We’re heading into a momentous year for railway preservation as the Talyllyn Railway marks 75 years since it was saved from almost certain extinction to become the first heritage railway. But how did the concept of railway preservation emerge and develop? MARK PEARCE digs deeper.

The name Britannia conjures up different connotations to different generations. To some it immediately brings to mind images of the Royal Yacht Britannia, to others the Bristol Aircraft Company’s four

FIRELESS LOCOMOTIVES – PART ONE

EXPERT ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING TODAY’S MAIN LINE CHARTER SCENE

PRESERVED PEAK 45133’s Sulzer 12LDA28-B engine was started on December 11 for the first time in eight years, since the loco was stopped for overhaul in September 2017. The loco, owned by the Class 45/

Overhauls, restorations and running notes