Features
-
East Coast HST finale
Posted
by
After a remarkable 41 years of service, the HST is due to be taken out of use on the East Coast Main Line by its main franchisee on December 31, 2019.
-
163 years ago: Death of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Posted
by
Young Isambard was not only to follow in his father’s footsteps as one of the greatest engineers of his day, but with his big railway from London to Bristol, and the seaward ‘extension’ by which steamships would continue the journey to New York, would soon eclipse his fame.
-
The Aln Valley Railway – then and now
Posted
by
Alan Barnes is a regular visitor to the North East. Here, he takes a look at the history of the Aln Valley Railway and its progress in extending one of Britain’s newest heritage lines, a project which has not had the easiest of starts. VERY little evidence remains of the railway lines which once served…
-
CENTENARIAN CAMERAMAN: Ron Buckley – Britain’s Oldest Railway Photographer
Posted
by
Chris Milner meets a railway photographer with a fascinating past, who took his first railway picture in the 1930s, but also spent more than 40 years employed by both the LMS and BR. Most of us hope for a long and fruitful life and for centenarian Ron Buckley that wish has certainly been the case.…
-
PREVIEW | Darlington: Home of Rail Engineering in the North-East
Posted
by
For a limited time only, you can read the digital version of Darlington, The Home of Rail Engineering in the North-East for just 99p.
-
Trips with a difference: 40 years of rail ale rambles
Posted
by
Dave Richardson recalls more than 40 years of connecting railways with beer festivals and brewery visits, organised by former Salisbury area BR manager Gerald Daniels. REAL ale and rail travel somehow go together, especially with heritage railways, which often hold beer festivals at stations or on board trains. Both interests appeal to people who love…
-
Remembering Richard Hardy
Posted
by
Richard Hardy, who died on February 18 2018, aged 94, was one of the last remaining professional links with the ‘Big Four’ and a railwayman who commanded as much respect in the preservation era as he did during his illustrious career with the LNER and British Railways. Known affectionately in his autumn years as ‘the…
-
THEN & NOW: Years Apart… Bestwood Park Junction, Nottingham
Posted
by
Our occasional series of then and now ‘views’ normally show where the railway has been closed, and in many cases the trackbed returned to nature. The pairing of images on this occasion shows the transformation of a rundown railway to a busy local rail and tram operation. Read more News and Features at https://www.therailwayhub.co.uk/ and…
-
Hydrogen train trial for UK by 2020
Posted
by
Following the recent announcement of the Government’s intention to remove diesel trains from the network by 2040, KEITH FENDER looks at how Alstom has developed a hydrogen-powered train that will lead to a trial in the UK within two years. In early November, Alstom and the government of the German state of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony)…
-
A Lancashire half-century
Posted
by
Mark Smithers reports on the West Lancashire Light Railway, a family-friendly operation which has just celebrated its 50th anniversary after starting from humble beginnings in 1967. IN 1878, the standard-gauge West Lancashire Railway was opened from Southport to Hesketh Bank, with a through connection to Preston following in 1882. This line remained in use until…
