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Pathfinder cancels Mazey Day special

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Darren Hendley

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27th May 2022

PATHFINDER Tours’ annual ‘Mazey Day Cornishman’ special from Solihull to Penzance via Oxford on June 25 has been cancelled. The tour operator made […]
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Get involved with East Yorkshire’s heritage railway

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Robin Jones

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26th May 2022

East Yorkshire’s heritage railway, the Yorkshire Wolds Railway, is busily preparing to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by opening all […]
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Get involved with Yorkshire Wolds Railway’s Jubilee weekend

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Sam Hewitt

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25th May 2022

The Yorkshire Wolds Railway (YWR) is preparing to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by opening every day over the Bank Holiday weekend.
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Royals on Rails at the National Railway Museum to mark the Platinum Jubilee

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Sam Hewitt

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24th May 2022

The National Railway Museum is inviting visitors to share in the luxury of royal travel with a season of royal-themed activities and a new exhibition to coincide with Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
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Jubilee celebrations in Lincolnshire

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Robin Jones

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23rd May 2022

Heritage trains will celebrate the The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on two days of the forthcoming Bank Holiday on the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway.
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Elizabeths ‘go free’ at SVR’s jubilee event

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Robin Jones

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19th May 2022

It’s free travel for anyone called Elizabeth…
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On track for fun at Steam Weekend

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Robin Jones

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18th May 2022

fans young and old are expected to go loco this weekend when Blists Hill Victorian Town hosts its popular Steam Weekend.
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Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay to visit heritage railways

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Robin Jones

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11th May 2022

The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay will visit heritage railways – and travel on a steam train – on its final journey through England this summer.
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Book of the Week: The Rise and Fall of King Coal

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Sam Hewitt

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11th May 2022

This week’s Book of the Week tells the fascinating story of the UK’s ‘black diamonds’ from their origins to their role as the fuel that fired the Industrial Revolution: The Rise and Fall of King Coal…
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Popular event returns to Swanage Railway for first time since 2019

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Robin Jones

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29th April 2022

Eight heritage diesel locomotives are to feature in the railway’s eagerly awaited first Diesel Gala and Beer Festival since 2019.
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