The 1954-built british railways standard ‘9f’ 2-10-0s

LEFT: D1618, allocated to LMML (London Midland Region, Midland Lines) at Toton, is away from its usual operating sphere as it gingerly crosses a new bridge over what will become the M6. The train is o

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

It has been a remarkable 25 years since Bachmann first released its Class 08 to the 4mm scale market and, with it, delivered a statement of intent. The model was not only one of the manufacturer’s fir

P reserved is one of the most misused words in railway writing. Talk of locos ‘entering preservation’ like it’s some sort of job just doesn’t make sense. Then there’s the grey area of what’s actually

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In the introduction to their 1967 David & Charles book The Cambrian Railways Volume 1: 1852-1888, Rex Christensen and R W Miller say that the Cambrian was in many ways a paradox – it was the largest o