The leading railway forum in the UK and we're free to join. Keep up to date with Tornado, the flying Scotsman and every heritage railways news. Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:40:46 +0000 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:40:46 +0000 National Preservation https://www.national-preservation.com/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:36:37 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/rtc-dorset-coast-express-22-7-26.1426262/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/rtc-dorset-coast-express-22-7-26.1426262/ invalid@example.com (buzby2) buzby2 BUT subject to Network Rail not having a 'Black' [NO STEAM] regime in place for Wednesday week:

WCRC Southall to Victoria [ECS]: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service...2/detailed
Victoria to Weymouth: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service...2/detailed
Usual trundle to Basingstoke then a...

RTC: Dorset Coast Express 22/7/26]]> 19 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:09:47 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/swanage-railway-general-discussion.37847/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/swanage-railway-general-discussion.37847/ invalid@example.com (Rumpole) Rumpole
Now that the main season’s running has passed and the gala is out of the way, a lot of attention has turned to planning work for our ‘Winter Works’ programme. Among the jobs to be undertaken are a refurbishment of the Swanage station canopy, re-roofing of Swanage goods shed, construction of a new workshop for the Locomotive Carriage and Wagon departments and the...

Swanage Railway General Discussion]]> 12437 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:33:18 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/nene-valley-railway.693667/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/nene-valley-railway.693667/ invalid@example.com (Luke McMahon) Luke McMahon

Thought the NVR deserves it's own thread & couldn't find one on here so apologies if there's already 1.

Cracking line is this, with some very interesting Swedish rolling stock which although unpopular with some enthusiasts I actually quite like & in particular the bar car is really nice. Nene valley has always seemed well placed it being only a 15 min or so walk from Peterborough NR station & having the mainline connection at fletton junction.

Couple of bits I'm curious...

Nene Valley Railway]]> 1079 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:32:08 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/nene-valley-railway-east-coast-weekend-11th-12th-july-2026.1426255/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/nene-valley-railway-east-coast-weekend-11th-12th-july-2026.1426255/ invalid@example.com (neildimmer) neildimmer Thanks
https://nvr.org.uk/shopimages/locations/extra/EAST COAST WEB TIMETABLE .pdf]]> 13 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:44:36 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/bluebell-railway-general-discussion.39323/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/bluebell-railway-general-discussion.39323/ invalid@example.com (Jamessquared) Jamessquared
Tom]]> 9041 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:41:21 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/svr-summer-gala-18-19-july.1426006/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/svr-summer-gala-18-19-july.1426006/ invalid@example.com (Paul.Uni) Paul.Uni

• Kerr Stuart no. 4388 from Foxfield
• Neilson & co. no. 2937 from Chasewater
• TBA

Home locos:

• 813
• 1450
• 7714
• D2996
• D9551
• D8568
• DMU
• Diesel shunters

More info https://svr.co.uk/specialevents/summer-gala/]]> 57 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:37:57 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/class-20-brake-cylinder-seal.1426285/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/class-20-brake-cylinder-seal.1426285/ invalid@example.com (Nexuas) Nexuas
Other Dimensions:
ID 5¼"
Depth ¾"
Thickness 3/16"
Outside of location notches 5⅝"

It's marked with C 72916/10



It is not fitted to a class 20 so we can not be 100% sure of its origin.

Thanks.]]> Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:56:11 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/north-yorkshire-moors-railway-general-discussion.29732/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/north-yorkshire-moors-railway-general-discussion.29732/ invalid@example.com (The Black Hat) The Black Hat
Given other updates to the railway, such as the signal gantry being...

North Yorkshire Moors Railway General Discussion]]> 11358 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:47:04 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/keighley-and-worth-valley-railway.103832/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/keighley-and-worth-valley-railway.103832/ invalid@example.com (WishIHadAName) WishIHadAName 76 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:20:30 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/churnet-valley-railway-general-discussion.177295/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/churnet-valley-railway-general-discussion.177295/ invalid@example.com (Sheff) Sheff 2182