Stanier ‘Princess Royal’ Pacific No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth is back and ready for a return to main line duties following the completion of boiler repairs at West Coast Railways’ Carnforth workshops. The welcome return of the 6201 Society locomotive came on March 14 when Princess Elizabeth completed its initial light

STANIER ‘Princess Royal’ Pacific No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth is back and ready for a return to main line duties following the completion of boiler repairs at West Coast Railways’ Carnforth workshops. LMS Pacific No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth accelerates away from the Hellifield water stop during its main line loaded test run on

BRIGHTON-built ‘West Country’ Light Pacific No. 34092 City of Wells can officially call the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) its permanent home after the Bury line successfully completed the locomotive’s purchase following an 18-month fundraising campaign. The 1949-built Bulleid 4-6-2 was first offered for sale in 2017 by its owners Richard Greenwood,

SWITZERLAND: Baselland Transport and Stadler Rail signed a contract on April 26 for the supply of 10 Tramlink Be 6/8 vehicles to operate on the Waldenburgerbahn. The contract signing follows BLT’s approval on April 17 of a SFr54m credit line to support the purchase. The vehicles have been ordered as

THE National Railway Museum has begun an investigation into the true origins and identity of one of preservation’s most enigmatic locomotives – the Hetton Colliery loco Lyon of 1855. Dr Michael Bailey and Dr Peter Davidson, both world-leading specialists in the field of locomotive investigation, descended upon Locomotion at Shildon

NEWLY outshopped ‘Modified Hall’ No. 6989 Wightwick Hall will get its first real opportunity to ‘stretch its legs’ post-restoration this autumn when it visits the Battlefield Line to take part in the railway’s 50th anniversary gala. The visit is something of a coup for the Leicestershire line as it will be

CONTRACTORS working for High Speed 2 Ltd have completed two major demolition projects at London Euston as work continues to prepare the site for rebuilding and expansion.  Buildings to the west of the station, including a five-storey hotel and the former National Temperance Hospital buildings, have now been cleared to

GB RAILFREIGHT is creating a fleet of 16 Class 69 locos, which will be converted from Class 56s. GB bought 17 locos from UK Rail Leasing and other sources in 2018, a decision made because of a shortage of available diesel locos in the UK. The Class 56s will be

VIRGIN Group founder Sir Richard Branson has expressed shock at the disqualification from bidding, and has admitted the bold Virgin name, which has been on the side of trains for 22 years, could disappear.  Virgin ‘lost’ the West Coast Main Line (WCML) franchise in 2012 to First Group, but in

VIRGIN Group founder Sir Richard Branson has expressed shock at the disqualification from bidding, and has admitted the bold Virgin name, which has been on the side of trains for 22 years, could disappear.  Sir Richard Branson at the unveiling of the Class 800 ‘Azuma’. JACK BOSKETT Virgin ‘lost’ the