Crich Tramway Village is opening for an additional weekend on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th November 2020, from 10am – 5.30pm.
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Disappointment as Polar Express™ 2020 trains are cancelled at the SDR
It is with considerable regret and great disappointment that this year’s planned Polar Express™ trains for the Christmas season at the Buckfastleigh-based South Devon Railway (SDR) have had to be cancelled.
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Lottery gives Great Central Railway £250K after turning down earlier bid for emergency aid
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has made a major U-turn on its earlier decision to refuse an application from the Great Central Railway for £250,000 of support from the Heritage Emergency Fund.
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UK railway news round-up
This week new figure show a significant rise in railway trespassing over the summer months.
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Government announces further cash boost for trams
Tram services in the North and Midlands will continue to benefit from government funding, with up to a further £67.8 million available.
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Transport for Wales to be placed under public control by Welsh Government
Transport for Wales (TrC) and Keolis and Amey have taken steps towards altering the partnership begun in 2018.
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New life for old track at a leading Midlands heritage railway
Track from a disused railway line that was removed as part of the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extension has been given a new home.
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Steaming up for new Heritage Railway Weekends
One of the UK’s best-known heritage railway lines will be steaming ahead with a series of special Heritage Railway Weekends this winter.
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Rail safety warning issued as 2020 revealed to be worse summer in five years for trespass
Newly released figures from Network Rail and British Transport Police show that there were 5,100 trespass incidents over the summer months.
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Hatfield rail crash remembered 20 years on
Survivors of the Hatfield rail crash will join those bereaved by the tragedy to mark its 20th anniversary.
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