Corporate Events
Looking to really wow your team at the next company outing? Looking for a team-building exercise, a unique social, or a show-stopping venue for the big meeting? The East Lancashire Railway can help.
There’s a range of options available. Treat the team to a day out touring the Irwell Valley and enjoying a tipple or two on one of our Rail Ale Trails or have them learn to operate as a unit whilst driving a heritage train. You can even hire out the Trackside pub or your own private Dining with Distinction train.
Find out more and let us make your day special.
Rail Ale Trails
Chug through lush valleys and pretty villages, take in the stunning scenery and sample delicious local ales on your own personal Rail Ale Trail!
You will be joined by an expert guide who will lead you through the history and heritage of the local area, with a particular focus on the region’s brewing traditions and the people who have shaped our towns and villages across the centuries.
Alongside thirst-quenching beer, you’ll enjoy a delicious, hearty lunch and enjoy stunning views.
Our maximum group size is 25.
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Drive Train Team Building
Get your team humming along like a speeding locomotive by having them operate one!
Whether they are on a heritage steam or diesel train, they will need to work together to complete the journey and ensure everything stays on track, literally.
Every team member will get a chance to drive, fire or serve as a second man, and to assist the guard in their duties. The trip also includes lunch, working a locomotive builds up an appetite after all!
Our maximum group size is 8.
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Dining with Distinction
Go all in on treating your team or wowing prospective clients by booking your own private dining train.
Nothing impresses quite like a luxury meal on board a gleaming steam train! Watch the rugged Lancastrian landscape glide past the windows of our gorgeously outfitted, traditional carriages whilst you tuck into your locally produced repast.
Choose between a delightful afternoon tea, a three course and a four-course meal.
| Max Capacity | |
| Afternoon Tea | 132 |
| 3 Course Lunch | 132 |
| 4 Course Lunch | 132 |
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Trackside Takeover
Make the Trackside into a place where everyone knows your name by booking it and filling it with your co-workers.
This unique real ale bar offers a truly unique experience, sited as it is on the platform of a working heritage railway station. Serving a variety of locally brewed ales, The Trackside is a great place to celebrate a corporate milestone, birthday or retirement, or just have a good time.
Everything from hiring the Trackside to including full catering options can be organised..
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Private Hire
Buy your own train for a day!
You get to decide where the journey starts and ends, and which of the available engines gets you there. With a whole rake of carriages on which to host your guests, this is the ultimate way to give your next corporate event a steam (or diesel) powered boost. Add-ons like food and drink are available.
Contact us to discuss your booking.