18 Nov Halesworth Junction Track Fund
All general donations to the Society are being applied to our Trackbed Fund. It is vital that we secure sections of the trackbed as and...
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18 Nov Bird’s Quarry Junction
We are seeking track sponsorship under our new Project, Project 2, Bird’s Quarry Junction. Please sponsor one or more sleepers for this exciting new addition...
17 Nov Blythburgh Mainline Reinstatement Project
Announced at our recent AGM, we are now launching our Blythburgh Mainline Reinstatement Project and the first two parts of this project are the reinstatement...
17 Nov Project to build replica of an SR 6 wheeled Moy Contractor’s wagon
. caption id="attachment_2168" align="alignnone" width="300"] Moy 6 wheeled wagon [/caption] At our AGM one of our announcements about the future and the way ahead was a...
06 Oct Blythburgh Station scene
[caption id="attachment_2088" align="alignnone" width="300"] Blythburgh Station scene after closure of the railway. [/caption]The original of this photo was recently kindly donated to us by Andrew...
26 Aug Open Day at Blythburgh Station – Sunday 10th October 2021
We have another Open Day at Blythburgh Station on Sunday 10th October from 11am to 3pm. Entry is free and we will be providing free...
26 Aug Fascinating film about the Southwold Railway
Here is a fascinating film about the Southwold Railway. https://youtu.be/tfu6lbp-Zec ...
30 Jul Open Day at Blythburgh Station on Sunday 8th August 2021
We are holding a public open day at the former station at Blythburgh (currently being excavated) and its Goods Shed on Sunday 8th August between...
17 Jul Open Day at Blythburgh Shed on tomorrow Sunday 18th July 2021
17th July 2021 We are holding a public open day at Blythburgh Station and Goods Shed tomorrowSunday 18th July between 10am and 4pm and will show...
12 Jul We place a typical Southwold Railway contractor’s wagon on track at Bird’s Folly
12 July 2021 On Tuesday 6 July we took our typical Southwold Railway contractor’s wagon from our workshop to the site of the former loco shed at Bird’s Folly Halesworth and placed it on the track there.
05 Jul Open Day at Blythburgh Station and Goods Shed on Sunday 18th July 2021
We are holding a public open day at Blythburgh Station and Goods Shed on Sunday 18th July 2021 between 10am and 4pm and will show...
04 Jul Find at site of Blythburgh Station – base of Edmondson Ticket Machine
4th July 2021 One of our finds at the site of Blythburgh Station was the base of an Edmondson Ticket Machine. We have now bought one...
04 Jul Our work on the Blythburgh Goods Shed is nearly complete
4 July 2021 Our renovations work at the Blythburgh Goods Shed is nearly complete. ...
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...
18 Apr More digging at Blythburgh
11 April 2021 More digging at Blythburgh on Saturday 3rd April. Thanks to our volunteers, Ann, James, Jamie, Ken and Tim. ...
18 Apr More digging at Blyhburgh Station
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...
19 Mar Industrial Archaeology at Blythburgh as we uncover the Station building
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...
18 Mar Some Black and White Photos of our work in Halesworth
Some black and white views of the sites in Halesworth on which we have been working and may eventually work on. ...
18 Mar More track laid at Halesworth
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....
26 Feb Our new Blythburgh Station sign
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...
21 Dec Blythburgh Shed (6)
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...
10 Nov The replica name and number plates for ‘Halesworth’ have arrived
We now have replica name and number plates for Southwold Railway Sharp, Stewart and Co. locomotive No.2 ‘ Halesworth’...
10 Nov Progress at Blythburgh Coal Shed (4)
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...
10 Nov Progress at Blythburgh Coal Shed (3)
Work continues. The siding was infilled with earth, two panels of track laid in and outside of the shed and crumbled brick was barrowed in from a 3 ton pile and laid in between the rails inside and outside of the shed. More repairs were carried out to the fabric of the shed, Danny completed the pointing of the brickwork upon which the shed sits and a gate was erected.
10 Nov Progress at Blythburgh Coal Shed (2)
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...
10 Nov Progress at Blythburgh Coal Shed (1)
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...
28 Aug Work continues at Blythburgh Coal Shed
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...
14 Aug Coalshed work at the site of Blythburgh Station
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...
01 Jul ‘Aerial survey – Halesworth to Southwold Narrow Gauge Railway Society – Halesworth to Blythburgh’ Video
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...
25 Jun We have just purchased a green machine!
We have just purchased a green machine! It is a Greenwood & Batley Battery operated 3 foot gauge locomotive, known as a Greenbat. It is...
27 May Rebuilding Southwold Railway locomotive No.2 ‘Halesworth’ – Donations welcomed
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...
23 Apr The Loco Shed at Halesworth
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,...
10 Apr HSNGR – How you can help
The easiest way that existing members can help is by renewing their membership promptly: HSNGR are also very grateful for the donations that most...
09 Apr Our Society’s Achievements
1. Recruited 131 Members to date, with almost all renewing, and up to 10 working volunteers 2. Held...
29 Mar Covid-19 Update
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...
21 Mar Bird’s Folly Loco Shed strimmed and tidied
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...
15 Mar Four valiant volunteers at the Blythburgh Shed
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...
10 Mar Tuesday 10th March Update
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...
03 Mar Another Busy Work Day
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...
23 Feb Southwold Railway Coal Shed Roofing Work
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...
21 Feb Sponsorship Opening for Bird’s Quarry Junction
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...
11 Feb Model Rail Show at the Rifle Hall
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...
05 Feb Contractor’s Wagon Construction for Bird’s Folly, Halesworth
We are constructing a Contractor’s wagon which will eventually go on display at site of the loco shed in Bird’s Folly Halesworth....
02 Feb 1914 Southwold Railway Timetable for sale
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...
28 Jan Wheels on RFS loco turn once again
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...
21 Jan Blythburgh Shed foliage removal work
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...
13 Jan Halesworth’s Happening’ and ‘Halesworth Headshunt’ editions
Here is a recent edition of Halesworth’s Happening’ and below that is an edition of ‘Halesworth Headshunt.’...
22 Dec Why not become a Member of our Society?
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...
14 Dec Sleeper fitting – 14 December 2019
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...
04 Dec Halesworth’s own loco No.2
Halesworth's own loco No.2 ‘Halesworth’ in original Southwold Railway livery...
25 Nov November 2019 Update
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...
19 Oct October 2019 Update
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...
25 Jun HSNGR Achievements list June 2019
Please view the following link to see the HSNGR Achievements list June 2019...
25 Jun Halesworth Junction Track Fund
We have set up a track bed fund called the Halesworth Junction Track Fund for which we are inviting sponsorship...
18 May Track re-laid at Bird’s Folly, Halesworth
Work carried out by the Society at the loco shed in Bird’s Folly Halesworth...
18 May Work continues on our Diesel Hydraulic loco ‘Holton’
Work continues on our Diesel Hydraulic loco ‘Holton’...
18 Apr Work carried out by the Society at the loco shed in Bird’s Folly Halesworth
Work carried out by the Society at the loco shed in Bird’s Folly Halesworth...
18 Apr “Halesworth Headshunt” Society Newsletter
Members of the Society can receive all the latest news in our regular online newsletter “Halesworth Headshunt”....
18 Mar Trackbed Donation page
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....
18 Feb Member’s Newsletters
Our Member’s Newsletters are archived here: HH March 22 2019...
16 Jan Our Facebook page
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