There are no steam trains permanently housed by the CWR, but they do have them on loan, and they own an impressive collection of vintage diesel engines, and plenty of coaches.

How do you fancy recreating a train journey that Agatha Christie would have made? The Grande Dame of crime and her archaeologist husband bought a house outside Wallingford in 1934 and lived there for the rest of their lives, and would have used the branch line that became the CWR. Since Cholsey is also strongly connected with Christie (who is buried in the churchyard) it is no surprise that September's Agatha Christie weekend is a highlight of the calendar. So too are Bunkfest (a folk music, beer and train weekend festival in Wallingford), a 1940s special, and of course Santa and Halloween spectaculars.

Staffed by volunteers, the railway could always use an extra pair of hands, and new members are welcome. The latest project is the development of some recently purchased land at the Wallingford site, to update facilities there.