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National Railway Museum man to chair awards panel

The judging panel for the 2024 Heritage Railway Association Annual Awards is to be chaired by the National Railway Museum’s Anthony Coulls. The awards is the biggest and most prestigious event of its type in the heritage rail world, recognising achievements in every element of railway preservation, restoration and operation. It is judged each year by a panel of experts drawn from within the sector and the specialist press. For the 2024 aw...

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Save the date for Railway 200 says HRA

The Heritage Railway Association is appealing to heritage railways, tramways and museums up and down the UK to build the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway into their plans. Wit...

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Parliamentary Train heads for the Rother Valley

A rare ‘parliamentary train’ carried members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Heritage Rail along the Kent & East Sussex Railway on Friday, 15 September. The cross-party group m...

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Latest in oil firing on the agenda for HRA conference

Latest in oil firing on the agenda for HRA conference The president of a firm that specialises in advancing oil firing for steam locomotives in the United States is among the headline speakers for th...

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Entries open for HRA Awards 2024

Railways, rolling stock groups and preservationists up and down the UK will soon be competing for top honours as entries open for the biggest awards in heritage rail. The Heritage Railway Association...

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New guidance on equality in heritage rail published by HRA

The first parts of comprehensive guidance to help heritage railway and tramway managers, directors and trustees ensure that everyone is treated fairly and equally at their organisation have been relea...

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Mine decision ‘short-sighted’ says heritage rail group

The planning decision to stop mining at Ffos-Y-Fran in South Wales will almost certainly increase pollution as sectors that still have no viable alternative to coal are forced into imports from thousa...

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