Connah’s quay & shotton to chester (northgate) and seacombe: station by station

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

Getting to the heart of the matter

The first of two S&D sojourns with the Cotham Grammar Railway Society in 1965 was on Saturday, May 29, and organised by history teacher Mr Janes, who was undoubtedly a long-time railway enthusiast. Th

DAVID STUBBINGS takes a cab ride on a DB Cargo cement train from the Peak District to Cemex’s Dallam Freight Depot at Warrington

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

20213 and 20165 run alongside the river Forth via a loaded MGR from Kincardine Power Station to Longannet Power Station on February 25, 1991. This was a short term and short distance (about two miles)