CROOK O’LUNE VIADUCT RESTORATION

CROOK O’LUNE VIADUCT RESTORATION

The National Railway Heritage Awards do not solely cover buildings and structures in ongoing railway use but also those that have passed into other uses. One such structure rewarded in the 2014 competition was the Crook O’Lune East Viaduct, located between Wennington...
MONUMENT PLAQUE UNVEILED

MONUMENT PLAQUE UNVEILED

At the 2013 National Railway Heritage Awards, held in London on 4 December 2013, the Monument Station Project was awarded the FirstGroup Craft Skills Award for the meticulous restoration of the London Underground station both above and below the ground. The plaque...
CRYSTAL PALACE WORK REWARDED

CRYSTAL PALACE WORK REWARDED

Amongst the winners at the 2013 National Railway Heritage Awards when they were announced at Merchant Taylors’ Hall on Wednesday 4 December 2013 was Transport for London for the work undertaken at Crystal Palace station in south London. The work, which included...
HERITAGE RAILWAY OF THE DECADE

HERITAGE RAILWAY OF THE DECADE

At the National Railway Heritage Awards held in London on 4 December a special Award — The Heritage Railway of the Decade — was made to the Bluebell Railway in recognition of the line’s completion of its project — often considered to be impossible as a result of the...
FIRST MINISTER MARKS SCOTTISH SUCCESS IN NRHA 2013 COMPETITION

FIRST MINISTER MARKS SCOTTISH SUCCESS IN NRHA 2013 COMPETITION

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond MSP unveiled a plaque at Inverurie Station to mark a prestigious award to a business, which is based on the platform on Monday 26 May 2014. The business — the station’s first ever café — opened in 2012 after a conversion of the...