Steam locomotive 4144 to visit the Severn Valley Railway in 2019
The Severn Valley Railway has announced that GWR Tank No.4144 will be visiting them for their Spring Steam Gala. The 2019 Spring Steam Gala will…
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12 Days Of Christmas Sales In The RailAdvent Shop
Christmas is here! To celebrate having over 2.5 million views in 2018, we have organised for a very special 12 days of deals. 2018 has…
Steam locomotive 78022 on the final Santa Specials of 2018
With Christmas on the doorstep, I was off to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway for their last day of Santa Specials. In service was…
Photos from the final 2018 Santa steam trains at the Llangollen Railway
On the 24th December 2018, the Llangollen Railway ran their final 2018 steam trains with Santa himself on board. George Jones captured these excellent images…
East Lancashire Railway welcome 40,000 passengers onboard steam locomotive hauled Santa Trains
The East Lancashire Railway has announced that over the past month, 40,775 passengers have travelled on their Santa Specials. The thousands of passengers boarded the 103…
Visiting steam locomotive announced for 2019 at the Mid Suffolk Light Railway
The Mid Suffolk Light Railway has announced that for 2019, they will have have a visiting locomotive. Visiting for the 2019 season, steam locomotive ‘Sirapite’ will…
An update on steam locomotive 5239 Goliath – 19th December 2018
The East Somerset Railway has released a short update on the overhaul of steam locomotive 5239 Goliath. Despite the railway being busy with their Santa…
Steam locomotive 7828 Odney Manor returns to traffic and when to see it
The West Somerset Railway has announced that their resident GWR “Manor”, 7828 “Odney Manor”, has returned to service. Overhaul 2016 saw the engine withdrawn from…
Steam locomotives in action over the festive period at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Over the period between Boxing Day and New Years Day, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway will be operating the winter service timetable utilising 2 steam…
Update 35 on steam locomotive No.60007 Sir Nigel Gresley
The beginning of December has seen much work continue on several areas of the engine. Tender The team has been busy carrying out repairs to…