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Polar Express announced to return this Christmas

Monday, 3 March 2025 11:21

Polar Express train to come to Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway

The owner and operator of the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway have announced that, later this year, ‘The Polar Express’ will be coming to Yorkshire.

The animated, live action and motion-capture computer animation, tells the story of a young boy who, on Christmas Eve, sees a mysterious train bound for the North Pole stop outside his window, and is invited aboard by the conductor.

The boy joins several other children as they embark on a magical journey to visit Santa Claus preparing for Christmas.

Set to the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack, passengers will relive the magic of the classic story as they are whisked away on 'THE POLAR EXPRESS™' for a one hour trip to meet Santa.

Once on board, the conductor will work his way through the coach and punch golden tickets before hot chocolate and cookies are served by dancing chefs.

Passengers then read along with the classic children’s book, The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg.

Santa and his helpers board the train to greet passengers and each guest is given the first gift of Christmas.

During the trip, characters on each car lead fantastic onboard entertainment.

Each guest will take home a keepsake sleigh bell and souvenir golden ticket in addition to the wonderful memories made on this magical trip.

Just like the kids in the book, families are encouraged to wear their pyjamas for the ride!

Trust Director, Rob Shaw said,

“With ‘The Polar Express’ a very popular film for all the family, we are very excited by this new opportunity to bring our railway to potentially a much greater audience in the lead up to this coming Christmas.

“We will be utilising professional actors drawn from across the country to bring the best possible ‘The Polar Express’ experience to Yorkshire.”

“As a Charitable Trust, we will be using the proceeds to further develop, maintain and enhance our Grade-II listed infrastructure, steam locomotives and internationally important collection of historic carriages.”

Tickets can now be booked via their website – here..

The first batch of tickets released has already proved extremely popular, so book now to avoid disappointment.

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