Aviation Specials  |  Railway Preservation Pioneers
2014 celebrates the 60th anniversary of the revival of the Festiniog Railway, the 150th anniversary of the construction of the locomotive ‘Talyllyn’ for the Talyllyn Railway, the 50th anniversary of preservation at Tyseley, the start of the Dart Valley Railway and many other railways and steam centres that have now reached maturity.
This 132-page special tells the story of those pioneering individuals, without whom there would not be heritage railways as we know them today.
“Jolly Good Fun”
The sometimes funny, but always determined, story of the Festiniog Railway’s revival.
The Toy Train
the Darjeeling & Himalayan Railway is more than a toy railway, built by the British and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site of Special Interest, the British were once again behind the revival of this fascinating Indian railway.
The Birmingham Committee:
businessmen in the West Midlands with a passion for steam, club together to save the Talyllyn Railway, Britain’s first preserved railway to be run by volunteers in the 1950s.
The World’s First Public Standard Gauge Railway
it was not only the first proper railway to operate in the world, but the first standard gauge line to be run entirely by volunteers.
Electric Pullman
The groundbreaking story of the determined efforts of a group of individuals who are trying to return the legendary Brighton Belle electric train to the main line, the first privately owned and operated electric multiple unit.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Aviation Specials Railway Preservation Pioneers.