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Steam Photo Charter rescheduled

As the date originally selected for the steam photo charter organised by 30742 Charters (13th March) coincides with several other events in the heritage railway calendar, the photo charter has been rearranged and will now take place on the evening…
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Photo Charter – Sunday 13th March 2016

The Amerton Railway is pleased to be hosting a steam photo charter event on Sunday 13th March. Organised by 30742 Charters, the day will give photgraphers ample opportunity to photograph “Isabel” and “Jennie” hauling a variety of freight stock. For…
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Winter Track Renewal Progress

The project to relay part of the “mainline” between Stump Siding and the Mine in ex-Vale of Rheidol 48lb/yard rail has been moving faster than the ability of this website to keep up with it !! Three days of work…
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Steam Gala 2016

A date for your diaries –  the Amerton Railway Steam Gala will be held on the weekend on 18th & 19th June 2016. More details of the arrangements for the weekend and visiting locos will be posted on this website…
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Winter Track Renewal – Day 1

The main part of the Amerton Railway Winter track relaying project started today, after useful preparatory work over the past few weeks. We are replacing the 35lb/yard rail on the approach to the Mine with some of our stock of…
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Half-term Trains

The Amerton Railway will be open every day during the half-term holidays. Gordon, our diesel engine should be pulling the trains from Monday to Saturday, we’re open from 11:30 to 4:00pm Monday – Friday and 11:30am to 4:30pm on Saturday…
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Diesel Gala Visitor Announcement

Amerton railway are pleased to announce that two visiting locomotives will be running at our Diesel Gala this weekend the 3rd and 4th of October.   We would like to thank Moseley Railway Trust for providing Motor Rail 8669 and newly…
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CQ, CQ, CQ – Railways on the Air

CQ, CQ CQ – what does this all mean ? “CQ” is the standard phrase used by amateur radio stations making a general call for contacts from other stations. It is likely to be heard a lot at Amerton during…
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Diesel Gala – New Dates in October

Operating considerations mean that we need to reschedule the Amerton Railway Diesel Gala so, instead of being held on 5th & 6th September as shown in the the printed timetable, the Diesel Gala will now be held on Saturday 3rd October…
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Gambian Deaf Children Charity Weekend

Gambian Deaf Children Charity Weekend The Amerton Charity Weekend is on 11th & 12th July 2015.  Trains will run each day from 11.30am – 4.30pm and all proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to support the ‘Gambian Deaf Children Support…
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