Sam Hewitt

Steam services set to resume at the Severn Valley Railway

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Sam Hewitt

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26th July 2022

The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has announced it will restart steam-hauled services on July 27 after two weeks of using heritage diesels on its public services.
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Six towns and cities shortlisted to be home of Great British Railways

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Sam Hewitt

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8th July 2022

The Department for Transport (DfT) announced that Birmingham, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and York are all in the running.
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PREVIEW: Issue 295 of Heritage Railway

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Sam Hewitt

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7th July 2022

Issue 295 of Heritage Railway is on sale now! Here’s what you can expect to find inside our latest edition.
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Unique stamp celebrates 125 years of our sister title, The Railway Magazine

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Sam Hewitt

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6th July 2022

The Railway Magazine has this year reached the incredible milestone of 125 years of continuous publication.
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Book of the Week: Railways and Recollections

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Sam Hewitt

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27th June 2022

The Nostalgia Collection expands with this book from Will Adams, exploring from Hendon to St Pancras before electrification.
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Severn Valley Railway launches customised Monopoly and Top Trumps

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Sam Hewitt

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16th June 2022

The classic games have been adapted to feature iconic locations and locomotives associated with the leading heritage railway.
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Great Central Railway goes digital with its ticketing system

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Sam Hewitt

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9th June 2022

Nutickets, an event technology company, has partnered with Great Central Railway (GCR), Britain’s only double track mainline heritage railway.
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Rail strike: Talks held to avert industrial action later this month

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Sam Hewitt

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8th June 2022

Railway workers will go on a three-day strike over pay and jobs later this month.
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Book of the Week: The Railway Magazine Archive 1930s

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Sam Hewitt

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6th June 2022

The last great age of steam in Britain is revisited in this new collection of superb photographs from the extensive archive of the Railway Magazine.
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Launch of major appeal to restore SVR’s vital locomotive yard

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Sam Hewitt

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30th May 2022

The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has launched a major appeal for £500,000 to restore its locomotive yard in Bridgnorth – vital for the operation of the entire railway.
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