Steam Days Magazine

Restoration of Taff Vale locomotive reaches fundraising milestone

The Gwili Vintage Carriage Group has reached the first fundraising milestone to enable the overhaul and eventual return to steam of Taff Vale Railway Locomotive No.28.
Book of the Week: The Last Days of BR Steam in Wessex Vol 2. Southern Region

By the early 1960s BR’s aim to eliminate steam traction was all too evident. The author therefore decided to try to record these changes pictorially, initially using his Box Brownie camera.
London Underground Northern Line expands with two new stations

Two new London Underground stations have opened to the public as of Monday 20 September 2021, making the new expansion the largest the Underground has had within the last century.
PREVIEW: October issue of Steam Days magazine

Steam nostalgia and railway history at its best, Steam Days is the monthly magazine dedicated to all steam railway enthusiasts.
Book of the Week: The Last Days of BR Steam in Wessex Vol 1. Western Region

By the early 1960s, BR’s aim to eliminate steam traction was all too evident. The author, therefore, decided to try to record these changes pictorially, initially using his Box Brownie camera.
UK railway news roundup

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
Book of the Week: Locomotive Recollections 46233 Duchess of Sutherland

After an active mainline career of 27 years, Princess Coronation Class 4-6-2 No. 46233 Duchess of Sutherland could be found languishing on the condemned siding at Liverpool’s Edge Hill Depot in February 1964.
UK railway news roundup

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.