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The Monster Express – not available for 2023
Date:
The Monster Express will not be available for 2023.
About the Event:
The Monster Express Halloween event will not be available during the 2023 season.
Our very popular Christmas special event, the Electric Express, “Christmas in Cloverdale 100 Years Ago” will be taking place on December 9th and 10th. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Electric Express
Date:
Saturday December 9th and Sunday December 10th, 2023
About the Event:
“Christmas in Cloverdale 100 Years Ago” – take a special trip on the Electric Express! The experience takes place in the station, where there is live music and carols, on a short train ride on our own track, followed by a visit to Father Christmas’s workshop in the Car Barn.
Total time approx. 50mins
Tickets go on sale at noon on Sunday October 1st! Mark your calendars as this event sells out quickly!
For more about the Electric Express, click here.
Previous Events
Season Opening
Date:
Saturday May 6th, 2023
About the Event:
We always celebrate each season’s Opening Day in special ways. This year, May 6th, is a Royal Day. King Charles will be crowned and become officially become King. We will celebrate this along, with our opening as we run “the Royal Car”, Interurban 1304 , the “Connaught”.
Opening Ceremonies start at 9:20 with the Surrey Firefighters Pipe and Drum Band
Local Singer/Songwriter Michelle Carlisle will be out on our Entertainment Patio
Jazzlinks Sings and Swings
Date:
Saturday June 17th, 2023
About the Event:
Jazzlinks Sings and Swings featuring Linda Szentes and Jazzlinks
Come on down to enjoy this performance – part of the FVHRS Summer Concert Series for 2023 on our Entertainment Patio at Cloverdale Station!
Our special Connaught car BCER 1304 will be operating as well, and the Heritage Rail Players will be dressed in period costume for the event.
Canada Day Celebrations Featuring Linda Szentes and Friends
Date:
Saturday July 1st, 2023 – Canada Day!
About the Event:
Join us for the Canada Day Celebrations featuring Linda Szentes and Friends for live music on our Entertainment Patio at Cloverdale Station.
Halifax Wharf Rats Trio
Date:
Sunday July 16th, 2023
About the Event:
Join us for the for live music on our Entertainment Patio at Cloverdale Station featuring the Halifax Wharf Rats Trio!
Classic British Car Day Featuring The Beauty Shop Dolls
Date:
Saturday July 29th, 2023
About the Event:
Cloverdale’s Classic British Car Day will feature The Beauty Shop Dolls singing group at Surrey’s Heritage Rail – part of the FVHRS Summer Concert Series for 2023 on our Entertainment Patio at Cloverdale Station!
The Beauty Shop Dolls will be playing 2 sets:
- 10:30AM
- 1:00PM
It’s sure to be an exciting day, with Car 1304 – the Connaught Car in operation, and while you’re here, check out the Classic Car Exhibit down the street, and make a day of it!
The Soundscape Chorus Choir
Date:
Saturday August 5th and Sunday August 6th, 2023
About the Event:
Join us for the for live music on our Entertainment Patio at Cloverdale Station featuring the Soundscape Chorus Choir!
Linda Szentes and Jazzlinks
Date:
Saturday August 12th, 2023
About the Event:
Come on down to enjoy Linda Szentes and Jazzlinks performing live music on our Entertainment Patio at Cloverdale Station.
The Halifax Wharf Rats Trio
Date:
Saturday August 19th, 2023
About the Event:
Join us for the for live music on our Entertainment Patio at Cloverdale Station featuring the Halifax Wharf Rats Trio!
The Soundscape Chorus Choir
Date:
Sunday August 20th, 2023
About the Event:
Join us for the for live music on our Entertainment Patio at Cloverdale Station featuring the Soundscape Chorus Choir!
The Roaring Twenties Day Featuring the Ragtime Ramblers Dixieland Band
Date:
Saturday August 26th, 2023
About the Event:
Come and help us celebrate the Roaring 20s at our Cloverdale station. We will have the Ragtime Ramblers Dixieland Band here again this year. And again the Heritage Rail Players will be dressed in their 1920’s apparel ready to show what the Roaring 20’s was like along the railroad. You can buy a ticket and go on the train or just visit on our platform. If last year was any example, singing and dancing will occur, and a good time will be had for all.
Peace Arch Chorus
Date:
Sunday August 27th, 2023
About the Event:
Peace Arch Chorus will be filling the station with a variety of Jazz to contemporary songs.
Join us for this vibrant, fun-loving group of singers who love barbershop a cappella harmony. As members of Sweet Adelines International, they are currently Region 26’s Third Place Division A Chorus. Performing live music on our Entertainment Patio at Cloverdale Station!
The Royal Connaught’s Final Run Featuring Singer Michelle Carlisle
Date:
Saturday September 9th, 2023
About the Event:
The Royal Connaught BCER 1304 will make it’s final run of the year at Surrey’s Heritage Rail
Join us for this special event, featuring Singer/Songwriter Michelle Carlisle on our Entertainment Patio at Cloverdale Station!
The Shannon Lee Quartet
Date:
Sunday September 17th, 2023
About the Event:
Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society is pleased to welcome The Shannon Lee Quartet to the Entertainment Patio.
Come on down to enjoy this performance as part of our 2023 Summer Concert Series featuring live music on our Entertainment Patio at Cloverdale Station!
Peace Arch Chorus
Date:
Saturday September 23rd, 2023
About the Event:
Peace Arch Chorus will be filling the station with a variety of Jazz to contemporary songs.
Join us for this vibrant, fun-loving group of singers who love barbershop a cappella harmony. As members of Sweet Adelines International, they are currently Region 26’s Third Place Division A Chorus. Performing live music on our Entertainment Patio at Cloverdale Station!
FVHRS is 100% Volunteer-run
We are actively looking for volunteers to help support the activities and operations of the society.
You don’t need to be an engineer to get involved! Click here to learn more.
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Want to go for a ride this year?
Tickets now available,
online only at
FVHRS.org/halloween/
BCER Interurban 1225 crosses a trestle over the Serpentine River in Cloverdale. Originally constructed in 1910, the line was used by interurban cars such as this one would, making the 3 hour journey between Vancouver and Chilliwack. Service stopped in 1950 and is currently used by a freight railway. Over the last few years, the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society (FVHRS) has been running a restored interurban along the line to let visitors experience another time.
The photo is actually a composite of two separate photos. The black and white image was taken by David Davies in 1965. I`m using the image for personal/educational use which is permitted. I`ve overlaid my image taken from today to show how very little the backdrop has changed on 50 years!
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It’s really happening! We really are finally back on TRACK!
Rides on Surrey’s Heritage Rail will start on Saturday, September 4! We will run every Saturday until October 9. The 1225 Interurban will run four trips each Saturday from Cloverdale Station to Sullivan Station and back. This is approximately a 50-minute ride. In addition, you can also ride the Speeder on our Spur line.
We will also be hosting special Halloween Rides from Cloverdale Station to Sullivan Station on Saturday October 16 and Sunday October 17. More information to follow, watch this space!
This is a fun family experience! Bring the kids, and bring Grandma and Grandpa too, they may have stories from when they rode the rails. Experience Surrey’s 110-year-old heritage rail history!
We want to get the word out, please SHARE this post on your Facebook page!
Please visit our website for more information: www.fvhrs.org
Ticket prices here: https://fvhrs.org/ticket-info/
ALL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ONLINE
Purchase your tickets for the Cloverdale to Sullivan trip here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fvhrs-sept-4th-to-oct-9th-ride-surreys-heritage-rail-to-sullivan-station-tickets-163949442195
Purchase your tickets for the Speeder rides here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fvhrs-sept-4th-to-oct-9th-ride-fvhrs-speeder-on-our-own-spur-line-tickets-164198172153
Purchase your tickets for the Halloween Train here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/surreys-heritage-railway-halloween-train-sullivan-haunted-station-oct-16-tickets-166012159839
#fraservalleyheritagerail #surreysheritagerail #funfamilyexperience #fallevent #surreyfamilyevent
Our Christmas experience, the Electric Express 2021, has sold out! Thank you to all who purchased tickets!
Interurban 1225. Rumour has it these things had reached speeds of up to 80 miles an hour back in the day. These days, they are legally limited to 15. Let`s hope that changes one day!
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Got your tickets for this Saturday’s (Sept. 4) ride on Surrey’s Heritage Railway from Cloverdale Station to Sullivan Station and back?! There`s still some left!
This is a fun family experience! Bring the kids and bring Grandma and Grandpa too!
Please visit our website for more information: www.fvhrs.org
Ticket prices here: https://fvhrs.org/ticket-info/
ALL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ONLINE
Purchase your tickets for the Cloverdale to Sullivan trip here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fvhrs-sept-4th-to-oct-9th-ride-surreys-heritage-rail-to-sullivan-station-tickets-163949442195?fbclid=IwAR3AsflLMMdEzZyaofXVeM5ovhTm-RJZOS2GefKGzAxsX-mqIbHd5Q95bbQ
#fraservalleyheritagerail #surreysheritagerail #funfamilyexperience #fallevent #surreyfamilyevent
Take the Electric Express this Christmas! Get your tickets now before they sell out!
Shake the snow globe and travel back in time with the Electric Express to 1921. See the characters, hear the Christmas music, experience the stories of the Fraser Valley one hundred years ago.
Feel the magic of Christmas as we visit Father Christmas in his secret workshop. You will want to bring your whole family to enjoy our theatrical event that is sure to warm your heart and make you laugh.
This is a heritage railway theatrical experience that takes place on the train run on our 1/2-mile section of our track, with a destination visit to the secret workshop of Father Christmas. Please note the train does not run to Sullivan Station, it travels a short distance up our spur line and back to Father Christmas’s Secret Workshop. The Electric Express experience is approximately 50 minutes long.
This experience will set the scene for the start of a wonderful Christmas season.
Receive a souvenir button! Sat. Dec. 11 and Sun. Dec.12 - 4 trips each day.
All tickets must be purchased online at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fvhrs-the-electric-express-2021-tickets-192761323307
More information at www.fvhrs.org
*Masks and proof of vaccination are required.
Please share this post with your friends! The Monster Express sold out last month, don`t miss this opportunity to get your tickets before they are gone!
Happy National train day!
I’m celebrating the occasion by throwing it back… to 11 hours ago, when the 2nd trip of the Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society’s Connaught Car for the 2022 season passed through Surrey’s Sullivan neighbourhood.
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STOP! and get your tickets for this Saturday! Conductor Colin says, bring the whole family! We`re kid friendly!
Tickets purchased online only.
Please visit our website for more information: www.fvhrs.org
Ticket prices here: https://fvhrs.org/ticket-info/
Purchase your tickets for the Cloverdale to Sullivan trip here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fvhrs-sept-4th-to-oct-9th-ride-surreys-heritage-rail-to-sullivan-station-tickets-163949442195
Purchase your tickets for the Speeder rides here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fvhrs-sept-4th-to-oct-9th-ride-fvhrs-speeder-on-our-own-spur-line-tickets-164198172153
Please share this post with your friends!
#fraservalleyheritagerail #surreysheritagerail #funfamilyexperience #fallevent #surreyfamilyevent
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Oh, how I miss riding the beautifully restored electric trains at the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society! 😎
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It’s an annual ride I would take with my family for sure.
I also make a point of introducing them to as many friends and clients alike as I can throughout the summer.
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This seems to be one of the hidden treasures in Cloverdale!
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Hopefully, they will open later in the summer providing it is safe for everyone, especially they’re enthusiastic volunteers. If not, I will be on their doorstep in 2021. 👍😃
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In the meantime, show the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society some LOVE by commenting your experience below... 😘
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The Monster Mash!
Fraser Valley Heritage Railway 1225
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Tickets still available for this Saturday Sept. 11. Ride history on Surrey’s Heritage Railway Car 1225 from Cloverdale Station to Sullivan Station and back.
This is a fun family experience! Bring the kids and bring Grandma and Grandpa too! Please share this post with your friends!
Please visit our website for more information: www.fvhrs.org
Ticket prices here: https://fvhrs.org/ticket-info/
ALL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ONLINE
Purchase your tickets for the Cloverdale to Sullivan trip here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fvhrs-sept-4th-to-oct-9th-ride-surreys-heritage-rail-to-sullivan-station-tickets-163949442195
Purchase your tickets for the Speeder rides here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/fvhrs-sept-4th-to-oct-9th-ride-fvhrs-speeder-on-our-own-spur-line-tickets-164198172153
#fraservalleyheritagerail #surreysheritagerail #funfamilyexperience #fallevent #surreyfamilyevent
On the Monster Express riding by the Witches Coven!
This rail car at the Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society will be raised for the next 12 - 24 months while the motor and other technical parts are restored to working order.
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Fraser Valley Heritage Rail director Allen Aubert reminds me to include the FVHR bee project in my next column. His promo worked! It`s included! The society has wildflowers, bee hives and interurbans zipping around the car barn and heritage station in Cloverdale, BC. #travelinspiration #travelbc #travellingtimes #beesandtrains #SurreyBC #beesee #cloverdale #railguys #railsociety #railvolunteers #beepromo #surreyheritagerailway #fraservalleyheritagerailway #fraservalleyheritagerailwaysociety
Thank you to all the monsters, big and small, who made this year`s Monster Express such a sold out success! We could not have done this without our marvelous volunteers or you, our passengers! Looking forward to our next special event, the Electric Express! Stay tuned for information about a December theatrical event!
All aboard! If you’re looking for a fun weekend activity, consider taking a ride on The Fraser Valley Heritage Railway. All trains depart from the Cloverdale Station (Hwy 10 & 176A St) on Saturday and Sunday. The route goes from Cloverdale to Sullivan Station returns to Cloverdale. While you’re there, be sure to check out honeybeecentre bee hotel that is helping make the beautiful meadow bloom with their hard working pollinators. 📸: honeybeecentre
Thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets to the Monster Express! It is now sold out! However, you have one last chance to ride Surrey`s Heritage Rail this season, and that`s, this Saturday, October 9, we still have a few tickets left! All aboard!
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This Saturday in Surrey! Catch a heritage train and a retro show! 🚂 Choo choo! fraservalleyheritagerail Cloverdale Station, Surrey #trainride #choochoo #heritagetrain #surrey #surreyevents #cityofsurrey #yvrevents #fraservalleyheritagerailway #retromusic #vancouvermusicians #vancouverevents
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