A famous wrought iron bridge at King’s Cross station which appeared on cinema and television screens worldwide, featuring in the Harry Potter films, is retiring to Hampshire this Christmas as part of the £500m redevelopment of the station. Network Rail … Continue reading
Preparatory work has started at the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway Station at Porthmadog for its major Cob widening project. The work is needed in order to improve the historic station – which dates from 1863 – to enable it … Continue reading
Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers are staging their Autumn half-term Family Fun Week for children and adults between Saturday 22 October and Sunday 30 October, 2011. There will be regular steam and diesel train services, brake van rides at Swanage, face … Continue reading
Following on from yesterday’s post, the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is featured again today. The railway has given a sneak preview of their 2011 Christmas card. This year’s card features a snowy watercolour by Frederick Lea GRA showing The Cornishman, the … Continue reading
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’s page on British Heritage Railways has had a general update. A major feature of the update is the operation of the line as two seperate railways, a steam or heritage diesel hauled service from Cheltenham Racecourse … Continue reading
The new Welsh Highland Railway has now been open for longer than the 1923 original, which closed after just 13 years. On Thursday October 9th 1997 the Caernarfon-Dinas Light Railway Order came into force. The intention was to open the … Continue reading
The future of the Fairbourne Railway is at stake. Following the death of its major benefactor, Prof Atkinson, who covered its annual shortfall, the trustees are having to consider redundancies & a reduction to services. If the timetable has to … Continue reading
Electric Railway Museum, Coventry prepares to throw its doors open for visitors of all ages to explore its rich collection and learn about work going on behind the scenes. The Museum will be open Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September … Continue reading
The St Albans Signal Box Preservation Trust was formed in 2002 by residents determined to save the Grade 2 listed signal box. The Trust has restored the building and the signal box is now open to the public as an … Continue reading
The 2½ mile narrow gauge Launceston Steam Railway in Cornwall now has it’s own page on British Heritage Railways. Built on former standard gauge trackbed, the 1 11½” gauge line runs west from the historic town of Launceston through the … Continue reading
