"A funny thing happened on the way to the station". Humour, Horror, Intrigue, and Beyond Belief. It's YOUR TRUE tales on the rails... Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:34:51 +0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:34:51 +0000 National Preservation https://www.national-preservation.com/forums/bullhead-memories.32/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 20:40:40 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/steamtown-carnforth.14594/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/steamtown-carnforth.14594/ invalid@example.com (60017) 60017

Of course, its function today is a lot different to 'Steamtown' days but I'd just like to spare a thought for the amazing work Dr. Peter Beet did on securing the site as a museum in the late 60's.

Along with many others I was proud and priviliged to work alongside this incredible personality whose eye for free publicity and making few bob 'for the engines' was legendary!

Reading the posts about the speed in which...

Steamtown Carnforth]]> 21 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:58:07 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/roger-farnworth-articles.1425956/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/roger-farnworth-articles.1425956/ invalid@example.com (Big Al) Big Al
If you are interested in these writings then please go to a dedicated thread run by the author, as below:

https://rogerfarnworth.com/]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:52:21 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/a-busy-day-and-a-tight-connection.1425845/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/a-busy-day-and-a-tight-connection.1425845/ invalid@example.com (Big Al) Big Al
It was, of course, a sensible person who ensured that any planned connections would include some leeway in case there were delays...and at the end of...

A busy day and a tight connection]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:15:13 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/early-departure-from-a-gasthof-when-gricing.1425827/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/early-departure-from-a-gasthof-when-gricing.1425827/ invalid@example.com (The Gricing Owl) The Gricing Owl @gricerdon Don at Crailshein later in my more than a week long trip. The Gasthof below was near Salmrohr close to the Trier-Koblenz...

Early departure from a Gasthof when gricing]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2025 21:38:27 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/60-years-ago-today.1425672/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/60-years-ago-today.1425672/ invalid@example.com (46223) 46223 Charnock Richard. 70021 on a southbound van train and 48363 0n a southbound freight.]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:46:26 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/35028-and-35009-61-years-ago-today.1425238/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/35028-and-35009-61-years-ago-today.1425238/ invalid@example.com (The Gricing Owl) The Gricing Owl
To me their finest hour was on 24 July 1964, and I am posting this a few minutes after 35009 had arrived at Waterloo on the up Atlantic Coast Express on that day.

24 July 1964 is given a special feature in my SR 1960s Steam Locos Memoirs book - of which I now have a 709 page first draft completed.

There are three other pages for that date, but this is the main spread and covers two wonderful Atlantic Coast Express runs.

I...

35028 and 35009 61 years ago today]]> Sun, 20 Jul 2025 23:02:35 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/ripping-yarns-from-gricers.1424598/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/ripping-yarns-from-gricers.1424598/ invalid@example.com (The Gricing Owl) The Gricing Owl
I am promoted to open his thread as I was going to add the post below to the Irish Mail...

Ripping yarns from gricers]]> 49 Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:53:16 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/1950s-wcml-workings.1425214/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/1950s-wcml-workings.1425214/ invalid@example.com (Fred Kerr) Fred Kerr
1. There was a daily through service which I believe was a Crewe class 7P (Patriot / Royal Scot); did this change loco at Crewe and what was the replacement loco class. Did the same arrangement apply in...

1950s WCML workings]]> Sat, 05 Jul 2025 06:31:12 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/the-duke-of-sutherland.1425167/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/the-duke-of-sutherland.1425167/ invalid@example.com (Roger Farnworth) Roger Farnworth The Duke of Sutherland’s Saloons, Locomotives and Railways

In January 1950, G. Charles published a short (2 page) article about the Duke of Sutherland’s railway interests. [1]

It was only the nationalisation of the British railways which brought to an end the Duke of Sutherland’s hobby of owning and running his own train with running powers over LMS lines.

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2025/06/06/the-duke-of-sutherlands-saloons-locomotives-and-railways/]]> 6 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 07:46:24 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/the-railways-of-skye-and-adjacent-islands.1425067/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/the-railways-of-skye-and-adjacent-islands.1425067/ invalid@example.com (Roger Farnworth) Roger Farnworth In April/May 2025 we had a holiday on Skye and as part of that started finding out about the history of industrial railways on Skye and immediately adjacent islands.

The first we investigated was a line used to carry Diatomite from Loch Cuithir to Lealt on Skye the linked article below looks at that industry and follows the line. ...

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