By Cedric Johns News that West Coast has been using Merchant Navy 4-6-2 No. 35018 British India Line over the Settle & Carlisle route to avoid taking water at Appleby appears to be something of

By Hugh Dougherty THE historic southern aspect of Glasgow’s Queen Street station roof arch is on view again for the first time in over 50 years, as demolition of Consort House, once the headquarters of

TALYLLYN Railway 0-4-2ST No. 3 Sir Haydn returned to passenger service on May 14, the 67th anniversary of the line becoming the world’s first preserved line. No. 3 was built at Henry Hughes’ Locomotive &

TWO significant centenaries and a railway birthday will be at the centre of the Severn Valley Railway’s June 2-3 goods gala. The event will see up to two goods trains in operation alongside passenger services

By Geoff Courtney An enthusiast’s novel protest that involved him running a home-made steam-powered trolley on a world-famous heritage line has reignited a fierce debate about the future of the route, which was operated by

By Roger Melton NORTH Yorkshire Moors Railway members have expressed disappointment at ‘lenient’ sentences handed out to eight teenagers who trashed carriages on a historic train and caused £27,000 damage. The group broke into carriages

By Geoff Courtney VICTOR Goudie was one of the railwayana movement’s real characters, a collector who embraced what has been described as an “alternative lifestyle”. He was unmarried, didn’t work, lived with his mother until

By Geoff Courtney CAMPAIGNERS who are central to the bid to have part of the former Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway reopened to walkers after it was ravaged by floods more than two years ago,

Distant cousins met for the first time on Butterley station platform on May 12 when the Midland Railway – Butterley held a special ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Sapper Alfred