Winelands Light Railway

23/10/2026

We are open this weekend!

Come a spend a day in the park with the family!

For more information check out our website: https://thetrainpark.co.za/wlr/

21/10/2026

Some framed photographs have been put up in the museum!

21/10/2026

Some Ostrich Fillet cooking in the smokebox!

19/10/2026

Spring is in the air! Thank you to all our visitors who took on the cold this past weekend to come visit the railway. The sun is out today, and our Jasmin is in full bloom.

16/10/2026

It’s the weekend and we are open!

13/10/2026

Some eggs on the shovel on Sunday morning.

12/10/2026

Some cooking on the engine!!

09/10/2026

06/10/2026

We recently hosted the Mini Cooper club by allowing them to start their coffee run from the railway. Our “Mini” traction engine joined in the festivities.

29/09/2026

From the footplate of the Garratt on Sunday.

28/09/2026

Our “Steam & Heritage day”, went better than planned, with a total of 7 engines being in steam throughout the day there was no shortage of steam filled fun. Thank you to all of you who came and visited the railway for the day!

25/09/2026

Just two days to go until our Heritage Month steam up!

Our friends from the Western Province Live Steamers have loaned us their portable raised track allowing us to run some of the smaller engines from our museum. Here “Jill” tests the track.

23/09/2026

Come celebrate steam and heritage at the Winelands Light Railway.

Join us for a grand day of steam and heritage action.
📅 Sunday, 27 September
📍 Winelands Light Railway

To celebrate Heritage Day, we’ll be running a special line-up of steam and heritage equipment including:
• The Mighty NGG13
• The Stanley Locomobile
• Our various vintage diesel engines
• The 1/2 Scale Tasker
• More machines to be announced soon!

But, that’s not all!
Take a behind-the-scenes workshop tour and see how we build and maintain these machines.

Bring the family, and experience the sights and sounds of steam as well as heritage in action!

Tags
Stellenbosch machines vintage heritage steam cape winelands steam train steam engine family fun

23/09/2026

We are open this heritage day!
See you there.

23/09/2026

The train passing Stroll On in the field.

22/09/2026

School holidays nearly here!!

Here is a timetable to tell you which trains will be running on what day.

See you soon!

19/09/2026

Good morning Stellenbosch!!

We are open and cant wait to have you here to enjoy some spring sun!

18/09/2026

We are open this weekend.
Steam engine will be running from 10:00am to 3:30pm
Electric train will run from 9:00am to 4:15pm.
For more info see our website: https://thetrainpark.co.za/wlr/
See you at the station!

16/09/2026

Come celebrate steam and heritage at the Winelands Light Railway.

Join us for a grand day of steam and heritage action.
📅 Sunday, 27 September
📍 Winelands Light Railway

To celebrate Heritage Day, we’ll be running a special line-up of steam and heritage equipment including:
• The Mighty NGG13
• The Stanley Locomobile
• Our various vintage diesel engines
• The 1/2 Scale Tasker
• More machines to be announced soon!

But, that’s not all!
Take a behind-the-scenes workshop tour and see how we build and maintain these incredible machines.

Come celebrate our history with us. Bring the family, and experience the sights and sounds of steam as well as heritage in action!

Tags
Stellenbosch machines vintage heritage steam cape winelands steam train steam engine family fun

15/09/2026

2 years ago, the Darj Garratt sits on the steaming bay and raises steam.

08/09/2026

The inside of Lady Ann’s firebox.

02/09/2026

Doreen comes off the bridge, with a short train in tow.

27/08/2026

The cycle track is finished! Look for the sign near the entrance and try it out!

Please bring your own bicycle and helmet!

25/08/2026

Some tea brewing on the footplate!

19/08/2026

Darling running to shed at the end of the day on Saturday.

14/08/2026

Bring your helmets and bikes and try out the cleared bike track!

14/08/2026

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11/08/2026

Doreen and Anna waiting at the station before departure.

07/08/2026

We are open this long weekend! 🥳🚂
(Weather depending)🌧️☀️

Come and spend the day with the fam and celebrate Women’s Day in our beautiful park!

See you there