Tag: Gobowen

60532 Blue Peter at Kidderminster

Steam locomotive 60532 Blue Peter set to visit Shropshire this Thursday

60532 Blue Peter is set to visit Shropshire this Thursday as it…

Michael Holden 1 week ago

Wrexham General

Plans unveiled to run new direct Wrexham to London trains

Alstom, mainly known in the UK for its train manufacturing business, has…

Michael Holden 2 months ago

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley departs Grosmont, North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Cancelled: Steam locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley to visit Shropshire this Tuesday

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley is returning to the mainline this Tuesday as…

Michael Holden 2 months ago

Rails from Shrewsbury cover

Book Review: Rails from Shrewsbury: A Pictorial Journey 1970s to 2012 by Peter J Green

4.3 out of 5This book continues Peter J Green’s series of books featuring railways at the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century. He has chosen an excellent selection of photographs that provide a good impression of services on the multiplicity of lines that radiate from Shrewsbury.

This book illustrates trains on lines around Shrewsbury from just after the…

Roger Smith 6 months ago

West Midlands Railway Class 196 at Shrewsbury Station

Welsh Marches MPs and regional leaders call for transport improvements

Welsh Marches MPs and regional leaders are meeting in Westminster on 5…

Roger Smith 8 months ago

Victoria Leyshon Transport for Wales and Mark Hooper Visit Shropshire

Transport for Wales and Visit Shropshire sign deal to boost rail travel in the county

Transport for Wales (TfW) and Visit Shropshire are to work together to…

Janine Booth 11 months ago

45596 Bahamas at Damems Junction on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

Steam locomotive 45596 Bahamas and 6233 Duchess of Sutherland to visit Shrewsbury and Chester this Saturday

45596 Bahamas and 6233 Duchess of Sutherland will haul the parts of…

Michael Holden 1 year ago

Defib install

Transport For Wales to install more defibrillators at stations

Across the Wales and Borders rail network, Transport for Wales is placing…

Emma Holden 2 years ago

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley outside the NRM at York

Steam locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley to visit Wrexham and Shrewsbury this Tuesday

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley is returning to the mainline this Tuesday as…

Michael Holden 2 years ago

A disused and derelict North Shropshire railway line abandoned for over 50 years has been restored by enthusiasts and has officially been reopened as a heritage railway. Cambrian Heritage Railways (CHR) welcomed local dignitaries, invited guests. CHR members and volunteers to climb aboard and enjoy a nostalgic steam train journey from Oswestry to Weston Wharf on Friday April 1st. Helen Morgan, Member of Parliament for North Shropshire, together with Shropshire Council Chairman Vince Hunt, officially opened the railway and unveiled a new platform at Weston Wharf. Volunteers have worked tirelessly since 2016 to extend the heritage railway from Oswestry. Reinstating two miles of new track and a station platform at Weston Wharf which has enabled CHR to become the latest tourist attraction in the Shropshire. The original line fell victim to the 'Beeching cuts in the 1960s while other parts of the line remained freight-only until the 1980s. Local heritage enthusiasts joined together in 1972 to keep alive memories of Oswestry as a major railway hub. Having successfully obtained European grants and financial backing from local authorities to restore the railway, the ambitious plan for the future is to extend the line in both directions towards Gobowen and Llynclys. Speaking about the reopening, CHR Chairman Rob Williams said: “It’s a fantastic achievement by all concerned to reopen a passenger railway that hasn’t existed for over 50 years. “We are grateful to Helen Morgan and Vince Hunt for officially opening the railway and I would like to pay tribute to all those individuals and organisations who have been instrumental in making this project possible. Our ambition going forward is to ensure as many people as possible have the opportunity to enjoy a special day out on our heritage railway.” CHR has announced trains will run every weekend, specific mid-week days and evenings, as well as Bank Holidays from the Easter weekend until September. Pre booking via our website is recommended: www. CambrianRailways.com. It is also planned that ‘special excursion’ trains will operate throughout the year linking the railway with local attractions at Weston, including the Stonehouse Brewery and Weston Pools Village. -END -

Shropshire railway line reopens after 50 years

A disused and derelict Shropshire railway line that lay abandoned for 50…

Roger Smith 2 years ago