Saturday 17th August 37516; Crewe – Liverpool 46233; Liverpool-Wigan-Settle-Carlisle-Shap-Preston-Liverpool 37516; Liverpool – Crewe Sunday 18th August 48151; York – Leeds – Keighley – Hellifield – Appleby – Carlisle (37706 on rear) 48151 (piloting 37706); Carlisle – Appleby – Hellifield – Keighley – Leeds – York Tuesday 20th August 48151 (piloting 47760); York-Normanton-Wakefield-Castleford-York-Scarborough – York Wednesday…
Further to the other days blog about the ‘Anything Goes’ Gala at the Gwili Railway, we are pleased to release the timetable which will be in force during the event, written by the UKHH’s Editor Rowan Jackson & Gwili Volunteer James Rodgers. To find out more about the event, take a look at the previous…
The Gwili Railway is getting ready for its much-anticipated ‘Anything Goes’ Gala on Sunday 29 September. The gala will provide an opportunity for visitors young and old to enjoy an intensive and varied service between Bronwydd Arms and Llwyfan Cerrig stations, and is set to be the last major enthusiast event to take place before…
The Derwent Valley Light Railway (DVLR) (also known as The Blackberry Line) was a privately owned standard-gauge railway running from Layerthorpe on the outskirts of York to Cliffe Common near Selby in Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1913, and closed in sections between 1965 and 1981. Between 1977 and 1979, passenger steam trains operated between Layerthorpe and Dunnington – the entire length of track at that time. In…
75 years ago today, the eyes of the world were on the United Kingdom. LNER A4 4-6-2 4468 ‘Mallard’ broke the world speed record for a steam locomotive, and still holds it to this day. To celebrate the 75th Anniversary, the National Railway Museum brought together all 6 remaining A4 pacifics. Here we see the…
On the eve of what is billed as one of the greatest railway events of the decade, it was decided we should republish our A4 locomotive profiles. Here are 3 of them, in build order; 60009, 4489 & 60008. The Concluding 3 will follow after the event. Tomorrow, a special blog post will be posted…
As you read this, for the first time in at least 45 years, all 6 remaining LNER A4 pacific’s are on the same depot, and fittingly, that is York, 50A, now the home of the National Railway Museum. 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’ arrived last Monday from its home base of Grosmont on the NYMR, joining…
The weekend ahead is the Churnet Valley Railway’s Velocipede Rally, the world’s biggest and best Hand Powered Rail Rally. The 13th National Velocipede Rally will see at least 20 machines in action including Velocipedes, Track Bikes, Velorails, A Row Boat, Draisine, Walking Car, Belt Car and the Infamous “I Cycle”. On Saturday afternoon at Froghall, between the trains,…
When a locomotive’s boiler ticket comes to an end, it is either laid up in an overhaul queue or within a matter of weeks the overhaul commences and a quick return to steam happens. This, of course, depends on two factors; condition of the locomotive and the key factor, what funds are available. One such…
Earlier today (18th June 2013), it was reported on the BBC’s news website that the proposed cuts to the Department of Culture Media and Sports would be softened considerably, to allow the Science Museum Group to keep open the three museums that were previously under threat due to the proposals first reported. This means a…
Loco Yard 