Rail enthusiast or not, it would take a lot to miss all of the coverage in recent news about the celebratory anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
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Category: World
A curious railway accident
A curious railway accident, as reported in The Railway Magazine, March 1900.
Read moreTimetabled steam back on track in Russia after 43 years
A SCHEDULED steam train has been introduced in Russia for the first time in 43 years. Steam is being used to haul a regular suburban train from Bologoe to Ostashkov in the Tver region every
Read moreSixty years on, the world waits to see UP ‘Big Boy’ steam again
ONE of the legendary Union Pacific ‘Big Boy’ 4-8-8-4s is nearing the end of its landmark restoration to working order, in time for celebrations to mark the company’s 150th anniversary of the First Transcontinental Railroad’s
Read moreBrexit Busting Dash to Rescue Heritage Railway Carriage
“Because of the uncertainty over what border controls might be implemented we didn’t particularly like the idea of smuggling a railway carriage across the border.”
Read moreLong-delayed ‘Oz Flying Scotsman’ restoration: still no completion date
The £1¼ million overhaul that initially expected to be completed in 2011.
Read moreCatch scheduled Polish steam while you still can
THIS year is likely to be the last featuring a full scheduled steam service in Poland. The services from Wolsztyn to Poznan and Leszno are said to be the last ‘real’ timetabled steam services in
Read moreWLLR’s diminutive Dougal wows crowds in Taiwan
A SMALL piece of mid-Wales made a big impression in the Far East on Saturday, December 8, when the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway signed a ‘sister railway’ co-operation agreement with the Taiwan Sugar Corporation
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