The Railway Magazine
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Heritage Explorer: Four lines in four days
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Last summer Robert Drysdale embarked on an 800-mile round trip to visit four heritage railways in four days using the national rail network and occasionally a local bus. His personal account provides some interesting observations and food for thought. On the morning of Friday, July 3, 2018, I arrived at Newark North Gate station to…
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Saving a main line railway: a remarkable achievement!
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50 years ago this year, the first seeds were sown in a bid to save a section of the Great Central Railway in Leicestershire. Graham Oliver, the railway’s former chief executive, recalls those early days of an embryo scheme which has subsequently blossomed into the country’s only double-track main line preserved railway. As 1968 progressed…
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Saving a main line railway: a remarkable achievement!
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50 years ago this year, the first seeds were sown in a bid to save a section of the Great Central Railway in Leicestershire. Graham Oliver, the railway’s former chief executive, recalls those early days of an embryo scheme which has subsequently blossomed into the country’s only double-track main line preserved railway. As 1968 progressed…
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LOCAL LOCO TRIALS: 1931 style
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In this month’s Practice & Performance, John Heaton FCILT recalls loco trials undertaken by the LMS to assess locomotive coal consumption in a bid to discover whether trains of lower overall weight could cut costs on lesser used lines. Any casual lineside observers on September 9, 1931 at Chellaston (some four miles from Derby on…
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Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST Darent to have new boiler built
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A new boiler barrel is being built for Hampton & Kempton Waterworks Railway’s (H&KWR) Darent.
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Narrow and minimum gauge at Warley show
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Check out some great pictures from the exciting Warley Model Railway Exhibition.
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Narrow and minimum gauge at Warley show
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Check out some great pictures from the exciting Warley Model Railway Exhibition.
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Russell steams to Beddgelert for first time since 1937
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The Welsh Highland Heritage Railway’s (WHHR) Hunslet 2-6-2T Russell made the historic trip.
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Hastings Miniature Railway celebrate 70th anniversary… again!
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The 10¼in-gauge Hastings Miniature Railway held its final 70th anniversary event last autumn.
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Southwold’s Blyth Valley Light Railway opens for passengers
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The 7¼in-gauge BVLR at Southwold Railway Trust’s ‘Steamworks’ has opened for passengers.
