Hello everyone! Happy Pride Month! To celebrate this important month Gwlith is hauling the pride train, finally allowing Illios to have a break after running for almost 7 months non stop (for obvious reasons), hope you all have a lovely month, and can't wait to see you enjoying a trip on the ZZR! Bus Service - [...] Read more

Hello All! Thats right, today the 21st of April 2026 marks 11 years since the Zany Zen Railway was completed, all those years ago in 2015, honestly never imagined the railway becoming this visited, and going for this long, i am so very very grateful for all those who have visited these last 11 years. If it wasn't for the Zany Zen Railway i [...] Read more

Its that time again! The Zany Zen Railway will be turning 11, and to celebrate this amazing occasion, we are running as always a steam gala, where both services are steam hauled, and like last year as a nod to our heritage back in 2016 when Sandy used to haul sand wagons, The Pink Lady is hauling four sand wagons. Bus Service - [...] Read more

Hello all! Its been a hot minute since out last post, so first! the 11th Anniversary Steam Gala is starting on the 13th of April! and going on till the 27th of April! Still hard to believe we have been going for 11 years! We will as always have visiting locomotives from Valkyrie Transport and the Sombre Light Railway in Seogyeo Square (located - [...] Read more

Hello again! Long time no post! after months of silence, we are back (hopefully!) there will be a dedicated blog post once things are more complete and stable. But now, 32000 visitors... another incredible milestone, always very much thankful for everyone who continues to visit, and ride the railway, really does make me happy that people enjoy it [...] Read more

Hello everyone. So first, the very important thing that we need to talk about, the future of the Zany Zen Railway, i am not sure if you know, but on the 10th of November we lost someone truly important to me, and the railway, Amalia Illios, she sadly passed away from mounting real life health problems after fighting for the last 11 months, Amalia [...] Read more

This was a hard picture to take, i really wasn't feeling like doing it with the loss of Amalia, but as The Beatles said "with a little help from my friends", but i will always celebrate this milestone, thank you to everyone who has and continues to supported me all these years. Zen, Eesoov, and Lexi.

Tracks to Trenches is NOW running! And running till the 14th of November. The ZZR will once again step back in time, honouring all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. The railway will step back in time to tell the often overlooked story of the railways serving during the First World War both at home and abroad. Remembering how [...] Read more