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Dean Forest Railway 2018

The Dean Forest Railway is a 4 1⁄4-mile (6.8 km) long heritage railway that runs between Lydney and Parkend in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

The route was part of the former Severn and Wye Joint Railway (GWR & LMS) which ran from Lydney to Cinderford.

The society that operates the line started steam locomotive operations in 1971, and bought the trackbed and line from British Rail in 1986.

Reaching Both Lydney Junction and Parkend railway stations by 1995 and 2005 respectively.

The Dean Forest Railway plans to extend its heritage services a further 2 1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) through/into the middle of the Royal Forest at Speech House Road (close to the nearby Beechenhurst Visitor Attraction), bringing the line to a total of about 6 3⁄4 miles (10.9 km) in length.
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  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Norchard looking towards Park End

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Former Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank RENNES - MOD152 seen arriving at Norchard Station with a train from Parkend to Lydney Junction. Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. WD152 RENNES was built for the War Department in 1944 as No. WD75189, moving to the Longmoor Military Railway in 1946, where it received its name and WD152 number. It was later rebuilt by Hunslet and sold to the National Coal Board in 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 on the Mountain Ash colliery system in 1979. After a lengthy restoration it returned to service in 2017.

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Network Rail Plasser & Theurer USP6000 high capacity ballast distributing and regulating machine see at Lydney Junction Station.

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Former Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank RENNES - MOD152 seen at Lydney Junction Station. Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. WD152 RENNES was built for the War Department in 1944 as No. WD75189, moving to the Longmoor Military Railway in 1946, where it received its name and WD152 number. It was later rebuilt by Hunslet and sold to the National Coal Board in 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 on the Mountain Ash colliery system in 1979. After a lengthy restoration it returned to service in 2017.

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Former Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank RENNES - MOD152 seen at Lydney Junction Station. Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. WD152 RENNES was built for the War Department in 1944 as No. WD75189, moving to the Longmoor Military Railway in 1946, where it received its name and WD152 number. It was later rebuilt by Hunslet and sold to the National Coal Board in 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 on the Mountain Ash colliery system in 1979. After a lengthy restoration it returned to service in 2017.

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Former Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank RENNES - MOD152 seen at Lydney Junction Station. Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. WD152 RENNES was built for the War Department in 1944 as No. WD75189, moving to the Longmoor Military Railway in 1946, where it received its name and WD152 number. It was later rebuilt by Hunslet and sold to the National Coal Board in 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 on the Mountain Ash colliery system in 1979. After a lengthy restoration it returned to service in 2017.

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Former Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank RENNES - MOD152 seen at Lydney Junction Station. Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. WD152 RENNES was built for the War Department in 1944 as No. WD75189, moving to the Longmoor Military Railway in 1946, where it received its name and WD152 number. It was later rebuilt by Hunslet and sold to the National Coal Board in 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 on the Mountain Ash colliery system in 1979. After a lengthy restoration it returned to service in 2017.

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Former Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank RENNES - MOD152 seen at Lydney Junction Station. Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. WD152 RENNES was built for the War Department in 1944 as No. WD75189, moving to the Longmoor Military Railway in 1946, where it received its name and WD152 number. It was later rebuilt by Hunslet and sold to the National Coal Board in 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 on the Mountain Ash colliery system in 1979. After a lengthy restoration it returned to service in 2017.

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Former Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank RENNES - MOD152 seen at Lydney Junction Station. Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. WD152 RENNES was built for the War Department in 1944 as No. WD75189, moving to the Longmoor Military Railway in 1946, where it received its name and WD152 number. It was later rebuilt by Hunslet and sold to the National Coal Board in 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 on the Mountain Ash colliery system in 1979. After a lengthy restoration it returned to service in 2017.

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Parkend Station

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Parkend Station

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Former Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank RENNES - MOD152 seen at Parkend Station. Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. WD152 RENNES was built for the War Department in 1944 as No. WD75189, moving to the Longmoor Military Railway in 1946, where it received its name and WD152 number. It was later rebuilt by Hunslet and sold to the National Coal Board in 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 on the Mountain Ash colliery system in 1979. After a lengthy restoration it returned to service in 2017.

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Former Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank RENNES - MOD152 seen at Parkend Station. Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. WD152 RENNES was built for the War Department in 1944 as No. WD75189, moving to the Longmoor Military Railway in 1946, where it received its name and WD152 number. It was later rebuilt by Hunslet and sold to the National Coal Board in 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 on the Mountain Ash colliery system in 1979. After a lengthy restoration it returned to service in 2017.

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Former Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank RENNES - MOD152 seen at Parkend Station. Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. WD152 RENNES was built for the War Department in 1944 as No. WD75189, moving to the Longmoor Military Railway in 1946, where it received its name and WD152 number. It was later rebuilt by Hunslet and sold to the National Coal Board in 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 on the Mountain Ash colliery system in 1979. After a lengthy restoration it returned to service in 2017.

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Former Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank RENNES - MOD152 seen at Parkend Station. Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. WD152 RENNES was built for the War Department in 1944 as No. WD75189, moving to the Longmoor Military Railway in 1946, where it received its name and WD152 number. It was later rebuilt by Hunslet and sold to the National Coal Board in 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 on the Mountain Ash colliery system in 1979. After a lengthy restoration it returned to service in 2017.

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Former Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank RENNES - MOD152 seen at Parkend Station. Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. WD152 RENNES was built for the War Department in 1944 as No. WD75189, moving to the Longmoor Military Railway in 1946, where it received its name and WD152 number. It was later rebuilt by Hunslet and sold to the National Coal Board in 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 on the Mountain Ash colliery system in 1979. After a lengthy restoration it returned to service in 2017.

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Former Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank RENNES - MOD152 seen at Parkend Station. Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. WD152 RENNES was built for the War Department in 1944 as No. WD75189, moving to the Longmoor Military Railway in 1946, where it received its name and WD152 number. It was later rebuilt by Hunslet and sold to the National Coal Board in 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 on the Mountain Ash colliery system in 1979. After a lengthy restoration it returned to service in 2017.

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Former Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank RENNES - MOD152 seen at Parkend Station. Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. WD152 RENNES was built for the War Department in 1944 as No. WD75189, moving to the Longmoor Military Railway in 1946, where it received its name and WD152 number. It was later rebuilt by Hunslet and sold to the National Coal Board in 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 on the Mountain Ash colliery system in 1979. After a lengthy restoration it returned to service in 2017.

  • Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Dean Forest Railway - December 28 , 2018

    Former Longmoor Military Railway 0-6-0 saddle tank RENNES - MOD152 seen at Parkend Station. Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. WD152 RENNES was built for the War Department in 1944 as No. WD75189, moving to the Longmoor Military Railway in 1946, where it received its name and WD152 number. It was later rebuilt by Hunslet and sold to the National Coal Board in 1961, ending its career in South Wales as No. 8 on the Mountain Ash colliery system in 1979. After a lengthy restoration it returned to service in 2017.

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