Steam locomotive 44871 in action this Half Term at the Swanage Railway
The Swanage Railway has announced that steam locomotive 44871 will be hauling their trains this Half Term. 44871 has been a star visitor at ‘The…
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Steam locomotive 34053 Sir Keith Park returns to passenger service
The Swanage Railway has announced that Bulleid 34053 Sir Keith Park has returned to passenger service following repairs. ’53’ has been out of service for…
Steam locomotive 34072 257 Squadron hauls first passenger service after maintenance
The Swanage Railway has announced that steam locomotive No.34072 ‘257 Squadron’ has hauled its first passenger service after maintenance. It is almost 16 years since…
RailAdvent celebrates 1,000,000 page views with our biggest competition yet
2018 has been a fantastic year for us here at RailAdvent, we have seen our biggest growth in views and visitor numbers and had many…
Steam locomotive 44871 to visit the Swanage Railway
The Swanage Railway has announced that steam locomotive 44871 will be joining them for their Autumn Steam Gala. Their Autumn Steam Gala will be held…
Final steam locomotive guest announced for West Somerset Railway’s Autumn Gala
The West Somerset Railway has announced that BR Standard 4 Tank steam locomotive No.80104 will be visiting the line. No. 80104 is the final guest…
South Western Railway train to Corfe Castle cancelled
The Swanage Railway has announced that the South Western Railway service from Salisbury to Corfe Castle on Saturday 1st September 2018 is cancelled. The reason…
Steam locomotive No.6233 Duchess of Sutherland to visit the Swanage Railway
The Swanage Railway has announced this afternoon that steam locomotive No.6233 Duchess of Sutherland will be visiting the line for their Autumn Steam Gala. The…
BR Standard 4s (4-6-0, 2-6-0 and 2-6-4T) steam locomotives – Class Information
It’s Friday which can only mean one thing… another Class Information is released, with this week’s installment focusing on British Railway’s (BR) Standard Class 4…
SR Bulleid Pacifics steam locomotives – Class Information
This week’s Class Information will be looking at the Southern Railway Bulleid Pacifics, the Merchant Navy, West Country & Battle of Britain classes. After looking into…