Where to see steam locomotive 35028 Clan Line in Kent this Thursday
35028 Clan Line will be out on the mainline this Thursday (31st October 2024), hauling another Belmond British Pullman tour. Departing London Victoria at 10:59,…
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Where to see steam locomotive 45212 this Saturday
The Northern Belle is running once again this weekend (Saturday 24th October) and this time it will be part hauled by LMS Black 5 No.…
National Railway Museum provides update on steam locomotive 60103 Flying Scotsman
The National Railway Museum has sent RailAdvent an update on Flying Scotsman, with the locomotive currently based at Locomotion at Shildon.
Streamlined steam locomotive to pass through Hertfordshire this Wednesday
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley will pass through Hertfordshire this Wednesday, as it heads back to base after visiting the Bluebell Railway. Departing East Grinstead at…
Steam locomotive 45596 Bahamas set to pass through Yorkshire this Tuesday
45596 Bahamas is set to pass through Yorkshire tomorrow (21/10) as it heads to Tyseley. Departing the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway at 12:45, the…
Steam locomotive to pass through Oxfordshire this Monday
A private charter is set to run this Monday, 21st October, between Didcot Parkway and Stratford-upon-Avon. The charter is expected to be hauled by 5043…
Progress report on restoring steam locomotive No. 92240
The Bluebell Railway in Sussex has issued an update on its work to bring locomotive 92240 back to steam, a project it began four years ago.
Book Review: The Sandstone Steam Railway – the story continues by David Richardson
This book describes the world's most ambitious preservation project, which is home to large numbers of steam locos and other transport artefacts.
Book Review: Thompson, His Life and Locomotives by Tim Hillier-Graves
Thompson, His Life and Locomotives is an immensely readable biography of the man who succeeded Sir Nigel Gresley as CME of the LNER.
Book Review: The Metropolitan-Vickers Type 2 Co-Bo Diesel-Electric Locomotives by Anthony P. Sayer
This book provides a detailed history of these unsuccessful locomotives, commonly known as "Co-Bos” due to their unusual wheel arrangement.