Rail Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/category/transport/rail/ Mechanically-minded travel Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:06:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Great Central Railway is to host a classic diesel locomotive this year https://mechtraveller.com/2026/02/great-central-railway-is-to-host-a-classic-diesel-locomotive-this-year/ https://mechtraveller.com/2026/02/great-central-railway-is-to-host-a-classic-diesel-locomotive-this-year/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:18:56 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=12660 The Great Central Railway (GCR) has confirmed that Class 55 Deltic D9015 Tulyar will be based at the heritage railway during 2026* and that it will hopefully mark a major milestone for diesel preservation when it hauls its first passenger train in 29 years. Owned by the Deltic Preservation Society (DPS), D9015 is one of […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2026/02/great-central-railway-is-to-host-a-classic-diesel-locomotive-this-year/feed/ 0 200 Years of Railway Heritage celebrated at the Vienna Museum of Science and Technology https://mechtraveller.com/2025/12/200-years-of-railway-heritage-celebrated-at-the-vienna-museum-of-science-and-technology/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/12/200-years-of-railway-heritage-celebrated-at-the-vienna-museum-of-science-and-technology/#respond Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:21:20 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=12541 The Museum of Science and Technology in Vienna (Technisches Museum Wien) is, like us in the UK, celebrating 200 years of technical and social advances brought about by the railway. Their temporary exhibition Under the Spell of the Railway – 200 Years of Rail Transport, opened in October and uses impressive models, historical objects, and […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2025/12/200-years-of-railway-heritage-celebrated-at-the-vienna-museum-of-science-and-technology/feed/ 0 Britannic Explorer – A new luxury sleeper train will tour England & Wales from July 2025 https://mechtraveller.com/2024/11/britannic-explorer-a-new-luxury-sleeper-train-will-tour-england-wales-from-july-2025/ https://mechtraveller.com/2024/11/britannic-explorer-a-new-luxury-sleeper-train-will-tour-england-wales-from-july-2025/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:51:57 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=11043 Ultra-luxury hotel, trains and cruises brand, Belmond, has revealed details of its latest train. The Britannic Explorer sleeper train will debut in July 2025 with a programme of three and six night tours in England and Wales. The train will depart from London, offering three-night journeys with a choice of three routes through the spectacular […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2024/11/britannic-explorer-a-new-luxury-sleeper-train-will-tour-england-wales-from-july-2025/feed/ 0 New Heritage Steam Train Experience in Vietnam https://mechtraveller.com/2024/05/new-heritage-steam-train-experience-in-vietnam/ https://mechtraveller.com/2024/05/new-heritage-steam-train-experience-in-vietnam/#respond Wed, 22 May 2024 11:32:04 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=10101 A new tourist steam train, the Revolution Express, is expected to start operating day trips in central Vietnam in late 2024 or early 2025. Two original steam locomotives from the 1960s have been lovingly restored to working condition. The locomotives will pull two fully appointed retro-styled carriages that can seat up to 57 passengers each, […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2024/05/new-heritage-steam-train-experience-in-vietnam/feed/ 0 The extraordinary ‘Mount Emily Shay No.1’ geared steam engine has a new home https://mechtraveller.com/2024/02/the-extraordinary-mount-emily-shay-no-1-geared-steam-engine-has-a-new-home/ https://mechtraveller.com/2024/02/the-extraordinary-mount-emily-shay-no-1-geared-steam-engine-has-a-new-home/#respond Sat, 17 Feb 2024 12:31:51 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=9745 The 100-year-old American steam logging locomotive, Mount Emily Shay No.1, travelled by flatcar to its new home, the Oregon Rail Heritage Center, on Thursday (15 Feb). The historic locomotive had been in the care of the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) for more than six decades when, in 2022, OHS chose to transfer the Shay to […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2024/02/the-extraordinary-mount-emily-shay-no-1-geared-steam-engine-has-a-new-home/feed/ 0 Nevada State Railroad Museum Receives a Funding Boost https://mechtraveller.com/2023/06/nevada-state-railroad-museum-receives-a-funding-boost/ https://mechtraveller.com/2023/06/nevada-state-railroad-museum-receives-a-funding-boost/#respond Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:05:35 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=9045 The Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City will receive more than $23 million to build a new visitor centre as part of a capital bill passed earlier this week by the state legislature. The museum operates a historic train experience on 4½ miles of the old branch line which brought workers and materials into […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2023/06/nevada-state-railroad-museum-receives-a-funding-boost/feed/ 0 Spanish company gets funding to develop a Hyperloop system in Europe https://mechtraveller.com/2020/06/spanish-company-gets-funding-to-develop-a-hyperloop-system-in-europe/ https://mechtraveller.com/2020/06/spanish-company-gets-funding-to-develop-a-hyperloop-system-in-europe/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2020 17:14:35 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=6034 Zeleros Hyperloop, based in Valencia, has completed a financing round worth more than €7 million to support the development of its hyperloop design. The company is working on its own version of Elon Musk’s hyperloop concept – trains travelling at supersonic, even hypersonic, speed in near-vacuum tubes, riding on frictionless magnetic levitation (maglev), powered by […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2020/06/spanish-company-gets-funding-to-develop-a-hyperloop-system-in-europe/feed/ 2 Luxury Train to the Grand Canyon https://mechtraveller.com/2019/10/luxury-train-to-the-grand-canyon/ https://mechtraveller.com/2019/10/luxury-train-to-the-grand-canyon/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2019 10:11:19 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=5426 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 observation car (Photo above); The Utah – a […]

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