The Isle of Wight Steam Railway’s ex-LSWR ‘O2’ No. W24 Calbourne will be returning to the UK mainland.
Read moreCalbourne and black ‘Radial’ for Bluebell’s branch gala
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‘Caley’ tank for NNR, East Lancs and Swanage lines
THE Caledonian Railway’s No. 419 played a starring role at the Churnet Valley Railway’s Winter Steam Gala on February 23-24, and the Scottish Railway Preservation Society is capitalising on the 0-4-4T’s presence in England by adding
Read moreBlue ‘King’ confirmed for Cotswold Festival of Steam
THE Great Western Society’s Collett 4-6-0 King Edward II will return to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway later this spring to take part in the line’s Cotswold Festival of Steam on May 25-27. It will be
Read moreMy BR involvement in early GCR operations
Graham Oliver’s article (Saving a Main Line Railway) about the early years of today’s Great Central Railway brought back memories, as I was one of those from British Rail charged with supervising operations. At the
Read moreIndustrial memories, enjoy the nostalgia
When BR steam was in decline – and for some years afterwards – many enthusiasts turned their attention to industrial railways, where a number of collieries, steelworks and other complexes were worked by steam or
Read moreGCR to become ‘Cromwell’s’ new custodian?
THE 14-year relationship between ‘Britannia’ No. 70013 Oliver Cromwell and the 5305 Locomotive Association (5305LA) has come to an end. The BR Pacific’s owner, the National Railway Museum, has decreed the custodial agreement between the
Read morePathfinder returning English Electric classics to old haunts
FANS of English Electric traction will have the opportunity to relive past glories over the coming months with Pathfinder Tours. March 23 sees Class 50s return to the West of England to mark 25 years
Read moreBehind the scenes: Retaining heritage skills for the future
In our latest feature about apprentices at the Severn Valley Railway, we meet 21-year-old George Brogan, who is in his final year in the carriage & wagon department at Kidderminster. Since July, he’s been working
Read moreFeature | Re-creating Ivatt’s LMS diesel pioneer
No. 10000 was withdrawn in 1963 and 10001 in 1966, and both were sent for scrapping in 1968.
Read moreWas a conflict of interest the reason for British Rails’s early reluctance to adopt diesel traction?
I REALLY enjoyed Bob Gwynne’s article in the December 2018 issue on the reluctance of British Railways in the early years after Nationalisation to continue the development of diesel traction pioneered by the private railway
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