It is with great regret that we mark the passing of Gordon Biddle, one of the influential individuals who laid the foundations for these awards in the late 1970s. He passed away on 8 April 2024 at the age of 95. One of the acknowledged experts on the history of...
We are saddened to report the death of Chris Smyth on 15 March 2024. Chris was a long-term trustee of the National Railway Heritage Awards representing the interests of the Heritage Railway Association, the successor to the Association of Railway Preservation...
On 28 March 2024, despite the intervention of the British climate, the National Railway Heritage Awards Plaque at Okehampton was officially unveiled.The plaque unveiled was the 2023 Avanti West Coast Community Award which had been made to Network Rail, Great Western...
The event was held on 9 February 2024 to unveil the plaque for the 2023 Arch Co Award for Urban Heritage, which had announced at a ceremony held at Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London in early December 2023.The recipients were Benedict O’Looney Architects, Network Rail...
The cold weather with snow did not deter the visitors for the first of the 2023 National Railway Heritage Awards’ plaques to be unveiled. Tuesday 24 January 2024 saw a large gathering at Cullybackey, near Ballymena, to witness the official unveiling of the plaque...
The Guest of Honour at the 2023 National Railway Heritage Awards held at Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London on Wednesday 6 December 2023 was Bill Reeve, the Director of Rail, Transport Scotland. The BAM Nuttall Partnership Award was made for the restoration of the...
" To recognise, acknowledge and reward, for the public benefit, the very best in restoration, conservation and re-use of our historic railway infrastructure. "
