Heritage Diesel and Electric Locomotives
Read Now It’s now more than 40 years since the first ex-British Rail main line diesel locomotive, D821 Greyhound, was bought for preservation. [...]
Great British Railway Firsts
Read Now The invention of the world’s first self-propelled railway locomotive in the form of Cornishman Richard Trevithick’s steam engine proved to be [...]
Darlington – The home of rail engineering in the north-east
Read Now It’s almost 200 years since the small town of Darlington emerged as the cradle for a rail industry that transformed travel [...]
Legendary Locomotives
Read Now There was a time when every ground-breaking or record-breaking feat by a new-type locomotive would see the footplate crew, designer and [...]
Severn Valley Railway – 50 Glorious Years
Read Now Carrying around 250,000 passengers a year, Severn Valley is one of the world’s most popular steam railways. Born from the conversations [...]
LMS: Steam Revival
Read Now The London Midland and Scottish Railway was the largest of the Big Four companies formed by the Grouping of Britain’s independent [...]
Great Western Steam Revival
Read Now Brunswick green locomotives, with polished brass and copper, hauling chocolate and cream coaches on holiday expresses including the ‘Cornish Riviera Express’; [...]
Great Western Railway
Read Now There are many who state that the Great Western Railway came to an abrupt end on 1 January 1948, when the [...]
Great Central Railway – Past, Present and Future
Read Now Here is the complete story of the fabled Great Central Railway, from the beginnings of the original pre-Grouping company in Victorian [...]
Clash of the Steam Titans
Read Now What happens when the most famous locomotive of the 20th century meets its 21st-century equivalent? A clash of steam titans! Flying Scotsman, [...]