Okehampton plaque unveiled

Okehampton plaque unveiled

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...
Peckham Rye plaque unveiled

Peckham Rye plaque unveiled

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...
FIRST PLAQUE OF 2024 OFFICIALLY UNVEILED

FIRST PLAQUE OF 2024 OFFICIALLY UNVEILED

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...
Bill Reeve presented the 2023 National Railway Heritage Awards

Bill Reeve presented the 2023 National Railway Heritage Awards

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...
Kettering plaque officially unveiled

Kettering plaque officially unveiled

An unveiling of the plaque awarded to Network Rail for the splendid work carried out to the station canopies and platform areas at Kettering as part of the Midland Main Line Electrification Works – which won the Greater Anglia Award as the vest entry in the 2022...
Goostrey and Levenshulme plaques visited

Goostrey and Levenshulme plaques visited

Following on from the COVID pandemic there were a few locations where it was not possible to undertake full unveiling ceremonies. To complete the recognition of those outstanding locations, it is intended that photoshoots are organised. The first one took place on...