18 Apr Our ex Channel Tunnel Loco moves for the first time
10 April 2021 Our Diesel Hydraulic loco 'Holton" (ex Channel Tunnel loco RFS 106 ‘Mary’) pushing a wagon on our newly laid workshop track. This was...
10 April 2021 Our Diesel Hydraulic loco 'Holton" (ex Channel Tunnel loco RFS 106 ‘Mary’) pushing a wagon on our newly laid workshop track. This was...
11 April 2021 More digging at Blythburgh on Saturday 3rd April. Thanks to our volunteers, Ann, James, Jamie, Ken and Tim. ...
3 April 2021 Some good day’s digging at Blythburgh with some excellent finds, including a complete Edwardian light switch and part of the station’s scales. Many...
Current industrial archaeology being carried out on the site of Blythburgh Station. We have been carrying out some metal detecting. The bucket contains our finds. The...
Some black and white views of the sites in Halesworth on which we have been working and may eventually work on. ...
We have laid another two panels of track in Halesworth. This involved digging out soil and gravel, rail bending and fixing the rails to sleepers....
Three volunteers, Roger, Paul and Nigel with the new Blythburgh Station running in board (Station sign) created by Roger. It is in the same position...
Work has continued at Blythburgh Shed and is nearly complete. The shed is now a far cry from the dilapidated ruin of a year ago...
We now have replica name and number plates for Southwold Railway Sharp, Stewart and Co. locomotive No.2 ‘ Halesworth’...
Work continues. The fencing was completed and the shed floor, a Southwold Railway buffer stop was erected in the shed and the floor was levelled...
Work continues and we have laid a siding next to the shed in exactly the same position as it was in the days of the...
Work continues at the shed. Danny is pointing the brickwork and we are fencing off the site. Here too are a couple of photos along...
Work continues at Blythburgh Coal Shed retaining where, at all possible, the original materials. The roof has now been completed after much work to the...
Recently we have been working on the Coal Shed at the site of Blythburgh Station. It is the last remaining building on the Southwold Railway...
This film starts in Bird's Folly, Halesworth with a train passing by and then there is a shot of Halesworth from the air and this...
We have just purchased a green machine! It is a Greenwood & Batley Battery operated 3 foot gauge locomotive, known as a Greenbat. It is...
We welcome donations towards our latest project which is to rebuild Southwold Railway locomotive No.2 ‘Halesworth’. The original was built in 1879 by Sharp, Stewart...
The Loco Shed at Halesworth. It was constructed of asbestos and wood and was erected in 1914 following the railway’s acquisition of its fourth locomotive,...
The easiest way that existing members can help is by renewing their membership promptly: HSNGR are also very grateful for the donations that most...
1. Recruited 131 Members to date, with almost all renewing, and up to 10 working volunteers 2. Held...
In compliance with current government advice regarding the Coronavirus outbreak, we have cancelled until further notice all volunteers workdays, local events and outreach meetings. Our...
The Bird’s Folly Loco Shed after we strimmed and tidied it up on Tuesday 17th March. The path to the left of the fence looks...
We had another good turnout of four valiant volunteers at the Blythburgh Shed on Sunday 15th March. Bridget, Tony, Richard and James. All the cut-down...
A good turnout of 6 volunteers on Tuesday 10th March. Harry (his legs are pictured here) ably assisted by Alan made great progress in solving...
Another busy workday. Here is a recently acquired chain which is likely to be the one used in conjunction with the wheel pump on the...
We worked very hard to remove at least 50 years accumulated growth on the roof of the Southwold Railway Coal Shed. All the work on...
We are very pleased to announce that all 70 sleepers have now been sponsored for Project 1, Halesworth Junction, the track laying at Bird’s Folly...
Here is advance notice of an event being organised by the Society and it is a first for Halesworth – Halesworth’s very own Model Rail...
We are constructing a Contractor’s wagon which will eventually go on display at site of the loco shed in Bird’s Folly Halesworth....
We now have facsimile copies of the 1914 Southwold Railway Timetable for sale in our online shop. The facsimile was sourced from a very rare...
This turned out to be a red-letter day for our Society. At about 4.15pm, the wheels on our RFS loco turned under power for the...
We had a very good team for the Blythburgh Shed foliage removal work. Just a reminder, the shed at Blythburgh Station is the sole remaining...
Here is a recent edition of Halesworth’s Happening’ and below that is an edition of ‘Halesworth Headshunt.’...
Why not become a Member of our Society? It’s only £5 a year and you can join online through our Membership and Shop Pages. Members of...
An out of the ordinary day for us on Tuesday 10 December. Two of our sleeper sponsors had told us that they wanted to lay...
Halesworth's own loco No.2 ‘Halesworth’ in original Southwold Railway livery...
The weather was kind today and we laid another 12 yards of track on the original trackbed at Bird’s Folly Halesworth, making 51 yards in total...
Another 6 yards panel of track, sleepers and ballast laid on 22 October 2019 by our dedicated and enthusiastic team of volunteers in accordance with...
Please view the following link to see the HSNGR Achievements list June 2019...
We have set up a track bed fund called the Halesworth Junction Track Fund for which we are inviting sponsorship...
Work carried out by the Society at the loco shed in Bird’s Folly Halesworth...
Work continues on our Diesel Hydraulic loco ‘Holton’...
Work carried out by the Society at the loco shed in Bird’s Folly Halesworth...
Members of the Society can receive all the latest news in our regular online newsletter “Halesworth Headshunt”....
All donations are being applied to our Trackbed Fund. It is vital that we secure sections of the trackbed as and when they become available....
Our Member’s Newsletters are archived here: HH March 22 2019...
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