The world has been in mourning for East Somerset Railway founder David Shepherd, who died aged 86 on September 19 2018, after losing a 10-week fight in hospital with Parkinson’s Disease.
Read moreFrom the archive: Colossus of conservation
Category: Features
From the archive: The Cold North Wind
The autumn of 1967 saw the end of steam on the Eastern Region and at the great railway centre of Crewe.
Read moreFrom the archive: Golden Jubilee
50 years ago, the last regular expresses hauled by pre-Nationalisation express steam engines ended; the LMS Jubilee’s last regular turns being on the Settle & Carlisle line.
Read moreSpring Gala report: Severn Valley becomes Welsh Valleys
Dubbed a ‘Great Western tank fest’, 10 locomotives steamed for the Welsh-themed Severn Valley Railway March 15-17 spring steam gala.
Read moreWith full regulator: LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE THEN AND NOW
In his latest column, Don Benn describes the performance of Clan Line on December 20’s ‘Carols in Sherborne Abbey’ trip – and also February 2’s ‘Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express’ double-header of Mayflower and British India
Read moreA Lincolnshire Phoenix
It seems inconceivable that a steam-worked narrow gauge railway would be built in the 1960s to fulfil a real passenger transport need.
Read moreEmbsay’s world first: The second dawn of modern traction
October 19, 2018, will be etched in history after the world’s first internal combustion-powered passenger vehicle gave its first rides in 88 years.
Read moreModern traction preservation still growling
Brian Sharpe delves into the increasingly complex world of British main line diesel preservation.
Read moreHeritage Railway ‘gem’: North Tyneside Railway
Mark Smithers visits the North Tyneside Railway and its associated Stephenson Railway Museum – and finds an interesting attraction in an area that played a vital role in the dawn of the railway.
Read moreSittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway steaming back to strength
Gareth Evans finds that the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway is bouncing back & planning its next 50 years.
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