Mike Priestley's Railway Heritage Blog
Monday, 15 September 2025
To the SVR, once more
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It was quiet and wet at the SVR on Sunday. They will be hoping for better weather for their forthcoming steam gala weekend. For the second d...
The Nene Valley Railway
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If you have to go to the passport office in Peterborough at short notice, popping in to the NVR on the way back home seemed like a good idea...
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
Fledborough viaduct
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The viaduct is a very substantial survivor of the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway, which later became part of the Great Centra...
Friday, 5 September 2025
Chester station
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I pointed out to Chris where we had stood on the steps that still lead down from the Hoole Road overbridge on the occasions that we cycled t...
Thursday, 4 September 2025
Thomas Brassey, Railway Builder
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A statue outside in the forecourt and a plaque on the wall inside Chester station mark the substantial contribution of Thomas Brassey to the...
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Queen Hotel at Chester
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We found a reasonable deal for this hotel, which is on the other side of the forecourt opposite Chester station. It was opened as the Queen ...
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
“Singin’ on the Train”
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“Singin’ on the Train” Carlton Male Voice Choir at the Severn Valley Railway, Saturday 16 th August 2025 This was quite an organisati...
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