2026 Club Running Sessions at the Puffing Park
The scheduled club running sessions at the Puffing Field are on Sunday
afternoons after club night and again two weeks after that, both sessions starting at 13:00.
Here are the proposed dates for running sessions at the Puffing Field in 2026.
The 3.5"/5" gauge raised track and the 45mm/32mm garden railway tracks are all available. As usual sessions are on the Sunday following club night and two weeks after that starting at 1pm or earlier by arrangement and are subject to weather. Note that there will be no running sessions on 28th June (Club outing to the Black Country Museum) and 27th September (Club Exhibition). Portable track events yet to be confirmed may also conflict with club running sessions.
Thus, the scheduled dates for the remainder of 2026 are as follows:
April 26th - subject to the track being open after fitting the anti-tip rails and alignment of the running rails.
May 17th and 31st
June 14th
July 12th and 26th
August 16th and 30th
September 13th
October 18th and 31st
November subject to ground conditions.
Running may also be possible from November to March but weather and ground conditions in the car park area and under parts of the track generally conspire against it.
These dates are all subject to weather, ground conditions in the car park and availability of someone to open up and act as track marshal. Roger Stephen will endeavour to send out an email to those members who are on his Puffing Group list in advance of scheduled running sessions. If you wish to be added to that list please let Roger know. Subject to serviceability the club steam loco ‘Polly’ and the club electric loco should be available for members’ use at club running sessions. The track may also be used privately by members at other times by arrangement through Roger. At least two people must be present when anyone is running a loco, be it steam or electric.
5th March 2026