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June 2000: Royal Train damaged after guard fires two shots while Queen sleeps
In an extraordinary incident a guard fired two bullets aboard the Royal Train on June 15, 2000. The shots damaged one of the Mk2 support vehicles, with the bullets striking the coach’s floor and table.
Read moreRichboro passes boiler exam in time for Aln Valley’s Christmas treat
It’s all systems go as the Aln Valley Railway gears up for the festive season. On Friday, November 24, Richboro, AVR’s resident locomotive, passed her boiler exam due to the hard work of the volunteers at
Read moreSVR chases final million as Bridgnorth share offer campaign enters final weeks
The team behind the Severn Valley Railway’s ambitious £2.5 million share offer plan to fund the restoration and development of Bridgnorth Station has this month published a set of questions and answers in a bid
Read moreSteam crane at work, 1943
An unnamed lad watches as a Southern Railway machine helps clear the wreckage of several coaches destroyed in a Nazi bombing raid on Brighton on August 26, 1943. This picture had to be passed by
Read moreThe Postgraduate Diploma in Railway Studies – taking your knowledge of British railway history further
The Postgraduate Diploma in Railway Studies – taking your knowledge of British railway history further If you have had a yearning to learn more about Britain’s railway history, and where the railways fit into the
Read moreSeptember 1984: Bodmin and Wadebridge 150
September 1984: Bodmin and Wadebridge 150 John R. Smith takes a final trip over one of Cornwall’s pioneer lines and commemorates its 150th anniversary. ONE hundred and fifty years ago this month, on September 30, 1834, the
Read morePeter’s Railway – Books for children who love trains and engineering
ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE Welcome to Peter’s Railway – Christopher Vine’s series of 17 books tell the story of Peter and Grandpa building and operating a railway across their farm. Combining real engineering with true stories and adventures,
Read moreMarch 1901: The clumsy one!
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Read moreJune 1935: The Model Railway Exhibition
THE Model Railway Exhibition was again held this year at the Central Hall, Westminster, from April 23 to April 27, and attracted a large and continuous attendance. Rather more attention had been paid in many
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