This year we have commemorated a low point in the annals of UK heritage traction, the eradication of steam from the main line and its scrapping en masse 50 years ago. There were many observers
Read moreOn the cusp of magnificence
Category: Editor’s Intro
Finest fruits of the season
VisitEngland – as the national tourist board is called – take note. This year we have witnessed the finest collection of autumn galas on our heritage lines that I can remember, in all shapes and
Read moreSafety and security must come first
During my two decades in railway journalism, conflicts between the requirements of rails and the ambitions of cyclepath promoters have often been vexed issues, the latest manifestation being the controversy over the use of the
Read moreTime for a reality check over the Rother valley
Much interest has been renewed in railway history by the ground-breaking appearance of Rocket on home territory in the Great Festival of the North. However, there appear to be those in the south of England
Read moreThe long-forgotten ‘missing link’ runs again
The weeks ahead will see several special events and railtours to mark the 50th anniversary of the last steam train run over the main line by BR, the ‘Fifteen Guinea Special’ on August 11, 1968,
Read morePreservation: passing a core test at former model HQ
Fifty years ago, steam trains disappeared from our national network, apparently never to return. At the time, several people who could were rushing around trying to buy locomotives out of service and save them not
Read moreDereham perseverance pays off
IT is truly heartening in a year when we are commemorating half a century since the end of BR main line steam haulage, to see that mode of traction inching forward to reclaim yet more
Read moreJustice for heritage around the corner?
At last – a distinctive breath of fresh air! No, I’m not emerging from the depths of a 1950s steam shed, but talking about a legal system which, rightly or wrongly, has for so long
Read moreWell Worth the effort 50 years ago
There are many themed events from galas to railtours being held this year to mark half a century since the last steam-hauled passenger train under British Rail, 1T57, the legendary ‘Fifteen Guinea Special’ on August
Read moreAmbitions achieved, dreams edited
I HAS taken 37 years from the time the early Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway revivalists moved into derelict Toddington station, with the aim of restoring the entire 29-mile route from Stratford-upon-Avon to Cheltenham that had been
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