Public train running days are typically held twice a year (Spring and Autumn), and "Children's Play Days" take place one Sunday a month in season.
Temporary themed exhibitions usually coincide with an anniversary - 2012 exhibitions addressed the centenary of the launch and sinking of RMS Titanic (April to August), the centenary of the Leeds Model Company (September to October) and the 75th anniversary of the 1937 Coronation Scot streamlined steam bullet-train (November to December).