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How Coalbrookedale reshaped the world
Richard Trevithick’s first steam railway locomotive was built in the Valley of the River Severn, laying the foundations for what was to follow on the Stockton & Darlington Railway. Under the banner Ironbridge, Valley of Invention, the Coalbrookedale museums have fascinating displays about the Industrial Revolution before and during the beginning of railways, as John Titlow discovers.
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People in the Picture
As volunteer-led railway preservation approaches its diamond jubilee, Owen Hayward curates a selection of photography, submitted by Heritage Railway’s contributors, where human presence has helped enhance – or even become- the focus of the scene.
Building Bridges: The challenge of ‘unglamorous’ projects
The Spa Valley Railway is about the commence with a major infrastructure challenge: the full replacement of one of its key bridges. Despite their importance, such projects are often overlooked in fundraising, as Owen Hayward discovers.
The rise of the diesel photo charter
Steam might still be supreme for many, but a current shift in audience demographics has seen those with a nostalgia and passion for diesel traction grow in prominence. Chris Gee talks us through the surge in popularity for use of such locomotives in photographic charter circles.
