Overhauls, restorations and running notes

A map of the route of the Bala ...

Steam Railway meets up with Gavin Collins, Chairman of the North Dorset Railway, and Phil Jacques, the line’s Operations Manager, to talk about what this S&D anniversary year (and beyond) holds for the expanding heritage line.

This substantial shed served the considerable freight needs of the Cumbrian port, with two heritage preservation attempts failing after its 1968 closure.

THE NORTH Yorkshire Moors Railway is working to prop up Bridge 42 at Grosmont to enable trains to run the full length of the 18-mile line in 2026 before a long-term repair is implemented. Bridge 42 sp

When I had last spent time in the area in August 1963, most passenger services and just a few longer distance freight trains had started to be diesel-hauled, with local freight trip working still a st