A4 60009 on a mainline charter from Kidderminster to Minehead on the West Somerset Railway. The A4 came off at Bishops Lydeard and 7F no 88 took the train on down to Minehead The first shot is the A4 at Fordgate near Cogload, then No 88 at Churchlands Bridge on WSR, followed by the returning…
Good evening, Recently I wrote a post on the stations of the Disneyland Paris Railroad (click here to read) and today I will be looking at the locomotive that was running on it. My visit to the park was at the end of peak season so unfortunately only one locomotive was running instead of the…
The Watercress Festival in Alresford is one of those events that my wife and I try to put into the heritage railway diary. This is despite the fact that it’s not really a railway event as such, but an important one that the railway supports in a big way. The event is all about food…
Originally posted on THE MARVELOUS MUMFORD:
A NEW TORNADO (Photo by Adrian Brodie…Didcot railway Centre, UK, April 5, 2014…posted by him on http://photos.greatrails.net/showpic/?photo/ ) – Britishers gave up beer To finance the Tornado here… They passed the test Financing the rest, So why can’t we do that here? –Jonathan Caswell
This bank holiday weekend is an ideal time to visit a heritage railway. The weather forecast isn’t too positive, so why not sit back under the cover of a carriage and be hauled by a heritage locomotive? It’s what I shall be doing, of course! I’m planning on visiting the Kent and East Sussex Railway who are…
With Issue 39 a new era dawns for the UK Heritage Hub. Below is a link to the brand new e-zine Issue 39, hosted at our new base of The Model Centre; http://www.themodelcentre.com/ukheritagehub As ever, this issue brings you all the latest news from around the country together with some spectacular special features.
As a reminder, this Saturday, May 24th is the visit of the Kirklees Light Railway, for the Asperger’s Fundraiser. This is the first event since the major reshuffle behind the scenes, which will hopefully make everything run
Good evening, Last year I visited Disneyland Paris for my daughters 4th birthday and came across the rather brilliant Disneyland Railroad. It’s a well-known fact that Walt Disney was a huge railway fan and was even building a model GWR King class (sadly he died before he could complete it). When he designed the original Disney…
Last week, the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry reported that they were stopping the steam service from the museum to former historic Liverpool Road Station, due to new plans that would sever it from the railway network. Bosses at the museum (MoSI) stated that they have agreed a secret deal with Network Rail to drop their…
Retired Engine Driver John Anthony has submitted another blog post, sharing more of his experience driving the record breaking 4468 Mallard. Without further ado, here is John’s second piece on this beautiful creature!
Loco Yard 