All the Heritage chitchat for the countrys railways and centres. Mon, 18 May 2026 09:22:22 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 09:22:22 +0000 National Preservation https://www.national-preservation.com/forums/heritage-railways-centres-in-the-uk.13/ Mon, 18 May 2026 09:19:36 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/kent-east-sussex-railway.908661/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/kent-east-sussex-railway.908661/ invalid@example.com (martin1656) martin1656 So far we have had the ethos of being a small engine, vintage coaches line , whilst at the same time running A 5 coach MK 1 set that requires larger engines .
We have seen some very welcome additions...

Kent & East Sussex Railway]]> 1718 Mon, 18 May 2026 09:14:34 +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]]> 8861 Mon, 18 May 2026 07:49:37 +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]]> 10523 Sun, 17 May 2026 21:08:57 +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]]> 45432 Sun, 17 May 2026 18:38:15 +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]]> 7580 Sun, 17 May 2026 14:47:47 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/embsay-and-bolton-abbey-railway-updates.781383/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/embsay-and-bolton-abbey-railway-updates.781383/ invalid@example.com (Luke McMahon) Luke McMahon

Thought i'd startup an embsay railway thread, so hopefully for those of us on here that don't have social media can find out what's going on & keep up to date with the railway's goings on.

I visited about 2wks back now for the 3rd or 4th time & found it as usual 1 of the top friendliest preserved lines i've visited. Thought it'd be best to split this thread into 3 maybe 4 different parts, namely loco department news, rolling stock & infastructure/expansion & signalling....

Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway Updates]]> 339 Sun, 17 May 2026 13:49:31 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/east-midlands-railway-trust-gcr-nottingham.1419162/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/east-midlands-railway-trust-gcr-nottingham.1419162/ invalid@example.com (Flying Phil) Flying Phil One question...What is the status of the Hotchley Hill signal box renovation?]]> 546 Sat, 16 May 2026 09:50:09 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/strathspey-railway.590066/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/strathspey-railway.590066/ invalid@example.com (steam_mad) steam_mad
If...

Strathspey Railway]]> 650 Sat, 16 May 2026 09:08:05 +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]]> 12321 Sat, 16 May 2026 08:40:12 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/bridge-that-gap-great-central-railway-news.24082/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/bridge-that-gap-great-central-railway-news.24082/ invalid@example.com (Gav106) Gav106 2162