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Royal Salute for Rail Britannia
HRH Prince Charles braved torrential rain at Wakefield Kirkgate station to rename 70000 Britannia. The locomotive had just hauled the Royal Train on which the prince, a keen supporter of railways, had travelled. Greeting the many local children who had...Royal Salute for Rail Britannia
HRH Prince Charles braved torrential rain at Wakefield Kirkgate station to rename 70000 Britannia. The locomotive had just hauled the Royal Train on which the prince, a keen supporter of railways, had travelled. Greeting the many local children who had...Return of the Signalman
The man who signalled the last train from Swanage to Corfe Castle and Wareham on New Year’s Day 1972 has returned to the Swanage Railway to mark the 40th anniversary of the sad day. Amidst high winds and heavy rain retired signalman, Bob Richards joi...Return of the Signalman
The man who signalled the last train from Swanage to Corfe Castle and Wareham on New Year’s Day 1972 has returned to the Swanage Railway to mark the 40th anniversary of the sad day. Amidst high winds and heavy rain retired signalman, Bob Richards joi...Six streaks reunited: Eisenhower and Dominion are coming home
The National Railway Museum has reached a formal agreement to temporally repatriate A4s 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower, from Wisconsin, and 60010 Dominion of Canada, from Montreal, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of sister locomotive Mallard’s 1938 ...The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: Digging for Victory Appeal
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, that goes between Toddington and Cheltenham Racecourse, is about to start work on a £670,000 project to repair its collapsed embankment, but they still need over £170,000 more to complete the work. The popula...Station receives $200,000 heritage boost
Yarra Glen railway station has received a $200,000 heritage grant, Minister for Consumer Affairs Michael O’Brien and Member for Seymour Cindy McLeish recently announced. Mr O’Brien said the grant was one of 13 community projects around Vict...Swanage Railway volunteers carry out major drainage system replacement work
Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers and staff are carrying out major £100,000 drainage system replacement work at Swanage station – the first time such extensive work has been carried out at the Victorian terminus since the steam days of British Ra...Record visitor numbers at Kent & East Sussex Railway
Kent’s best loved steam railway, The Kent & East Sussex Railway in Tenterden, welcomed 100,000 visitors in 2011. This is an increase of 7% on 2010′s numbers. The railway’s General Manager Graham Baldwin said: “We are delighted that in t...
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