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  • Trio of Manchester bridges restored to Victorian glory

    Trio of Manchester bridges restored to Victorian glory

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Three Manchester railway bridges have been restored to their Victorian splendour after months of painstaking repair work.     The Grade II-listed, 175-year-old bridges at Great Ducie Street were unveiled on October 25 after a £3.2million project to repair steelwork, remove debris and give the bridges a superb new paint finish, based on their original…

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  • Worksop wins heritage award

    Worksop wins heritage award

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    Sam Hewitt

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    WORKSOP station in Nottinghamshire has won a prestigious National Railway Heritage Award following a £1.1million investment to restore and conserve parts of its listed structures. The Railway Heritage Trust’s Conservation Award was given to the station following work carried out by Network Rail to strengthen and refurbish the lattice footbridge, re-glaze and refurbish the platform…

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  • Abellio secures £500,000 in grants to restore historic East Anglian stations

    Abellio secures £500,000 in grants to restore historic East Anglian stations

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    Sam Hewitt

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    GREATER Anglia (GA) has been awarded almost £500,000 by the Railway Heritage Trust (RHT) to assist restoration work at several stations across its network.  The RHT signed off £498,250 in grants on April 23, the most it has confirmed in a single day, all of which went to the Abellio-owned franchise.  Among the beneficiaries was…

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  • Flying Scotsman to haul Sir William McAlpine memorial train

    Flying Scotsman to haul Sir William McAlpine memorial train

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    Sam Hewitt

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    JANUARY 11, 2019 will see UK Railtours pay tribute to Sir William McAlpine, the hugely popular, lifelong supporter of railway heritage and preservation in the UK, who passed away earlier this year. Sir William began his career working in Hayes depot in Middlesex, which housed the McAlpine railway locomotive and wagon fleet. He maintained a…

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