Long service

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

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Britain’s railway network is 200 years old. To celebrate, we meet some later-life rail enthusiasts who have returned to the hobby – just don’t call them trainspotters!

MAURICE BURNS continues his recollections of helping to organise the ‘Rail 150’ celebrations 50 years ago, in 1975, and how the legendary cavalcade came together, thanks to the collaboration of key individuals and volunteers from all over the UK.

DID you really grow up here?” Kerry tried not to shiver as she walked round the empty rooms. And not just because the heating hadn’t been on for a long time and the sound of the rookery in the nearby

D9537 – Wirksworth: An August working party started with giving the brake frame a second coat of grey oxide. The cooler group was also given a good degrease. Inside the loco, a start was made on scrap