The Dean Forest Railway Society (DFRS) will celebrate the delayed 50th anniversary of the first public train being operated.
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Dean Forest Railway to host Volunteers Open Day this month
The Dean Forest Railway (DFR) is hosting a Volunteers Open Day later this month for members of the public interested in volunteering at the railway.
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Railways returning to action!
It’s been a long time coming, but the main 2020 season for a number of Britain’s heritage railways and attractions is springing into action following
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Restored Sharpness 03 at ‘extravaganza’
THE Vale of Berkeley Railway Trust’s Class 03 No. D2069 was displayed at the Gloucestershire Vintage & Country Extravaganza on August 2-4. Its appearance at South
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Locomotive Services gets two Class 73s
CREWE-based Locomotive Services Limited (LSL) has acquired two Class 73 electro-diesel locos. One of the pair is the first of the class – a ‘JA’
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South Devon confirms golden anniversary celebrations
While there will be many activities and events going on throughout the year to mark 50 years since part of the GWR Ashburton branch reopened
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Joggers save restored Dean Forest footbridge after arson
AN HISTORIC Severn & Wye Railway iron footbridge was targeted by arsonists only weeks after it had been lifted back into place following a £150,000
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