The Zillertalbahn’s U-class 0-6-2T No. 2 Zillertal is expected to star in the mid Wales 2ft 6in gauge line’s August 30-September 1 steam gala
Read moreAustrian Zillertalbahn engine to visit Welshpool for 2 years!
Category: Narrow Gauge
Cleethorpes gala to host visiting locos
Two Exmoor-built locomotives to visit the line for the first time
Read moreCoach and car parking enhancement at the Vale of Rheidol Railway’s Devil’s Bridge station
The Vale of Rheidol Railway (VoR) has announced its latest improvement project – the enhancement of the car and coach park at the line’s Devil’s Bridge terminus. The new facility will allow the existing car
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.
Read moreNew £3 million Ff&WHR Caernarfon terminus now open for business
The newest station in the heritage sector – the Welsh Highland Railway’s £3 million Caernarfon terminus.
Read moreNarrow Gauge In The Somme Sector before, during and after the First World War
By Martin JB Farebrother & Joan S Farebrother (hardback, Pen & Sword, 256pp £40, ISBN 1473887631). A timely publication indeed in view of the debut of a restored First World War Baldwin 4-6-0T and a
Read moreFirst World War Baldwin tank to debut at Welsh gala
A LOCOMOTIVE that is an example of a type which ran on the original Welsh Highland Railway is to be one of the stars of the revived line’s major June 21-23 heritage event. Repatriated Baldwin
Read moreTV star Gresley teak on the market
A GNR carriage that starred in the highly-acclaimed Channel 4 series Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow is being offered for sale through Heritage Railway. Peter Lund, owner of Gresley BCK No. 4229, said that
Read moreNew beginning for Blaenau & Trawsfynydd group
THE Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd Railway Society is set for a new dawn, after members came together to vote on a fresh beginning and a new approach to returning trains to the line between Blaenau
Read moreMeenglass return boosts Derry railway revival hopes
County Donegal Railway 2-6-4T No. 4 Meenglas returned to Derry during snowfall after a £45,000 year-long cosmetic facelift at the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland workshops at Whitehead. It will now be displayed again outside
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