The Ribble Steam Railway has landed a visit by new-build A1 No. 60163 Tornado between 26-29 May 2012. The mile and a half long RSR on part of Preston’s old docks network is more usually associated with industrial locomotives working … Continue reading
It’s a bit late but here is the April 2012 episode of North Yorkshire Moors Railway TV with an impressive new look. The May episode should be out soon and will be posted here.
The Deltic Preservation Society’s 55019 Royal Highland Fusilier will be starring in the Poppy Line’s Diesel Gala on 25 – 27 May 2012. The loco will be coming in over the Sheringham level crossing. As D9019, the Deltic entered service … Continue reading
Diesel Locomotive Weekend Sat 17th & Sun 18th March 2012 A weekend of running with main line Diesel Locomotives operating all services on both the Duffield and Ravenstor lines. There will be four return trips between Wirksworth and Duffield and … Continue reading
A new two part documentary about rebuilding the Welsh Highland begins on BBC2 Wales this week. Also available on iPlayer for viewers in the rest of the UK. In April 2011 Wales’s newest and most ambitious railway – the Welsh … Continue reading
Saturday December 10th is another historic date in the 35 year history of the revived West Somerset Railway with a special pre-Christmas First Great Western train running from the West Somerset Railway to the popular shopping cities of Bristol and … Continue reading
The Launceston Steam Railway has publically announced its withdrawal from the TRAC (Tourism and Rural Access in Cornwall) Project – a scheme led by Cornwall Council to build a new multi-use trail between Launceston and Egloskerry. As part of the project … Continue reading
Christmas shopping and sightseeing in London is on offer for residents local to the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway with a special train service between Wirksworth and London. On Saturday 26th November, the Thames-Ecclesbourne Express will provide special train services from Wirksworth … Continue reading
Plans to safeguard Britain’s railway signalling heritage are being drawn up as part of a thirty-year proposal to modernise and consolidate the activities of hundreds of signal boxes into regional control centres. Network Rail’s operating strategy, announced in July, would … Continue reading
Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox and Comedian – and Celebrity Juice panelist – Rufus Hound will be embarking on an epic week-long campervan tour of the UK, The North Yorkshire Moors Railway needs your help to get the celebrity pair … Continue reading
