Last Saturday (1 November), Vintage Trains recreated British Rail Western Region’s 1965 ‘Farewell to Steam’ rail tour, from London Paddington to Bristol and Cheltenham – using the same locomotive and the same route!
Fresh from its rebranding in August, the LMS-Patriot Company has released an update on its work building ‘Patriot’ class steam locomotive, 5551 ‘The Unknown Warrior’.