East lancs seeks funding for two major infrastructure projects

07013 – Bury: A few steps forward were made in early August when the locomotive was lifted from its wheels. All wheelsets require tyre turning to restore their profiles, and the Class 07’s sole AEI RT

As the extension to the Kent & East Sussex Railway and station at Robertsbridge gathers pace, the Rother Valley Railway has launched an appeal to complete the extended line’s new terminus.

PART TWO

Back in the 1960s and ’70s ‘get the army in’ felt like a regular retort for heritage rail projects. However, it might surprise many to learn that even today, the army gets hands on with preservation schemes and is making some major contributions.

So much of Britain’s diverse wealth of historic railway infrastructure still exists in one shape or another -if you know where to look. TIM DUNN goes exploring

A solution has been put forward to reopen Edinburgh’s South Suburban Railway for passenger services. And momentum is gathering, as CONRAD LANDIN reports