Severn Valley Railway Announces Network Rail Partnership
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.
This is the sub-heading.
A heritage railway is to work in partnership with Network Rail to share expertise and resources.
These are the first two paragraphs.
Severn Valley Railway, which runs trains between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth, said it would receive spare materials, trackside equipment and track components.
In exchange, Network Rail will be able to train its teams on the railway.
This sounds like the sort of sensible deal, that was negotiated in a real ale pub, by engineers from both parties.
The article also has this paragraph.
The railway said this contract was the first of its kind in Britain and could become a model for other heritage railways to adopt.
I certainly agree with that statement.
I have also written two posts about co-operation with the Mid-Norfolk Railway.
- Aerial Pictures Show New Trains Housed In Mid-Norfolk.
- Mid Norfolk Railway Completes Work On ‘First For UK’ Railway Level Crossing.
It also appears from its Wikipedia entry that the Mid-Norfolk Railway, is regularly used to load freight for transport out of Norfolk. Items moved include Army vehicles and damaged rolling stock.
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