Veterans of dinorwic slate quarry reunite at bala gala

D3265 – Llangollen: Work has continued on the overhaul of the Class 08 based in North Wales, with a start made on looking at the valves and guides and also pressure testing of the block itself. Firstl

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

Stood alone inside Derby Litchurch Lane at 07.30 on Saturday, August 2, day two of The Greatest Gathering, the biggest railway event in decades, it was eerily quiet. It wouldn’t be like this in 30, 60

T W O FORMER main line locomotives ran ...

Much has been written about the Stockton & Darlington Railway 150th anniversary celebrations in 1975. Now, for the first time, someone from the team that organised it all tells the inside story of how it was achieved. MAURICE BURNS – who represented the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group on the organising Joint Committee, and also volunteered to help on subcommittees for events, selecting engines for the cavalcade and writing the guidebook – recalls his memories of that incredible time.

ABOVE: On June 2, 1980, 20066 hauls a coal train from Markam Colliery formed of mineral wagons and hoppers at Barrow Hill, having just come off the line from Hall Lane Junction and Seymour Junction. C