The final countdown

By the time this issue appears in the ...

What better way of celebrating both the Ffestiniog Railway’s 70th anniversary and ‘Railway 200’ than with an epic four-day gala culminating in a spectacular cavalcade? THOMAS BRIGHT finds out how the FR pulled off one of the events of the year.

Ffestiniog – a jewel in the crown

The Ffestiniog Railway has accomplished much during its seven decades in preservation. Here is a timeline of its key milestones.

News special

This issue’s 10 Pictures comes from railfreight follower and photographer Paul Shannon. Having spent his early childhood in Gloucestershire, Paul lived on the outskirts of Manchester from 1963 until 1