Test runs take place at Nottingham heritage railway
For the first time since the Covid pandemic, a passenger train has run over the entire 9-mile length of the Great Central Railway (Nottingham).
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New chairman and secretary for the Vintage Carriages Trust
At its Annual General Meeting held on Saturday, 9th November, the Vintage Carriages Trust elected a new Chairman and Secretary.
Nottingham Railway Christmas theme tune reaches number 1 in music chart
GCRN Christmas theme tune reaches No.1 in music chart
Father Christmas makes plans to visit a Yorkshire railway
On, 30th November, Father Christmas will take time out from his busy schedule with a visit to the Yorkshire Wolds Railway at Fimber in East Yorkshire.
Class 43 locomotive finds new home at Devon heritage railway
The Plym Valley Railway has announced that Ex-GWR HST Powercar, No. 43063, has entered preservation with them after being withdrawn from service.
Railway Trolley Trust adds long-disused two seater trolley to its collection
The Railway Trolley Trust has agreed to purchase a dismantled trolley that has been out of use at the Nene Valley Railway for several years.
Somerset based steam locomotive withdrawn from service
Jonathan Jones-Pratt has announced that GWR Pannier No. 9466 has been withdrawn from service for the foreseeable future. The withdrawal has come due to issues…
WATCH: Steam trains in the night at Yorkshire railway
In the last part of Disc 2 of our adventure to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway for their 2020 Spring Steam Gala, we see…
Bahamas Locomotive Society to auction painting by famous railway artist
The Bahamas Locomotive Society is auctioning an original painting by Eric Oldham to coincide with the publication of a book featuring his works.
Yorkshire railway adds Class 47 locomotive to its fleet
A Class 47 diesel locomotive that the Wensleydale Railway had purchased has been delivered to the railway’s Leeming Bar site.