47 years after the Paignton to Kingswear branch was sold to Dart Valley Railway plc, the ‘big railway’ will be running a train over it again.
Read more‘Trackbashing’ special to run over Dartmouth line for charity
Category: Railtours
Isle of Man Railways: Manx on the Up!
The Isle of Man is a piece of forgotten Britain. Those were the words of an elderly female coach tour passenger I talked to while travelling on the Manx Electric Railway in early April. She’s not wrong either.
Read moreVIDEO: A short footplate ride on Urie S15 No. 506
If you’ve watched our clip of the recent relaunch intro traffic of Urie S15 No. 506 at the Mid-Hants Railway, you may be interested to see what life is like on the 4-6-0’s footplate, as shown in this video.
Read moreFrom 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 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 moreBahamas booked for Tyseley Open Weekend in June
In conjunction with its Tyseley Open Days, Vintage Trains is running four return trains per day between Birmingham Moor Street and Dorridge.
Read moreBTP 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 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 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
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