In years gone by the UK has faced some relatively heavy snowfall, leaving passengers asking the question: Why does snow stop trains running?
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Railtrail Tours: Focus on Steam 2020
Railtrail Tours’ brand new ‘Focus on Steam’ 2020 programme features over 25 UK and Europe steam tours..
Read moreEast Midlands: Preserved railways, museums and centres…
The East Midlands is a large and varied area, and its contribution to railway preservation is equally eclectic. The premier preserved steam railway is undoubtedly the Great Central Railway…
Read moreWhisky Nine Six: LNER’s Highland Lifeline
As one of Britain’s longest distance trains prepares for the arrival of new rolling stock, Ben Jones takes a trip on LNER’s ‘Highland Chieftain’.
Read moreFrom The Archive: Sir Allen Sarle
The retirement of Sir Allen Sarle in the course of the next few weeks means the disappearance of an old familiar face from the management of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.
Read moreEmbsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway going from strength to strength
The Skipton to Ilkley line was closed by Dr Beeching & reopened later as the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway and has gone from strength to strength!
Read moreFrom the archive: Restoring an armoured Simplex
Greensand Railway Museum Trust (GRMT) was formed in 2000 and completed restoration of Baldwin 4-6-0T WDLR No. 778 to steam in 2007…
Read moreFrom the archive: Five decades of the Foxfield Railway
Picture the scene. You are standing in a Staffordshire field beneath an almost cloudless blue sky.
Read moreFred Dibnah Remembered | ‘Nut Roast’ and the Red Rose Steam Society
“Fred Dibnah was an icon for the movement, he has certainly left his mark and I, along and with many others, certainly feel the better for having known him.”
Read moreThe big bird that flew too far: Part 2
It’s 50 years since the prototype diesel Kestrel first graced the British Rail network, but after four years it was sold to Russia.
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