The three-day spring steam gala in brought in the crowds, reports Robin Jones and Gareth Evans.
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Coming up in Issue 253 of HR: Take the last Underground steam below central London
THE timetable for District 150 – the last chance to travel on a steam train on London Underground beneath the heart of the capital – has now been published. As previously reported, the London Transport
Read moreVintage Trains plans to run 30 day tours in 2019
By Cedric Johns VINTAGE Trains has announced its first season of tours as a Train Operating Company. The publication of the 2019 itinerary coincided with Tyseley Locomotive Works’ flagship WR 4-6-0 No. 7029 Clun Castle
Read moreDon’t ruin wonderful Midsomer Norton station
I had to look twice at the date of the latest issue of Heritage Railway (No. 250 – congratulations), as I thought the article on page 35, about Midsomer Norton must have been an April
Read moreBrighton Belle on course for main line
Gordon Rushton, 5BEL trustee, tells the story of the project to re-create the famous Brighton Belle luxury dining train, from its inception to how it is bringing back 1930s Art Deco finery to the main
Read moreSearching for lost NER network tile maps
I have been conducting research regarding lost NER network tile maps, which are basically of three types, and am trying to ascertain whether readers of Heritage Railway are aware of the existence of an updated
Read moreREAD: Flying Scotsman’s magnificent month
Tornado may have run at more than 100mph, emulating Flying Scotsman’s world record feat of 1934, but its crowd-pulling April tour proved that it is not ready to concede its crown as the world’s most
Read moreFEATURE: More regenerations than Dr Who!
When Flying Scotsman returns to the rails in the New Year, it will not be the LNER apple green No. 4472 we are familiar with
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