Claire Gibbons has been appointed as the first female general manager of the Weardale Heritage Railway, after joining the ...

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A NAMEBOARD from a signalbox that once stood beside the Stockton & Darlington Railway trackbed has sold for a world record price at auction.

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Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. By Editorial Board The proposed Durham-Orange light-rail transit may eventually ...

Weardale Heritage Railway in County Durham, has appointed Claire Gibbons as its new General Manager. She is the first woman ...

Train lovers will have a chance to combine the nation's favourite dish with a scenic rail journey on the 'world's oldest railway' ...

The Weardale Heritage Railway has appointed its first female general manager, it has been announced. Claire Gibbons, who joined the railway three years ago as a senior community liaison officer, will ...