Tag: Wellington (Shropshire)

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

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

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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 avatar Roger Smith

Somerset’s new Wellington station to replace victim of Beeching cuts

Wellington in Somerset is to be served by the railway again, after…

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Network Rail to renew track in Dinmore Tunnel between Hereford and Shrewsbury

The Marches Line will close between Hereford and Shrewsbury for nine days…

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A Visit to the Vale Of Rheidol Railway and steam locomotive 3114

The story of Kerr Stuart Wren 3114s restoration in the 1960s and…

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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…

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Alstom to supply its Iconis Train Control System to New Zealand

KiwiRail has awarded a contract to Alstom for its Iconis Traffic Management…

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Business case submitted to improve Shrewsbury to Birmingham rail route

Midlands Connect has submitted a business case to the Department for Transport…

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