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Weardale Railway has cancelled the Santa Express Christmas events due to 'unforeseen mechanical problems'. The decision has been made to call off the services, which were due to begin at the end of ...

COUNCILLORS have agreed to pump more than £2.1 million into a heritage railway despite a local member branding the project a ‘white elephant for choo-choo enthusiasts’. Yesterday, Wednesday September ...

Weardale Railway’s much-loved Gin & Cheese Train is back by popular demand this autumn, with the second event of 2025 taking place on Saturday 25 October – and tickets are already selling fast. Did ...

A County Durham heritage railway is set to feature on national television as part of celebrations marking 200 years of the passenger railway. Weardale Railway will appear in Michael Portillo’s new ...

A heritage railway in the North East has been saved by a charity that is aiming to transform a town in County Durham - with plans to eventually link it to the mainline railway. The Auckland Project, ...

Plans to create a passenger rail service running from Darlington to Weardale have been submitted to the government. Durham County Council has worked with The Auckland Project to submit a Strategic ...

Weardale Heritage Railway has appointed Claire Gibbons as its new General Manager, making her the first female to lead the historic line. Claire, who joined the railway three years ago as Senior ...

A heritage railway has reopened two years after being taken over by new owners. The Weardale Railway had been closed since 2019, but services resumed on Saturday following its March 2020 purchase by ...