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The Mid Norfolk Railway (MNR), based in Dereham, which welcomed filming for BBC drama series Bodyguard earlier this year, has reopened one of its award-winning platforms, almost fifty years to the day after a train last passed through the station.

Track renewal was carried out at Hardingham station, along the MNR line between Dereham and Wymondham, as part of the railway’s partnership with Greater Anglia to supply storage and commissioning facilities for a fleet of new Stadler Flirt trains.

And on Wednesday, September 12, at 11am, a train stopped at the station for the very first time since September 9, 1968.

"Alishan Forest Railway is a priceless cultural heritage [for Taiwan]." says Tang Yu-chin, a spokesperson of AFRCH. "Therefore, preserving Alishan Forest Railway isn't just for tourism purposes but for promoting this culture."

Please find below some deadlines for the upcoming conference in Frisco and Santa Fe.

·         October 6 – deadline to register for HRA conference in Santa Fe, NM at a lower rate - https://heritagerailalliance.wildapricot.org/event-2954000

·         October 9 – deadline to secure hotel rooms at Drury Hotel for WATTRAIN conference at the special conference rate - https://www.druryhotels.com/bookandstay/newreservation/?groupno=2340496

·         October 15 – deadline to register for Frisco, TX WATTRAIN conference - http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07efdsw0cy2be41f89&llr=6r7xtbyab

The members of TopRail, the UIC working group created to help raise awareness around Tourism Potential of Railways, had the chance to meet again, this time in Athens.

The meeting, effectively organised by our colleagues from Trainose, was attended by railway representatives from the railway operators of Austria, Hungary and Spain as well as representatives from the European and the World Tourist Trains and Tram associations (Fedecrail and Wattrain).

VOLUNTEERS DAY- Railway Preservation Society of Ireland. (Saturday 29th September 2018)

We are always seeking new volunteers to keep our trains on the track. Have you go what it takes?

There are opportunities in a myriad of disciplines, so why not come along and see what we are all about?