The Shire of Murray is one step closer to realising an ambitious plan to revitalise Pinjarra as a tourist railway destination including bespoke accommodation inside […]
Category: Heritage Railway
Volunteers heartbroken at heritage railway break-in
A theft of rare lamps and other historical items from a heritage railway station has left volunteers “heartbroken”, the organisation has said.
Train boss talks up heritage tours on grain line
Following a meeting this week, a heritage trains operator is upbeat his plan for tours on the Benalla to Yarrawonga line will be approved by […]
North Norfolk Railway Review
I recently visited the North Norfolk Railway with some railway friends. I hadn’t been to this heritage railway since the early 1970s although I always follow its progress in the media. History of the NNR As many will already know the North Norfolk Railway, also known as the Poppy Line, operates between Sheringham and the […]
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Full Line Up Of Steam Locomotives For North Yorkshire Moors Railway 2022 Gala
The NYMR Steam Gala 2022 is something to look forward to and we have the latest news about the locomotive line up. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has announced the latest visiting locomotives which will be delighting visitors at its popular Annual Steam Gala on 22nd to 25th September 2022. BR Standard 5 No. […]
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Hagley Hall Steam Locomotive News
4930 ‘Hagley Hall’ moves under its own power The Severn Valley Railway has reached a significant milestone with the overhaul of its ‘flagship’ locomotive 4930 ‘Hagley Hall’. On Wednesday 11th May, the engine moved under its own power at Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway. This is the first time such an event has occurred for […]
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Recovery Fund Boost for Churnet Valley Railway
The Churnet Valley Railway is among more than 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. This award will secure the future of the railway following the global pandemic that has thwarted many heritage sites and operations around the country. The Churnet Valley Railway ‘CVR’ in […]
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Steam locomotive County of Montgomery at the GWSR
New-build Churchward ‘County’ class 4-4-0 No. 3840 County of Montgomery steam locomotive could be based on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR), following the signing of a new agreement between the Churchward County Trust which is building the new engine, and the railway. The agreement, which supersedes an earlier ‘agreement in principle’ between the GWSR […]
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