The Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust at Midsomer Norton has been left a legacy of more than £500,000 by one of its longest supporters.
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Video: A Tour of Digitrains | A Model Railway Shop Specialising in DCC
Digitrains is a model railway shop based in Lincoln. They are specialists in digital command
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Your Gallery | LNER A1 Pacific No. 60163
“After being held for a London-bound Virgin Pendolino service, the new build Peppercorn Pacific, 60163 Tornado departed Carnforth loop en-route to Crewe.”
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Modern traction preservation still growling
Brian Sharpe delves into the increasingly complex world of British main line diesel preservation.
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tribute to the steam engines bought from BR during the 60s
Fifty years ago, there was only one standard gauge preserved railway running timetabled steam services
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Should Britain’s heritage railways embrace digital age?
Britain’s heritage railways may set out to recreate the experience of a bygone age but
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Brecon Mountain Railway & its transatlantic flavour
Narrow gauge heritage lines run on former standard gauge trackbeds in many parts of Britain.
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The Sunny South Smiles Again!
Fifty years after the end of Southern steam, passenger services are running again over the
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Modern traction preservation still growling
Brian Sharpe delves into the increasingly complex world of British main line diesel preservation.
Read moreFirst three-coach train as Somerset & Dorset gets £500k legacy
The Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust at Midsomer Norton has been left a legacy of more than £500,000 by one of its longest supporters.
Read moreFuture proofing the National Collection
How does the National Railway Museum view its diesel and electric vehicles? Paul Bickerdyke finds out.
Read moreYour Gallery | LNER A1 Pacific No. 60163
“After being held for a London-bound Virgin Pendolino service, the new build Peppercorn Pacific, 60163 Tornado departed Carnforth loop en-route to Crewe.”
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 moreWatch the moment West Somerset Railway reopens for 2019 season
VIDEO: Witness the opening of the West Somerset Railway following a 3-month absence.
Read moreYour Gallery | 70000 Brittania at Widney Manor
Neil Dyson has sent in this great photo of 70000 Brittania.
Read morePodcast: Rocket, Rainhill and the Stephensons’ Legacy
Join Chris Milner and historian Dr Michael Bailey as they explore the legacy of the Rainhill Trials.
Read moreYour Gallery | Peckett 2000 at Great North Steam Fair
Roger Hempsall has sent in these pictures of Peckett 2000 from his time at the Great North Steam Fair at the weekend.
Read moreSearch for Sir Vincent Raven relatives for North Eastern Railway celebrations
Sir Vincent Raven was an English railway engineer and chief mechanical engineer of NER from 1910 to 1922.
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