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Heritage Railway is the definitive news source for the UK heritage railway scene. With its extensive network of contacts, Heritage Railway brings you amazing exclusives every month - along with features, stunning imagery, gala reports and much more.

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‘Forgotten’ Beyer Peacock tank discovered – in Ukraine!

How Tornado is playing its part in curbing worldwide climate change!

West Somerset stops summer Friday trains to save coal

Baton relay’s worldwide journey sees triple heritage railway success

South African wood-burner is moved to NRM at York to go on public display

Record temperatures turned our railways into a firebox!

Lottery £1.85m for Brunel Museum prior to bicentenary

Swanage relaunches 1950s ‘Royal Wessex’ express

Poppy Line turning round fortunes from pandemic loss back into profit

Moorsline launches second Love Your Railway campaign

A4 owner is set to host special dining events at Bury museum

Hagley Hall moves to Kidderminster for painting

Main line ‘Polar Express‘ returns

Unseen railway art on display at annual GRA exhibition in August

Horses are in training as Douglas trams get set to run again after three years

COAL CRISIS: Minister embarks on fact-finding tour of the UK’s heritage lines

Nameplates are in focus at Barrow Hill’s 150 gala

B1 moves to Ruddington for next overhaul

Travellers’ Choice award for Talyllyn

Open day to showcase progress by Cumbrian railway station revivalists

When 2022 arrived in July!

Gwili commences its southern terminus development work

Operational Class 56 and spares are on the market from Ruddington

New boiler arrives at Didcot for Glamorgan

Russell is back on the Welsh Highland Railway main line

‘A time of great change’ – Ffestiniog GM

New £50k appeal to restore GCR Edwardian classic is launched

Discover much more about ‘hidden’ Shepherd’s Bush station on new tour

Standard 4MT to visit Spa Valley for silver jubilee celebrations

Another delay for NRM’s Central Hall go-ahead

Steam is back on Manx Electric to mark its double anniversary year

Corris Railway Falcon gains a tank

Another first for Bodmin clay train

GCR’s managing director to depart

Hunslet Hastings fails in KESR running-in trials

Brush battery trio reunited at Hythe after 102 years

Campaigner saves Bridge 234 number plate at auction

Churchward County boiler is moved to Tyseley Works

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Steam fans flock to railway museum for the best of British engineering

Talyllyn looks to the future with major developments

Exbury Gardens marks 21st birthday with new foreman and visitor surge

Summer of steam – trains are back at Foxfield

Trains running again at County School!

Morwellham Quay’s mine tramway resumes running

Clan Hengist progress on public view

To the rescue following Crich Village shutdown

Alan Keef open day to return after four years

No. 4277 back in steam after overhaul

Take a trip back in time on the Watercress Line

Vandals attack Bo’ness station

IN BRIEF

Cambrian half centenary marked by tree planting

Downpatrick back on track

Glasgow Blue Train back after decades

Kayaks bring Manx Electric trams to a stop

The diesel gala that turned into a battery-powered one!

Appeal launched to help G5 team raise £25k for connectxing rods and links

George back at Mid-Norfolk

Key components worth £50k stolen from Bulleid Boscastle site raid

Premier all set to visit Wales for Welshpool’s annual gala

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