The world’s most famous steam locomotive, Flying Scotsman, is being prepared for its centenary celebrations next year.
Read moreFirst public event to mark Flying Scotsman centenary announced
Tag: Heritage Railway
HS2 tunnelling machine ‘Dorothy’ becomes first to complete its journey
One of the giant machines digging the tunnels for HS2 has become the first on the project to complete the full journey underground.
Read moreStarmer challenged on taking railways back into public ownership
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was questioned on whether he still intended to take railways back into public ownership.
Read moreThree new railway titles available on Mortons Books
Three new railway titles are now available to buy on the Mortons Books website – Railwaymen of the Welsh Valleys 1914-1967 Vol 2; More Memories of a Didcot Apprentice; and Stratford Depot Locomotives in the Eighties and Nineties
Read moreBook of the Week: The Rise and Fall of King Coal
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…
Read morePuffing Billy – the world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive
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.
Read moreVacancy: Deputy editor/writer
If you can be specific about Pacifics, know you’re A2s from your M62s and always mind your Manors, then we could have the job you’ve always been looking for. Mortons Media Group has an opportunity
Read moreGo green, go digital, with this one-off discount!
With climate change at the very top of the world’s agenda, and thousands of delegates in Glasgow for the COP26 talks, we all have a responsibility for our environment and the future.
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.
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