See How A Yorkshire Railway Works By Going Behind The Scenes
A Yorkshire Railway is giving members of the public the chance to see what goes into operating one of the leading heritage railways in the…
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.
Churnet Valley Railway – Cheddleton Station Appeal
The Churnet Valley Railway is looking for donations towards the purchase and initial repairs of Cheddleton Station. The station building is a grade 2 listed building.…
Train Simulator 2017 – Steam To The Rescue! (4K)
In the second video of us playing Train Simulator 2017Â – we see 7F 53808 steam to Cole to pick up a failed Class 37 from…
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’Â event on the 14th May…
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…