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To mark the bicentenary of the first public passenger steam railway, Tom Chesshyre picks his top British train trips
With through train and ferry tickets available from most stations in Britain to Ireland and the Netherlands, ANDY COMFORT samples Sail Rail and wonders how many people know about this way of travelling...
1 NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY Covering 24 undulating miles between the North Sea resort of Whitby and the town of Pickering, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway operates regular rides pulled by classi
Some final thoughts from the team at RAIL ...
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.
Hybrid engines and bi-mode locomotives are nothing new. One of the most notorious examples of early experimentation into multiple fuels and ways of driving a locomotive was the Kitson-Still locomotive of 1928. Today largely forgotten, was this one-off 262T a total failure, or simply ahead of its time?
