New guidance is a huge win for young railway volunteers
New guidance that finally lays to rest a century-old law that inadvertently made recruiting young heritage railway volunteers illegal, has been released by the Office of Rail and Road. The new guidance on heritage rail volunteers aged 14-16-years-old gives heritage railways across England, Scotland and Wales total clarity for the first time in the 75-years of the sector. It comes following months of work by the ORR in close partnership with the...
Future leaders invited to be part of conference
The Heritage Railway Association is looking to bolster the number of up-and-coming figures in the sector at its autumn conference in Birmingham. The event will focus on new ideas, solutions an...
Thomas & Friends™ begins a new partnership with the Heritage Railway Association
For three decades, Day Out With Thomas has been bringing the beloved blue engine to life in unforgettable, real-world adventures. 2026 marks the 31st annual Day Out With Thomas tour for the global pro...
Canadian Pacific and Locomotion headline award winners
The meticulous, decade-long restoration of a Bulleid ‘Pacific’, the Stockton and Darlington’s Railway’s ground-breaking anniversary train and the world’s oldest working r...
Transport for Wales to sponsor awards
The biggest event in the heritage railway world is heading for Llandudno, and Transport for Wales is set to be the headline sponsor. Hundreds of people from historic rai...
Biggest ever shortlist for HRA Awards revealed
A Bulleid ‘Pacific’, a narrow gauge gunpowder van and the newest station in the UK are among dozens of projects, people and achievements that have made it onto the shortlist for the HRA An...
Former Heritage Minister to chair HRA
The Heritage Railway Association has announced that Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay is to become its new Chair. Lord Parkinson, who served as Minister for Arts, Heritage and Libraries in the UK...