Locomotive Services TOC operates test steam trains on the mainline
Icons of Steam have released information on the test trains that Locomotive Services TOC have recently operated on the Mainline, ahead of their first passenger-hauled…
Category: Standard Gauge
RailAdvent – March Giveaway
In this months giveaway, we are giving you the chance to win four postcards from the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway along with two RailAdvent…
Steam locomotive No. 53808 replaces B1 for Severn Valley Steam Gala
News just in from the Severn Valley Railway is that 7F No. 53808 will replace B1 No. 1264 at their Spring Steam Gala this weekend.…
Update on the restoration of steam locomotive No.2352
Recent work on No. 2352 has focused on producing Computer Aided Design (CAD) drawings for components needed. The most recent component produced as a CAD…
Latest Update on the restoration of steam locomotive No. 7200
The 7200 Trust have released their latest update on restoring Great Western Railway 72XX Class No. 7200. Boiler Most of the recent work carried out…
Steam locomotive No. 1264 unable to attend Severn Valley Spring Steam Gala
The Thompson B1 Locomotive Trust have announced that B1 No. 1264, recently repainted in LNER Livery, will not be visiting the Severn Valley Railway‘s (SVR) Spring…
First Steam Train to Broadway Station after 58 years
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) have been running test steam trains to their newly-built Broadway Station, ahead of the first public trains planned to…
The Holden F5 Steam Locomotive Trust (Steam Locomotive No.789) – Project Information
This week, we are looking at the Holden F5 Steam Locomotive Trust, who are building a replica of a Great Eastern Railway (GER) M15R class /…
Update on the overhaul of steam locomotive No. 5239 at the East Somerset Railway
The team at Cranmore West Workshop have been busy over the last couple of weeks on overhauling 5239. Frame The frame has now been fully…
Steam locomotive No. 47406 visits the Somerset and Dorset Railway at Midsomer Norton
The Somerset and Dorset Railway at Midsomer Norton has announced that LMS Fowler ‘Jinty’ No. 47406 has arrived and will begin hauling trains on the line…