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Locomotion No. 1 and replica train to run Moorsline services

Search is on to hear Sir Nigel Gresley’s voice once more

Talyllyn gears up for diamond jubilee gala celebrations

Double boost plus royal visit for new Gresley P2 project

GWR auto tank and trailer sold – but to stay at SVR

Farewell for now: Ffestiniog’s Fairlie’s finale

Monoloco back at Tanat Valley after overhaul

Old, new, and a bumper success for Barrow Hill rail bicentenary gala

Mark those calendars: railways announce first gala dates for 2026!

Moors-based ‘Spaceship’ is all set to land at Great Central for January 2026 steam gala

Blue plaque tribute to Thomas the Tank Engine author

Glasgow depot’s open day celebrates 150 years of heritage

Swanage volunteers back air ambulance appeal

Laying track to remember Omagh rail disaster

IN BRIEF

Avocet makes its main line return after dark as testing commences

First passenger train in 97 years planned for Blythburgh

Blackpool trams set for brief return to promenade

New partnership sees HSTs move to East Lancashire Railway

Saved: locomotive buried in sandbank for 70 years rescued in New Zealand

Power Hall reopens after six years to showcase Manchester engines legacy

New trust manager is appointed following Llangollen’s 50th anniversary

Eight-car farewell to Llangollen’s stalwart railcar

Museum donation sees Bishops Castle signal post return home

‘Tractor’ bash harvests the crowds!

New general manager at Mid-Norfolk

New chairman is being sought for Patriot project

KESR volunteer set for key role in link with RVR

International narrow gauge parade at Woody Bay

Horse-drawn wagon stars at Talyllyn’s weekend of heritage celebrations

Crimson coat is a heritage first for Bo’ness Caley tank

Any takers for Clevedon miniature line? Council hopes for railway’s revival

The bubble they could not burst!

Western Front trenches are reborn on the Lincolnshire coast

Cotswold line celebrates Rail 200 with freight workings

Princess Royal visits refurbished Station Hall at NRM

Lord’s visit to Cotswold line pays tribute to the long-standing dedication of volunteers

Southern steam reigns supreme at London’s local annual gala

Family tie draws top railway artist to Bulleid Pacific

Swanage honours wartime refugees with plaque

Brighton museum restoration is almost complete

Bo’ness model museum arsonist jailed for 32 months

Stratford railwaymen recall their days at a vast depot

Avon Valley takes on ‘Taffy Tank’

Seven heritage sites are granted listed status to mark Railway 200

Oldest Gresley loco on track for spring comeback

Archaeologists find ‘earliest’ standard gauge railway

Flatpack diesel makes first return to ‘home’ territory

Sandstone steam rested due to lack of qualified engineers

TPO group at Quainton Road unveils exchange apparatus

Grand opening of new track at Shillingstone station

Council blocks plan to build near historic railway

BACK ON TOP OF THE WORLD - 200 YEARS AFTER CHANGING IT FOREVER • The climax of the Stockton & Darlington 200 Festival and the pinnacle of the Railway 200 programme to mark the bicentenary of the world’s first modern train saw an estimated 100,000 people turn out along the historic 26-mile route to glimpse the replica 1825...