Some exciting news uncovered today by our Company chairman, please check out this post in the Society Facebook group....

As part of the planned upgrade to Middle Forge Junction, Richard from the S & T team reports that on an unseasonably hot Monday and...

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!...

The Middle forge drainage project was designed, planned and lead by one of our Trustees and Directors. Phase 1 nearing completion in...

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...

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...

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...

The Dean Forest Railway Society is delighted to announce a major funding boost to its ongoing project to restore the DFR's first ever...

Increasingly we are all being urged to reduce, reuse or recycle, and the DFR does this wherever possible - witness our latest project...

The Dean Forest Railway Society is very pleased to announce that our Emergency Fund, launched at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic...

Launched a little over five weeks ago, the Dean Forest Railway Society (a registered charity) is delighted to announce that its Emergency...

January 2020, the start of the 50th Anniversary of the formation of the Dean Forest Railway Preservation Society, has actually seen DFRS...

On Sunday 17th November, the Dean Forest Railway Society concluded its 2019 Raffle. This year, the raffle was dedicated to the...

The Dean Forest Railway Society, which supports the restoration, development and operation of the Dean Forest Railway, is now a CIO –...

We were delighted to see our Mark 2 coach, M5175, re-enter traffic at the Dean Forest Railway on Saturday 1st June, following the...

Last week, DFRS Chairman Alastair Clarke and DFR Chief Mechanical Engineer Adam Dickinson paid a visit to Rampart Engineering at Barrow...

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...

The DFR Society is pleased to announce that on Friday 8th February, our new Accommodation Coach arrived safely at Lydney Junction after...

Readers of the DFR Society website will know that we are in the process of replacing our existing GWR Accommodation Coach with an...

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...