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Lydney Junction work
So even in this heat our volunteers are still hard at work. Earlier this week some clearing work was undertaken at the bottom end of...
Doug Johnson
15 minutes ago1 min read
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Permanent Way Work at Lydney Junction
John knocking a sleeper square to release the track Using the RRV to clear the track panels and the old sleepers The permanent Way...
Doug Johnson
Jun 51 min read
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New Gates for Whitecroft crossing
Richard Hooper from S&T teases with a post on Facebook about the new crossing gates for Whitecroft. Quote from Richard " A little...
Doug Johnson
May 231 min read
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S & T work Middle Forge
Continuing the upgrade of this junction the S&T team lead a small group of volunteers to install two new signal posts. This was a two day...
Doug Johnson
May 211 min read
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Help Save Wilbert
Some exciting news uncovered today by our Company chairman, please check out this post in the Society Facebook group....
Doug Johnson
May 121 min read
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S & T work Middle Forge
As part of the planned upgrade to Middle Forge Junction, Richard from the S & T team reports that on an unseasonably hot Monday and...
Doug Johnson
May 11 min read
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Volunteer Open Day
Sunday 27th April, from 1pm at Norchard. Ever wondered what it’s like to volunteer on a heritage railway? Now’s your chance to find out!...
Doug Johnson
Apr 221 min read
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Middle Forge Drainage Project phase 2 completed!
The Middle forge drainage project was designed, planned and lead by one of our Trustees and Directors. Phase 1 nearing completion in...
Doug Johnson
Apr 181 min read
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Vanwide/VEA Progress
The Dean Forest Rail announced on the 27th February the purchase of a small rake of Vanwide VEA’s for preservation. Several of these vans...
Doug Johnson
Apr 111 min read
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Uskmouth works Service Train
On Sunday 23rd March 2025 the Pannier tank 9681 was required to power a driver experience day so Uskmouth was called in to work the...
Doug Johnson
Apr 61 min read
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Volunteers Needed!
Lineside Volunteers needed - Chris Bull Our Lineside Team was formed in 1996, when we had a problem with vegetation at Lydney Junction. A...
Doug Johnson
Apr 42 min read
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Donated Lawn Mower
After an item was posted in issue 68 of our Dean Forest Magazine. (Time for a change) We were very pleased to hear from long time member...
Doug Johnson
Apr 41 min read
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Coming soon!
Coming soon to Society members - Issue 67 of the DFR Magazine! As mentioned previously, we’re aiming to release the issue electronically...

Adam Williams
May 22, 20241 min read
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November 2023 Raffle Results!
Our winners for the second 2023 raffle have now been drawn! We have had another successful year with, at the time of writing, over...
DFRS Webmaster
Nov 24, 20231 min read
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June 2023 Raffle Results!
It's come to our attention that we haven't updated the website for a while, particularly in regard to our June raffle winners...so here...
DFRS Webmaster
Nov 22, 20231 min read
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November 2022 Raffle Draw Results!
2022 marked the first time we have ever made two raffle draws in a year, and in November we pulled the names of the second selection of...
DFRS Webmaster
Dec 2, 20221 min read
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June 2022 Raffle Draw Results!
We have drawn our first ever June raffle and the results are in. Congratulations to our lucky winners! 1st Prize - £250: David Franklin...
DFRS Webmaster
Jul 10, 20221 min read
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Donated RRV ready for action!
Thanks to the DFR's mainline connection, the railway benefits from being able to train technicians from Network Rail on their track...
Alastair Clarke
Feb 4, 20222 min read
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Record-breaking Raffle for 2021!
The Dean Forest Railway Society is delighted to announce that this year's Fundraising Raffle has raised a record-breaking total of...
Alastair Clarke
Dec 7, 20211 min read
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Society's Volunteers Recognised in Volunteering Awards
The Dean Forest Railway Society is very pleased that our wonderful volunteers have been recognised for their amazing contribution, by...
Alastair Clarke
Aug 31, 20211 min read
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