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Severn Valley Railway launches ‘Adopt-an-Engine’ as it opens online shop
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The Severn Valley Railway has reopened its virtual doors with the launch of its online shop, featuring a range of gifts for railway enthusiasts of all ages. The heritage line has launched ‘Adopt-an-Engine’ packages which each come with a selection of exclusive merchandise alongside a certificate and glossy photograph of the chosen locomotive. With four…
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Video: Stamford model railway show goes ‘virtual’
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The Market Deeping Model Railway Club (MDMRC), which organises the Stamford model railway show, has gone ‘virtual’ this year with an online exhibition. MDMRC’s annual exhibition generated international headlines for the wrong reasons last year when four teenagers who had been drinking vodka in the build-up to their GCSE examinations broke into the venue, the…
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Boris Johnson predicts “glorious future” for Llangollen Railway
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Prime minister Boris Johnson said in Parliament today that the Llangollen Railway (LR) has “a glorious future ahead.” It came on the same day the railway announced its Covid-19 appeal had received approximately £75,000 in share purchases and donations, helping to secure its future. Mr Johnson’s statement came after the LR’s local Westminster representative, Simon…
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Video: South Devon Railway from the footplate
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If like me, you’re in desperate need of a heritage railway ‘fix’ in the current Covid-19 lockdown, you may be interested in this newly released video clip of the South Devon Railway (SDR). The 30-minute clip takes you on a ride from Buckfastleigh to Totnes Riverside. Shot from on top of the locomotive’s cab roof…
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Promising start to Epping Ongar SOS appeal
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Essex’s Epping Ongar Railway says it has had a promising start to its £200,000 Covid-19 appeal. The appeal has raised nearly £14,000 in its first week, thanks to the support of well-wishers. Due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, the railway has been closed since March 20 and has therefore been unable to generate…
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Coronavirus: Cover faces on public transport to reduce virus spread
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People in England are now being advised to wear face coverings on public transport to help reduce the spread of coronavirus, the government has said.
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Severn Valley Railway issues trespassing warning
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Severn Valley Railway issues a second warning to the public to keep away from its line following reports that people are trespassing on railway property.
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Pete Waterman urges public to support East Lancashire Railway
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The president of the East Lancashire Railway Preservation Society, Peter Waterman is urgently appealing for the public to donate to the East Lancashire Railway Support Fund.
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New Wales training centre for railway signallers opens after four weeks
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An old depot in Newport has transformed into a state-of-the-art training centre in just four weeks to ensure it has enough skilled railway signallers.
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South Devon Railway ‘encouraged’ by initial SOS appeal response
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Just over a week since it was launched on Sunday, April 5, the latest updated figure for the South Devon Railway’s ‘SOS – Save Our Steam’ – £500,000 funding appeal shows that over £31,000 has been raised so far, which the SDR says is “a very encouraging result!” The charming GWR branch line reckons the…
