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Electric pioneer triumphs in HRA Awards

  A trail blazing seaside railway, a brand-new steam locomotive and a whole fleet of historic coal wagons were among the big winners at the Heritage Railway Association Annual Awards 2024, sponsored by Inspire Structures.  The Volks Electric Railway has beaten stiff competition to be named ‘Railway of the Year’ at the biggest awards event in heritage rail. Judges were impressed by the authenticity, attention to detai...

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Llandudno for heritage rail conference 

The Heritage Railway Association is bringing its Spring conference to the North Wales coast in March with Railway 200, museum best practice, a focus on level crossings and, in an election year, the im...

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Francis Bourgeois confirmed as guest speaker for Heritage Rail Awards

Social media sensation, content creator and author Francis Bourgeois is set to be the guest speaker at the Heritage Railway Association Annual Awards 2024.  The cult trainspotter who aims to ins...

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Shortlist for top awards announced

The biggest heritage rail awards in the world is set to see a record holding ‘A4’ go head-to-head with a 2ft gauge Double Fairlie.  The shortlist for the Heritage Railway Association...

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Sell out confirmed for conference

The Heritage Railway Association has confirmed that its autumn conference sold out with more than a week to go, in a first for the increasingly important event. More than 200 top heritage railway se...

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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...

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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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