According to the Railway Heritage Association (www.heritagerailways.com) the total sum of track distance of heritage railways in the UK is no less than 536 miles! That is longer than the total London Underground system and further than the distance between London and Glasgow. With one exception (that I can think of) this has been done…
Today marks 50 years since the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill. On 30th January 1965, Bulleid Battle of Britain class 34051 had the honour of hauling the deceased Sir Winston Churchill on his last journey from London Waterloo to the famous statesman’s final resting place in Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire. The locomotive wore disc codes in…
This is proof that the magic of steam is alive and well in Australia! Lovely story!
Tonight we have another great story from retired Engine Driver John Anthony who reminisces of the good old days of steam.
Tonight we have another great story from retired Engine Driver John Anthony who really brings the age of steam back to life!.
Good evening, As reported last year, almost exactly to the day, www.railwaytouring.net announced that 5972 Olton Hall was to run a special in June before being “taken to the Warner Bros Museum for the rest of its days”. The tour sold out so quickly that they ran a second tour in July. Today it was announced…
Tonight we have a blog post perfectly timed for Burns Night! Following this month’s earlier blog post about the worlds most famous steam engine, it has been announced that the Flying Scotsman is to be returned into service numbered 60103 in British Railways brunswick green.
The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is without doubt a railway that is high on my list to visit. Re-opened in 1968, the KWVR was one of the first standard gauge lines to be preserved and has many claims to fame, with perhaps the most well-known being that it was the location for the Railway…
Here we have BRAND NEW UKHH e-zine, released today, 23rd January, to download and read at your leisure; Issue 49 – http://bit.ly/ukhhissue49 Our thanks to everyone, whom continues to contribute to this fast expanding enterprise. It is really gratifying to see new names being included with articles and images. You can visit our homepage at www.themodelcentre.com/ukheritagehub…
If LNER Pacific 4468 Mallard was the star of 2013-2014, Bulleid Battle of Britain class 34051 Sir Winston Churchill will be for 2015. 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill. 34051 had the honour of hauling the great statesman’s final journey. The locomotive has been lovingly cosmetically restored at…
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