Heritage Railway
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He was the greatest!
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THE rail industry and the heritage sector joined forces to pay tribute to Sir William McAlpine, who many regard as one of the greatest figures – if not the greatest – of the preservation movement. A special memorial trip, the ‘Scotsman’s Salute’ ran from King’s Cross to York on Friday, January 11, headed by none…
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Talyllyn buys prime land next to Tywyn’s Pendre Works
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THE Talyllyn Railway (TR) has bought a key piece of land alongside its Pendre Works, comprising two cottages on Frankwell Street and land opposite the West Shed at Pendre known as ‘The Orchard’. General manager Stuart Williams said: “The price being asked for both cottages and the land was deemed to be reasonable, and so…
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From Tate Gallery exec to heritage line train driver
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By Geoff Courtney Laura Wright, chief executive of the award-winning Mail Rail visitor attraction in central London, became a train driver for the day on January 18, when she swapped her role for hands-on training at the controls of one of the line’s trains. Laura joined The Postal Museum, which incorporates Mail Rail, last June…
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Aberdeen tram returns north after donation to Grampian museum
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An Aberdeen tram has returned to Scotland after six years at Dundee Museum of Transport.
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King’s Cross to go narrow gauge for spring half-term
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TWO narrow gauge locomotives that once worked on slate mines in Snowdonia are to take pride of place at King’s Cross station. The Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways will be bringing Quarry Hunslet 0-4-0ST Velinheli and de Winton vertical-boilered locomotive Chaloner for display at the station’s ticket hall from February 16-24. The railway has previously…
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Welshpool given £95K grant for enhanced visitor facilities
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WHEN the first trains ran on the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway on April 4, 1903, motor cars were still a rarity – now an £89,000 Welsh Government grant for a series of improvements to the line will include the provision of charging points for electric vehicles, which are seen by some as the future…
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Road transfer of iconic steam locomotive is music to preservationists’ ears
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By Geoff Courtney ONE of the United States’ most iconic preserved locomotives is to undergo a major restoration following its eagerly-awaited road transfer across the busy city of Nashville in an operation that cost £390,000, took two years to plan, and involved a self-propelled, electrically-driven, 24-wheeled trailer that was controlled and manoeuvred by just one…
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More cash needed for trains to reach heart of Corwen
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By George Jones RAPID progress is being made on the Llangollen Railway’s new Corwen Central station – but more money is needed to complete the project. As of the end of January, the island platform, now infilled around the western end, has the foundations and a base of beams and blocks completed, with the drainage…
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Latest Barry returnee gears up for Bury spring gala
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THE latest locomotive to be returned to steam after being rescued from Barry scrapyard will be launched into traffic during the East Lancashire Railway’s March 8-10 spring steam gala. BR Standard 2-6-4T No. 80097 moved under its own power on October 18 for the first time since July 1965 (HR 250), but was withdrawn again…
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Your Gallery | U Class Mogul No. 31806
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Frank Thurlby sent in this cracking picture at Norden!
