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Two more images of D6948’s first day steam heating trains on 8th October: click to continue reading

  If you’ve been following the restoration story of D6948, then you’ll remember that one of the first things done in the project back in July 2010 was to install a Clayton RO2500 Steam Generator in order to provide steam heat capability. … Continue reading →

Available Now! An all new 96 page large format landscape colour album from Strathwood publications, depicting the Class 37s from their earliest days through to 2015 utilising the finest colour photographs from some of the nation’s best cameramen, all supported … Continue reading →

This year’s summer diesel gala at the GWR has been an unqualified success delighting the line’s Commercial Manager with numbers even slightly higher than last year’s successful event, despite 2 out of the 3 days being blighted by heavy and unseasonal rainfall after weeks of dry weather. Highlight of the 3 day event held between the 24th and 26th July, was the appearance of class 35 ‘Hymek’ no.D7076 in BR blue from the East Lancashire Railway and the locomotive duly delighted many visitors with a powerful and noisy performance through the Cotswold scenery together with the railway’s home fleet including 37215. click to continue reading