In the last part of our mini-series looking back to events of 50 years ago, The Railway Magazine considers a tragic accident that took place in early January 1968 on a section of the West Coast Main Line.
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Heritage Railway visited the latest and most unusual tourist attraction to open in the capital.
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In a historical review of locomotive engineers, Heritage Railway magazine highlights the career of Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid – who passed away 50 years ago.
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The Railway Magazine Archive | April 1990 | Words: Chris Milner The year 1990 looks likely to be a vintage one for steam fans, with the return of several newly-refurbished big engines to the mainline.
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A century ago this April, revolutionary politician Lenin embarked on a circuitous eight-day rail journey from Switzerland to Russia.
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The death of Sir Nigel Gresley at Hertford on April 5, deprived the railway mechanical engineering profession of one of its most distinguished personalities.
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Sitting in the shadow of Snowdon in North Wales, Cliff Thomas tells the story of Llanberis Lake Railway, whose foundations stem from a former slate quarry line. A check list of ingredients for a successful
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The 1930s were the golden age of the ‘Big Four’ railway companies, placing the country’s many diverse railway companies under government control.
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The life of the great communicator and railway historian supreme, George Dow, is recounted by Robert Humm.
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‘High-Speed 1’ has taken nine years and 50 million man-hours to build and is the first major new railway in Great Britain for more than a century…
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