On the 2nd June 1944, the small market town of Soham was awaken by an almighty bang. The case of this was a ammunition train, coming through the town. The story in the video above is told by my grandfather, who lived though the experience, remembers the night well.
Blackpool is famous for its heritage trams, and in 2012, they were replaced by modern low floor state of the art Flexity 2 trams. Not to miss out, Blackpool Transport kept some to have as a heritage fleet. 2014 has continued the spirit of the old trams travelling up and down the promenade. The video…
Life is a Box of Chocolates (Factory Steam Locomotives) I was looking at the BBC news website when I stumbled upon this interesting piece of news about a steam locomotive that used to work at Fry’s Chocolate Factory. The locomotive was never said to had been scrapped, but it was found that it was in…
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
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…
It has been a fantastic month for the Asperger’s Fundraiser, with a high profile debut event, and some reshuffles behind the scenes, so let’s take to the rails to see what has happened. On 2nd April, it was World Autism Day, and a petition to get Hemworth Arts and Community Academy to try to get their…
A debate in the railway scene is whether is a steam locomotive is classed as a ‘she’. Steam locomotives are thought to be alive, and drivers would know that to generate the power and the speed. Drivers are always thought to have a connection with their steam loco, due to driving them every day, and…
The Asperger’s Flyer; We Need Your Support! The Asperger’s Flyer is one of the UK’s leading Autism and Asperger charity. They need your help to increase the get the support for local charities from the Hemworth Arts and Community Academy. They are campaigning to make a real difference in the surrounding communities and are run…
The first event of the Asperser’s Fundraiser was on the 30th March, at the birthplace of the charity, the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Not only was it home of a onetime only barbers shop, it also gave the staff a big well done for all of their help that they have done over the…
The Asperger’s Fundraiser has announced its Summer Programme of events. The charity have had a bumpy start to the year, but the signal has turned green, and they are full steam ahead with their plans. Below is what is happening until the end of British Summer time! Kick off summer by a look back at…
Loco Yard 