Overhauls, restorations and running notes

One of three remaining unrestored Barry ‘Hall’ class engines, No. 5967 Bickmarsh Hall has seen significant progress since its move to Llangollen in June 2024. GARY ESSEX visits the owner, Nick Gilbert, to look at progress.

As the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland appeals for funds to complete its recreated LMS (NCC) ‘W’ class 2-6-0, ROBIN MORTON and PETER SCOTT look back at these remarkable ‘Moguls’ and the project to bring one back to life.

FIRELESS LOCOMOTIVES – PART ONE

When the first 10 British Railways Sulzer Type 4s appeared during 1959 and early 1960, they were named after English and Welsh mountains and hills, so unsurprisingly, they were soon referred to as Pea

We’re heading into a momentous year for railway preservation as the Talyllyn Railway marks 75 years since it was saved from almost certain extinction to become the first heritage railway. But how did the concept of railway preservation emerge and develop? MARK PEARCE digs deeper.