News
'Schools' class loco back in steam
11 May 2012
‘Schools’ Class No. 925 Cheltenham returned to steam after a 30 year stint on display by National Railway Museum following overhaul carried out at the Knights Rail Services-operated Eastleigh Works.
Star locos to miss Swanage diesel gala
10 May 2012
Five preserved diesel locos, including a Class 55 'Deltic', that would have been part of the headline line-up for the Swanage Railway's diesel gala weekend will now not be appearing. The gala runs from May 11-13.
Free open weekend at railway museum
9 May 2012
60 years of technological innovation will be celebrated in Coventry next month, as Electric Railway Museum hosts the next in its ever-popular series of Open Weekends. And the big bonus is that admission is free.
Other News
- SWT and Network Rail launch alliance
- Fantastic gathering for 'Fab Four' gala
- Battery loco returns to traffic at Coventry Electric Museum
- DRS to hold open day at Crewe
- £4million fine for Network Rail over Grayrigg
- Open day at Northampton depot
- K4 'The Great Marquess' added to 'Fab Four' gala line-up
- Penrhyn trio on their way home after nearly 50 years in exile
Feature Articles
A fireman’s tale - Life on the footplate
2 May 2012
As an ex-steam man, Brian Bell smiles every time he hears someone mention “the fascination of the footplate”. Here he tells what it was really like.
A dream come true
4 April 2012
When the last passenger train ambled along the branch west of Carrog in 1965, who in their wildest dreams could have imagined that the next trains to venture along that section of line would be hauled by Pacifics? David Wilcock reports
Other Feature Articles
Letters
Alan Pegler: a true legend
2 May 2012
I MET Alan Pegler in the most unusual of circumstances. I had travelled up from London on the ‘Highland Chieftain’ to Inverness where, by arrangement, I slumbered in the signalbox for a couple of hours before boarding an empty stock Inter -City land cruise train at around 5am.
Other Letters
Videos
Barrow Hill 2012
13 April 2012
A dozen LNER loco's line up for a fantastic 'Fab Four' event at Barrow Hill.
Other Videos
Current Issue: June 2012
• BARROW HILL SMASHES RECORD
• FLYING SCOTSMAN 150
Celebration of a world-famous train
• CATHEDRALS OF STEAM
Rare loco shed views
• TRAIN PATH AUCTION THREATENS OPEN ACCESS
• WIMBLEDON DEPOT
Keeping SWT on the move
• MOVE TO PROTECT BRUNEL’S GWR
• FRANCHISE BID TRIO
PLUS:
• Next issue on sale: 6 June 2012
