National Railway Museum
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Paddington hosts HST farewell
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After almost 44 years of sterling service, the InterCity 125 – which transformed long-distance travel for British Rail – has ended its association with London Paddington.
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National Railway Museum to uncover truth about the ‘Hetton Lyon’
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The National Railway Museum has begun an investigation into the true origins of the Hetton Colliery loco Lyon of 1855.
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Search for contractor delays J21 locomotive overhaul start
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The Locomotive Conservation and Learning Trust continues to search for a contractor to carry out the Heritage Lottery Fund-backed overhaul of NER J21 0-6-0 No. 65033. LCLT chairman Toby Watkins said: “We’ve received formal permission from the HLF to start and the money is there, but we’ve been unable to select a contractor to overhaul…
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New hope for Green Arrow and ‘J52’ as NRM sets out its long-term operating strategy
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THE National Railway Museum has published its long-awaited new strategy for operating rail vehicles from the National Collection over the next 15 years. The 20-page report sets out how the Science Museum Group (SMG) plans to operate its fleet, and which vehicles will be available for main line use, operation within its NRM, Shildon and…
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Princess Royal visits Queen Victoria’s coach in York
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THE complete restoration of Queen Victoria’s famous royal saloon carriage 150 years after it was built has been given the royal seal of approval. The Princess Royal inspected the coach when she visited the National Railway Museum in York for the first time on Friday, February 15. Built by the LNWR in 1869 for the…
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Calbourne and black ‘Radial’ for Bluebell’s branch gala
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The Isle of Wight Steam Railway’s ex-LSWR ‘O2’ No. W24 Calbourne will be returning to the UK mainland.
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No. 60007 joins Hosking fleet at Crewe
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The agreement will see No. 60007 step into the void left by classmate No. 4464 Bittern at Crewe.
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Searching for lost NER network tile maps
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I have been conducting research regarding lost NER network tile maps, which are basically of three types, and am trying to ascertain whether readers of Heritage Railway are aware of the existence of an updated version of the map in any country house which they have visited or even own. The updated versions show, among…
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A4 Sir Nigel Gresley signs up with Saphos Trains
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GRESLEY A4 No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley will spend the next 10 years on the main line working Saphos Trains’ railtours. The engine’s owning group, the Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust (SNGLT) and the Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust (RSL>), have an agreement, which will see the Pacific operate as part of the Crewe-based…
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A Phoenix from the Ashes
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If ever a place deserved to rise from the ashes, then it is Sierra Leone’s National Railway Museum (SLNRM). Nicola Fox tells the fascinating history of a museum, whose locomotives were less than a week from being scrapped, plus its on-going British connections. On the western coast of Africa lies a small country with a…
