No fewer than four rarely visited freight installations in Yorkshire will be explored by the Branch Line Society on July 20.
Read moreBLS charity tour to explore Yorkshire freight lines with Colas and WCRC ’37s’
Tag: West Coast Railways
‘Lizzie’ returns to main line following Carnforth boiler repairs
Stanier ‘Princess Royal’ Pacific No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth is back and ready for a return to main line duties.
Read moreBahamas returns in style
IT WAS a close-run thing, but ‘Jubilee’ 4-6-0 No. 45596 Bahamas made a triumphant return to the main line on February 9. The immaculate Stanier ‘5XP’ passed a late trial to ensure its new and overhauled
Read moreMajor improvements at Dawlish to reduce sea wall disruption
Network Rail has spent months compiling a detailed report on the options for the future of the famous sea wall railway at Dawlish.
Read moreMain line comeback for Thompson ‘B1’ Mayflower
THOMPSON ‘B1’ No. 61306 Mayflower is back! Overhaul of David Buck’s 4-6-0 was completed at the West Coast Railways workshop at Carnforth in November, and on the 29th the loco underwent an engine-and-coach main line test
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