One of the most attractive small schemes to have been entertained into the National Railway Heritage Awards in recent years was the scheme on the Ffestiniog Railway to replicate and reintroduce the slate milestones that had once marked out the line. Although many of...
Tuesday 22 April saw the formal unveiling at Dereham by David Allan, Chairman of the sponsors Ian Allan Publishing Ltd, of the plaque awarded to the Mid-Norfolk Railway as the winner of the 2013 Heritage Railway of the Year Award. The award announced at Merchant...
Located to the east of Newcastle upon Tyne station, Ouseburn Viaduct is one of the most impressive structures on the stretch of the East Coast main line between there and Berwick. In 2010 work started on a £12.5 million scheme to restore the original wrought iron...
One of the most spectacular transformations recognised in the 2013 National Railway Heritage Awards was the restoration of the original station at York as part of a scheme to create new office space for the City of York Council. The work was given the Key Publishing...
Helen’s Bay station in Northern Ireland is undoubtedly one of the most architecturally stunning across the Irish Sea. Dating to the mid-1860s, the station’s grand architectural style was the result of its proximity to the country house of the Marquis of Dufferin and...
Thursday 13 March saw a multiple unveiling of plaques in Huddersfield, reflecting the achievement of the Association of Community Rail Partnerships in restoring the water tower at Huddersfield and converting the structure into offices for the use of the association....
" To recognise, acknowledge and reward, for the public benefit, the very best in restoration, conservation and re-use of our historic railway infrastructure. "
