New Cylinder Cast for Steam Locomotive Peppercorn A2 “Blue Peter”
Whilst undergoing its latest overhaul, it has been discovered that Peppercorn A2 No. 60532 “Blue Peter” will need a new middle cylinder before the engine…
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Latest News on 70000 “Britannia” from Icons of Steam
Icons of Steam have released news on the work BR Standard 7 No. 70000 “Britannia” has undergone. In 2015, due to vibration problems whilst operating mainline…
2018 Plans for Locomotive B1 61264
The Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust have released their exciting plans this year for 61264. An agreement has been made between the Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust and…
2007 Prince Of Wales Cylinder Block Appeal Reaches Two-Thirds!
The £100,000 appeal for P2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales’ Cylinder Blocks has reached the Two-Third milestone in just three months. If the project is…
P2s – The P2 Steam Locomotive Company and Doncaster P2 Locomotive Trust – Project Information
This week we will be looking at two projects, both building locomotives of the LNER P2 class. These are The P2 Steam Locomotive Company (The…
RailAdvent on the Amazon Echo – Beta Testing
As you may have read in our recent plans for 2018 here on the RailAdvent website, we have been doing some testing on Amazon Echo…
Locomotive Services Ltd’s Saphos Trains Promote First Mainline Steam Tours
Saphos Trains, part of Locomotive Services Ltd, have released the dates for their 2018 Tours. Saphos Trains is the final piece of the puzzle for…
RailAdvent Roadmap
With over 30,000 page views each month, RailAdvent continues to grow. 2018 sees lots of new opportunities to bring even more to the website, in…
Severn Valley Railway announce their first guest for 2018 Autumn Steam Gala
No. 6233 “Duchess of Sutherland”, owned by The Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust, has been announced as the first guest locomotive for Severn Valley Railway‘s (SVR)…
Jubilee 45596 Bahamas’ Boiler passes Steam Testing
The Jubilee Boiler has undergone an overhaul at Tyseley Locomotive Works, passed its Steam Testing on December 21st. This is good news for the Bahamas…