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A NEW hands-on course aimed at improving steam safety among heritage volunteers is set to run this spring, offering practical instruction for anyone working with stationary engines, steam boilers or road steam machinery.

The Basic Steam Safety for Volunteers programme, delivered by the Boiler & Engineering Skills Training Trust (BESTT) in partnership with Weston...

An extract from the April 1938 issue of The Railway Magazine describing the Kofler automatic train stop system. The article outlines its design, operation and trials on European railways.

The Kofler Automatic Train Stop

IT has recently been announced that the automatic t...

By Owen Hayward

NEW-BUILD H2 Atlantic Beachy Head will make its first trip away from the Bluebell Railway this spring when it visits Didcot Railway Centre for a weekend of celebrations showcasing all that the former GWR depot has to offer.

Entering service in August 2024 following a construction period that officially began in October 2000...

An extract from a 1935 issue of The Railway Magazine detailing the development, routes and operations of Railway Air Services, including services, operators and expansion across Britain and the Channel Islands.

IN the December issue of THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE a year ago, the present writer endeavoured to provide a brief history...