Miniature Manors for Kent & East Sussex Railway
Miniature GWR Manors will be displayed alongside GWR Manor Class 7822 ‘Foxcote Manor’ when it visits for the ‘Manors in Miniature’ event on the 14th May…
Year: 2017
Ffestiniog Railway – Quirks & Curiosities II – Information
This weekend sees the Ffestiniog Railway hold their first gala of the 2017 season with Quirks & Curiosities II – where not just steam is the…
No. 60103 Flying Scotsman visits the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (4K)
Early April 2017 saw No. 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ visit the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Flying Scotsman was supported by 8F/ WD No. 90733, we…
Northern Pacer Withdrawals To Start In 2018
Arriva Rail North (Northern) will start withdrawing its 14X ‘Pacer’ units from 15th September 2018. The government in the UK have brought in new regulations…
Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways – The Snowdonian 2017 (4K)
Another year… another ‘The Snowdonian’ Fundraising Train. This year would see Palmerston, Prince and Taliesin haul the Ffestiniog stage of the tour. The locomotives would…
George B Set To Steam Back Into Action At Bala Lake
Steam Locomotive, Hunslet ‘George B’ will steam once again this weekend (22/23 April 2017) at the Bala Lake Railway. George B was built by the…
Two 100mph Locomotives Featuring at Nene Valley Gala
This weekend (22/23 April 2017) the Nene Valley Railway are holding a gala featuring two giants of the east coast mainline. Firstly, A1 No. 60163…
Can You Help The Telford Steam Railway Repair Damage After Vandalism?
The Telford Steam Railway are looking to receive donations after the railway was hit by vandalism on the evening of the 12th April 2017. As…
Join The Volunteers at the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway
Next weekend (22/23 April 2017) the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways are holding their annual ‘Join The Volunteers’ event. This event lets people see what…
UK Steam Locomotive Hits 100 MPH in 50 Year First
Steam Locomotive Peppercorn A1 No. 60163 ‘Tornado’ has been doing test runs on the East Coast between Doncaster and Newcastle to prove that rail tours…