So, thanks to you amazing people, we have a cheque to deliver to Cambodia.
But we want to do it
#RailwayFamily
style! So to close our 23/24 Campaign, we've launched 'Journey to Cambodia'!
Over 40 wonderful people from across the rail industry will unite to walk the 7702 miles
When we say 'ONCE IN A LIFETIME' experiences, we REALLY mean it.
2 TICKETS AT THE Cl810 (EMR AURORA FLEET) LAUNCH EVENT!!!
You will join stakeholders and media for this special day. Date to be confirmed.
@RachelRailways
@natashahanson66
@heather_waugh
Goosebumps time...
Voted the MOST SCENIC RAILWAY JOURNEY IN THE WORLD, someone is getting to see it from the front.
We should be auctioning it. But we want everyone to have a chance at something this special.
CAB RIDE ON THE WEST HIGHLAND LINE!
Even Train Drivers want
We've got good news and bad news for this prize.
The good news is that it's yet ANOTHER cab ride!!!
The bad news, you need to go with
@heather_waugh
.
CAB RIDE WITH FREIGHTLINER'S HEATHER WAUGH, STILL SCOTLAND'S ONLY FEMALE FREIGHT DRIVER
Enter at
Our website may be about to CRASH....
We're not just showing you around a Class 47.
Yes! We're taking you a CAB RIDE! BUT not just ANY cab ride!!!!!
You're going to be up front on a Class 47, over the wonderful Settle and Carlise!!!!
Yet ANOTHER incredible prize, offered by
@ColasRailUK
.
A rare and unique cab ride over the stunning S&C, from Carlisle to Warrington.
Worth donating £10 for? And we still have MORE to announce!
@natashahanson66
@heather_waugh
We are delighted to announce a new prize!
We have TWO of these! One will go into the MAIN Event. The other will go into 'The Mini'.
R3762 LNER, Hitachi IEP Bi-Mode Class 800/1, 'Azuma' Five Car Hornby Train Model Pack
RRP: £477.99
Enter for £4 at
Here we go!
It's EAST MIDLAND RAIL DAY!
Prize 1 of today:
CAB RIDE EXPERIENCE WITH EMR!!!
(Date to be mutually agreed with winner)
Yet ANOTHER cab ride in our amazing event!
3 p.m. for ANOTHER stunning prize from EMR!
@RachelRailways
@natashahanson66
@heather_waugh
This should be auctioned. At the very least, we should have split it into 2 prizes. But here is prize number 17:
1st CLASS RETURN AND A MEAL FOR 2 ON THE GWR PULLMAN SERVICE!
AND...
A GWR IET SIMULATOR EXPERIENCE INC 1ST CLASS RETURN, ALSO FOR 2!!!
But who would you take?
And something special to close with:
2 x FIRST CLASS TICKETS WITH
@LNER
!!!
Where would you go with yours? Inverness? Aberdeen? Edinburgh? Newcastle? York? London? Somewhere else?
With over 3 weeks still to run, the Main Event is now.... SOLD OUT!
Your support is overwhelming! Please keep watching as we unveil the full list of prizes for the main Prize Draw.
BUT IF YOU MISSED OUT, STAY TUNED FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK!
As a mark of respect, following the death of the Queen, we’ve decided to pause the Railway Family Prize Draw during the period of official mourning.
We’ll launch again following the state funeral and will announce details of the Prize Draw which will now happen on 26 Sept.
1/3
How do you fancy a VERY special tour of the AMAZING
@GLCTours
? We have not just ONE pair of tickets to give away, but TWO! Thanks to the wonderful
@Jacquelineogil1
for arranging this!
An incredible history of the railway, AND the city of Glasgow.
@natashahanson66
@heather_waugh
We have now announced 17 prizes/ experiences. We still have over 30 to announce!
But only 1 ticket sold today? Maybe we need to put the rest to auction? Nah, we're going to keep giving you more chances to win!
Need a recap? Click on the photo.
Chairman of
@networkrail
, and Railway Legend,
@SirPeterHendy
has donated a FANTASTIC London bus tour with HIM as your driver, on his OWN bus!
We are about to start selling tickets for this but are putting:
4 PAIRS OF TICKETS INTO THE DRAW!
Jan Date TBC
Last night encapsulated everything we stand for. A railway for all. A family who unite and come together, even in tough times. It was the perfect way to end our 2022 Campaign, for
@BritUkrAid
, raising over £25,000.
@SirPeterHendy
@natashahanson66
@heather_waugh
We will begin to announce prizes just after 19:00, in order of how they appear on the grid below.
Sadly, we don't have the glamour of the NRAs, but we didn't want to leave everyone waiting until October 10. So, it'll be Natasha and Heather via zoom.
Are you ready?
We still have some winners not yet come forward. And we have a few items kindly returned by generous winners who won more than one item and want to share! Watch this space! We're not done yet!
Get your camera ready
@natashahanson66
!
You ASKED for this one! Thanks to
@LoramUK
and Debbie Francis OBE, you've GOT IT!
A TOUR OF DERBY RTC, WITH LORAM UK
You will get to see the centre of the Railway World (UK)!
Enter for £10 at
@natashahanson66
We are thrilled to announce that Chairman of Network Rail
@SirPeterHendy
has offered us a tour of London on his OWN Routemaster bus!
This is a Railway Family Celebration and a chance to smash us through £25k!
Tickets are just £20
January 23
1700
Will you join us?
Here we go.........!!!!
The first of MANY Freightliner Prizes:
We have ANOTHER CAB RIDE!!!! But not just any cab ride!
You could spend time up front with none other than Railway legend
@Traindriverbri
Enter for £10 at
One of the highlights of our 2022 Event was the fantastic London Tour with
@LordPeterHendy
as our Driver.
We were joined by the fantastic
@MrTimDunn
@Jacquelineogil1
This event sold out in 4 HOURS last year! We are delighted to announce this event once again, with tickets
We... have... NEWS!
One kind winner was lucky enough to win 2 prizes and has offered 1 BACK so someone else can benefit.
AND another kind winner is a train driver who feels his prize deserves to be experienced by someone who will get the maximum benefit from it.
More to follow
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, 140 railway workers have lost their lives, whilst safely evacuating 3.5 million people.
Whatever difficulties we face, it's time for our Railway Family to show our support.
LAUNCH AT NOON
#RailwayFamily
welcome
@GLCTours
@BritUkrAid
The MAIN EVENT is drawn THIS Friday!
We still have prizes to announce! How about ANOTHER fantastic cab ride??
You could be on the iconic Royal Mail train with
@DBCargoUK
, or one of their many other services.
We're the Railway Family Prize Draw!
You know we're not just going to show you around a Class 47.
You know we're going to do better than that....
Announcement at 16:00
We promised you something special from
@LNER
and here it is!
An incredibly rare opportunity to experience train driving with the fantastic LNER, by joining them for a 1-2-1 Simulator Session at one of their Simulator locations!
And what about this AMAZING prize from
@DavidHorne
and our friends at
@LNER
... An Azuma Train Driving Simulator Experience?!
We did tell you this Prize Draw was special! For details on how to enter, and to see the MANY more prizes we have, keep following us!
@natashahanson66
We are excited to share with you ANOTHER amazing prize! Can you believe it?
You will get a cab ride on
@TfL
Metropolitan Line S8 stock cab, with the fantastic
@version3point1
!
As with all cab rides, t&cs apply. 18 and over only.
@natashahanson66
This truly is a magical prize to win. The most iconic railway structure in the world!
And you could get behind the scenes access for just £4 in 'The Mini' draw.
Enter at
Thanks to
@RailwayFamilyR1
and the amazing prizes in last year’s raffle, I was pinch-me lucky to have nabbed myself the opportunity of a life time.
This year’s main event may be sold out, but the mini raffle has tickets left.
Anyone can enter, anyone can win.
I’m still in awe!
This feels special, because I know the massive impact it will have. Thank you doesn't come close.
We're not done yet, but this moment needs sharing.
Thank you to each and every one of you for the part you have played in this. Every donation, purchase, and share. Every comment.
The second action is for a cab ride and simulator experience for HST and the new Hitachi ‘Aurora’ Class 810. Search for EMR Cab ride. You can still take part in the main draw with new prizes being added next week. Good luck.
Yes! We are announcing even MORE prizes...
Not ONE, but TWO cab rides up for grabs with
@RailFreight
driver
@heather_waugh
You told us you wanted cab rides, and we've already thrown in THREE on the first day. MANY more to follow!
Enter for just £10 at
We are absolutely over the moon to share that our Founder,
@natashahanson66
, has been announced in the
@NorthPowerWomen
POWER LIST "recognising the trailblazers who challenge the norm and ensure everyone.. recognises the benefit of an inclusive workplace"
Thoroughly deserved!
Ok, so we've been hinting today and now we can confirm...
2 cab rides are being redrawn!
The cab ride with
@heather_waugh
was won by an experienced train driver,
And another generous winner won two items, so is returning the c2c cab ride to give others a chance!
@natashahanson66
HERE IT IS!
Jan 23 at approx 17:00 (TBC).
Railway Family Bus Tour of London with
@SirPeterHendy
. Tickets £20 each. We look forward to meeting as many of you as possible!
Who's coming?
We are building up to MORE announcements and we're grateful to
@RailFreight
for authorising ANOTHER cab ride!
This time it's with the legend that is
@Traindriverbri
, who works out of Birmingham!
Can we fit MORE prizes into our artwork
@birdsnestsblog
?
We were saddened that the team from Ukrainian Railways had to fly home last Monday due to escalating troubles and were unable to collect their award at The National Rail Awards.
It was our absolute honour to be asked to collect the award on their behalf.
#25k
@RAIL
GO BIG OR GO HOME!
Prize number 3 announced....
AN AZUMA TRAIN DRIVING SIMULATOR EXPERIENCE WITH
@LNER
.
Another company who have supported us from the very beginning! Thank you! Get in the draw for £10.
Have you caught your breath yet?
Tomorrow we launch something VERY exciting, with massive thanks to
@bessbbe
!
We said we have something for EVERYONE! Do you know a child (or adult) who'd love to win this truly money can't buy prize?
Noon! Tickets are VERY limited. £2
Twitter, you have been warned! We always give you a couple of weeks to buy tickets before we start promoting elsewhere, but 'The Mini' is about to be shared.
We DO expect this event to sell out. We have another couple of prizes to add to this, but it's not bad for a £4 go!
PRIZE NUMBER 5!
We promised you Carlisle to Settle. But you'll have the 2nd best seat on the train..
right next to the DRIVER!
Yes! Another cab ride in the draw, over one of the most scenic routes in the U.K!
Thank you
@ColasRailUK
@SettleCarlisle
Auction No 3!
@HitachiRailENG
have done it again!
They have given us the hugely rare and sought after Hitachi Class 800 Hornby Set! Only 500 were ever made and are highly collectible!
Live at 20:00!
#hornby
#modelrailway
Please share
@Clinnick1
@hornby
PRIZE DRAW UPDATE!!!
I have been advised that ALL entrants will receive an email confirming that the draw has taken place. You will then be asked to log in to check your account to see if you are a winner!
OMG talk about adding to the tension...!
Good luck everyone!
16:00
It's a BIG DAY!
THE MASSIVE MAIN EVENT IS DRAWN AT 16:00!
It's also pay weekend and 'the mini' is sitting at roughly the same amount of sales as the main was last pay weekend. A crazy 72 hrs over pay weekend saw that event sell out. Will 'the mini' go the same way?
Let's see!
The complete list of winning numbers for the 2023 Main Prize Draw Event. All winners will receive a follow up email in the next 2 days, advising you of the next steps!
MASSIVE thank you to every single person who bought tickets to this event, or shared and encouraged others to!
PRIZE NUMBER 2 ANNOUNCED!
From Scotland, we head to London, and it's the first of our cab rides.
A rare opportunity to get yourself in with the driver as you see the Elizabeth Line in a way VERY few do!
More exciting news. Our 1st auction is LIVE!
Own a piece of railway history, courtesy of
@RailVaramis
. Their beautiful train headboard has been donated, as seen on the front of their service!
Please get sharing this!
We have hit £4000 in 12 days, with SO MANY more prizes still to be announced!
Next week will be massive, as we announce another 15-20 prizes!
And we'll start reaching out for more shares, because every single entry makes a difference.
@natashahanson66
REDRAW:
FRIDAY 10 NOVEMBER
16:00
We have some huge unclaimed prizes. We've made every effort to contact the winners, but sadly we've received no response.
We'll announce the prizes to be redrawn on Thursday!
THE PRIZE DRAW IS NOW CLOSED!
SPEECHLESS. WE WILL THANK EVERYONE IN DUE COURSE BUT, FOR NOW, PLEASE KNOW THAT THE GOFUNDME PAGE WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR DONATIONS, BUT THEY WILL NOT BE ENTERED INTO THE PRIZE DRAW.
@natashahanson66
@heather_waugh
We have just 120 tickets left.
And we have 2 MASSIVE prizes to announce from
@EastMidRailway
this week!
We are about to SELL OUT the 2023 Prize Draw!
This is your LAST chance to enter our main event!
At Noon, we hit the 3 week mark! Wouldn't it be amazing to celebrate by breaking through £8000 today?
Here's a recap of the AMAZING prizes IN the draw. Just £10 to enter, to buy life-saving equipment for
@BritUkrAid
.
@DRSgovuk
announcement at 13:00!
Our first Auction is LIVE!
Only 400 were made and the amazing
@HitachiRailENG
have given us their LAST one!
* Hitachi AT300 LEGO Set *
This is Railway ROYALTY! We are so excited to bring this special item to you!
#Hitachi
#LEGO
@natashahanson66
What? You want MORE???
How about a special 'behind the scenes' depot tour, courtesy of Northern?
You can choose to visit either Newton Heath in Manchester, or Neville Hill in Leeds!
Who knows what you might see!
Enter for £10 at
Due to unprecedented demand, today we announce the launch of
'The Mini'
With fewer prizes (6 - 10) and a ticket price of £4! This draw goes LIVE at noon TODAY.
Enter from noon today at
Stay tuned for more information!
Are you ready for another ICONIC experience?
FOR 2 PEOPLE!
Cab ride along the legendary sea wall at Dawlish!
AND a train driver simulator experience in Plymouth
PLUS complimentary travel for the winners to take up the package (on
@GWRHelp
services).
One of our Prize winners from 2022 receiving her amazing experience! Our partners will always try and work with winners to find dates suitable to you, whilst managing the challenges of an operational railway 24/7!
#MoneyCantBuy
Courtesy of
@PROCASTFOUNDRY
- the main supplier for both passenger and freight operators of locomotive nameplates, we have:
A SHED PLATE, WITH A SHED NUMBER OF THE WINNERS CHOICE!
*The Main Prize Draw is SOLD OUT. But more opportunities coming soon!
@natashahanson66
Did we mention that Sam has designed our logos every year?
What an outstanding talent. And what an amazing human being. Well done Sam.
We are all so proud
Yesterday
@GWRHelp
named a train Agatha Christie
I was honoured to be involved designing the stage's backdrop. It was so special to see my design and the train in Paignton
Thanks to the renowned
@cathship27
for taking the time to talk to us & to GWR for inviting me
Blog to follow
Only 3 tickets sold today? How can this be?
Have you EVER seen a list of prizes and experiences available for £10?
Let's send the biggest message of support to Ukraine, and Ukrainian Railways.
@natashahanson66
@RAIL
Some big announcements coming your way over the next 24 hours.
Lots more prizes going into the sold out event AND....
some NEW ways to get involved and win some amazing experiences!
If you missed out on the BIG Draw, DON'T miss out on this 2nd chance!
@natashahanson66
Are you ready to hear who has won the fantastic
@LNER
Simulator Experience????
The winner is 66411
Massive thanks to LNER MD
@DavidHorne
for drawing this Prize.
We go LIVE in under 4 hours!
We have OLD favourites back, plus some exciting brand NEW experiences to bring you!
We already have over 50 amazing prizes in, with more still coming!
Are you ready to give us a big Day 1?
The Cab Ride that even Train Drivers want to win!
Up front on the MOST SCENIC RAILWAY JOURNEY IN THE WORLD!
Thank you
@ScotRail
Enter for £10 at
Are you in yet? Let's hit 1000 sales!
Goosebumps time...
Voted the MOST SCENIC RAILWAY JOURNEY IN THE WORLD, someone is getting to see it from the front.
We should be auctioning it. But we want everyone to have a chance at something this special.
CAB RIDE ON THE WEST HIGHLAND LINE!
Even Train Drivers want
It's TRUE. We are BACK! We are joining forces with the biggest event in the rail calendar to once again show that the railway is a FAMILY. And we are at our best, and strongest, when we unite for a worthwhile cause.
Are you with us?
All will be revealed on Friday 22 July...
Our Prize Draw boxes as they stand. There are many reasons for items to be re-entered. Many people intended only to donate and not enter, others are restricted for geographical reasons. Some win twice and choose to share. So keep watching!
PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 'THE MINI'!
EVERYONE is talking about ERTMS. But YOU could get BEHIND THE SCENES access at either Doncaster or Ipswich. You'll meet the people involved. You'll learn about the tech.
AND you'll experience it for yourself, on one of the UL Simulators!
Welcome to our first....
FREIGHTLINER FRIDAY!
We have two MASSIVE prizes to announce today. Please keep watching. We are so excited about these. But first, we have wonderful news to share from Safety and Sustainability Director, Louise Ward....
PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE MAIN:
CAB RIDE IN CLASS 37 for TWO!
With thanks to
@LoramUK
and HTG, we are delighted to announce:
-Tour of the Great Central Station, Loughborough
-Main line experience in the front cab with the driver
-Refreshments and gifts
The hottest item of 2021 is back IN THE DRAW!!!
We have a piece of stunning
@bessbbe
ballast artwork to redraw! The winner works with Bess to choose the design, location, train, etc! They are truly beautiful pieces!
Over to you
@natashahanson66
!
The 'Mini' has been drawn! Initial automated emails will have been sent confirming if you have a winning ticket number. You can also check your account online.
And over the next few days I will be in touch via email to advise you on the next steps!
Thank you to EVERYONE who
We haven't 'paused' fundraising. We've chosen not to promote our event, or draw winners, during a period of official national mourning.
It's called respect.
Donations ARE still flooding in, because people support those who do the right thing and show consideration.
@RAIL
So they're pausing a fundraising event for the people still alive in Ukraine out of respect for one dead person in the UK. Yep that makes total sense.
Normal country.
Our Main Event is drawn in 24 hours!
It sold out in under 3 weeks, with less than half the prizes announced. We hope you are pleased with the full line up!
'The Mini' still has 1 week to run. Enter at
But, for now, let's sit back and take this in!
MAIN DRAW:
Are you lucky enough to be in the sold out MAIN DRAW? Here's a reminder of what's been announced so far!
Did you miss out? Or do you want MORE chances to win? Check out for details of
'The Mini' live at noon!
Can we wish everyone a (belated) Happy New Year!
We'd like to confirm that, thanks to you, we hit £25,000 in our fundraising event. Thank you messages are about to be sent to the companies who so generously supported us.
But thank you for every single purchase and share!
@natashahanson66
we wanted to do something that everyone could take part in. Accessible, affordable, and fun.
We wanted to show the unity and positivity in Rail.
You trusted me to help you deliver that. And we did. Thank you.
You lead. You inspire. And you care.
Heather
Thanks yet again to
@RailFreight
for your generosity throughout this event.
As well as cab rides, tours, and a simulator session, they are putting ANOTHER Model Loco (Not 00 Gauge) into the event! Details of the model will be confirmed to the winner.
It has been a CRAZY day, and we're calling it a night!
We'll post all numbers later on Tuesday, or you can scroll through our announcements earlier. You can also email heatherwaugh
@hotmail
.co.uk to double check anything.
Our industry has MUCH to be proud of.
#RailwayFamily