From cambrian to care

One of the things I miss most from the current railway scene is our locomotive workshops. They were such fascinating places to visit, because they illustrated perfectly the life story of locomotives f

Take a break and get some inspiration! It always works for CHRIS LEIGH.

When the Taff Vale Railway was formed, the company established its locomotive works and running shed at West Yard, Cardiff in 1840, near Bute Docks. The original one-road engine shed was replaced in 1

Built to service banking locomotives for the punishing climb to Grayrigg, as well as motive power for the Kendal branch, construction of this former LNWR shed helped transform a sleepy rural hamlet into a thriving railway community.

PART TWO

Looking at railways in detail