Steam locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley to visit Chester
LNER A4 No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley will visit Chester on Friday (13th December) as it hauls a Steam Dreams Excursion. The train will depart…
Author: Michael Holden
I have had an interest in Railways for as long as I can remember. I am a member of a number of heritage railways and actively volunteer at 2 of them. I enjoy all types of railways, real life, model and simulations. I started RailAdvent in 2014 and am the main editor of the site.
Steam locomotive 4144 set for Nene Valley visit
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Various Welsh railway lines remain closed after Storm Darragh
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Emergency Storm Darragh repair work means train cancellations
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Do Not Travel warning from Transport for Wales as 13 railway lines suspended
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Blackpool’s Heritage Trams suspended after becoming ‘increasingly difficult’ to operate
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Storm Darragh: Welsh steam railway suspends trains
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