Since 1979 the NRHA has given awards to recognise the restoration and re-use of all railway built heritage in the British Isles.
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On Thurs 5 November, NRHA's Jerry Swift, @tim_hedleyj and Robin Leleux, joined MEPC's Sarah Limbert and local historian Clifford Stead for the unveiling of the @NRHAwd 2025 Community Award plaque at the restored Leeds Wellington Wagon Lift Hoist. Award sponsors @AvantiWestCoast
A double celebration at @WorthValley today with one @NRHAwd plaque unveiled on restored Keighley Station, winner of @thearchcompany 2025 Urban Heritage Award, & another marking the conversion of the Keighley Water Tank House, this winning the @greateranglia 2025 Volunteers' Award
Our shortlisted station restoration projects for the 2026 NRHAs include (D-I) Dover Marine @Port_of_Dover Dublin Connolly by @IrishRail Ewell West by SWT, Gobowen, Howth by @IrishRail and the gatekeeper's cottage Ingatestone. Winners announced in December!
The 2026 NRHAs attracted nearly 60 entries this year from across England Wales and Ireland. Shortlisted entries A-C include Alresford Signal Box on the @Watercress_Line, Beeston Station, Bristol Temple Meads, Bishopstone Station, Carnforth Station Clock, Clapton, and Cleethorpes
Yesterday, July 15th, NHRA Trustee @tim_hedleyj joined representatives from @AmcoGriffen @networkrail and @FWHLines to unveil the plaque at the world famous Glenfinnan Viaduct, winner of the 2025 @TransLink Structures Restoration Award. An icon upgraded for the next thirty years!
Yesterday @tim_hedleyj presented the plaque to @NationalHways for the 2025 @NRHAwd for a structure on a closed line, at Bonnington Overbridge, Lanarkshire. @JacobsConnects and @balfourbeatty shared in the recognition of this high quality restoration project in a remote location
The fantastic @TalyllynRailway celebrates 75 years in preservation this month! In 2022, railway and dedicated volunteers received the @NRHAwd Hendy and Pendle Trust Volunteers' Award for the reconstruction of the original locomotive watering point at Tŷ Dŵr @LordPeterHendy
And a 1959 sketch by Peter Jarvis of Taliesin (Mk 2, aka Livingston Thompson) at Tan y Bwlch in 1959. At that point the railway was still running with all its own, pre-1900, rolling stock
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NRHA judging visits are underway across the UK! Entrants are visited by two separate judges, who submit reports to a shortlisting panel held in September. Thank you to everyone submitting a project and good luck! Pictured is @LandmarkTrust Station Agent's House, a winner in '24
On Wednesday May 13th Andy Savage, @Taliesin2000 Chair of the Railway Heritage Trust, and Duncan Borrowman, Chairman of @ShropCouncil, unveiled the @NRHAwd @bamukandireland Partnership Award plaque for the magnificent restoration of Oswestry Station, now the home of @CambrianChr
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The state of that lovely building! But here it is, just 2½ years later, looking magnificent. (29/10/23)
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Our friends at @OxfordPresTrust are organising a drop-in event & guided walks on Wed 20 May to celebrate the 175th anniversary of one of Oxford's most remarkable pieces of Victorian engineering which we are proud to have supported in its restoration over a number of years.
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Designed by celebrated engineer Robert Stephenson, and brought into use in 1851, the Rewley Road Swing Bridge is thought to be the earliest surviving moving-element railway bridge in the world. Do visit if you've never been, it's a remarkable structure.
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Beautiful morning on @WensleydaleRail enjoying the Yorkshire Dales scenery and some of the projects we have supported over the years. Hares, rabbits and partridge in the fields, the woods carpeted by wild garlic. In the distance the sound of a Crompton approaching Leeming Bar.
A special celebration today in Porthmadog as representatives from @RailwayHeritage and @NRHAwd presented the @networkrail @NetworkRailWAL award plaque to @festrail & @WelshHighRly team for the transformational work restoring Top Yard at Boston Lodge Works nrha.org.uk
A final reminder that entries to this year's National Railway Heritage Awards close this Thursday 30th April. From viaducts to signals and stations, any asset on an existing or former UK & ROI railway qualifies for entry. See nrha.org.uk for full details. Good luck!
A reminder that submissions to this year's NRHAs must be received by Thursday April 30th! The scheme recognizes excellence in the conservation of railway heritage in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland. See nrha.org.uk for full details
We are arranging to unveil the award plaque on site on May 2nd.
Concluding our review of winning schemes from 2025, the @networkrail @NetworkRailWAL Award was given to @festrail for the transformational work at Top Yard, Boston Lodge Works, Porthmadog. Entries to this year's awards are now open and close April 30th! nrha.org.uk
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Concluding our review of winning schemes from 2025, the @networkrail @NetworkRailWAL Award was given to @festrail for the transformational work at Top Yard, Boston Lodge Works, Porthmadog. Entries to this year's awards are now open and close April 30th! nrha.org.uk
Concluding our review of winning schemes from 2025, the @networkrail @NetworkRailWAL Award was given to @festrail for the transformational work at Top Yard, Boston Lodge Works, Porthmadog. Entries to this year's awards are now open and close April 30th! nrha.org.uk