By the early 1960s, BR’s aim to eliminate steam traction was all too evident. The author, therefore, decided to try to record these changes pictorially, initially using his Box Brownie camera.
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After an active mainline career of 27 years, Princess Coronation Class 4-6-2 No. 46233 Duchess of Sutherland could be found languishing on the condemned siding at Liverpool’s Edge Hill Depot in February 1964.
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Like so many youngsters in the 1950s and 1960s, Alan Clarke was a keen railway enthusiast and spent a number of years out and about with his ABC Combined Volume and his camera at various rail-related locations up and down the country.
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Department for Transport (DfT) figures show the number of journeys being made by train in Britain is approximately 57% of what it was before the coronavirus crisis, while car use has fully recovered.
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In a new publication which celebrates 40 years the since the formation of Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway Plc, steam locomotive department volunteer and cameraman Paul Stratford has produced a stunning record of the rebirth of operations.
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Telling the story of Bristol area railways over the last 50 years, this publication is lavishly illustrated, including many photos taken by rail employees that give a unique insight to railways around Bristol and the
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The Bluebell Railway was one of the first preserved railways in the UK, beginning operations in 1960.
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1981 a rusty, beat-up locomotive was saved from Woodhams’ Scrapyard in Barry. The engine in question was the Great Western Railway Modified Hall Class No. 7903 Foremarke Hall.
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Passengers Once More is a series of books charting reinstated or new stations and lines on Britain’s rail network since nationalisation in 1948.
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Few trains truly reach a legendary status but there can be no doubt that the Intercity 125 HST was and still is, an icon in the age of the railway.
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