Today is Yorkshire Day, and a trio of heritage railways organisations are using this to call upon the public’s support by visiting a heritage railway this summer – amid a series of challenges affecting heritage railways throughout the UK.
The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has announced it will restart steam-hauled services on July 27 after two weeks of using heritage diesels on its public services.
A unique Victorian steam locomotive has been re-wheeled in “a hugely significant milestone” towards restoring the historic engine to full working order and returning it to steam for the first time since 1948.
