Development at the Weardale Railway will boost the area’s tourism and economy
Construction work has started on a development at the Weardale Railway that will also boost tourism to Bishop Auckland and the local area.
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Tag: Weardale Railway
1960s train returns to passenger service
A class 108 DMU will return to passenger services this week on the Weardale Railway
Weardale Railway purchases Wensleydale Railway-based Class 142 Pacer Train
BR Class 142 No. 142078 has been purchased by The Weardale Railway Trust from The Wensleydale Railway.
Durham Council submits plans to run rail service between Darlington and Weardale
Durham County Council has submitted plans which could see a passenger rail service run from Darlington to Weardale.
Weardale Railway cancels Christmas trains and defers reopening to 2022
The Weardale Railway has announced that they have deferred their reopening until 2022.
Update on steam locomotive Tornado’s Winter Maintenance Work
The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust have continued in March on carrying out winter maintenance work to their new build London and North Eastern Railway (LNE…
Trains to Darlington? Auckland Project takes over The Weardale Railway
The Auckland Project, a North East charity, has announced that they have purchased the Weardale Railway.
Weardale Railway and Dartmoor Railway are both UP FOR SALE
It has been announced that not one, but two heritage railways are up for sale as their parent company appears on a surveyor website.
1,000 tickets for Santa trains to be donated to charity
Over 1,000 tickets in total will be donated to local charities for The Train to Christmas Town which is running at two English heritage railways this …
Three Little Birds PR to manage The Train to Christmas Town campaign 2019
Three Little Birds PR has announced that they have been appointed by the Dartmoor Railway, in Devon, and the Weardale Railway, in Durham, to manage th…