It doesn’t seem like long ago that planning of the Advent Calendar started and now we’re already at 21st December! The good news is that the best is yet to come and Christmas Eve’s entry promises much. You may have to wait a little later in the day than usual, but it’ll be well worth…
The first BR Standard locomotive to be built is currently wrapped up for Christmas – today’s Advent Calendar picture!
Retired Engine Driver John Anthony has submitted a guest blog post, sharing his experience of working express services at night..
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The Oxford dictionary defines a steam engine as “An engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam to generate power” but delve a little deeper and the definition becomes more complex. Fans of the old British comedy sitcom “Only Fools and Horses” will probably be familiar with Trigger’s Broom. For those of you…
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Today is the 77th birthday of the fastest steam engine run in preservation, LNER A4 pacific 4464 Bittern. Last year, the birthday girl was given special dispensation to run 3 railtours at 90mph to celebrate the 75th anniversary of 4468 Mallard’s 126mph speed record, as captured by the UK Heritage Hub video below.
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At mid-day 17th December 2014, Hornby announced their new range for 2015. Some of these announcements had been made previously, but there was nevertheless plenty of new items of interest! After many years of speculation, Hornby have decided to produce a model of the LSWR/SR S15 class. The S15 was the smaller wheeled sibling of…
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Loco Yard 