Brian Sharpe delves into the increasingly complex world of British main line diesel preservation.
Read moreModern traction preservation still growling
Category: Network
BTP warns ‘trespass will not be tolerated’
BTP advises anyone witnessing incidents of trespass on the national network to call the police immediately on 999.
Read moreConfessions of a Railway Journalist
After years in the finance industry, and in a complete change of career direction, Brian Sharpe became assistant editor of Heritage Railway in 2002.
Read moreSteam Dreams to run an extra 56 London trains this summer
The tour promoter has planned four trains every Tuesday out of Waterloo for a 14-week period ending on Tuesday, September 3.
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 moreComing up in Issue 253 of HR: Pragmatic Preservation
Gareth Evans talks to Chris Price, general manager of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, who shares his views on a range of issues affecting the sector – and also what he’s doing to ensure the
Read moreStandard fayre at Poynton
MOST of the Big Four’s flagship express locomotives were handsome beasts.
Read moreHeadboard memories for trainspotters of a certain age
Two headboards will bring back memories for we trainspotters.
Read moreVintage Trains plans to run 30 day tours in 2019
By Cedric Johns VINTAGE Trains has announced its first season of tours as a Train Operating Company. The publication of the 2019 itinerary coincided with Tyseley Locomotive Works’ flagship WR 4-6-0 No. 7029 Clun Castle
Read moreGreat steam Engineers of the nineteenth century: Part 5 – the 1860s
Steam locomotives grew larger, more powerful and faster during the 1860s. Brian Sharpe outlines how the jobs of the locomotive superintendents of the major railway companies also grew ever larger, in terms of their responsibilities
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