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  • Irish Rail marks four decades of the ‘071s’

    Irish Rail marks four decades of the ‘071s’

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    Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) has applied an historic paint scheme to its pioneer General Motors Class 071. Irish Rail marks four decades of the ‘071s’ Newly repainted ‘GM’ No. 071 stands at Dublin Connolly on a glorious May 13 as it prepares to haul the RPSI’s ‘071 40th Anniversary Railtour’ to Waterford. FIONNBARR KENNEDY This…

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  • Boiler blowback leads to serious injuries for crew at Belgian gala

    Boiler blowback leads to serious injuries for crew at Belgian gala

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    AN ACCIDENT on a steam locomotive left three footplate crew injured at a steam festival at Stoomcentrum Maldegem – the leading heritage steam railway in the north of Belgium. Boiler blowback leads to serious injuries for crew at Belgian gala The loco involved in the boiler blowback accident in Belgium: Former DB No. 64 250…

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  • New Severn valley diesel shed opens

    New Severn valley diesel shed opens

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    THE Severn Valley Railway’s (SVR) new £3million three-road diesel depot was officially opened by Network Rail chairman Sir Peter Hendy on May 20. New Severn valley diesel shed opens Phil Swallow from the SVR and GBRf chief John Smith unveil the nameplate on No. 66763. MARGARET SWEET For more than 20 years, the SVR and…

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  • Wootton Bassett report pinpoints steam-braking capability issues

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    THE Rail Accident Investigation Branch has published its final analysis into the near catastrophic incident at Wootton Bassett Junction on March 7, 2015. Bulleid Pacific No. 34067 Tangmere failed to stop at a red signal protecting the junction, only stopping once it had straddled both the ‘up’ and ‘down’ Badminton lines. Read more in June’s…

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  • Last Class 66 is named Evening Star

    Last Class 66 is named Evening Star

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    THE last Class 66 to be built for UK and European markets was named in a ceremony at the National Railway Museum, York, on May 10. Last Class 66 is named Evening Star GBRf No. 66779 Evening Star in the museum before the naming ceremony. CHRIS MILNER GB Railfreight loco No. 66779 was named Evening…

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  • Campaign concerns over Borders Railway reliability

    Campaign concerns over Borders Railway reliability

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    MEMBERS of the Campaign for Borders Rail (CBR) are pressing for improvements, with services on the new £300million line having suffered delays and reliability problems. Campaign concerns over Borders Railway reliability A Class 170 DMU waits to clear the loop south of Gorebridge as late-running Class 158 No. 158735 heads for Tweedbank on October 15,…

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  • Settle & Carlisle landslip closure to run into 2017

    Settle & Carlisle landslip closure to run into 2017

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    THE current closure of the Settle & Carlisle line between Appleby and Carlisle is expected to run into 2017 because of the scale of repair needed. Settle & Carlisle landslip closure to run into 2017 An aerial view of Eden Brows: The landslip can be seen in the forested area towards the top of the…

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  • Tralee on a staff pass – Grandfather’s memories

    Tralee on a staff pass – Grandfather’s memories

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    I WAS interested to see a picture of the Tralee train station shed (RM, April 2016, p39), without the track in the main part of the shed. My interest in Tralee station is that in August 1899 my paternal grandparents walked down the platform on their honeymoon. My wife and I were able to walk…

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  • Recreating the Spurn Bogie

    Recreating the Spurn Bogie

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    AS PART of the programme to celebrate the opening of the newly refurbished Spurn Lighthouse in Yorkshire, the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) is hoping to build a replica ‘Spurn sail bogie’. This unusual type of transport was used on the Spurn military railway between the two wars. To enable this to happen, the YWT is…

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  • Championing the underdog

    Championing the underdog

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    WHETHER it be politics, sport or whatever, it’s strange how everyone loves the underdog. Football is a case in point. For those who follow the ‘beautiful game’, a team considered mediocre and relatively unglamorous has suddenly been propelled into the limelight. Leicester City’s meteoric rise from bottom of the Premiership at the start of April…

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