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Rail Magazine

29 November 2023

Steam Days

Merthyr tydfil’s railways, their development and decline

The town of Merthyr Tydfil is situated on the northern edge of the South Wales coalfield in a basin of the Taff valley some 25 miles from Cardiff; it was once so famous for its iron and steel industry

Railways Illustrated

Fast forward

You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone! British Rail’s High Speed Train fleet revolutionised and transformed inter-city travel when it was first introduced into service on BR’s Western Region i

Steam Railway

Made in darlington

How do you celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway? By building a replica of the inaugural train – complete with replica chaldron waggons and the coach Experiment. But updating 1820s technology and design for 2020s standards is no mean feat.