Engine 557 ran on coal when it first came to Alaska in 1944. Using oil, the 557 Restoration Company fired it up again in ...
In this tutorial, I demonstrate the zinc electroplating process used to restore an original 1950s British railway bolt. The video covers surface preparation, cleaning, electroplating, and finishing to ...
Britain's Intercity 125 was an icon of global rail travel. Now it traverses the Oaxacan mountains. How did it end up in ...
An atmospheric steam and diesel ‘Winter Warm Up’ weekend is to be the first special event in the Swanage Railway’s special 50th ...
An atmospheric steam and diesel ‘Winter Warm Up’ weekend is to be the first special event in the Swanage Railway’s special ...
Through the Sygnets, Matt’s interest in the railway quickly grew. By the age of 16 he was acting as a fireman on the engines, before training as a driver. Matt then did an apprenticeship with South ...
On the eve of its destruction in 1936, Harry Brown was working at the Crystal Palace. What happened next has never been ...
After an ambitious six-year £650,000 restoration to full working order by the Swanage Railway Trust – and resplendent in its new 1890s Drummond passenger green livery - the 81-tonne T3 hauled its ...
Historian JON SANDISON takes a look back at Christmas 1945, the first festive period since 1938 that had known peace. But for ...
On 3rd and 4th January, the Swanage Railway is holding a ‘Winter Warm Up’ steam and diesel weekend as the first event of its ...
Noel Doran has been a journalist for over 40 years and was editor of The Irish News from 1999 to 2024. THE development of a ...
Once selected, the birds then set off with a "drover", covering about three miles each day. They arrived at the start of December at Smithfield Common in the City of London, where they were rested and ...