Restoration/Preservation

The Orient Express arrives at Bassenthwaite Station - but whodunit?

There's been a surprise for visitors in the Lake District this month - a 1920s steam train has appeared on the old railway tracks at...

Support is Growing for Forth Rail Bridge Lego bid

Scottish civil engineer Michael Dineen with his giant Lego model of the Forth Bridge which measures 4.7m long. A civil engineer’s bid to...

West Somerset Railway Ticket Cabinet Found in Los Angeles

Angela Cutbill says the cabinet was found in an antique store in LA (Angela Cutbill) Historians say they are baffled as to how a 1960s...

The Somerset and Dorset Railway Line to be an Active Travel Route

A former Somerset railway line could be brought back into use as an "active travel" route to encourage people to commute without using...

Swanage Railway: Cash Boost to Revisit Heritage Line Link Plan

Swanage Railway began running steam trains on its line in 1980 (Andrew PM Wright) Swanage Railway in Dorset is to conduct a fresh...

A New Jacobite Uprising in 2021

The Jacobite steam train, which is operated by West Coast Railway Company, will run seven days a week next summer. The train operates...

Holy War to Return to Bala Lake Railway

(Bala Lake Railway) The Bala Lake Railway has announced that it has been awarded a £150,000 grant as part of the Welsh Government’s...