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. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:01:08 +0000 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:01:08 +0000 National Preservation https://www.national-preservation.com/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:27:35 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/west-somerset-railway-general-discussion.508987/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/west-somerset-railway-general-discussion.508987/ invalid@example.com (gwr4090) gwr4090 http://www.wsr.org.uk. The turntable itself is due to return in December after refurbishment and extension to 65ft by a contractor in the Midlands. Installation is planned in the first quarter of next year with a project completion date in June.

Meanwhile 22 miles away at the...

West Somerset Railway General Discussion]]> 45330 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 23:02:53 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/the-whitby-flyer-wednesday-18-march-2026.1425949/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/the-whitby-flyer-wednesday-18-march-2026.1425949/ invalid@example.com (neildimmer) neildimmer 14 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:52:57 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/mid-hants-railway-operational-matters.908178/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/mid-hants-railway-operational-matters.908178/ invalid@example.com (NightRail) NightRail View attachment 24671]]> 7517 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:43:52 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/k-wvr-steam-gala-19-22-march-2026.1425679/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/k-wvr-steam-gala-19-22-march-2026.1425679/ invalid@example.com (Paul.Uni) Paul.Uni

• Loco 1: British Railways Early Crest Green
• Loco 2: GWR Green

More info https://kwvr.co.uk/events/thesteamgala/]]> 36 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:12:01 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/north-norfolk-railway-general-discussion.30601/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/north-norfolk-railway-general-discussion.30601/ invalid@example.com (NNR Engineer) NNR Engineer 2014 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 21:38:36 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/gwsr-general-discussion-and-operations.1073733/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/gwsr-general-discussion-and-operations.1073733/ invalid@example.com (michaelh) michaelh
Positives and negatives:

Positives:

• Railway appeared very busy
• The family who shared my compartment - 3 generations including the youngest 4 and 2 year olds who understood railways and steam locos
• The lady in the shop at Cheltenham Racecourse who chatted sensibly to everyone in the shop and made a real effort with children
• Free parking
• The Narrow Gauge running

Negatives

• The state of the Mk 1 coaches we...

GWSR General Discussion and Operations]]> 1922 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:14:20 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/gwr-28xx-2857.1422613/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/gwr-28xx-2857.1422613/ invalid@example.com (2857Harry) 2857Harry 19 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:05:13 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/the-edaville-railroad-south-carver-massachusetts-usa.1425950/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/the-edaville-railroad-south-carver-massachusetts-usa.1425950/ invalid@example.com (Roger Farnworth) Roger Farnworth The Edaville Railroad, South Carver, Massachusetts

The featured image shows a passenger train on the Edaville Railroad, made up of coaches from other narrow gauge lines, running on a shallow embankment over a cranberry bog, © Public Domain. [1: p555]

Originally known as ‘The Cranberry and Small Fry Line’, the Edaville Railroad is a 2ft-gauge narrow gauge line in Massachusetts. [1: p555]

It featured in a short article in the August 1952 issue of The...

The Edaville Railroad, South Carver, Massachusetts, USA]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:52:21 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/le-movements-ecs-and-test-runs-2026.1425739/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/le-movements-ecs-and-test-runs-2026.1425739/ invalid@example.com (henrywinskill) henrywinskill 35 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:50:09 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/saphos-blue-peter-to-carlisle-12-02-26-sir-nigel-gresley-11-03-26-britannia-8-04-26.1425832/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/saphos-blue-peter-to-carlisle-12-02-26-sir-nigel-gresley-11-03-26-britannia-8-04-26.1425832/ invalid@example.com (dmr) dmr 160