Colas Rail names Tamper in Lancashire
Colas Rail’s Northwest On Track Maintenance Team recently named a tamper in honour of one of their colleagues who passed away last August .
Tag: Ribble Steam Railway
161 year old steam locomotive set for Somerset visit
The West Somerset Railway has announced that Furness Railway No. 20 will be visiting them for their week long celebrations to mark the 150th Anniversa…
Great Central Railway announces guest locos for Winter Steam Gala
The Great Central Railway (GCR) in Leicestershire has announced the two visiting locomotives that will join its Winter Steam Gala next month.
Cambrian Heritage Railway welcomes Grant Ritchie steam locomotive
Cambrian Heritage Railways has borrowed an 0-4-0 saddle tank from the Ribble Steam Railway & Museum for the 2023 operating season.
Ribble Steam Railway and Museum feature on new Preston Monopoly Board
The Ribble Steam Railway and Museum have revealed that they have their own Monopoly space on the new Preston edition of the world-famous board game.
GWR 56XX Class steam locomotives – Class Information
Built to replace older, non-standard types, the 56XXs combined Swindon’s practices with the need for engines on various Welsh lines. After visiting their introduction on…
GWR 4900 ‘Hall’ and 6959 ‘Modified Hall’ Class steam locomotives – Class Information
The Great Western Railway’s 4900 ‘Hall’ Class were the GWR’s most numerous 4-6-0 type engines ever built. They will be the focus of this week’s…
Steam locomotive No. 32 ‘Gothenburg’ confirmed for Ribble Steam Railway Steam Gala
The Ribble Steam Railway, at Preston Docks, Lancashire, has today confirmed that steam locomotive No. 32 ‘Gothenburg’ is to visit the line for its steam…
Mr Tumble to visit the Ribble Steam Railway & Museum on CBeebies
The Ribble Steam Railway, at Preston Docklands, has announced that they will feature on CBeebies with Mr Tumble. The heritage railway will feature on the…
Whats new in 2018 at the Ribble Steam Railway
The Ribble Steam Railway, which is based at Preston Docks, Lancashire, has released information on events and exhibitions which are new for the 2018 season.…