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Severn Valley Railway supports Red Cross Ukrainian Crisis Appeal
The Severn Valley Railway is adding its support to the Ukrainian Crisis Appeal that’s being run by the Red Cross.
Read moreTrams running again at Crich
Following essential safety work, the vintage trams at Crich Tramway Village are running again.
Read moreThree new railway titles available on Mortons Books
Three new railway titles are now available to buy on the Mortons Books website – Railwaymen of the Welsh Valleys 1914-1967 Vol 2; More Memories of a Didcot Apprentice; and Stratford Depot Locomotives in the Eighties and Nineties
Read moreNew TV series to feature York’s National Railway Museum
The National Railway Museum is set to feature in a new TV series produced by Whitworth Media appearing on More4 this summer. Called “Cleaning Britain’s Greatest Treasures”, the programme will follow the museum’s conservation team
Read moreSevern Valley Railway launches customised Monopoly and Top Trumps
The classic games have been adapted to feature iconic locations and locomotives associated with the leading heritage railway.
Read moreGreat Central Railway goes digital with its ticketing system
Nutickets, an event technology company, has partnered with Great Central Railway (GCR), Britain’s only double track mainline heritage railway.
Read moreElizabeth II’s purple reign!
The SVR’s jubilee celebrations opened in style with the public renaming of locomotive No. 34027 as Elizabeth II – with unmissable purple livery.
Read moreRail strike: Talks held to avert industrial action later this month
Railway workers will go on a three-day strike over pay and jobs later this month.
Read moreLaunch of major appeal to restore SVR’s vital locomotive yard
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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