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Birthday celebrations at Ascot Station

June 10, 2025, by Sandy Mahon
On the 4th June, we celebrated the 169th birthday of Ascot Railway Station as part of Railway 200. Ascot was opened on 4th June 1856 and is now a very busy station serving the local community, commute...
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UK’s favourite railway artwork revealed

June 9, 2025, by Paul Bromley
‘Train Landscape’ by artist Eric Ravilious has been named as the best-loved railway artwork in the UK. The watercolour was painted in 1940 and shows the chalk white horse of Westbury, Wiltshire, v...
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Railway 200: careers websites

June 4, 2025, by Paul Bromley
Our Railway 200 project to create 200 ‘blue plaques’ of people and places with connections to the railways includes promoting the jobs of the future. Each of the train operators with whom ...
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Fun for all the family at Reading Station

June 1, 2025, by Sandy Mahon
Another ever-popular Family Fun Day took place at Reading station on Thursday 29th May. The free event was held in the Brunel Arcade and featured a wide range of activities including games, a swap sho...
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Winnersh Triangle station celebrates its Railway 200 birt...

May 16, 2025, by Sandy Mahon
On 12th May 2025, we celebrated the birthday of Winnersh Triangle Station which was opened on 12th May 1986. In 1848 the Southeastern Railway opened the stretch of railway between Reading and Wokingha...
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Social value of Community Rail volunteers revealed

May 13, 2025, by Paul Bromley
The yearly contribution by Community Rail to the societies it serves in the South East has been revealed as more than half a million pounds. The Annual Review from Southeast Communities Rail Partnersh...
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Railway 200’s touring exhibition train

March 3, 2025, by Paul Bromley
A special touring train to mark 200 years of the modern railways is coming to our area. The touring train, named Inspiration, is expected to visit 60 locations across Britain over the 12 months up to ...
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Great British Railways Consultation begins

February 18, 2025, by Fiona Morton
As you will have seen in the news, the Government is seeking views on new policies to be included in the forthcoming Railways Bill, which will enable the establishment of Great British Railways (GBR)....
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Railway 200 Blue Plaque: Charles Willoughby

January 27, 2025, by Sandy Mahon
As part of Southeast Communities Rail Partnership project to produce 200 Blue Plaques for Railway 200, here is the story of Charles Willoughby. Charles was born in Dunsden in 1872, one of at least six...
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Railway 200 Blue Plaque: George Gibbins

, by Sandy Mahon
As part of Southeast Communities Rail Partnership project to produce 200 Blue Plaques for Railway 200, here is the story of George Gibbins. George Edward William Gibbins was born in Oxfordshire in 189...
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