A BRITISH traveller was reported to be in hospital in intensive care after a special tourist steam train in Argentina completely derailed and toppled onto its side, dragging its carriages down an embankment, on November 11. The tour was organised by

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READING issue 312, on page 22 there is a photograph of a recreation ofWestern diesels on the turntable at Old Oak Common at the Severn Valley Railway. Here is a picture I took at Old Oak Common turntable in June 1967 when I was touring the south of E

UNION Pacific ’Big Boy'articulated 4-8-8-4 No. 4014, the world's largest operational steam locomotive, will star in a‘Four Corners'tour in 2024 to celebrate the railroad's history and connection to communities and its employees. The tour is expected

VOLUNTEERS and staff at the Spa Valley Railway raised a glass to their October 19-22 Real Ale and Cider Festival after a record number of visitors travelled on the steam-hauled trains. Commercial manager Jonnie Pay said: “A total of 1924 tickets were

THE Isle of Man steam railway locomotive fleet could be back up to four-strong in 2024 following the return of one of its fleet of Beyer Peacocks from Bouth to the Douglas locomotive sheds. Built in 1908 as a one-off order, Hutchinson was similar in

WEST Coast Railways’ ‘The Jacobite’ season has ended on a positive note, despite an interruption by the Office of Rail and Road at the start of the peak period. As reported in Heritage Railway issue 309, the ORR imposed a prohibition notice on the We

PEPPERCORN A1 Pacific No. 60163 Tornado was booked to undergo test runs at the Rail Innovation and Development Centre at Melton Mowbray before Christmas at the conclusion of its overhaul, which has cost more than £500,000. Tornado will then return to

THE sole-surviving Stanier mogul is poised to make its Severn Valley Railway comeback hauling festive season services during late November and December. As reported last issue, No. 2968 returned to steam for the first time in more than 10 years follo

DAVE Steinle, a highly respected and popular supporter of the country's steam preservation scene for more than half a century, whose many roles included accompanying No. 4472 Flying Scotsman to Australia as a member of the Pacific's support crew, has

AS ITS daily operation drew near to its end,on October 30 the Vale of Rheidol revealed that two of its iconic 2-6-2Ts had undergone a repaint, one being outshopped in unlined BR black for the first time since the 1950s. No. 8 Llywelyn now carries the

IN,Opinion issue311,yousaid“that theurgencyofturningawayfrom themassburningoffossilfuels isbringing…” Perhaps you would like to know coal production for 2022? China, 4,430,000,000 tons; India, 937,000,000 tons; Indonesia, 690,000,000 tons; USA, 540,0

DOWNPATRICK & County Down Railway volunteers said that they were down, but not out–after devastating floods hit on Thursday, November 2. Flood waters inundated Downpatrick after several consecutive nights of heavy rain, causing the River Quolie to bu

The Brecon Mountain Railway, one of the 12 Great Little Trains of Wales and the only one located in the south of the principality. Like the others, it runs through stunning scenery; in this case, climbing into the Brecon Beacons National Park. The BM

WHILE it has been celebrating its half centenary this year, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway is not letting up on safeguarding its future with the launch of a new £50,000 fundraising appeal. With its director of mechanical engineering and TV star Pa

THE Difflin Lake Railway is marking its 10th year of operation during its 2023 season, the 15in gauge line having opened at Oakfield Park estate in County Donegal in 2103. Since then, during the summer, at Christmas and at Easter, its steam and diese

STORMS Babet and Ciaran brought chaos to the British Isles and left their mark with flash flooding and fallen trees on heritage railways. Staffordshire's Amerton Railway was closed on October 20/21 when the Amerton Brook burst its banks and flooded t