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Cambrian Heritage Railways all set to re-open
Cambrian Heritage Railways (CHR) is gearing up to re-open for a second season as a top Shropshire heritage railway attraction. The award winning railway will open for passenger services between Oswestry and Weston Wharf on April 7th 2023. Once again our heritage steam and diesel locomotives will run passenger services along the two-mile stretch of […]
Railway volunteers strike gold at tourism awards
Gold standard awards have been shared by Cambrian Heritage Railways volunteers after being recognised by Oswestry Tourism at a prestigious reception held in the town. Cambrian Heritage Railways has received plenty of plaudits of late for their efforts in returning a long lost and disused railway line into a leading tourist attraction in North Shropshire. […]
March update from Cambrian Railway Orchard Project
In last few weeks at Cambrian Railway Orchard Project we’ve been finishing the clearance of hedge brash on site and made another ‘dead hedge’, which the birds seem to appreciate and which we are hoping that they will use to nest in. The hedge is really taking shape. We also have a section right at […]
Cambrian Heritage Railways recognised with heritage award
Cambrian Heritage Railways have been recognised with a prestigious national award at the Heritage Railway Awards hosted in Birmingham last week. The north Shropshire railway was nominated in the Infrastructure section, coming runners up to the Hampton and Kempton Waterworks railway. The railway is no stranger to award nominations after winning a regional and national […]
Cambrian Heritage Railways bids farewell to Henry
A popular steam engine that was instrumental in launching a North Shropshire heritage railway after 50 years has returned to its base in Derbyshire. Cambrian Heritage Railways recently bid farewell to 2217 Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 steam engine ‘Henry Ellison’ after twelve month on loan from the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. Henry Ellison was built by Andrew […]
Cambrian Heritage Railways prepares for new season
Volunteers at Cambrian Heritage Railways (CHR) have been hard at work during the Winter months to ensure the award winning railway is ready for a second season as a top Shropshire tourist attraction. New sections of track have been laid through Oswestry railway station, bringing back memories of a time before the line closed to […]
