Unseen Steam Features

Collett ‘64XX’ 0-6-0PT No. 6437 waits at Sharpness with the auto-train for Berkeley Road on June 7 1962. The Vale of Berkeley Railway plans to rebuild the station as close as possible to its original appearance, so this scene could be exactly recreated in the future – using one of the three preserved ‘64XXs’ that also worked on the branch.

Steam Railway visits the Vale of Berkeley Railway

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Viewed westward at Margate on 23 August 1958, is BR Standard 2 2-6-2T No 84025 accompanied by ex-SE&C Maunsell ‘D1’ class 4-4-0 No 31247

Farewell to the ‘84XXXs’

The class, designed by R. A. Riddles but derived from the earlier 2-6-2Ts designed by H. G....

A railway enthusiasts' special train at the branch terminal at Minsterley on 1 January 1964

Anniversary of border branch closures

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Crewe locomotive production

Siemens Desiro City (British Rail Class 700) displayed at Innotrans in September 2014.

Looking to the future: Britain's railways in 2016

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