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    Funding boost for restoration of DFR pioneer!
    Alastair Clarke
    • Feb 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Funding boost for restoration of DFR pioneer!

    The Dean Forest Railway Society is delighted to announce a major funding boost to its ongoing project to restore the DFR's first ever...
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    DFR gets recycling with help of local manufacturer
    Alastair Clarke
    • Oct 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    DFR gets recycling with help of local manufacturer

    Increasingly we are all being urged to reduce, reuse or recycle, and the DFR does this wherever possible - witness our latest project...
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    Emergency Fund hits initial £50,000 target, as efforts continue to ensure the DFR's future
    Alastair Clarke
    • Aug 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    Emergency Fund hits initial £50,000 target, as efforts continue to ensure the DFR's future

    The Dean Forest Railway Society is very pleased to announce that our Emergency Fund, launched at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic...
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    Dean Forest Railway Emergency Fund reaches half-way mark in fight to save the railway!
    Alastair Clarke
    • May 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Dean Forest Railway Emergency Fund reaches half-way mark in fight to save the railway!

    Launched a little over five weeks ago, the Dean Forest Railway Society (a registered charity) is delighted to announce that its Emergency...
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    Wye Valley Clearance Work
    DFRS Webmaster
    • Jan 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Wye Valley Clearance Work

    January 2020, the start of the 50th Anniversary of the formation of the Dean Forest Railway Preservation Society, has actually seen DFRS...
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    DFR Society Raffle 2019 - Final Results
    DFRS Webmaster
    • Nov 17, 2019
    • 2 min

    DFR Society Raffle 2019 - Final Results

    On Sunday 17th November, the Dean Forest Railway Society concluded its 2019 Raffle. This year, the raffle was dedicated to the...
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    Charitable Status achieved!
    Alastair Clarke
    • Jun 18, 2019
    • 2 min

    Charitable Status achieved!

    The Dean Forest Railway Society, which supports the restoration, development and operation of the Dean Forest Railway, is now a CIO –...
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    Mark 2 Project Nears Completion
    Alastair Clarke
    • Jun 3, 2019
    • 1 min

    Mark 2 Project Nears Completion

    We were delighted to see our Mark 2 coach, M5175, re-enter traffic at the Dean Forest Railway on Saturday 1st June, following the...
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    Mark 2 Appeal Update
    DFRS Webmaster
    • Apr 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    Mark 2 Appeal Update

    Last week, DFRS Chairman Alastair Clarke and DFR Chief Mechanical Engineer Adam Dickinson paid a visit to Rampart Engineering at Barrow...
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    New Accommodation Coach Progress - March 2019
    DFRS Webmaster
    • Apr 8, 2019
    • 1 min

    New Accommodation Coach Progress - March 2019

    It's been a little while since the last update, but the major news is that our new Accommodation Coach has had a fresh lick of paint - BR...
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    Accommodation Coach arrives at the DFR
    DFRS Webmaster
    • Feb 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    Accommodation Coach arrives at the DFR

    The DFR Society is pleased to announce that on Friday 8th February, our new Accommodation Coach arrived safely at Lydney Junction after...
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    New Accommodation Coach - Progress Report
    DFRS Webmaster
    • Jan 19, 2019
    • 2 min

    New Accommodation Coach - Progress Report

    Readers of the DFR Society website will know that we are in the process of replacing our existing GWR Accommodation Coach with an...
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    2018 Raffle Draw Results!
    DFRS Webmaster
    • Nov 8, 2018
    • 1 min

    2018 Raffle Draw Results!

    The Dean Forest Railway Society is pleased to announce that we have raised just over £11,000 from our 2018 Raffle Draw! The winners have...
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    A Second Mark 2!
    DFRS Webmaster
    • Nov 1, 2018
    • 1 min

    A Second Mark 2!

    The Dean Forest Railway Society is pleased to announce the purchase of our second Mark 2, TSO No. M5175. Following a visit to the...
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