Narrow Gauge
-
Coach and car parking enhancement at the Vale of Rheidol Railway’s Devil’s Bridge station
Posted
by
The Vale of Rheidol Railway (VoR) has announced its latest improvement project – the enhancement of the car and coach park at the line’s Devil’s Bridge terminus. The new facility will allow the existing car park area to be opened up as a pedestrian area for visitors, with a separate coach park and will also…
-
Watkin returns to Caernarfon
Posted
by
DE Winton 0-4-0VBT Watkin was moved into a display location in Welsh Highland Railway’s new £3million Caernarfon station at the beginning of April. The 1893-built locomotive was built at De Winton’s Caernarfon works on the waterfront, just yards from the new station. After working on the Penmaenmawr granite quarries’ jetty it became derelict by…
-
Hampshire trust to leave Bursledon Brickworks
Posted
by
HAMPSHIRE Narrow Gauge Railway Trust (HNGRT) is leaving its base at Bursledon Brickworks Museum at the end of this year. HNGRT has run a railway at this site, which includes a short passenger carrying line, for 22 years. The group says it doesn’t know if it will continue elsewhere, with further announcements to…
-
Corwen opening on target as Llangollen fills embankment ‘Gap’ to complete trackbed
Posted
by
THE Llangollen Railway is another step closer having trains able to run into its new Corwen Central station following the filling of the ‘Gap’ in the embankment immediately east of the station site. After six solid days’ effort by contractor and volunteers, the northern batter (boundary) of the embankment was completed on May 14. About…
-
THE IVO PETERS COLLECTION – VOLUME 4 RAILWAY ARCHIVE: NORTH WALES NARROW GAUGE STEAM 1959-1960
Posted
by
THIS is the latest DVD from the Ivo Peters Railway Archive Collection. Volume 4 features North Wales Narrow Gauge Steam, recorded on high quality 16mm colour film, from nearly 60 years ago. Though the programme was originally released on VHS in 1988 the material has been totally re-mastered for DVD. And what a fascinating feast…
-
A railway in BARBADOS AGAIN
Posted
by
The tiny independent nation of Barbados has an operating railway once more after a gap of more than 80 years. Keith Fender and Glen Beadon look at the Caribbean island’s troubled railway history and the development of the latest venture. BARBADOS’ first female Prime Minister, the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, opened a rebuilt railway on the…
-
Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway steaming back to strength
Posted
by
Gareth Evans finds that the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway is bouncing back & planning its next 50 years.
-
Gertrude leaves Wales to join Leighton Buzzard fleet
Posted
by
The Andrew Barclay 0-6-0T Gertrude was relocated to Leighton Buzzard Railway in late-February.
-
New locomotive destined for Groudle Glen Railway
Posted
by
A new 2ft-gauge Bagnall ‘Sipat’-design 0-4-0ST locomotive is set for Groudle Glen Railway after its unveiling last month.
-
Restoration of former Barry Prairie continuing at Barry
Posted
by
The project originally began at Llangollen, but the loco moved with Mr Pearce when he relocated to South Wales.
