helping top up the engines coal, water and oil. I sometimes even serve as stationmaster. In that role, I have to organise everything on the station as a sort of team leader. I make sure that trains get sent out regularly and efficiently. I feel the GCR is one of the most impressive miniature railways there is. I love learning about the history of the GCR that stretches back to the 1940s (having been on its current site since the 1960s). In my time away from the GCR, I enjoy watching F1, trying interesting food, researching the monarchy and acting.

03/09/2026

🗓 SAVE THE DATE!
Sunday 13th September is Cockcrow's annual gala! 🥳

🚂Many wonderful engines will be visiting Cockcrow from other railways, and all trains throughout the day will be double-headed by a guest paired with one of our home-fleet engines!

⏰️Trains will run from 13:00 to 16:30
(Ticket office shuts at 16:15)

No need to pre-book tickets!

📍We're located near Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0AD

⚠️PLEASE NOTE: Due to safety reasons we cannot accept passengers under 2 years of age.

02/09/2026

29/08/2026

GOOD NEWS!
The GCR is officially back to running steam!

So come along this Sunday to take in the sights, smells and noises of our live steam engines working our trains.

⏰️ We're open from 13:00 to 16:30
(Ticket office shuts at 16:15)

📍We're located near Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 0AD

⚠️ PLEASE NOTE: Due to safety reasons we cannot accept passengers under 2 years of age.

29/08/2026

28/08/2026

27/08/2026

In keeping with the recent theme of no steam, this week's Throwback Thursday shows off this lovely photo of our LMS Jackshaft shunter "Winifred".

Seen here running at the Greywood Central Railway, at an estimate at some point in the mid to late 50s.

Worth noting that back in those days Winifred did not yet have a tender!
So the driver simply sat on an open wagon coupled behind the loco.

We're happy to say that both Winifred (and the wagon!) are to this day still kept and used at Cockcrow.

Why not come down and see Winifred in action for yourself?

We're open every Sunday, May to October.
13:00 to 16:30

(A decision is being made whether we will return to running steam this Sunday, please follow this page to keep up with the news!)

26/08/2026

21/08/2026

Great Cockcrow Railway

20/08/2026

Something quite special for this week's Throwback Thursday!

Presented here is a never before seen aerial photo of Cockcrow's predecessor, the "Greywood Central Railway", taken possibly by John Samuel himself at some point in the 1950s.

While sadly Greywood no longer exists, and the site looks much different now, the Great Cockcrow Railway is open every Sunday! From May to end of October.
13:00 to 16:30

So why not come down for a ride?!

Please note: We're currently running a Diesel and Electrics service only due to fire risk, but please do follow this page to stay tuned for updates!