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New visitor experience at the Watercress Line

Emma Holden - 19th June 2019

The Watercress Line’s National Lottery Heritage Fund supported Canadian Pacific restoration project has spent £46,000 to improve the visitor experience at its Ropley station. The...

New visitor experience at the Watercress Line

Emma Holden - 19th June 2019

Transpennine Express launch free days out for families

Emma Holden - 19th June 2019

45699 "Galatea" // Credit C. Ainscough

Steam locomotive 45699 Galatea heading home to Carnforth on Thursday

Michael Holden - 18th June 2019

45699 Galatea is heading back to Carnforth after its role as steam locomotive for the...

45699 Galatea

First steam locomotive hauled Scarborough Spa Express of 2019 this Thursday

Michael Holden - 18th June 2019

Steam locomotive No.45699 Galatea will be back in steam on the mainline and will be...

New Cylinders for 4930 "Hagley Hall" // Credit Friends of Locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall

New Cylinders Delivered for steam locomotive Hagley Hall

Jamie Duggan - 18th June 2019

The Friends of Locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall group has announced that the new cylinder blocks...

Narrow Gauge Heritage

Llanuwchllyn Signal Box

Help the Bala Lake Railway to fund repairs to its Signal...

12th June 2019

Launceston Steam Railway in miniature!

3rd June 2019

[NR] Anti Trespass Group

Network Rail volunteers help heritage railway deter trespassers

2nd June 2019

new app for snowdon mountain railway

Snowdon Mountain Railway launch interactive mountain map!

25th May 2019

First train over the extension on the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway

Extra day of trains this year at the Lincolnshire Coast Light...

23rd May 2019

Standard Gauge Heritage

New boards at Ropley

New visitor experience at the Watercress Line

19th June 2019

New Cylinders for 4930 "Hagley Hall" // Credit Friends of Locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall

New Cylinders Delivered for steam locomotive Hagley Hall

18th June 2019

34070 "Manston" at Tyseley Locomotives Works // Credit SLL

Quick update on steam locomotives from Southern Locomotives Ltd

18th June 2019

Paw Patrol set for Churnet Valley visit

18th June 2019

82045 Inside Erection Shop // Credit Jim Norman

Update on New-Build Standard 3 Tank 82045 steam locomotive – May...

15th June 2019

Mainline Network

Transpennine 185149 at Preston

Transpennine Express launch free days out for families

19th June 2019

45699 "Galatea" // Credit C. Ainscough

Steam locomotive 45699 Galatea heading home to Carnforth on Thursday

18th June 2019

First steam locomotive hauled Scarborough Spa Express of 2019 this Thursday

18th June 2019

Southeastern 15

Southeastern to introduce Delay Repay 15

18th June 2019

Record numbers of passengers for Spice Girls concert

18th June 2019

Class Information - Find Out About Your Favourite Locomotive

1016 "Inyala" appearing in LNER Apple Green in 1949 // Credit Simon Lathlane

LNER Thompson B1 Class steam locomotives – Class Information

Jamie Duggan - 7th April 2019

Built for mixed traffic duties during the strict conditions of World War 2, the B1s were Thompson's take on a 4-6-0 2-cylinder general purpose...

4231 at Swindon Works // Credit Unknown

GWR 42XX, 5205, 5275 and 72XX Classes of steam locomotives –...

Jamie Duggan - 14th January 2019

Built for short-distance heavy coal trains, the 4200s and variations played a key part in the transport of Welsh coal. Once exploring the working careers...

498 As Built // Credit A Major

LSWR/SR S15 Class steam locomotives – Class Information

9th December 2018

5637 and 46447 // Credit East Somerset Railway

GWR 56XX Class steam locomotives – Class Information

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44871 at Doncaster

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WATCH: Black Five steam locomotive 44871 powers through Doncaster

Cameron White - 28th May 2019

Intercity HST

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'Mainline Diesel'

WATCH: We bid farewell to beloved Class 43 locomotive

Tornado at Lancaster

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'Mainline Steam'

WATCH: Four steam locomotives on three railtours in the North West

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'Mainline Steam'

WATCH: steam locomotive 60103 Flying Scotsman steams through Rotherham and Chesterfield

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WATCH: steam locomotive 34092 City of Wells visits the North Yorkshire Moors Railway

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