News
Cheltenham to steam at Railfest
11 May 2012
Southern Railway V Schools 4-4-0 No. 925 Cheltenham has returned to steam after 30 years on display with National Railway Museum – and is set to run at the Railfest 2012 event where it will be one of the star attractions.
HRH Duke of Gloucester gives royal seal to SVR’s 150th anniversary
11 May 2012.
The 150th anniversary of the Severn Valley Railway has been given royal recognition, with the official visit to the Kidderminster-Bridgnorth steam heritage line by HRH The Duke of Gloucester KG, DCVO, on a day of special commemoration on Monday, May 14.
Electric museum stages free open weekend
11 May 2012.
Sixty years of technological innovation will be celebrated in Coventry, as Electric Railway Museum hosts the next in its ever-popular series of open weekends.
Tornado to head Diamond Jubilee ‘Elizabethan’
11 May 2012.
New-build £3-million Peppercorn A1 Pacific No. 60163 Tornado is to head a special Diamond Jubilee recreation of ‘The Elizabethan’.
Coaches arrive for Waverley Route
11 May 2012.
Two coaches from the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) at Ruddington are to form the special train which will mark the first services over the legendary Waverley route since 1969.
Darlington aims to be best for railway heritage
11 May 2012.
A new group which aims to make Darlington a focal point for railway heritage has been established.
Two ‘Black Fives’ arrive at Barry Rail Centre
10 May 2012.
Two ‘Black Fives’ arrived at the Barry Rail Centre via its mail line connection on Sunday, May 6.
Ten years of passenger services on the revived Corris Railway
10 May 2012.
On June 3 the Corris Railway will run a special service to mark the tenth anniversary of the reinstatement of passenger services since its revival.
Corris No. 3 back in the Dulas valley for summer
10 May 2012.
For the first time in over 70 years two steam locomotives were seen on the Corris Railway.
The Watercress Line takes to the road!
10 May 2012.
A joint venture between the Mid-Hants Railway and local haulage firm L Hunt & Sons Ltd of Basingstoke has resulted in steam hitting the roads of Hampshire and beyond.
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