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Track construction before the season starts
Published: 23rd April 2023A surge pond without an outlet is not good news. Especially when it it’s the wrong side of the track. A determined effort by the Permanent Way team of …
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“Premier” – Back to the Future and an Award
Published: 19th April 2023In 1905, Edward Lloyd Ltd, the owners of the paper mill at Sittingbourne in Kent decided to convert from a horse drawn tramway to steam power. They initially …
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Major Winter Maintenance completed for its 2023 Season
Published: 18th April 2023Seaton Tramway was closed for its annual winter maintenance from January 3 to mid February 2023, to undergo significant upgrades, repairs, and improvements. The annual closure is …
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Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI):
Published: 11th April 20236Oth Anniversary of End of Steam on CIÉ Irish Railways On 31st March 1963, steam traction ended on Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ), Ireland’s transport company. One of the locos withdrawn was a Great Northern Railway 4-4-0 No …
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Two exceptional Garratt steam locomotives for Móra la Nova
Published: 12th March 2023Last December, the transfer of several historic locomotives from Lleida to the Railway Museum in Móra la Nova was completed. These locomotives, including two Garratt steam locomotives, have …
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Austrian Railway Culture Award 2022
Published: 9th January 2023The Austrian Railway Culture Prize, which was awarded for the first time in 2016 and is presented every two years, recognises an important and innovative …
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