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The Specialist's railway family in detail!

Hello all, I have been doing some research & discovery on my railway family. This research has contained the time periods, jobs &...

70000 'Britannia' made a trip from Preston to Cardiff last Wednesday. Specialist Luke Thomas wad there to see it role in with its...

LRD Specialist Luke Thomas was in Cardiff Central yesterday to see Black Five no. 44871 and Class B1 no. 61306 Mayflower haul a railtour...

A close look at the Ivatt Class 2MT 2-6-0 and do not forget, this is the locomotive that Specialist Luke Thomas drove very recently. This...

Yorkton was alive with era 5 steam today! 60103 Flying Scotsman, resplendent in BR Brunswick Green and ferret and dartboard BR logo raced...

Specialist Luke Thomas was at the East Somerset Railway today where he spent the day driving and firing the Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 no....

The experts at LRD have been busy and study #4 is out! It's a look at BR Standard Class 9F which were the last steam locomotives to be...

Specialist Luke Thomas and Assistant Specialist Nic Thomas were at STEAM in Swindon for a visit today. Luke had a chance to talk to...

It was 108 years ago today that Thomas the tank Engine creator Rev W Awdry was born. His cheeky little tank engine and all his friends on...

In the months building up to the most famous invasion in history, Britain's railways played a pivotal role. Troops, tanks, aircraft,...