Sir keith park renamed to honour foreign pilots

Fifty years ago, BR allowed steam to run to Shildon under its own power for the big S&D 150 event. HOWARD JOHNSTON reveals that some invited engines – including National Collection ‘Battle of Britain’ Winston Churchill – didn’t make it.

D2767 – Bo’ness: One of just two surviving ex-BR North British Shunters, D2767, has recently moved under its own power for the first time in five years after repairs by a small team of volunteers were

THE WAY WE WERE

Some final thoughts from the team at RAIL ...

Sadly, I never saw the prototype Deltic when it was working on either the West Coast or East Coast Main Lines between 1955 and 1961, but its performance led to an order being placed with English Elect

Overhauls, restorations and running notes