Raring2go! Watford

6 raring2go .co.uk Raring2go! HOLIDAY CLUBS Save the date ! Abbey line Community Rail Partnership will be holding this years’ summer fun day on 3rd July 2021 from 12 noon to 3pm. Come and join us for an entertaining and informative afternoon with music, food, games, entertainment and information stands featuring train operators, local attractions and more. The Abbey Line The 'Abbey Line' is a 6.5 mile (10km) branch line in Hertfordshire linking Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey Stations. It is part of the national rail network. Opened on May 5th 1858, the Abbey Line has given over 150 years of service to the local community. Being a branch line, trains were usually made up of 3 to 4 coaches, and hauled by a tank engine. These engines were housed at the Watford Junction engine shed. Diesel trains gradually replaced steam in the 1950s, but the technology was largely untried. The Abbey Line played host to a variety of experimental designs until steam engines were fully replaced by diesel trains in 1955. Since 1965, new stations have been opened at Garston and HowWood, and in 1987-88 the branch was electri ed. Since 2005, the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has promoted the use of the line. It brings together local people and organisations who work in partnership to improve their local railway. For more information and to book tickets head to our website; www.abbeylinecomunityrail.org.uk Email info@abbeylinecommunityrail.org.uk This event going ahead will be subject to Government guidelines. This means it may be subject to changes/ cancellations at the last minute. We will advise if this happens. The Award winning Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership