The Bluebell Railway was one of the first preserved railways in the UK, beginning operations in 1960.
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Category: Steam
Book of the Week: Locomotive Recollections | No 7903 Foremarke Hall
1981 a rusty, beat-up locomotive was saved from Woodhams’ Scrapyard in Barry. The engine in question was the Great Western Railway Modified Hall Class No. 7903 Foremarke Hall.
Read moreHeritage Railway magazine strengthens editorial team
Heritage Railway magazine, the trackside companion for preservationists and all-round rail enthusiasts has a new deputy editor.
Read moreNational Railway Museum & Locomotion welcome first visitors of the year
The National Railway Museum in York and Locomotion in Shildon have reopened for the first time this year.
Read morePioneers of steam power celebrated in ‘Before Rocket’
When most people think about the birth of the steam locomotive, they think of Robert Stephenson’s famous Rocket – but that engine followed more than 20 years of development during the late Georgian era.
Read moreColonel Stephens: Celebrating a light railway legend
The life and work of an ingenious engineer, Colonel Stephens, who inspired Britain’s preserved railway sector is celebrated in a new publication written by Heritage Railway magazine editor Robin Jones.
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