Severn Valley Railway’s (SVR) Class 50 Alliance have won the first ever diesel preservation award in the Heritage Railway Association’s 2021 scheme.
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Free tickets as National Railway Museum reveal reopening plans
Families and rail enthusiasts will soon be able to visit the National Railway Museum, as free tickets are released from today (April 26).
Read moreNational Railway Museum sets net zero target ahead of reopening
The National Railway Museum and the Science Museum Group have set targets to achieve Net Zero by 2033.
Read morePoignant memoir tells of steam’s twilight years
The humorous and often poignant experiences of a trainspotter-turned-booking clerk during steam’s twilight years are told in a new memoir by Barry Allen.
Read moreColonel Stephens: Celebrating a light railway legend
The life and work of an ingenious engineer who inspired Britain’s preserved railway sector is celebrated in a new publication written by Heritage Railway magazine editor Robin Jones.
Read moreSevern Valley Railway’s 1940s weekend to return this summer
The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has announced the return of its Step Back to the 1940s weekend this summer.
Read moreVirtual exhibition to mark 50 years since Horncastle’s railway closed
A virtual exhibition will mark 50 years since the last train rolled out of Horncastle in Lincolnshire.
Read moreLady of Legend to headline at Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Steam Up
The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has announced No. 2999 Lady of Legend will be the star guest of the railway’s Spring Steam Up in April.
Read moreSwitzerland’s mountain railways keeping communities alive
Every year millions of people from all over the world squeeze into little trains in Switzerland, hoping to experience unforgettable mountain vistas and clean Alpine air.
Read moreUK railway news roundup
This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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