Features

Our top Christmas steam train experiences for the whole family in 2023

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Alex Bestwick

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30th November 2023

From Santa Specials to the Polar Express to a festive Gin Train for the adults, here’s our round up of the best heritage railway experiences for 2023.
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Why does snow prevent rail services from running?

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Shannon Butcher

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30th November 2023

In years gone by the UK has faced some relatively heavy snowfall, leaving passengers asking the question: Why does snow stop trains running?
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Departing Platform 9¾ – Here’s our top 10 Hogwarts Express videos

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Darren Hendley

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29th November 2023

Whether you’re a wizard or a mere Muggle, the Jacobite’s allure remains irresistible. Let’s hope that safety and magic find a harmonious balance, allowing this enchanting locomotive to continue its timeless voyage.
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Modelling basics: A decision on size

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Shannon Butcher

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16th November 2023

Model railways, as the name implies, are based on small-scale representations of the real thing, so the choice for new modellers is the actual model’s scale.
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Book of the Week: The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Golden Jubilee 1 May 1973 – 1 May 2023)

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Alex Bestwick

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7th November 2023

This week’s book of the week celebrates The North Yorkshire Moors Railway in the year of its Golden Jubilee.
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Talylln Railway | Heritage in Minature

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Alex Bestwick

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27th October 2023

With the range of narrow gauge kits ever expanding, Luke Ryan recounts the story of some of the Talyllyn Railway’s early preservation attempts to increase capacity on its trains, with the focal pair now available from Fourdees Models.
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From the archive: Highest and lowest railways of Europe twinned

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Alex Bestwick

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25th October 2023

From The Railway Magazine, December 1997 – The twinning of Eurotunnel Tri-Bo Shuttle locos with Swiss rail tunnels to mark the ‘Swiss 150’ celebrations was completed in September/October with two naming ceremonies at Cheriton terminal.
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From the archive: The suppression of smoke

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Alex Bestwick

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18th October 2023

From The Railway Magazine, August 1963 – The Hunslet Engine Co. develops an underfeed stoker and gas producer system which completely eliminates the emission of dark smoke.
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From the archive: Manchester – The divided city

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Alex Bestwick

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11th October 2023

October 1986: Martin Bairstow describes railway developments in Greater Manchester which have so far fallen short of bridging the gap between north and south.
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From the archive: Leeds and its railways

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Alex Bestwick

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4th October 2023

A detailed look at Leeds and its railways by S P Thompson from The Railway Magazine, July 1915.
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