Sam Hewitt
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NRM DMU in action on the North Norfolk Railway
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THE National Railway Museum’s Metropolitan-Cammell Class 101 DMU – DMBS No. M51188 and DTSL No. M56352 – have been overhauled to a high standard by the Weybourne Traction Group. They are now able to operate in multiple with the NNR’s own Class 101 set, DMBS No. E51228 and DTSL No. E56062. It was good to hear four synchronised diesels…
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Trains old and new in Myanmar
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The railways in Myanmar (formerly Burma) are being slowly modernised with assistance from Japan, in particular. The state railway retains a handful of operational steam locos, although many more are plinthed or stored at depots. Some of the older and once common place Alsthom-built diesel locos have been replaced in regular service by 48 second-…
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Triple packs of slate wagons have now been added to Bachmann’s ‘009’ models.
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Attractive models of traditional narrow-gauge four-wheel slate wagons resembling two-bar Talyllyn wagons have been added to Bachmann’s growing range of ‘OO9’ gauge models that includes Baldwin locomotives, soon-to-be-released Hunslet quarry tank locomotives and a Baguley-Hunslet diesel. The diminutive slate wagons are sold in packs of three and include slate loads to bring the weight up…
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Coming up at Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway
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Since 1927 the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway (RH&DR) has been an integral part of the landscape of the Romney Marsh, and this month the railway is throwing a number of must-see events!
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Landslips and flooding affecting Settle to Carlisle route
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Passengers in Cheshire, the North West and Cumbria should check before they travel as landslips and flooding caused by heavy rain are affecting some journeys.
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All aboard for the North Norfolk Railway Autumn Steam Gala!
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Steam, Steam and more Steam! Join North Norfolk Railway for a fantastic Steam Gala weekend.
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London’s newest station opens at Meridian Water
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Meridian Water station in north-east London opened on June 3, serving a huge regeneration scheme on former industrial land. The £46million, three-platform interchange will be served by Greater Anglia trains on the Lea Valley route, and replaces nearby Angel Road, one of inner London’s least-used stations. A 5.5km third track has been laid between Stratford…
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From the archive: Restoring Thornbury Castle, no busman’s holiday
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It came as a great surprise to many when The Railway Magazine broke the news last August that unrestored GWR ‘Castle’ No. 7027 Thornbury Castle had been sold to a 32-year-old enthusiast from Weston-super-Mare. Twelve months on and Jonathan Jones-Pratt is about to embark on the loco’s restoration, so Gary Boyd-Hope went to find out what the…
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Severn Valley blue and green ‘Gronks’ comparison
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THE Severn Valley Railway has repainted Class 09 No. 09107 (built Horwich 1961) in BR blue, as seen at Kidderminster on April 16. It is posed with an early Class 08 – No. D3022 (built Derby 1953) in BR green. The ‘09’ is not an original, having been converted from Class 08 No. 08845 by RFS Industries in…
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From the archive: Still growling on – Modern traction preservation
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There is no doubt that diesels are an integral part of railway preservation but this was not always the case. Brian Sharpe delves into the increasingly complex world of British main line diesel preservation. On May 24, 1973, WR Warship B-B diesel-hydraulic D821 Greyhound became the first BR main line diesel locomotive to be purchased…
