FARSAP reaches century
The Film Archive of Railway Signalling and People (FARSAP) has announced that it has reached a century in 2018 and is still going strong.
For four years, volunteers have filmed the people, practices, equipment and...
Steam locomotive 60103 Flying Scotsman to haul special Sir William McAlpine memorial train
The National Railway Museum has announced that 60103 Flying Scotsman will haul a special train in 2019 to honour the memory of Sir William McAlpine.
Sir William McAlpine owned the locomotive from 1973 - 1996...
Update 33 on steam locomotive No.60007 Sir Nigel Gresley
The first two weeks of October have seen work continue on overhauling A4 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley by The Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust Ltd at the National Railway Museum, York.
Front-End
On the lubrication system, the new...
LMS Stanier 3-Cylindered 2-6-4 Tank steam locomotives – Sole Survivor
Compact but fast, the 3-Cylindered 2-6-4 Tanks are some of the first engines designed by William Stanier for the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS).
They are the topic of this week's Sole Survivor. After looking...
Worlds most historic railway artefacts discovered by Network Rail
Network Rail has announced that members of the public will be able to see plans by George Stephenson for the first passenger railway to use locomotives.
The notebook is dated 1822 and was found by...
LNER A4 Class steam locomotives – Class Information
Fast, sleek and streamlined, these are some of the best express passenger steam locomotives ever built. This week's Class Information features a popular class among steam enthusiasts, Sir Nigel Gresley's A4 Class.
Once looking at their...
RailAdvent celebrates 1,000,000 page views with our biggest competition yet
2018 has been a fantastic year for us here at RailAdvent, we have seen our biggest growth in views and visitor numbers and had many positive comments on the work we do.
During August we...
An update on steam locomotive No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley – September 2018
The latest update (No.32) has been published on the National Railway Museum's website, featuring the progress made on returning Sir Nigel Gresley to steam between the 3rd and 14th of September.
Tender
The wheelsets for the...
An update on the overhaul of steam locomotive No.60007 Sir Nigel Gresley
The Railway Museum has released an update on the overhaul of steam locomotive No.60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, which is taking place in York.
Llangollen Railway
A number of items have now been sent to the Llangollen...
National Railway Museum stop locomotive group from volunteering
The 55002 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry group have announced that the management at the National Railway Museum has stopped them from volunteering.
Readers will probably have noticed the lack of news or progress on...
