Heritage trains will begin operating from platform 4 at Princes Risborough railway station on 15 August following the completion of extension works. The project benefited from a contribution from the
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Strathpeffer narrow gauge scheme gathers pace
A proposed scheme to operate a narrow gauge railway from the former station at Strathpeffer has gained the loan of rolling stock and track from a Derbyshire enthusiast. Click here
Continue reading »Lincolnshire Wolds Railway extension opens
The extension of the Lincolnshire Woods Railway to the Skegness Aerodrome formally opened over the late May bank holiday weekend. Click here for the article
Continue reading »SWR and Swanage Railway partnership deliver summer Saturday services
South Western Railway and the Swanage Railway have launched a partnership that will see summer Saturday services run by South Western Railway to Corfe Castle railway station. A return service
Continue reading »Broadway extension opens
The extension to Broadway on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway was officially opened on Friday 29 March. Click here for the article
Continue reading »Quarry companies and heritage railway join forces on Matlock-Buxton project
A consortium including quarry companies and Peak Rail who run a heritage railway between Matlock and Rowsley are set to engage consultants to investigate restoring the railway between Matlock and
Continue reading »Heritage group calls for clarification about railway land
The Whitwell & Reepham Railway Preservation Society have launched a petition to the government to get it to clarify if the railway still has an act in force to allow
Continue reading »Building demolition marks first phase of Bala Lake Railway Extension work
Contractors have demolished a building in the first phase of work that will eventually see the railway extended half a mile into the centre of the town of Bala. Further
Continue reading »Volunteers push for Broadway opening
Volunteers are working flat out on the Broadway extension of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway to ensure that it is ready for the reopening of the line on Good Friday.
Continue reading »Planning application submitted for Leek extension
The planning application to extend the Churnet Valley Railway into Leek has been submitted. The project will create a single track railway into Leek and new railway station. Click here
Continue reading »Campaign calls for community involvement to bring railway back to Fakenham
The Norfolk Orbital Railway Campaign have called for the local community to provide feedback with regards to their views about how this scheme should become a reality. The scheme proposed
Continue reading »Heritage railway commences Cricklade extension work
The Swindon and Cricklade Railway are set to commence a project that could ultimately lead to the restoration of the railway line to Cricklade. Click here for the article
Continue reading »Rolling stock issues force Swanage-Wareham mainline 2018 trial to slip
Plans to run trains between Swanage and Wareham over the summer months of 2018 have been dashed following a delay refurbishing diesel stock that was going to be used on
Continue reading »Council to consider Broadway parking opportunity
The Wychavon District Council is to consider the development of a car park on railway land owned by the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway at Broadway. The extension to the
Continue reading »First train arrives at Broadway station
The first train has arrived at Broadway station on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway following the installation of the final sections of track. Volunteers are hoping to open the extension
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