A rail link from Swanage to Wareham has been a dream for many for nearly 45 years. Project Wareham is a hugely ambitious plan to turn that dream into a reality by completing the Purbeck Line, extending from its current terminus of operations in Norden to Network Rail at Wareham – but not just as a heritage railway, but as…
To end 2015, we have the final update on progress of the overhaul of Merchant Navy class 35005 Canadian Pacific. Please click on the following link to read more: http://preservation.watercressline.co.uk/blog/entry/final-canpac-update-of-2015 Happy New Year!
At locoyard we try to keep track of 00 scale model announcements – which change rapidly in these exciting times. There are many manufacturers and special commissions from different vendors, with announcements made at various events and through different media. As ever, hopefully this will summary will not be outdated too soon, but I have…
As Simon has some laptop troubles, it falls on me to give a very exciting update on progress of Merchant Navy class 35006 Peninsular & Oriental SN Co. Shortly before Christmas, P&O made its first movements under the power of three cylinders since 1964! This is fantastic news and I am sure that members of 35006 Locomotive Society enjoyed…
Today and tomorrow are likely be the last two days that the unique Southern Railway 4 cylinder 4-6-0 850 Lord Nelson will run before withdrawal. Maunsell’s powerful brutes boiler ticket expires at the end of this year and as a result will require a full overhaul if it is to steam again. For this reason, we…
On 21st December 2015, the world’s most famous steam locomotive steamed for the first time since the overhaul commenced and almost exactly ten years since its last excursion hauling the ‘Christmas Lunch Excursion’ run by Vintage Trains on 17 December 2005. There is some work still left to complete ahead of the loco making its first…
After a particularly pleasant trip to the Isle of Wight, I had a remarkable and very enjoyable trip on the island’s charismatic, friendly and atmospheric preserved railway. The line is a remnant of a former extensive network of railways that amongst other things has an incredible collection of rolling stock. During our visit, my wife, mother-in-law and…
The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway are working hard to achieve the aim of returning Ivatt 2MT Tank 41241 back into running order in time for the preserved railway’s 50 Anniversary celebrations that will take place in June 2018. 41241 is the flagship locomotive of the KWVR. The tank engine was made famous for piloting the railways first service train,…
14xx 1450 will be returning to the South Devon Railway for the line’s 2016 Winter steam Festival, marking the early days of preservation in 1966 when the 0-4-2T arrived on the former Dart Valley Railway. The festival will take place over 13-22 February 2016 and is likely yo feature auto trains for 1450 and another…
Earlier in the year we published an article that speculated on whether the Government’s announcement that they are to pause the electrification of the Midland Mainline might adversely affect the project to bridge the gap between both preserved section’s of the former Great Central Railway mainline. The Great Central Railway have since issued the following…
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