Features
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‘Wonderful memories of a world famous railway’ – The Settle and Carlisle line
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The Settle and Carlisle line remains one of the great railway journeys in England and anyone who has been there will have their own memories.
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A Lincolnshire Phoenix
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It seems inconceivable that a steam-worked narrow gauge railway would be built in the 1960s to fulfil a real passenger transport need.
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Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway’s Top Train to run June 15
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The Snowdonian Limited is the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway’s Top Train.
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Embsay’s world first: The second dawn of modern traction
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October 19, 2018, will be etched in history after the world’s first internal combustion-powered passenger vehicle gave its first rides in 88 years.
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Strangers in town
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A prominent feature of the privatised railway is the rich variety of liveries and colours applied by individual train operators, often at great expense, to its rolling stock.
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Modern traction preservation still growling
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Brian Sharpe delves into the increasingly complex world of British main line diesel preservation.
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What are the essential tools I need for my workbench?
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There are some useful tools needed to make a start in the hobby.
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Practice and Performance: City of Truro – Final, final thoughts?
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A Practice & Performance Extra article in The RM August 2015 threw new light on the location where Charles Rous-Marten claimed to have recorded a quarter mile in 8.8secs (effectively 102.3mph) by City of Truro with the ‘Ocean Mails’ special. In essence, the platelayers that caused a brake application appeared to have been at Bradford-on-Avon…
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Hugh Le Fleming
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Robert Humm reviews the life and work of a notable locomotive engineer, writer and artist. Despite the lack of any family technical background, and in the face of paternal disapproval, Hugh Le Fleming rose rapidly in the world of locomotive engineering. Eventually, indifferent health prevented him reaching the top of his profession and he devoted…
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Building on the Broadway
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The 12 months since the opening of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’s extension to Broadway have seen numerous records broken, with the line continuing to reap the benefits of its connection with the picturesque Cotswolds village. Gary Boyd-Hope went along to find out how the railway has risen to the challenge, and what lessons have been…
