Mark Lancaster

  • Railway Gears Up for Biggest Ever Classic Transport Weekend

    Railway Gears Up for Biggest Ever Classic Transport Weekend

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    The Llangollen and Corwen Railway is preparing for its biggest ever Classic Transport Weekend on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July, with close to 400 classic vehicles set to descend on Glyndyfrdwy Station for what promises to be one of the largest heritage transport gatherings in North Wales. Visitors can expect an extraordinary display of…

  • Deluxe Materials launches Decal Sure-Set for flawless model transfers

    Deluxe Materials launches Decal Sure-Set for flawless model transfers

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    Deluxe Materials announces Decal Sure-Set BD86 — a professional decal setting solution designed to ensure precise placement and a flawless finish. Applied before the decal, Decal Sure-Set breaks surface tension to create a smooth liquid film, allowing decals to glide easily into position while improving adhesion and reducing silvering. This enables fast, accurate placement, even on complex surfaces or delicate…

  • Take your passion to the great outdoors with garden railway modelling

    Take your passion to the great outdoors with garden railway modelling

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    Railway modelling is a rich, creative and varied hobby — and for those with the space and the passion to take things outside, there are few more satisfying ways to enjoy it than with a garden railway. A garden railway combines the enjoyment of model trains with the creativity of outdoor landscaping, giving modellers the…

  • So you want to improve your photography?

    So you want to improve your photography?

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    How to take better railway photographs – Pip Dunn explains Do you ever look at a picture in a magazine and think: “I wish I could take an image that good”? Here are a few basic tips on equipment, technique and approach to help you get that bit better at railway photography. Photography has come…

  • Archive 1987: South Tynedale Railway volunteers prepare for a new season

    Archive 1987: South Tynedale Railway volunteers prepare for a new season

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    From a 1987 issue of The Railway Magazine, this archive extract records activity by South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society volunteers. It covers work at Alston, Gilderdale, locomotives, passenger figures, events and plans for the 1988 season. Volunteers and a turning point YEAR 1987 will be remembered by its regular volunteers as the most momentous in…

  • Archive: Cornwall’s industrial steam survivors in 1975

    Archive: Cornwall’s industrial steam survivors in 1975

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    From the March 1975 issue of The Railway Magazine, this archive extract looks at industrial steam locomotives still present in Cornwall after the main-line railways of the county were fully dieselised in 1964. The article covers locations including Par Harbour, Falmouth Docks and Penlee Quarries. Cornwall after dieselisation WHEN the main-line railways of Cornwall were…

  • A magical family experience comes to Seaton Tramway from 3–9 August

    A magical family experience comes to Seaton Tramway from 3–9 August

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    The Moomins are coming to Devon this summer – and tickets are now on sale for the brand-new Moomin Summer Adventure at Seaton Tramway. From 3rd to 9th August, families experience the enchanting world of the Moomins as they board a specially themed tram and set off on a magical journey through the beautiful Axe Valley. Along the…

  • DBC sends first of 25 Class 66s to Romania

    DBC sends first of 25 Class 66s to Romania

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    THE FIRST of 25 Class 66s that Romania Operator Grup Feroviar Roman (GFR) has bought from DB Cargo has made its journey to the continent. 66035 Resourceful moved 66014 from Toton to Dollands Moor in April ready for its transfer through the Channel Tunnel. Like 66014, 66006/024/040 have all been repainted in GFR’s blue while…

  • Arlington repaints LSL 37/5 in ‘Blackberry’ black

    Arlington repaints LSL 37/5 in ‘Blackberry’ black

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    THE FIRST Locomotive Services’ Class 37 to be painted in its favoured blackberry black livery, 37521, was outshopped from Arlington Fleet Services in early April. 37667 Flopsie is also at Eastleigh and expected to emerge in the same livery. Both were in BR Green with their D6817 and D6851 numbers. The livery has already been…

  • New generation of steam drivers qualify at Llangollen and Corwen Railway

    New generation of steam drivers qualify at Llangollen and Corwen Railway

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    Two of the next generation of heritage railway volunteers have officially qualified as Steam Locomotive Drivers at the popular Llangollen and Corwen Railway following more than a decade of hard work, training and dedication. Matthew Carty, 27, from Chester, and Tim Hines, 27, from Llangollen, both achieved the prestigious qualification over the Bank Holiday weekend…


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