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Two GWR steam engines will welcome summer at North Wales railway railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/two… #corwen #GreatWesternRailway #llangollen #LlangollenRailway #no_3802

Two GWR steam engines will welcome summer at North Wales railway

The Llangollen Railway will welcome the school summer holidays with a special “Steam into Summer” event with two GWR steam engines

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Tenth anniversary of line reopening celebrated with a football festival railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/ten… #BordersRailway #edinburgh #galashiels #NetworkRail #NetworkRailScotland #scotland #ScotRail #scottish #tweedbank

Tenth anniversary of line reopening celebrated with a football festival

A football festival at Galashiels in the Scottish Borders has celebrated the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Borders Railway.

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RailAdvent Plus Streaming Library expands with addition of East Lancashire Railway Small Engines Gala railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/rai… #EastLancashireRailway #RailAdventPlus

RailAdvent Plus Streaming Library expands with addition of East Lancashire Railway Small Engines...

Hot on the heels of the Severn Valley Railway Branchline Weekend, we have made another addition to the RailAdvent Plus Gold member streaming library, and this one lets the smaller engines take...

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Funding for community groups along Wales railway line railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/fun… #CommunityRailPartnership #CommunityRailWeek #TransportForWales #wales

Funding for community groups along Wales railway line

Transport for Wales is offering grants of up to £400 to community groups along the Heart of Wales Line to encourage participation in sport.

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Evensong service to celebrate Sir Nigel Gresley railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/eve… #doncaster #LondonNorthEasternRailway

Evensong service to celebrate Sir Nigel Gresley

The 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir Nigel Gresley, is being celebrated at a special Evensong service at Doncaster Minster next Thursday, 18th June.

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Little things mean a lot for station improvements railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/lit… #accessibility #AlexandraPalace #angmering #arlesey #barnham #bedfordshire #blackfriars #cambridgeshire #chichester #CityThameslink #CoulsdonTown #cuffley #cycle

Little things mean a lot for station improvements

Little things mean a lot when it comes to station improvements, as shown by railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR).

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Llandudno station sees new art created by local young people unveiled railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/lla… #CommunityRailPartnership #CommunityRailWeek #conwy #ConwyValleyLine #llandudno #railway_200 #TransportForWales #wales

Llandudno station sees new art created by local young people unveiled

Students from Ysgol Y Gogarth have helped create a new permanent artwork at Llandudno railway station, unveiled as part of Railway 200, the campaign celebrating two centuries of the modern railway.

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Retirement beckons after nearly 50 years railway service railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/ret… #EastCoastMainLine #LondonNorthEasternRailway #working #YorkRoc

Retirement beckons after nearly 50 years railway service

A controller at London North Eastern Railway’s Rail Operating Centre (ROC) at York has retired after working in the rail industry for nearly 50 years

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WATCH: New Elizabeth Line Trains – How They Are Built and Cab Ride! railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/wat… #alstom #derby #ElizabethLine #video #YouTube

WATCH: New Elizabeth Line Trains - How They Are Built and Cab Ride!

Recently, RailAdvent were invited by Alstom to Derby Litchurch Lane Works to see how the Elizabeth Line trains were built, and we also got the chance to take a cab ride on the test track! 345071 is...

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£1.4 million investment into stations by Greater Anglia railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/1-4… #bury #BuryStEdmunds #c2c #cambridgeshire #essex #GreaterAnglia #hertfordshire #manningtree #NetworkRail #norfolk #norwich #suffolk

£1.4 million investment into stations by Greater Anglia

Greater Anglia has invested more than £1.4m in a station repainting programme covering 29 stations across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire.

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Kent railway invites visitors to enjoy a special day out railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/ken… #EastSussex #eridge #groombridge #kent #SpaValleyRailway #TunbridgeWellsWest

Kent railway invites visitors to enjoy a special day out

With the summer holidays soon upon us, the Spa Valley Railway in Kent and East Sussex is ideal for a nostalgic journey through the glorious High Weald.

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Four weekends of disruption set for Sunderland railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/sig… #brockley #BrockleyWhins #disruption #eaglescliffe #GrandCentral #hartlepool #horden #london #LondonKingSCross #metro #NetworkRail #newcastle #nexus #northern #seaham #sunderland

Four weekends of disruption set for Sunderland

Network Rail is warning passengers travelling through Sunderland of major disruption over four weekends between June and July as a series of infrastructure upgrades are carried out in the area.

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Avanti celebrates major milestone for its Class 805 Evero fleet railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/ava… #AvantiWestCoast #class_805 #evero #fleet

Avanti celebrates major milestone for its Class 805 Evero fleet

Avanti West Coast’s Class 805 Evero fleet has reached five million miles on the West Coast Main Line since entering service in June 2024. Class 805s form part of Avanti West Coast’s Evero fleet,...

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RAIB completes preliminary examination into collision in North London railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/rai… #london #QueenSPark #RailAccidentInvestigationBranchRaib

RAIB completes preliminary examination into collision in North London

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South Gosforth Depot prepares to bid farewell to iconic Tyne and Wear Metro trains railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/sou…

South Gosforth Depot prepares to bid farewell to iconic Tyne and Wear Metro trains

The Tyne and Wear Metro’s original train fleet is approaching the end of its service life, with depot staff preparing to bid farewell to rolling stock that has operated across the network for more...

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Kent railway sees installation of solar panels railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/ken… #kent #RomneyHytheAndDymchurchRailway

Kent railway sees installation of solar panels

The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway (RHDR) in Kent has had solar panels installed by Bloom Renewables.

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Another West Coast Main Line route announced for Train Sim World 6 railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/ano… #blackpool #class_08 #class_20 #class_47 #crewe #DovetailGames #JustTrains #manchester #ormskirk #playstation #preston #SpringsBranch #TrainSimWorld_6 #video

Another West Coast Main Line route announced for Train Sim World 6

Another West Coast Main Line route announced for Train Sim World 6

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Tribute paid to 15 year old who died on the line in Gloucestershire railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/tri… #BritishTransportPolice #gloucestershire

Tribute paid to 15 year old who died on the line in Gloucestershire

Earlier this week, Harrison Aylott sadly died on the railway, and now his family have paid tribute to him.

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Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway provide RailAdvent Plus Gold members a discount railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/rom… #RailAdventPlus #RomneyHytheAndDymchurchRailway

Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway provide RailAdvent Plus Gold members a discount

We are pleased to announce that the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway has joined the RailAdvent Plus Partner scheme and is providing a discount to RailAdvent Plus Gold members. The railway runs...

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Fight in London sees images released railadvent.co.uk/2026/06/fig… #BritishTransportPolice #london #LondonBridge

Fight in London sees images released

CCTV images of five men have been released as part of an ongoing investigation being carried out by the British Transport Police.

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