2025 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway (in September 1825, the first public railway to use steam locomotives was opened, between Stockton and Darlington). See the web-site Railway 200 for information about how this anniversary is being commemorated nationwide.
The Friends of Handforth Station have plans for this Railway 200 year … read on …
… Read moreWe at FoHS are starting to get the station looking festive for Christmas. Three of us have strung flashing lights around the ticket office’s canopy, and tested them – they’re due to be switched on to coincide with the Handforth Lights Switch-On on the late afternoon of Sat 30th November.
… Read moreWinners of a drawing competition run by the Friends of Handforth Station (FoHS) were rewarded last Wednesday.
In early June, the FoHS ran a stall at the Handforth D-Day Commemoration event. The stall focussed on Handforth Station’s involvement in WWII, and served to publicise the work of the Friends group at the station. FoHS President Mike Bishop organised a drawing competition, inviting local residents to illustrate “What I Like to See out of the Train Window”.
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