The humorous and often poignant experiences of a trainspotter-turned-booking clerk during steam’s twilight years are told in a new memoir by Barry Allen.
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Colonel Stephens: Celebrating a light railway legend
The life and work of an ingenious engineer who inspired Britain’s preserved railway sector is celebrated in a new publication written by Heritage Railway magazine editor Robin Jones.
Read moreSevern Valley Railway’s 1940s weekend to return this summer
The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has announced the return of its Step Back to the 1940s weekend this summer.
Read moreSevern Valley Railway clarifies photo charters position
The SVR suspended passes last year because of COVID-19, no photo charters took place last season or have been planned for the 2021 season.
Read moreLady of Legend to headline at Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Steam Up
The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has announced No. 2999 Lady of Legend will be the star guest of the railway’s Spring Steam Up in April.
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This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
Read moreVictorian T9 No. 30120 to remain at Swanage Railway
The Swanage Railway have announced an agreement with the National Railway Museum for their LSWR T9 steam locomotive No. 30120 to remain on the Swanage Railway.
Read moreSevern Valley Railway gearing up for Easter reopening
Severn Valley Railway has announced that the railway will reopen to visitors for Easter.
Read moreOver 100-year-old steam locomotive returns to Doncaster
The first of two locomotives built in Doncaster over 100 years ago has returned to the town, thanks to an arrangement between the National Railway Museum and Doncaster Council.
Read moreNorth Yorkshire Moors Railway crisis appeal secures future
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has announced the success of its Crisis Appeal, set up to support the charity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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