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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · 7d

Second best feature is that the contractors - CPB - sourced a working set of pay-scales as one of the original b&w photos featured a similar set. For the princely sum of 1pm you can weigh yourself once more at Clapton Station. Tell me that’s not customer service.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · 7d

The best feature is the electrical switch room where you can press a button and it lights up to show you the switchgear - you don’t get much more niche than this.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · 7d

Tim and Andy joined industry partners Arriva Rail London and TfL to celebrate the opening of refurbished Clapton Station on the Weaver Line - we supported the works with a grant and they have done a great job. Andy cut the ribbon.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · 8d

Not often I get to practically help, but today I put my thick gardening gloves on, grabbed some secateurs & joined a team fm Hitachi to help the Friends of the S&DR clear vegetation from Heighington coal drops - revealed once more - we even found an old relic from the original LNER.

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David Turner @railwayhistorian.bsky.social · 8d

It looks like some lovely restoration work has happened at Clapton on the London Overground.

And, I see that the wonderful @railwayheritage.bsky.social is involved.

What a good job! I look forward to seeing it all open.

A station platform and building. We see a green door, a roundel and some long triangular lights. There is a sign saying "Toilets" and another saying "First Class Waiting Room".

A green door with some panels on, one describing the history of Clapton station. Above is a light, on which it says "Clapton" in black letters.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · 15d

I’m at the NE Mining Institute Newcastle today for the 63rd UITPnRegional & Suburban Railways Committee & Division Mtg - thanks for inviting me to speak about the work of the RHT. It’s a great venue which holds in its archives the 1st map with a drawing of a stationary steam engine on it.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you to Network Rail Eastern Region & Colt Construction for facilitating a visit to the clock tower at Scarborough Station, the restoration of which we are planning to support with a grant. Amazingly detailed decoration for a structure never meant to be viewed so close up.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Sep 23

There is also a very pretty hut which used to be the entrance kiosk for those visiting the abbey ruins.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Sep 23

Interestingly it is not identified as a railway building in the Historic England listing description although this has been corrected in the Missing Pieces comments section by local resident Bob Pointing.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Sep 23

An interesting visit today to Westmorland and the listed remains of Furness Abbey Station, later The Abbey Tavern and now owned by English Heritage. A complex site intricately linked to the Cistercian Abbey adjacent, would be good to see it have a sustainable future.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Sep 19

Stoney Rd Gardens Coventry - the boundary wall before and after restoration, and one of the summer houses before restoration.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Sep 19

A fascinating project by Coventry CC which we supported with a small grant to restore the historic boundary wall with the railway. It’s not often we can support a historic park or garden. See next post for what it looked like before restoration. www.coventry.gov.uk/news/article...

Makeover for 19th Century Coventry Summerhouses – Coventry City Council

Makeover for 19th Century Coventry Summerhouses

www.coventry.gov.uk

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The Beauty of Transport @thebeautyoftransport.com · Sep 16

If you have not seen the latest on the restoration of James Robb Scott’s Richmond station, watch this and swoon at the inter-war glamour. A great SWR - Network Rail - @railwayheritage.bsky.social project.
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Richmond station restored to its Art Deco glory | South Western Railway

We've completed the restoration of Richmond's Art Deco station — bringing the 1937 gem back to life for today's customers to enjoy and providing a fitting gateway to the local area. From its stunning...

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Sep 17

Good to see so many places which the RHT has supported with grants in our 40 year history, in Michael Portillo's new series - 200 Years of the Railways - inc. Darlington North Rd, Newcastle HLB, Heighington & York. A great showcase for #Railway200 #sdrfestival. Do watch!

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Sep 15

Today’s visit was to GWR’s Stroud Sttion - hopefully a project to turn disused space into a commercial let - this used to be the General Waiting Rm. Unfortunately disruption earlier means I won’t make it to the Rocket All Aboard launch in Manchester this evening. Hope it goes well!

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Mike @mikeyashworth.bsky.social · Sep 12

Hello to an old friend - a 1930s London Transport sign we bought back some 25 years ago & that was displayed at 55 Broadway. Returned and unveiled today at the station it was made for in 1937. @railwayheritage.bsky.social

A 1937 London Transport sign unveiled today at Richmond station returning it to the site it was made for.
On a yellow background it reads Richmond Station in LT Johnston typeface and underneath “ Southern “ in the Southern Railway’s sunshine lettering on green background , UndergrounD on blue background and “LMS” for London Midland and Scottish Railway all of whom served the station.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Sep 9

Changing trains at @TPExpressTrains Selby station Platform 1, and nice to see these lovely air bricks of overlapping train wheels and flowers - a bit of a scrub with some soapy water would get them shining again! Similar ones on the canteen building in Holgate works, York #railwayheritage

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Sep 3

The work undertaken by Network Rail Eastern Region and the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway at Keighley has been one of the best projects we've supported recently. Architectural photographer Nina Carrington visited recently and here are four images she captured of the completed work. Beautiful!

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Aug 27

It’s been a few years since we awarded a grant to the Calder Valley Community Land Trust to help them restore the S/B at Hebden Br. They’ve finally got a lease & today I went in to have a look. It’s going to make a great restoration project retaining the lever frame & creating a small holiday let.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Aug 22

www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/gre... - here’s some info about it.

Great Hall | National Railway Museum

Rub shoulders with legends—Great Hall is home to awe-inspiring engines telling the world-changing story of the railways.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Aug 22

Great work by South Western Railway to restore the derelict Grade II listed stn house at #EwellWestStation into a residential unit to let. A great reuse of a historic space to bring revenue into the industry. Well done - we were delighted to help with grant funding. #railwayheritagetrust

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Aug 13

We've also supported Centenary Lounge with their 1960s themed coffee unit at the station. All in all, there's a reason why #Coventry has been nominated in this year's Rail Magazine #NationalRailAwards for large Station of the Year.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Aug 13

Architectural photographer Nina Carrington has recently visited #Coventry Station to record completed work which we have supported with grants working in partnership with AvantiWestCoast and NetworkRail NW&C Region to restore tiling, install new skylights & new signage.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Jul 24

Great meeting on site today with Paul Sweeney MSP, Helen from Spirit of Springburn and Matt from Network Rail Scotland to discuss all things Springburn - a B listed station building in an ocean of Glasgow railway history.

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The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social · Jul 19

Exclusive content for BlueSky - small heritage at Heighington in the form of part of the retaining wall of the coal stage/platform being made out of old sleeper blocks.

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