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. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:06:17 +0000 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:06:17 +0000 National Preservation https://www.national-preservation.com/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:04:15 +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 218 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:40:00 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/vintage-trains-2026.1425699/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/vintage-trains-2026.1425699/ invalid@example.com (Michael Whitehouse) Michael Whitehouse 244 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:20:23 +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]]> 12371 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:03:44 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/lynton-and-barnstaple-operations-and-development.641556/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/lynton-and-barnstaple-operations-and-development.641556/ invalid@example.com (50044 Exeter) 50044 Exeter ]]> 16266 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:49:24 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/rtc-2026.1425314/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/rtc-2026.1425314/ invalid@example.com (2857Harry) 2857Harry https://www.railwaytouring.net/uk-2026d250172f

Programme for 2026 is starting to take shape. Intersting to note on the Whitby job the diesel haulage is prominently advertised.]]> 193 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:54:38 +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]]> 10807 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:18:40 +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]]> 2017 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:47:34 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/rother-valley-railway.38105/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/rother-valley-railway.38105/ invalid@example.com (nine elms fan) nine elms fan 3322 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:16:44 +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]]> 7591 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:09:37 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/wcr-rail-tours.1424753/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/wcr-rail-tours.1424753/ invalid@example.com (RalphW) RalphW 92