Heritage Railway Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/heritage-railway/ Mechanically-minded travel Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:15:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 Diesel D6535 Returns to Service Following a Major Restoration https://mechtraveller.com/2026/06/diesel-d6535-returns-to-service-following-a-major-restoration/ https://mechtraveller.com/2026/06/diesel-d6535-returns-to-service-following-a-major-restoration/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:41:32 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=13187 The Great Central Railway and 5305 Locomotive Trust are celebrating the completion of a major restoration project on the National Railway Museum’s National Collection Class 33 locomotive D6535 – one of Britain’s most significant early diesel locomotives. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the restored locomotive in action during Great Central Railway‘s Autumn Diesel […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2026/06/diesel-d6535-returns-to-service-following-a-major-restoration/feed/ 0 A ‘Whistle Up’ will start the 200th Anniversary of Rail on New Year’s Day https://mechtraveller.com/2024/12/a-whistle-up-will-start-the-200th-anniversary-of-rail-on-new-years-day/ https://mechtraveller.com/2024/12/a-whistle-up-will-start-the-200th-anniversary-of-rail-on-new-years-day/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:00:49 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=11233 Next year is a significant milestone for the railway industry, and society. 2025 marks the 200th anniversary of rail, which began with the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in September 1825. A cross-industry organisation, Railway 200, set up to co-ordinate and highlight the anniversary year events*, is starting the year off with a […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2024/12/a-whistle-up-will-start-the-200th-anniversary-of-rail-on-new-years-day/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 Restoring the Railway Roundhouse at Montabon https://mechtraveller.com/2021/09/restoring-the-railway-roundhouse-at-montabon/ https://mechtraveller.com/2021/09/restoring-the-railway-roundhouse-at-montabon/#respond Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:16:58 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=6996 The Rotonde Ferroviaire (‘railway roundhouse’) at Montabon in La Vallée du Loir* is very much a ‘work in progress’ and it is going to be fabulous in a few years. The roundhouse and turntable were originally built in 1891 on the edge of the village of Montabon close to the the Château-du-Loir station in Sarthe, […]

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