Wednesday 25 June 2025 saw representatives of the National Railway Heritage Awards, the Railway Heritage Trust, the contractors Colt Construction Ltd, Network Rail, East Midlands Railway and Market Rasen Station Adopters gather to witness the official unveiling of the...
The unveiling was held on Thursday 8 May, the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, and, as the group were assembled ahead of midday, the group respected the two minutes national period of silence by joining in at 12.00. The weather was clear and bright for the event.The...
Monday 28 April saw the official unveiling of the plaque awarded to the Derbyshire Historic Buildings Trust in the 2024 National Railway Heritage Awards officially unveiled on the superbly restored railway station in Derbyshire.The unveiling was held on a bright day...
When a major building is seriously damaged or destroyed there is always a debate: restore or replace. On 17 July 2021 the largely wooden-built Grade B listed building that served platform 1 at Troon station in Scotland was destroyed beyond repair. The building, which...
Ptolemy Dean OBE presented the 2024 National Railway Heritage Awards at a ceremony on Wednesday 4 December 2024. The Guest of Honour at the 2024 National Railway Heritage Awards held at Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London on Wednesday 4 December 2024 was Ptolemy Dean...
Friday 25 October 2024 saw representatives of the National Railway Heritage Awards and the Friends of the station gather in the recently-restored refreshment rooms on Platform Two, where the plaque awarded to the Centenary Lounge Ltd for the work completed was...
" To recognise, acknowledge and reward, for the public benefit, the very best in restoration, conservation and re-use of our historic railway infrastructure. "
