Okehampton station buildings restored to former glory

THE MUCH-MISSED Somerset & Joint Dorset Railway, between Bath and Bournemouth, might have closed on March 7, 1966, but a part of it is being revived at Shillingstone station, writes John Stretton. The

An envelope of old pictures has turned Chris Leigh ’s thoughts to narrow gauge and how times have changed where ready-to-run narrow gauge is concerned.

D2094 – Milton of Crathes: One of the trio of Class 03s based at the Royal Deeside Railway, D2094, has recently received attention. While its bodywork is now tatty, its early 2000s paint job has evolv

Variety is the spice of life, and the magazine in your hands has plenty of that, authors Colin Boocock, Jim Lindsay, Leonard Rogers, Roger Griffiths and Chris Watford taking us on a broad tour, not ju

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

OLIVER WHEELER considers how Britain’s railway stations have shaped our lives for two centuries