PRESERVATION PIONEER MARKS 75 YEARS
Welcome to the June edition of Narrow Gauge World. Now at this time of year you might not be surprised in today’s climate to be experiencing prolonged hot weather and spark-induced lineside fire pressures on our railways, but I found it...
In a sobering demonstration of the effects of climate change, the Vale of Rheidol and the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways were both forced to substitute steam services for diesel due to dry weather conditions as early as the end of April.
The Halesworth to Southwold Narrow Gauge Trust claimed a small slice of history on Easter Monday, 6th April, operating the first passenger trains on the trackbed of the Southwold Railway since the Suffolk 3ft gauge line closed in 1929. The...