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Severn Valley Railway announces new interim managing director

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Alex Bestwick

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23rd January 2023

Severn Valley Railway’s current vice chairman Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster will take over as interim managing director, the company’s board of directors has announced.
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Lancashire Glory: ELR’s autumn steam gala 2022

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Alex Bestwick

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17th January 2023

The East Lancashire Railway outdid itself by going one step further for its end-of-year steam event.
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The London Transport Museum are giving adults ‘Permission to Play’ next month

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Alex Bestwick

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9th January 2023

Throw off your inhibitions and unleash your inner child at the London Transport Museum’s Permission to Play night in February.
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Snowdon Mountain Railway to return to the summit for the first time since 2019

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Alex Bestwick

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9th January 2023

The railway’s summit service will recommence and Hafod Eryri, the summit visitor center, will reopen later this year.
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Switzerland – The Nirvana of Train Travel!

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Alex Bestwick

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31st December 2022

Ffestiniog Travel’s very first escorted rail tour was to Switzerland in 1974 – almost 50 years and hundreds of rail tours later it remains the most popular destination among its travellers.
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Steam Day Trips for 2023

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Alex Bestwick

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31st December 2022

The award-winning Railway Touring Company offers over 26 years of experience providing quality holidays and day trips to destinations within the UK, as well as Europe and the world.
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Holiday with Inside Track in 2023

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Alex Bestwick

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31st December 2022

Inside Track is a small independent tour operator that has been creating innovative, fun filled, holidays for over 30 years.
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A Royal visit to Swindon’s STEAM Museum

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Alex Bestwick

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8th December 2022

His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent visited the award-winning displays at STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway on Wednesday.
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Christmas Steam and Lights trains return for third year at Swanage Railway

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Alex Bestwick

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29th November 2022

Christmas Steam and Lights trains are set to light up Swanage Railway this festive season.
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Steaming to Christmas on the GWSR

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Alex Bestwick

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25th November 2022

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) is heading at express speed into Christmas, having launched its annual ‘Santa Express’ at the end of November (first public trains 26 and 27 November).
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