Cambrian Heritage Railways has been recognised with a runner-up award at the Heritage Railway Awards hosted in Birmingham last week.

The north Shropshire railway was nominated in the Infrastructure section, finishing second to the Hampton and Kempton Waterworks railway.

The railway is no stranger to award nominations, having won a regional and national British Museum award last year for its volunteer work.

The railway begins its new season, opening for passenger services between Oswestry and Weston Wharf on 7 April. Once again heritage steam and diesel locomotives will run passenger services along the two-mile stretch of the former Cambrian and GWR route.

Services will operate every weekend and specific mid-week and evening journeys as well as Bank Holidays until September.

Further information about Cambrian Heritage Railways and its forthcoming timetable can be found here.

Phil Bradley, head of operations at CHR said “I genuinely couldn’t be prouder of the huge team effort at Cambrian Heritage Railways over the many years and in recent years. Whilst we didn’t win, being shortlisted and coming runners up was no mean feat.”