Find out how volunteers made Railfest 2012, the biggest rail celebration the country has ever seen, possible.
Preparing a 109-year-old locomotive for Britain’s biggest rail celebration, Railfest 2012, is no mean feat.
The sun is shining and a whole team of people are hard at work preparing for Railfest as 2 June gets closer.
Railway history isn’t all about steam, as Railfest 2012 shows.
Find out more about one of the fascinating personal stories we’ve saved as part of the Railway Stories project.
Railway history is littered with the most surprising links—Associate Curator Bob Gwynne explores one curious railway connection.
When people talk of the ‘greats’ of the East Coast main line, one name tends to be mentioned above all: Sir Nigel Gresley, designer of Mallard and Flying Scotsman.
Before Christmas I found myself in conversation with Peter Van Zellor, historian of all things minimum gauge (i.e. 15” gauge), and a driver of many years experience at the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.
One of the locomotives appearing at Railfest 2012 tells the story of perilous early rail travel.