Steam | Railways Illustrated Magazine

First public event to mark Flying Scotsman centenary announced

2 September 2022 Sam Hewitt News, Railtours, Steam

The world’s most famous steam locomotive, Flying Scotsman, is being prepared for its centenary celebrations next year.

Book of the Week: The Rise and Fall of King Coal

11 May 2022 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Features, Steam

This week’s Book of the Week tells the fascinating story of the UK’s ‘black diamonds’ from their origins to their role as the fuel that fired the Industrial Revolution: The Rise and Fall of King Coal…

Mother’s Day at the Mid Norfolk Railway

17 March 2022 Shannon Butcher Diesel, News, Steam

The Mid Norfolk Railway is running a static Mother’s Day event this year at Dereham station, as unfortunately, over-running engineering works mean that the planned start of passenger services has had to be delayed.

UK railway round-up

18 February 2022 Shannon Butcher Industrial, Metro, Network, News, Steam

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

Book of the Week: Settle & Carlise Revival

14 February 2022 Shannon Butcher Features, Steam

The Settle & Carlisle railway runs across the roof of England, reaching the highest point on any mainline railway in the country, and carries both passenger services and freight traffic.

The Rocket Fleet

3 February 2022 Sam Hewitt Features, Steam

How much further can a locomotive go in terms of acquiring ‘legendary’ status than having a succession of full-size replicas built?

Puffing Billy – the world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive

18 January 2022 Robin Jones Features, Steam

It is not often the name of a railway locomotive becomes adopted as an everyday saying in the English language, but many believe that happened in the case of the world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive. Heritage Railway editor Robin Jones has the story.