Trackside

06/12/2025

A flick through the pages of the new TRACKSIDE - OUT NOW!

Buy issue 54 direct and post-free at tracksidemag.co.uk

04/12/2025

A NEW TRACKSIDE NOW ARRIVING FOR CHRISTMAS!

Inside the action-packed issue 54…

EXCLUSIVE: Months after selling No. 5521, Bill Parker takes on another ‘Small Prairie’
EXCLUSIVE: North Norfolk Railway plans LNER train to be regular turn – not just for special events
- The full story of Eddystone’s main line revival – and which ‘Bulleid’ might follow it from Southern Locomotives
- Nick Brodrick discovers what makes the newly Listed Weybourne such a special station
- Photographer Bob Green goes in search of new and different street scenes the Severn Valley Railway through Bewdley
- Just days left for Somerset & Dorset ‘7F’ in steam... with future undecided
- Market Bosworth is expanding as the Battlefield Line reveals its plans
- After the Rheidol’s BR bonanza, Wales becomes hotbed of American and South African steam
- As ‘Railway 200’ ends, Mark Allatt previews what’s in store for ‘Gresley 150’
- How an entire class of narrow gauge Peckett 0-6-0STs survived and where they are all now
- Great Eastern 0-4-0ST follows ‘Terrier’ into heart of London – this time in steam
- Why tourist class on the 75mph ‘Shakespeare Express’ is now a bargain £25
- We hear a lot about our carbon footprint, but what about the benefits of heritage railways? Gary Essex examines
- Photo-focuses on busy ‘Black Fives’ and Southern engines at sunset
- Now more than 200 years after Locomotion, Gordon Edgar explores the world’s last standard gauge daily steam-hauled coal trains
- The BR Standard Class 8 Steam Locomotive Trust's Duke of Gloucester powers its way over Shap to end hoodoo…
… and what do No. 71000 and Avocet have in common? Mel Holley explains the Crewe link

Get your copy of issue 54 post-free from www.tracksidemag.co.uk or from all good newsagents

09/11/2025

There's plenty of colourful variety in the new issue of TRACKSIDE!

Buy issue 53 direct and post-free at tracksidemag.co.uk

06/11/2025

THE ISSUE OF TRACKSIDE NOW ARRIVING!

This issue of TRACKSIDE brings you a splash of BR blue and green at the Vale of Rheidol Railway in our EIGHT-PAGE pictorial celebration

EXCLUSIVE: Pete Waterman puts his steam locomotive collection up for sale after disposing of diesel fleet

EXCLUSIVE: Barrow Hill Roundhouse appeals for your help after devastating £125K theft of ‘Half Cab’ parts

EXCLUSIVE: Furness Railway group begins early stages of restoring 0-4-0ST to partner FR No. 20

LMS liveries dominated at the EastLancs Night Mail gala. We talk to co-organiser Liam Barnes to find out why detail is all important.

Plus:
- Steam returns to the 1-in-19 Foxfield Bank after six years
- The full story of the ‘Duke’s’ main line return
- Rheidol reveals ‘Collection X’ ahead of future display
- Class 37s galore at the Severn Valley Railway
- The extraordinary Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Tywyn
- BR green East Coast reunion as ‘Scotsman’ meets Tulyar
- 200 years on... we visit the last bastion of real steam
- Another ‘Jacobite’ season ends… what will 2026 bring?
- How railways can respond to environmental concerns
- Full gala round-up including the Bluebell’s four new-builds
- The secrets behind Eric Treacy’s farewell chalk markings
- Why 'Castle' Edgcumbe is borrowing wheels from Defiant
- Railways unveil 2026 event dates - listed for your diary!

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25/10/2025

And good morning from Gaydon, where we’ve got a stand at the Great British Model Railway Show…. We are here all weekend, so please say hello!

25/10/2025

Morning from the Vale of Rheidol Railway!

24/10/2025

Bye for now 'P&O'!

There's certainly plenty going on this weekend - and if you head over to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway you'll catch 'Merchant Navy' Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co. make some of its last runs before overhaul!

The Bulleid 'Pacific' is starring at Saturday and Sunday's Autumn Showcase. And there's a final chance to see 'P&O' for its final runs on Monday and Tuesday/

More info: www.gwsr.com/events/autumn-showcase-2025

Picture: Ian Crowder

24/10/2025

It's out!

18/10/2025

Saturday of the LMS gala at the East Lancs is upon us. See us on Platform 3/4!

14/10/2025

If you're an LMS fan, there's one place to be this weekend...
.. And TRACKSIDE magazine will be there too!

At this weekend’s Autumn Steam Gala we are very much celebrating the LMS with our Midland Region lineup!

The ‘A Class’ has been guised as scrapped classmate No. 12345, an engine based at both Newton Heath and Bolton during its working life - This weekend is one of the first large gatherings of LMS liveried locos for quite some time, and on Sunday 19th the final service from Bury to Ramsbottom will be quadruple headed by four LMS locomotives, a sight not to be missed!

🎟️🎟️ Get your tickets and more information on our Autumn Gala here: www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/events-activities/autumn-steam-gala/

📸📸 Liam Barnes