rail Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/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 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 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 Norfolk and Western Railway archives have a new home https://mechtraveller.com/2022/04/norfolk-and-western-railway-archives-have-a-new-home/ https://mechtraveller.com/2022/04/norfolk-and-western-railway-archives-have-a-new-home/#respond Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:10:19 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=7379 The Norfolk Southern Corporation is donating its complete collection of historical documents and archives from predecessor company Norfolk and Western Railway to the Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC). The collection dates from the 1840s and includes thousands of photographs and glass plate negatives, as well as business records, annual reports, blueprints, plans, bridge […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2022/04/norfolk-and-western-railway-archives-have-a-new-home/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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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2021/09/restoring-the-railway-roundhouse-at-montabon/feed/ 0 A Railway Bridge becomes a Light Installation https://mechtraveller.com/2020/12/a-railway-bridge-becomes-a-light-installation/ https://mechtraveller.com/2020/12/a-railway-bridge-becomes-a-light-installation/#respond Fri, 04 Dec 2020 13:32:59 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=6627 The light installation Een Spoor van Water (A Trail of Water) by artist Matthias Oostrik was unveiled this week under a railway bridge in the Dutch city of Assen. Each passing train activates a unique light composition, incorporated into the paving and plant beds underneath. While I cover civil engineering structures and transport on this […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2020/12/a-railway-bridge-becomes-a-light-installation/feed/ 0 Model Railway Museum Rescued https://mechtraveller.com/2019/12/model-railway-museum-rescued/ https://mechtraveller.com/2019/12/model-railway-museum-rescued/#respond Tue, 03 Dec 2019 10:29:53 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=5589 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, which was founded in 2014 by Gary Hickok, […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2019/12/model-railway-museum-rescued/feed/ 0 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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