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WRT AGM 2025
The Annual General Meeting for the Weardale Railway Trust will be held on Saturday 26th April 2025 at Shildon Railway Institute, 78...
Mar 271 min read
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Class 108 DMU to Enter Passenger Service
We are excited to announce that our 2-car Class 108 Diesel Multiple Unit set will return to passenger traffic for the first time since...
Aug 21, 20243 min read
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WRT AGM 2024 & G5 Project Open Day Invite
The Annual General Meeting for the Weardale Railway Trust will be held on Saturday 13th April 2024 at Shildon Railway Institute, 78...
Apr 2, 20242 min read
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King's Coronation Weekend Celebrations at Weardale Railway
As part of our celebrations commemorating the Coronation of King Charles III, the Weardale Railway is delighted to announce that we have...
Apr 16, 20231 min read
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Replacement of Witton-le-Wear Crossing Gate
On Wednesday 8th March, Trust volunteers worked together with staff from Weardale Railway Limited to install a new crossing gate at...
Apr 1, 20232 min read
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WRT AGM 2023
The Annual General Meeting for the Weardale Railway Trust will be held on Saturday 15th April 2023 at The Sunday School (former Welcome...
Mar 21, 20231 min read
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Passenger Services to Return to Bishop Auckland
Weardale Railway Limited and The Auckland Project have announced that the railway between Wolsingham and Bishop Auckland will reopen to...
Feb 22, 20233 min read
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Preparations for the 2023 Season
The first passenger trains for 2023 start running during the school spring half term holiday with services between Stanhope and...
Feb 17, 20233 min read
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Coaching Stock Moves on the Weardale Railway
Today was a busy day of activity at the railway with two major empty coaching stock moves taking place. Several items of coaching stock...
Jan 31, 20232 min read
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Frosterley School Children Visit 'The Story Train'
Children from Frosterley Primary School visited 'The Story Train' at Stanhope Station during a visit to the railway on Thursday 8th...
Dec 16, 20222 min read
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Crew Training on Pacer Commences
Over the past few weeks, the 'A' exam on the Trust owned Class 142 pacer '142078' has been completed at Wolsingham Depot and the set...
Dec 15, 20221 min read
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Preparations Continue for Christmas Trains
Over the past month, Trust volunteers have been busy assisting staff from Weardale Railway Limited and The Auckland Project in preparing...
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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Local Children Plant Bulbs at Frosterley Station
Pupils from Frosterley Primary School visited their local station on Friday 18th November to plant spring flower bulbs in the planters...
Nov 28, 20221 min read
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Special Christmas Trains to Run in December
Following a successful summer season of the heritage service run by the Weardale Railway Trust, The Auckland Project have announced that...
Nov 9, 20221 min read
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Railway Hosts Visits from Local Schools
Last week the railway hosted visits from local primary schools in the dale in a joint initiative between the Weardale Railway, Weardale...
Oct 29, 20222 min read
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Maintenance Exam on Class 142 Pacer Underway
Over the past couple of weeks, members of our engineering team including Kevin Richardson, John Hargreaves and Tom Hatton have been...
Oct 17, 20221 min read
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Weardale Railway Trust Purchases Class 142 Pacer
The Weardale Railway Trust are pleased to announce that we have completed the purchase of British Rail Class 142 pacer set '142078' from...
Sep 10, 20221 min read
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Bishop Auckland Connecting Path Nears Completion
The photographs below were taken earlier this month and show the new tarmac path, fencing and safety railings substantially complete...
Aug 31, 20221 min read
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Stanhope Station Café Awarded 5 Stars!
We are delighted to report that the popular No. 40 Café at Stanhope Station has been awarded a 5-star rating following a recent premises...
Aug 25, 20221 min read
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Further Public Meetings Announced for RYR Bid
Following the three public meetings held in Stanhope, Frosterley and Wolsingham in July, The Auckland Project have organised two more...
Aug 8, 20221 min read
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