Tag: Volunteer

Northern volunteers restore railworker memorials at Poppleton, Yorkshire

Volunteers at Poppleton station have restored two benches that pay tribute to…

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Have a cuppa on Brew Monday with Greater Anglia and Samaritans

Greater Anglia will be urging colleagues and passengers to have a cuppa…

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Flooding puts East Somerset Railway’s café out of action

On the night of Thursday 4 January, the East Somerset Railway suffered…

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Severn Valley Railway’s first Winter Steam Gala is a runaway success

On 6/7 January, the Severn Valley Railway held its first-ever Winter Steam…

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ScotRail to help Samaritans change ‘Blue Monday’ into ‘Brew Monday’

ScotRail is encouraging its staff and the public to have a cuppa…

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Steam locomotive Linda unveiled as overhaul and repaint is complete

Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways' Hunslet 2-4-0STT LINDA has just emerged from…

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Blue Monday becomes Brew Monday on GWR and Network Rail

Great Western Railway and Network Rail is again supporting the Samaritans annual…

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Ruislip Lido Railway to close for £50,000 maintenance project

The miniature railway which runs around Ruislip Lido is closed while 260…

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Thameslink offers tea on ‘Brew Monday’ to help beat the blues

Thameslink is working with suicide prevention charity Samaritans to run a 'Brew…

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Yorkshire heritage railway to mark National Apprenticeship week

During next month’s National Apprenticeship Week, North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) will…

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