Being too young to go to Shildon in 1975, my railway hobby started with the Liverpool and Manchester Rocket 150 celebrations in May 1980. I have lasting memories of visiting Rainhill for the cavalcade

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PART ONE

Last issue was a bit of a mare for me. I had heard the whisper that Pathfinder Railtours was going to announce it would end running trains, so I had this column written accordingly, and then… the anno

PART ONE

The growth in the ‘fleet’ of preserved ex-main line loco seems to have slowed down in recent years due to a number of factors: fewer locos becoming available, a possible saturation of the fleet, and d