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Model Railway Museum Rescued
The Old Town Model Railroad Depot, a small model railway museum based in San Diego's historic Old Town district, will remain open under new ownership. I can't resist either a model railway or a good news story, so this is a welcome piece of news. The Depot,...
Alastair December 3, 2019 0
Luxury Train to the Grand Canyon
From tomorrow there's a new way to travel to the Grand Canyon in style. The Rail Baron Charter, a private luxury train comprised of three 1940s and 1950s railcars, will be operating on the Grand Canyon Railway. The train set comprises The Kansas – a rear open-aired...
Alastair October 30, 2019 0
Heritage railways fear reduced access to suitable coal
Restrictions on domestic coal burning proposed in the UK Government's consultation on Clean Air Strategy published in January this year, pose a problem for heritage railways. Everybody* recognises the urgent need to reduce our use of fossil fuels, but, as the Heritage Railway Association (HRA) Board Member, Chris...
Alastair September 9, 2019 0
Illuminated Steam Train
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) will be running a magical illuminated steam train in the build up to Christmas. Not only will the Northern Lights Express be lit up, but so too will be parts of the forest that it runs through. https://mechtraveller.com/Extracurricular/Northern_Lights_Express.mp4 The spectacular...
Alastair August 6, 2019 0
Special Attractions on the Great West Way
The Great West Way is a new tourism marketing initiative, creating a 'multi-modal' route through southern England from London to Bristol that highlights many attractions and sites along the way – among them, several of interest to mechanically-minded travellers. Rather like the 'Silk Road', the Great West...
Alastair June 12, 2019 0
Virgin Trains complete onboard WIFI upgrade
The final train in Virgin Trains' fleet of 56 Pendolinos was fitted with new hardware in May, giving customers access to free WIFI and to its onboard entertainment hub, BEAM. The new connectivity is part of a range of improvements to improve customer experience on Virgin Trains...
Alastair June 5, 2019 0
Big Boy Rolls Again
On Tuesday night, the world's largest steam locomotive, Union Pacific's Big Boy No. X4014, returned to life¹, and yesterday it made its first test run in preparation for a steam locomotive "race" starting tomorrow. Both of Union Pacific's historic steam locomotives – Big Boy No. 4014 and...
Alastair May 3, 2019 2
Regular Steam Train Service from London Waterloo to Windsor
This summer, The Steam Dreams Rail Co. is launching The Royal Windsor Steam Express, the first regular steam train service in recent history from London Waterloo to Windsor. The service will leave Waterloo at 08.02, 11.10 and 14.10 every Tuesday, June 4th – September 3rd. There will...
Alastair April 10, 2019 2
Lithuanian Railway Museum Transformed into a Christmas Village
Vilnius is using its Railway Station and the adjacent Lithuanian Railway Museum to host an 'Independent Christmas Village', and the city is making a statement about the hyper-consumerism that tends to take over the holiday season, encouraging a more local and authentic approach to Christmas instead. Their...
Alastair December 18, 2018 0
South Africa's luxury Blue Train gets a makeover
South Africa's famous Blue Train has some new rolling stock. The Blue Train is actually two trains. Train Set 1 was shorter than its sibling and had no Observation Car, but it has now been extended to 15 carriages with the addition of a new observation car...
Train Company Introduces a System to Find Empty Seats
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has installed a system called Seat Sensor on all its trains. The new technology, which has just gone 'live', can tell which seats are free and, by referencing LNER's booking data, whether a seat is reserved. Passengers can now see the status...
Alastair November 9, 2018 0
Poland Steam Train Festival
The Museum of Industry and Railways in Silesia will be hosting its annual 'Steam Gala' next week. This will be the 7th Steam Gala featuring historic steam engines from Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany. Last year over 15,000 visitors came to see, touch and experience these...
Alastair August 31, 2018 0
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Latest Special Interest Tours & Offers
Le Mans Classic - Grandstand Motor Sports are offering travel packages to see the Le Mans Classic (2-5 Jul 2020) featuring cars that took part in the famous endurance race between 1923 and '81. Packages include 3 or 4 nights' B&B accommodation in a choice of hotels, guesthouses and private houses; ferry crossing; admission with infield parking, grandstand seat & access to paddocks. Prices start at £669 pp. (Posted: 15/11/2019)
Space: Past & Future tour - New Scientist Tours are running a 14-day tour of key space exploration sites in the USA including NASA Space Centres, several museums across Washington, Orlando and Houston, the Very Large Array, Roswell, and the Virgin Galactic Spaceport America. The tour will be accompanied by Astronomer Chris Impey, journalist Rebecca Boyle and journalist/presenter Sarah Cruddas. There are two departures: 6 May 2020 (14 days from £4,799 per person) and 14 Sep 2020 (15 days from £5,279 pp). Excludes international flights. Includes all accommodation and domestic transport, daily breakfast, entry to all attractions and a guide throughout. (posted: 18/09/2019)
Taiwan Rail Adventure - Ffestiniog Travel have created a new 16-day rail tour in Taiwan featuring a chartered steam journey on the Alishan Forest Railway, private charters at former sugar mills and memorable rides along historical branch lines and the coast. The tour also visits Taipei, Tainan and Kaohsiung City. Departing 14 February 2020, this guided tour costs from £3,870 pp (two sharing), including flights from London (Posted 05/09/19)
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When Lawrence of Arabia crashed in Rome
Why Russian Pilots Were Not Impressed By The Hawker Hurricane
Tom Hank's Greyhound movie set on USS Kidd
Review: Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, Charleston SC
Help needed. The Museum Ship, SS John W. Brown needs a new home.
Historic Automobile Exhibition to be Staged in Monaco
Thiers, Cutlery Capital of France
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Review: Caen Memorial Museum, Normandy
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Review: Musée America Gold Beach, Normandy
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