Dean Forest Railway
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Dean Forest Railway gearing up for 50th anniversary celebration
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The Dean Forest Railway Society (DFRS) will celebrate the delayed 50th anniversary of the first public train being operated.
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Dean Forest Railway to host Volunteers Open Day this month
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The Dean Forest Railway (DFR) is hosting a Volunteers Open Day later this month for members of the public interested in volunteering at the railway.
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Railways returning to action!
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It’s been a long time coming, but the main 2020 season for a number of Britain’s heritage railways and attractions is springing into action following the gradual easing of Covid-19 restrictions. Therefore, we thought we’d bring you a list in alphabetical order of which venues are operating and when they’re set to recommence. Note however,…
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Restored Sharpness 03 at ‘extravaganza’
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THE Vale of Berkeley Railway Trust’s Class 03 No. D2069 was displayed at the Gloucestershire Vintage & Country Extravaganza on August 2-4. Its appearance at South Cerney airfield, Cirecncester, followed completion of an extensive restoration in the engine shed at Sharpness Docks. Peter Nicholson’s Wickham 8S-type 4165 No. 156W was also exhibited by the Vale of Berkeley…
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Locomotive Services gets two Class 73s
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CREWE-based Locomotive Services Limited (LSL) has acquired two Class 73 electro-diesel locos. One of the pair is the first of the class – a ‘JA’ type, which dates from 1962. No. 73001 (E6001) has been acquired from the Dean Forest Railway and arrived at Crewe by road on May 2. The other acquisition is No. 73002,…
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South Devon confirms golden anniversary celebrations
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While there will be many activities and events going on throughout the year to mark 50 years since part of the GWR Ashburton branch reopened as the Dart Valley Railway, the key centrepiece events are the April 6-14 steam gala and the July 19-21 diesel gala, the South Devon Railway has confirmed. Two locomotives which…
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Joggers save restored Dean Forest footbridge after arson
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AN HISTORIC Severn & Wye Railway iron footbridge was targeted by arsonists only weeks after it had been lifted back into place following a £150,000 restoration project. The 127-year-old Grade II listed St Mary’s Bridge near St Mary’s church, Bathurst Park, Lydney had been off limits for nearly 12 years on safety grounds before volunteers…
