Features

Britain’s Steam Locomotives: 100 of the best from Penydarren to Tornado

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Alex Bestwick

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19 September 2023

It is now over 200 years since the world’s first steam railway locomotive made its maiden voyage along a primitive plateway in South Wales – in 1804 Richard Trevithick’s high-pressure steam locomotive successfully hauled a loaded train a distance of nine miles at an average speed of two mph.
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From the archive: The pace quickens

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Alex Bestwick

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8 September 2023

An update on the progress of the Channel Tunnel by P. W. B. Semmens MA, C.Chem, FRSC, MBCS, MCIT from November 1990
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Book of the Week: The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (Golden Jubilee 1 May 1973 – 1 May 2023)

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Alex Bestwick

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7 August 2023

This week’s book of the week celebrates The North Yorkshire Moors Railway in the year of its Golden Jubilee.
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Rails to the Ribble | Line Profile

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Alex Bestwick

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4 August 2023

Once serving commercial shipping on the River Ribble at Preston, the line to the Port of Preston dates from the dawn of the railway age and is now a unique part of the UK network, with regular freight trains operating over part of what is now a heritage railway. Martyn Hilbert looks at the history…
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Why Travel with PTG Tours

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Alex Bestwick

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13 June 2023

PTG is one of the very few rail holiday companies that are members of ABTA (Y2193) and ATOL bonded. ABTA […]
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Darjeeling Tours Ltd

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Alex Bestwick

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7 June 2023

The forthcoming season sees our popular ‘Indian Magic’ tour, covering all three of India’s Hill Railways, running as usual, and […]
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Holidays should be action-packed, entertaining and above all fun, agree, then read on:

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Alex Bestwick

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31 May 2023

Inside Track is a long established, independent, tour operator specialising in holidays with a nostalgic transport theme.
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RAILTRAIL TOURS: Focus on Steam – Europe & Worldwide 2023/24

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Alex Bestwick

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24 May 2023

Railtrail Tours www.railtrail.co.uk offers a superb programme of fully escorted steam tours in the UK, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and […]
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SCOTSMAN, SCOTLAND, SWITZERLAND AND SRI LANKA – step on board with The Railway Touring Company

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Alex Bestwick

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22 May 2023

Winner of the British Travel Award for ‘Best Small Travel Company for Rail Holidays 2021/22’, The Railway Touring Company applies over 25 years expertise to create a varied, and often innovative, choice of rail-themed tours.
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Ffestiniog Travel – 50 years of touring the world by train!

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Alex Bestwick

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22 May 2023

In October 1974 Ffestiniog Travel ran its very first escorted rail tour – the destination was Switzerland, and the purpose […]
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