Sam Hewitt

By Roger Melton SUNDERLAND City Council is offering three Pullman coaches for sale along with a BR Mk.1 TSO. The coaches formed part of the Pullman Lodge Hotel at Seaburn and the site has recently been acquired by the local authority. The three Pullmans – Rosalind and Padua with six-wheel bogies and Sapphire with four-wheel…

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By Geoff Courtney Nostalgia takes many forms, and at its core are many subjects. It may be memories of family or friends, perhaps a long-remembered incident, a former family home, or a beloved pet. It is about recalling what once was, but may never be again. For many railway enthusiasts, at its heart is the…

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By Hugh Dougherty STRATHCLYDE Partnership for Transport has turned out Glasgow Subway car No. 101 in a mock, historic livery as original car No. 55, complete with simulated trellis gates on the doors, to mark 120 years of the 4ft gauge system. The specially-liveried car joined in the celebrations on December 14, the exact 120th…

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THE National Railway Museum has gifted a standard gauge wagon to a 2ft 6in gauge line. The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway is now the proud owner of the 1925-built GWR five-plank open wagon No. W108246. The York museum has made this vehicle available as part of a rolling stock collections review. The heritage line…

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By Geoff Courtney A group of railway enthusiasts in Australia has vowed to fight for the survival of one of the country’s major railway museums, home to a prized collection of UK-built steam locomotives, after its dramatic and unexpected closure in November. As reported in last month’s Heritage Railway, Canberra Railway Museum closed its doors…

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THE Mid Hants Railway has appealed for help in compiling an archive of memories of times past travelling by steam train. Everyone is welcome to share their memories as the Watercress Line is looking for a broad range of stories to paint a picture of what life was like on the railways between 1940 and…

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BRITAIN’s only rack railway is preparing for its first-ever visiting locomotive. Plans are in hand for the Snowdon Mountain Railway to borrow 1891-built Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works 0-4-2T No. 2 from the Brienz Rothorn Bahn (BRB) near Interlaken in Switzerland for a month this year. No. 2 was built at the same works as…

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Three heritage railways have been honoured in this year’s National Rail Heritage Awards. Rail Minister Paul Maynard presented the 2016 National Railway Heritage Awards at a ceremony held at Merchant Taylors’ Hall in London on Wednesday, December 7. The Supporters’ Award for the best small project entered in the competition went to the New Glyn…

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