Amberley Museum taken over for the weekend by Steampunk
Last weekend, Saturday, 13th and Sunday, 14th August, Amberley Museum near Arundel in West Sussex held a Steampunk weekend.
Author: Roger Smith
I have had a life-long interest in railways, growing up just a few yards from the complex of sidings at Gloucester docks. My interest continued when I left school and joined the signal department of British Railways.
I am a published author and a a proof-reader for the Railway Correspondence and Travel Society's society’s monthly magazine, the Railway Observer.
I am also a keen photographer, and have had a number of railway photographs published in monthly magazines and books.
Kent & East Sussex Railway hires in Class 33 locomotive to tackle lineside fire risk
In common with other heritage lines, the K&ESR is running diesel-hauled trains in case a stray spark from a steam engine starts a fire in lineside fie…
Community hub facility to open in Wolverhampton station this autumn
A community hub will soon be opening at Wolverhampton station that will supplement Costa Coffee and a Co-Op that have opened in recent weeks.
Book Review: The Great Thorpe Railway Disaster 1874 by Phyllida Scrivens
This book provides an account of the lives of people who were killed, injured, or otherwise affected by a railway disaster just outside Norwich in 187…
Construction of Levenmouth Rail Link progresses to second mile
Following completion of the first mile of the Levenmouth Rail Link, work is continuing on the next mile, which unlike the first mile will be double-tr…
Greater Anglia to run extra trains for Cromer Carnival
Extra trains are being run by Greater Anglia to Cromer next Wednesday, 17th August, for people attending and to get home afterwards.
RAIB launch investigation into near miss with track workers in Staffordshire
The Rail Industry Investigation Branch (RAIB) has started an investigation into an incident involving track workers at Penkridge in Staffordshire.
London Euston station closed tomorrow due to train drivers strike
Tomorrow, 13th August, there will be no train running into or out of Euston main line station due to industrial action by the train drivers’ union A…
Book Review: LMS & LNER Steam Locomotives, The Post War Era by Malcolm Clegg
This book provides a selection of photographs of LMS and LNER locomotives after Nationalisation, and technical details for each locomotive illustrate…
West Midlands Railway confirms plans for August’s industrial action
Because of planned industrial action by ASLEF and the RMT, passengers on West Midlands Railway should check their journeys before they travel.