News

Step towards No. 563 returning to steam

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Robin Jones

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5th July 2022

A unique Victorian steam locomotive has been re-wheeled in “a hugely significant milestone” towards restoring the historic engine to full working order and returning it to steam for the first time since 1948.
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Only 174 days to go…

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Robin Jones

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4th July 2022

The sun may be shining and summer holidays on many people’s minds, but it’s never too early to line up some festive family fun, says the SVR.
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Severn Valley Railway supports Red Cross Ukrainian Crisis Appeal

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Robin Jones

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30th June 2022

The Severn Valley Railway is adding its support to the Ukrainian Crisis Appeal that’s being run by the Red Cross.
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Trams running again at Crich

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Robin Jones

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29th June 2022

Following essential safety work, the vintage trams at Crich Tramway Village are running again.
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Three new railway titles available on Mortons Books

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Arianne Davey

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22nd June 2022

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
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New TV series to feature York’s National Railway Museum

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Darren Hendley

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17th June 2022

The National Railway Museum is set to feature in a new TV series produced by Whitworth Media appearing on More4 […]
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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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Elizabeth II’s purple reign!

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Robin Jones

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9th June 2022

The SVR’s jubilee celebrations opened in style with the public renaming of locomotive No. 34027 as Elizabeth II – with unmissable purple livery.
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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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