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Exclusive By Geoff Courtney THE future of UK-built Garratt No. 6029, one of the world’s largest preserved steam locos, remains unclear despite the accountancy firm selling the giant engine withdrawing a decision not to respond to media enquiries about its sale following a protest by Heritage Railway. Global accountancy Deloitte is handling the sale of…

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By Robin Jones MANY mighty steam locomotives have graced the rails of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway over the past half century. However, this year’s September 29-October 1 annual steam gala saw three modest Great Western tank engines steal the show for a record-breaking event. More than 4000 visitors enjoyed nine different locomotives in steam,…

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THE restoration of the late-Victorian bridge which carries the trackbed of the Great Central Railway over the Grand Union Canal at Loughborough will be the next step in the creation of an 18-mile heritage line between the suburbs of Nottingham and Leicester. The beams of the £2.5 million replacement bridge (as reported in issue 233),…

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By Robin Jones ALL 41 rail vehicles at Coventry’s unique Electric Railway Museum have been found new homes following the venue’s enforced closure by the city council. Heritage lines across the country have rallied round to offer accommodation for the museum’s exhibits, which have had to be dispersed across the country because a single-site replacement…

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Exclusive By Robin Jones THE Swanage Railway’s latest addition – globetrotting LSWR T3 4-4-0 No. 563 – may be returned to steam for the first time in 72 years. Controversy flared earlier this year when the National Railway Museum decided that as part of a rationalisation process, the 1892-built locomotive, the sole survivor of a…

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A legendary name among railway historians and enthusiasts, Old Oak Common shed signed off with its last-ever open day on September 2, when locomotives and traction units of the past, present and future came together to pay tribute to 111 proud years of history, in a showpiece event organised by the modern-day Great Western Railway,…

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TWO LNER icons took rival Great Western Railway territory by storm over the August bank holiday weekend. More than 6000 people from across the country decided to forego a trip to the beach on the sunny, summer bank holiday weekend and instead turned up to Didcot Railway Centre to see A3 Pacific No. 60103 Flying…

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