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I am very aware that steam locomotives are expensive to run and restore but I wondered, now that the market is "mature", is it possible that the income generated from hiring fees/ charters etc on preserved lines, is sufficient to cover those costs or will locomotives always need extra income? I...

This project has been referred to in the MML Electrification thread, but, as that is now halted, this station project might have got lost also - so a new "stand alone" thread would seem sensible. I live in Harborough so will update on a fairly regular basis if that is what is wanted? Work...

On steam locomotives, with coupled driving wheels, the crank pins are arranged at 90 degrees side to side - "Quartering" so that the power strokes are evenly spaced (and the coupling rods do not bind?) with two or four cylinders. I am not sure what happens with three cylinder engines and...

Whilst travelling in a DMU along the GCR it was very obvious that the rails "dipped" at every bolted rail joint. I wondered why they didn't place a sleeper under the joints with a flat chair, just to support the ends of the rail where the fishplates are bolted? It seems such an obvious...

Yesterday I had a ride on a DMU along the new GCR Branch Line - the Mountsorrel Railway. Despite being just over a mile long, there are two stations, a large cafe with an adjoining museum section and the beginnings of a quarry museum section with sidings, a large shed and three restored local...

As a very new member on here, I hope this is not too presumptuous....However I have been a very long time member of the GCR (- in fact member #8 of the MLPG) and am really pleased that the original dreams are coming true with the building of the bridge(s) and embankment to rejoin the two...