A fairytale comes true...

After decades of obscurity, a locomotive with a proud history is taking the limelight after a painstaking restoration completed almost without compromise by a devoted owner.

As the North Norfolk Railway’s flagship ‘B12’ approaches its centenary, RICHARD GUNN catches up with the NNR’s chief mechanical engineer, Keith Ashford, to chat about how its overhaul is progressing

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

One of the things I miss most from the current railway scene is our locomotive workshops. They were such fascinating places to visit, because they illustrated perfectly the life story of locomotives f

D E SPITE BEING surrounded by the likes ...

D9537 – Wirksworth: An August working party started with giving the brake frame a second coat of grey oxide. The cooler group was also given a good degrease. Inside the loco, a start was made on scrap