Among those retiring from the shed was Maurice Youngs, of Broadway, Didcot, who had recently received a gold watch from British Railways for 45 years’ service.

The shed at Bangor once a major employer in the area and focus of hundreds of local railway enthusiasts was officially closed by British Railways in June 1965. The last few steam locomotives ...

PLANS for a canopy to provide sheltered storage for historic steam locomotives in Carlisle have been lodged with Cumberland ...

Rail enthusiasts were on board with a journey back through time, as they celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the British Railway Steam. News you can trust since 1886 Sign In ...

RAILWAYMEN who worked at any of the final steam motive power depots in Lancashire during the last days of British Railways’ steam in 1968 have been invited to a commemorative event. The weekend ...

Steam locos operating include Victorian London and South Western Railway T3 No. 563 built in 1893 which was donated to the Swanage Railway Trust by the National Railway Museum in 2017, plus ex ...

It was the end of an era. Didcot depot had been home to steam locomotives for more than 30 years. On Sunday, June 13, 1965, railwaymen gathered to say farewell as the last three left. No 7816 ...