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rodneypitt9
Mar 5, 20212 min read
Severn Valley Ends Lineside Passes and Photo Charters
7812 “Erlestoke Manor” on the Severn Valley Railway // Credit Erlestoke Manor Fund website The Severn Valley Railway have confirmed that...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20212 min read
Churnet Valley Delays Refunds
Churnet Valley Railway - According to a report by StokeonTrentLive, angry customers have called in trading standards after waiting weeks...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20212 min read
Public Support Grows for Struggling Llangollen Railway!
According to a report in the Shropshire Star, the public is rallying to support the debt-laden Llangollen Railway. News that the...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20213 min read
Seaward Way Crossing MUST be Upgraded
A Somerset MP says restoring train services between Bishop's Lydeard and Minehead should be an "absolute priority", as delays will cause...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Kent & East Sussex Fundraising for its Future
Picture: Stuart Kirk An historic railway needs to raise £100,000 in four months in order to ensure its survival. The Kent and East Sussex...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 4, 20212 min read
Tanat Valley To Reopen This Year
Adrian Semmence and Mark Hignett on one of the largest monorail engines in the collection... Although the Tanat Valley Light Railway near...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Good Manors for 2021!
The Erlestoke Manor Fund (EMF) has posted an update on the progress on their locomotives and announced a new appointment to their board...
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rodneypitt9
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Llangollen Railway PLC asks Bank to Appoint Receiver
Llangollen Railway has today, Monday 1st March 2021, issued a formal announcement about its future. It reads: "It is with great regret...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 25, 20211 min read
Severn Valley Railway Postpones Opening
The Severn Valley Railway has said although it will not be open from April 2 as originally announced, its first planned event will take...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 24, 20214 min read
Published for the first time in 50 years - images from a Heritage Railway
It’s a sunny June day in 1961 and the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway (LCLR) has been open for less than a year but is developing...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 24, 20211 min read
On track for County of Montgomery
The new nameplates have been generously sponsored by John Buxton of Cambrian Transport, and were produced by the Procast Foundry in...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 24, 20212 min read
Vale of Rheidol Railway to restore Victorian Locomotive
The Manning Wardle "Jubilee 1897" has been sold to the Vale of Rheidol Railway When a heritage railway reopens later this year, it will...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 22, 20212 min read
More Pictures of 4709's First Cylinder
The new cylinder blocks have been redesigned and manufactured to bring the width and height within the current Network Rail Loading Gauge...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Lady of Legend Coming to the SVR
The Lady of Legend will make an appearance at the event in April. (Photo: Frank Dumbleton) The Severn Valley Railway has confirmed a...
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rodneypitt9
Feb 18, 20211 min read
3278 Arrives at the Churnet Valley Railway
Credit: Dave Gibson Photography The Churnet Valley Railway has announced that their line is now home to three United States Army...
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rodneypitt9
Jan 27, 20211 min read
Slough and Windsor Railway Society's Zoom Meetings
Slough and Windsor Railway Society is currently holding its weekly Friday night meetings remotely by Zoom, starting at 7.45pm. Friday,...
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