Category: Eastleigh

Steam locomotive 61306 Mayflower to visit Shropshire this Wednesday

61306 Mayflower is set to make a visit to Shrewsbury this Wednesday (4th September 2024) as it hauls part of The Welsh Marches Express.

Book Review: Southern and Isle of Wight Railways, the late 1940s to late 1960s by Brian Reading and Ian Reading

This is a portfolio of trains on the Southern Region from the 1940s until the 1960s, with a useful map showing where the images were taken.

Dorset heritage railway to welcome nine diesel locos to annual gala and beer festival

Dorset’s Swanage Railway’s annual Diesel Gala will feature nine classic diesel locomotives, helping to tell the story of the transition of Britain’s railways from steam to diesel in the 1960s.

Dorset heritage railway to welcome nine diesel locos to annual gala and beer festival

Dorset’s Swanage Railway’s annual Diesel Gala will feature nine classic diesel locomotives, helping to tell the story of the transition of Britain’s railways from steam to diesel in the 1960s.

May rail tours have a “Star Wars” theme

Branch Line Society adopts Star Wars theme for rail tours.