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I had two very good days at Seaton on Tuesday and yesterday, and I thought that people might like to hear about them. Tuesday was a visit to Pecorama at Beer. I took the Bronze Experience tour of the factory and saw among other things the track being constructed. I didn't know very much about...

Can someone recommend a "one stop" web site for these, please? I'm interested in planning a journey from Devil's Bridge on the Vale of Rheidol Railway to Istanbul and back, as advertised on a 1920s / 1930s sign on the former station. The route on the sign is via Aberystwyth, Birmingham, London...

I have seen quite a bit of coverage of these trains, which seem to be run for the Chairman of the LSL (and possibly other people?). Does anyone know how these are arranged, please? In particular, how much notice does he have to give and does he just pick up the phone to the relevant person(s)...

I know that (I think) eight locomotives were preserved at the camps, although none of them are there now. Is there a list of what locos were preserved and where they are now, please? Thanks.

The forthcoming "reunion" between 4079 and 4472 at Didcot in June has prompted me to look for other occasions when they both worked together in the UK. I have some images of 4079 and 4472 at Newport hauling a rail tour on or around (according to my records) 8th May 1974. However, I can find no...

I have a collection of sixteen different cars that were produced as part of this series by Matchbox in the 1960s. I'm looking for advice on how to sell them, please; any suggestions (or even offers!) will be appreciated. Thank you; if you have any questions, please let me know.

I was scoring for a cricket match at Barry Athletic CC yesterday, and it was an opportunity to see the Class 150s going into and out of Barry Island station. I was struck by the slow speed that they travelled over the bridge from the mainland and correspondingly the same when they returned -...

Yesterday evening, I was pleased to be able to hear a talk at the South Wales Branch of the RCTS by Kit Spackman about the creation, testing, running and preservation of the Advanced Passenger Train. Kit is described as "the man who put the tilt in BR from 1971 to 1978", and is affectionately...

I'm interested in finding out some more about the LMR and, in particular, I'm looking for a book about it. I know of the three-part series from Lightmoor Press, but they seem to be a bit expensive for what I want. I've also seen a single volume history by D W Ronald and R J Carter which...

At some time, I would like to travel on the Elizabeth Line from West (Reading) to East (Shenfield or Abbey Wood). I know that there aren't any through trains at the moment - and won't be for some while - and I understand this. So, what are my best options, please? From the map, it looks as if I...

I was at a meeting yesterday evening which covered the services between the now closed station at Blaenafon and Newport. The presenter said that whilst there was a very good service during the week, the opposite was the case on Sundays. I think he said that there were something like twenty...

I'm currently re-reading this book by Alan A Jackson. This is the second edition, published in 1985, and succeeds the first edition, published in 1969. It's not a rewrite of the first edition, though, just a new forward and a new chapter at the end bring the story up to date to 1984. I...

I've been trying to use National Rail Enquiries recently, but I've often not been able to, as it gives me this response: Now, apart from the fact that on many of the occasions I haven't asked for anything complicated, I simply don't understand what this rejection notice actually means! Does...

I've seen this mentioned elsewhere on the forum and would like to know more about it. I've googled it, and found that it's connected to the station tours. However, the reports that I've found don't say whether it is only accessible as part of a tour, or whether it's something that can be...

Last Saturday morning, I was travelling from Paddington to Cardiff, having been away for a couple of days. Everything was going well, until between Swindon and Bristol Parkway, a message was heard asking the Train Manager to contact the driver. Anyway, almost straight afterwards, the brakes...

I passed through Birmingham International last Saturday, and I noticed that all the station's signs are "Birmingham Int'l" rather than being the full version. Is there a reason for this shortening, please? It can't be because the complete two words are too long (24 characters) as there are...

Does anyone on this Forum collect these or have any friends who do, please? I've got a quite large collection which I'm looking to pass on, but I don't know who to ask. I'm not really looking to sell them for a large sum, so I'd be open to reasonable offers - my only condition is that the...

It's well known by now that the failure of the engineering part of the Llangollen Railway was a serious part (if not all) of the decision to call in the receivers. By coincidence, I've been reading in the "Great Western Echo" about the problems that Didcot Railway Centre have had finding a...

This is a series of five books about the GWR from Broad Gauge days until, I think, the early 1960s. They seem to be written as novels about a GWR family, and seem to be interesting. There's a sixth book dealing with the LNWR, but it's the GWR ones that I'm particularly interested in. Does...

Following on from my questions about No. 3116, I've got another question for you all, please. My sister and I agree that the gentleman is our Paternal Grandfather. We know that he was a Cleaner in 1901 as that's how he's described in the 1901 Census. He eventually became a Driver, and was on...