Staff and volunteers on the West Somerset Railway are gearing up for their biggest special event for almost three years.
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Tag: Heritage Railway
Hornby launches limited edition model of SVR’s ‘purple loco’
On the day the Queen celebrates her 96th birthday, the Severn Valley Railway announced that it is partnering with leading British model company Hornby to produce a limited edition collector’s model of a locomotive with a very special royal connection.
Read moreGreat Central Railway approves plans for £1m bridge replacement
The Great Central Railway PLC’s Board have approved for work on the replacement of Bridge 326 crossing the A60 adjacent to the former Brush Works in Loughborough to begin.
Read moreNorth Yorkshire Moors Railway launches major volunteer campaign
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has launched a major volunteer recruitment campaign to fill hundreds of varied roles across the organisation, as it prepares for its 2022 season opening in April.
Read morePuffing Billy – the world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive
It is not often the name of a railway locomotive becomes adopted as an everyday saying in the English language, but many believe that happened in the case of the world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive. Heritage Railway editor Robin Jones has the story.
Read moreHeritage Railway Association Awards looking for 2022 nominations
The Heritage Railway Association Annual Awards event is looking for nominations to help celebrate the successes of restoration and preservation.
Read moreSevern Valley Railway loco to be renamed for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The Severn Valley Railway has launched a competition to find a new name for one of its heritage steam locomotives, in honour of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year.
Read moreSwanage Railway launch £25k appeal to restore Victorian T3 class locomotive tender
A £25,000 appeal has been launched to help fund the restoration of the tender belonging to a unique Victorian T3 class locomotive to assist its return to steam.
Read moreVacancy: Deputy editor/writer
If you can be specific about Pacifics, know you’re A2s from your M62s and always mind your Manors, then we could have the job you’ve always been looking for. Mortons Media Group has an opportunity
Read moreRailway family’s 100-year-old photo collection donated to National Railway Museum
A 100-year-old photo collection showing a family of railway workers in the West Midlands has been donated to the National Railway Museum in York after being found in the back of a wardrobe.
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