The Railway Magazine
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Churchward No. 4270 marks its centenary at Gloucs-Warks line as Foremarke Hall turns 70
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JEREMY Hosking’s Churchward ‘42XX’ 2-8-0T No. 4270 celebrated its 100th anniversary at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWSR) over the weekend of September 14-15. There was no telegram from HM Queen for this particular centenary, but the GWSR acknowledged the milestone with the production of a special headboard, which the heavy freight tank carried all weekend. The…
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Uninspiring train liveries
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Seeing the photo of the new EMR livery on the front of the September issue highlights what to me is a retrograde step – I think this new scheme is most uninspiring. I have always thought that the old livery, predominantly white with red and blue trim, was rather smart and stylish, and always kept…
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Paper tickets ditched for half of train journeys
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Only half of train journeys use traditional paper tickets as smart ticketing continues to grow, new figures show.
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First trains for BR green Cheltenham since 1962
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THE National Railway Museum’s Maunsell ‘V’ class 4-4-0 Cheltenham has re-entered traffic at the Mid-Hants Railway following its repaint into British Railways livery as No. 30925. The refreshed ‘Schools’ made its Brunswick green debut on September 14, the first time it had hauled a passenger train in this guise since 1962. Cheltenham is pictured arriving at…
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Six things you may not know about Flying Scotsman
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Flying Scotsman is one of the most famous locomotives of all time, here are some facts that you may not have heard about the locomotive.
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Leighton Buzzard Railway: 100 not out
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Cliff Thomas reports on a rare heritage anniversary – a 2ft-gauge railway that has operated continuously for a century. THE Leighton Buzzard Railway (LBR) will celebrate the line’s 100th anniversary of continuous operation on November 17, the nearest Sunday to the original opening date. Numerous heritage railways have marked anniversaries of 100 years from the…
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Four panniers and ‘Foxcote’ farewell for WSR’s country railway event
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THE West Somerset Railway’s (WSR) Autumn Steam Gala will take place just days after this issue of The RM goes on sale, with a no fewer than four GWR Collett panniers taking centre stage. Three of the ever-popular 0-6-0PTs will be visiting the railway for the October 3-6 A Country Railway-themed event, including one-time resident…
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Shaw Savill to steam again after restoration begins at Heywood
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ONE of preservation’s forgotten locomotives – ‘Merchant Navy’ Pacific No. 35009 Shaw Savill – is being restored for main line operation by owner Ian Riley at his Heywood works, near Bury. Mr Riley bought the rebuilt Bulleid 4-6-2 from Richard Stone in 2003, but other than stripping it down little work was carried out while a…
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Military might: Looking back at Longmoor
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October 31 marks 50 years since the closure of the Longmoor Military Railway in Hampshire. The army training line, known for its eye-catching blue-liveried locomotives and stock, came within a whisker of becoming a preservation hub for the south, but alas it was not to be. Gary Boyd-Hope pays a pictorial tribute to one of…
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UK railway news round-up
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This week, HS2 comes under fire again & Network Rail are accused of not acting on fog risk.
