News Archive: June 2026

A one-off Wickham railbus arrived at Shillingstone this morning. It is set to become an important addition to NDR’s rolling stock when it goes into service as a 48-seater coach, but it didn’t start life carrying passengers, and that is wha ...

NDR’s brake van has emerged into the daylight for the first time in many years. Built in 1950 and withdrawn from service in 1977, it was bought by NDR in October 2017, but did not go into the workshop until December 2019. The cabin prove ...

Shillingstone’s station canopy is in poor condition and needs remedial work. North Dorset Railway has submitted a bid to the National Heritage Lottery Fund for funds for conservation work. Fingers crossed! ...

Project 62’s restored ‘Yankee Tank’ steam loco left Shillingstone Station on Monday 8th June. It has gone for a while to the Plym Valley Railway, in Devon, where a longer track allows for additional testing. ...

Bookings are now being taken for a special Fathers’Day Ploughman’s Lunch at Shillingstone Station, just for dads and their families, on 21stJune at 2.00pm. There’ll be a choice of either ham or cheese (two sorts), with all the traditional ac ...