In 1904, Great Western Railway icon No. 3440 City of Truro could have been hailed as the fastest locomotive in the world after being clocked at 102.3mph…
Read moreNo. 3440 City of Truro – ‘Ton-up Truro’: a reluctant legend?
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Video: South Devon Railway from the footplate
If like me, you’re in desperate need of a heritage railway ‘fix’ in the current Covid-19 lockdown, you may be interested in this newly released video clip of the South Devon Railway (SDR). The 30-minute
Read moreSouth Devon Railway ‘encouraged’ by initial SOS appeal response
Just over a week since it was launched on Sunday, April 5, the latest updated figure for the South Devon Railway’s ‘SOS – Save Our Steam’ – £500,000 funding appeal shows that over £31,000 has
Read moreSevern Valley becomes Welsh Valleys!
The three-day spring steam gala in brought in the crowds, reports Robin Jones and Gareth Evans.
Read moreGreat steam Engineers of the nineteenth century: Part 5 – the 1860s
Steam locomotives grew larger, more powerful and faster during the 1860s. Brian Sharpe outlines how the jobs of the locomotive superintendents of the major railway companies also grew ever larger, in terms of their responsibilities
Read moreToplight next in line for WSR carriages project
THE West Somerset Steam Railway Trust has reaffirmed its decision to restore GWR toplight TK No. 3639 as the next phase of its heritage carriages project. No. 3639 has a rich history as a passenger
Read moreSwindon Works horse dray found
A GWR horse dray has been discovered in a domestic garage in Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, having been stored there since the early 1960s. It was among the property of a deceased gentleman who formerly
Read moreSevern Valley wagons on a roll!
THE Severn Valley Railway’s demonstration freight train is set to be boosted by the addition of two restored wagons in the coming weeks, thanks to the efforts of the line’s Bewdley-based Wagon Department. SECR five-plank
Read moreSouth Devon confirms golden anniversary celebrations
While there will be many activities and events going on throughout the year to mark 50 years since part of the GWR Ashburton branch reopened as the Dart Valley Railway, the key centrepiece events are
Read moreImpromptu ‘gala’ brings in the crowds
By Paul Appleton THE first day of the Severn Valley Railway’s 2019 operating season, February 16, had the air of a gala event, with former BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 No. 75069 making its public debut
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