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Peak Rail was formed with the aim of reconnecting Buxton to Matlock by rail following the controversial closure of the Midland line linking them. While a northern push towards Bakewell remains a clear aspiration, the heritage line is a flourishing base of several different heritage groups, reports John Titlow in words and pictures.
Hornby’s decision to recreate in OO scale some of Britain’s most famous one-off locomotives, including Gresley’s W1 4-6-4 and now Stanier’s geared turbine Pacific No. 6202, leads Pete Kelly to chart the history of the Turbomotive, with the help of some interesting archive photographs.
Don Benn looks at the work of Gresley’s A4 pacific No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, reaching 90mph in Scotland in 1965, high speed on the West Coast Main line in 1967, a very fine run with a heavy load on the Great Western main line to Bristol in 2008, and returning from Kingswear on the…
With over 150 heritage railways in the UK, it can be hard to know which one to visit first. Here’s a round up of some of our favourites, from the big names to some underrated gems.
Young Isambard was not only to follow in his father’s footsteps as one of the greatest engineers of his day, but with his big railway from London to Bristol, and the seaward ‘extension’ by which steamships would continue the journey to New York, would soon eclipse his fame.
This early 19th-century drawing of Isambard Kingdom Brunel captures a daredevil moment which could have changed the future course of railway history forever.
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