Steam locomotive 78018 to visit the East Lancashire Railway
The East Lancashire Railway has announced that 78018 will be visiting the line for their Spring Steam Gala 2019. BR Class 2 No.78018 will be…
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Watercress Line to offer FREE travel to under 4s
The Watercress Line has announced that children under 4 will soon be able to travel for free. From February 2019, the heritage railway will be…
Steam locomotive 60163 Tornado to visit the Wensleydale Railway TWICE in 2019.
The Wensleydale Railway has announced that LNER A1 Pacific locomotive No. 60163 ‘Tornado’ is to visit the line twice in 2019. All being well, Tornado…
WATCH: steam locomotive 70013 Oliver Cromwell on her final day in service
Monday 31st December New Years Eve 2018 saw 70013 Oliver Cromwell bid farewell as she ran for the last time before she is withdrawn for…
Steam locomotive 5199 on the final day of festive trains at the Llangollen Railway
It might be the start of a new year, but the Llangollen Railway are still running trains through the Welsh countryside. New Year’s Day saw GWR…
Double headed steam locomotives at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway has announced that steam locomotives will be hauling trains tomorrow. Standard 2 78022 and Ivatt 41241 will be double…
Where has RailAdvent been in 2018? – Part 2
2018 is almost over, and what a year it has been. As we head for the start of 2019, we take a look back at…
Where has RailAdvent been in 2018? – Part 1
2018 is almost over, and what a year it has been. As we head for the start of 2019, we take a look back at…
WATCH: RailView, a Year in Review
As 2018 draws to an end and the rail activity slows for the Christmas period, RailView thought what better way to celebrate than to review…
LNER W1 ‘Hush Hush’ Class of steam locomotive – Lost Class
An experimental engine with a unique boiler, the London and North Eastern Railway’s W1 No.10000 forms the topic of this week’s Lost Class article. LNER W1…
