Doing a ‘bailey’

Leaky Finders has grown in recent years, from being a new entrant in the world of heritage railway engineering to one of the ‘big names’ in this vital part of the preservation industry. Steam Railway finds out more.

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.

Some final thoughts from the team at RAIL ...

GREG MORSE considers the incident at Nuneaton in June 1975 that claimed the lives of six people, and how the industry continues to focus on preventing any repeat

Sitting just above my head on the bookcase behind my desk are the rusty remains of a Mamod steam car that I’ve had since I was 10 or 11 years old. I can’t recall if it was a birthday or Christmas pres

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