Great central lines move closer to reunification

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

Keeping a main line steam locomotive running on the national network is no small feat, particularly in the heavily regulated world of 2025. So, how does the team managing one of the scene’s undisputed celebrities – ‘A4’ Sir Nigel Gresley – manage?

This was not an all that well-patronised rail tour, but perhaps because of that, it was very enjoyable and very successful (in a way). It was a fine day for what proved to be the last steam working fr

Arguably, the British Railways of 1965 was not the same as that created in 1948, and yet in some ways it was, as there were some traditional operating methods and a staff mindset that had failed to ev

AFTER MORE than two decades at the Downpatrick & County Down Railway, experimental railbus RB3, otherwise known as RDB977020, has moved to the Gwendraeth Valley Railway in Carmarthenshire. Originally

EXPERT ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING TODAY’S MAIN LINE CHARTER SCENE