5f – uttoxeter

Located amidst the industrial heartlands of South West Lancashire, Sutton Oak shed enjoyed a long life, albeit not always in railway use.

As I lay in bed each night, my mind wanders back through the decades to the summer Saturdays of 1965. As a senior citizen in my twilight years, I wonder, did it all really happen, or is it just a drea

Glimpses of an industrial loco at work, espied from a passing train, may tempt a visit to investigate – this west-facing scene includes the Settle & Carlisle line crossing Long Meg Viaduct, but centre

D2094 – Milton of Crathes: One of the trio of Class 03s based at the Royal Deeside Railway, D2094, has recently received attention. While its bodywork is now tatty, its early 2000s paint job has evolv

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

he British Transport Commission’s Modernisation of the Railway report was released on January 25, 1955, by its chairman, Sir Brian Robertson, and suggested a £1.24 billion spend on the railways to upd