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.

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The birthplace of the railway has been home to a special collaboration involving historical preservation and modern engineering

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With the timescale and the costs just about doubling, why has the project to refurbish Bristol Temple Meads station encountered so many challenges? ANDREW MOURANT investigates

T HE FFESTINIOG & Welsh Highland Railways’ £5 ...