Train operating company Avanti West Coast is working with a charity to help disadvantaged families take holidays this summer.
Category: Charity
Metro track recycled for new South Tyneside war memorial
A donation of used Metro track will be used to create a new memorial to British soldiers who served in the Far East during World War Two. The track, 10metres in total, will commemorate a North East solider and his fellow prisoners who built the so-called ‘Death Railway’ between Thailand and Myanmar, formerly Burma, from […]
Metro track recycled for new South Tyneside war memorial
A donation of used Metro track will be used to create a new memorial to British soldiers who served in the Far East during World War Two. The track, 10metres in total, will commemorate a North East solider and his fellow prisoners who built the so-called ‘Death Railway’ between Thailand and Myanmar, formerly Burma, from […]
Mark Hopwood becomes a Patron for TBF
It has been announced that Mark Hopwood CBE, Managing Director of GWR, has become a Patron of the Transport Benevolent Fund CIO, known as TBF. “I am delighted to be joining the team of TBF patrons. The railway is a family, and it is important that we come together to offer support when needed,” says […]
Siemens’s Goole Charity Cricket Day passes £100,000 fundraising milestone
Siemens Mobility has celebrated another successful Charity Cricket Day in Goole, with the fourth annual tournament raising £32,000 for local charities and taking the event’s cumulative total past the £100,000 mark since its launch in 2023. Aglaja Schneider, joint CEO and managing director, rolling stock and customer services at Siemens Mobility UK&I, said: “The Goole […]
RBF launches 2026 Auction of Rail Experiences
Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) has proudly announced that its Auction of Rail Experiences is back for 2026. The auction returns with a fresh lineup of experiences, including cab rides, behind-the-scenes access, and much more. Whether bidders have followed railways their whole lives or are just beginning to take an interest, RBF say there is something […]
Alstom colleagues pull historic steam locomotive for charity
Alstom is celebrating after one of its depot teams successfully completed a unique charity challenge on Wednesday 1 July, pulling a 25 tonne historic steam locomotive entirely by hand at Didcot Railway Centre. Sixteen colleagues based at Great Western Railway’s Reading Depot pulled No. 1340 Trojan – built in 1897 – along a 250 metre […]
Alstom colleagues pull historic steam locomotive for charity
Alstom is celebrating after one of its depot teams successfully completed a unique charity challenge on Wednesday 1 July, pulling a 25 tonne historic steam locomotive entirely by hand at Didcot Railway Centre. Sixteen colleagues based at Great Western Railway’s Reading Depot pulled No. 1340 Trojan – built in 1897 – along a 250 metre […]
North Yorkshire Moors Railway launches all-new Membership for 2026
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has announced the launch of its all-new tiered membership packages for 2026, offering railway enthusiasts and local residents the opportunity to support the heritage railway whilst accessing a range of benefits. As a not-for-profit charitable organisation, the NYMR relies heavily on the dedication of its staff, volunteers and the […]