I SUCCUMBED. OR, as younger people say, I caved. I’d been looking at my Phantom’s bodywork (the victim of a blow-over respray prior to my renewed ownership, after a white ‘wrap’ was removed) and alway

RICHARD WILCOCK goes up on the roof to get a first-hand report on how the teams have kept the UK’s busiest station open while repairing its Victorian roof

If there is one principle that has been absolutely clear in railway preservation, it is that nearly anything is possible. Whether it has been facing daunting engineering challenges, restoring locomoti

One howls and buzzes, and the other snorts and hammers. In both cases, you make them sing their song by way of a deliciously mechanical manual gearbox. These truly are two of the most exciting powertr

Tony bought this Zephyr for £15 in 1975 – but not to preserve it. Little did he know that it would become his show-stopping classic…

The station’s £140 million rebuild is running several months late, and even when complete it may never realise its potential. HOWARD JOHNSTON investigates