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4-6-0 'Bristol Castle' by Hornby is now a permanent resident at Yorkton. It hauled its first train of BR Mk 1s from the station and...

LRD Specialist Luke Thomas has taken a big step towards his dream of driving a steam locomotive for the first time! Luke has made...

The LRD Team made a visit to East Somerset Railway for their Steam Gala! Specialist Luke Thomas and Assistant Specialist Nic Thomas...

The LRD Team made a visit to the Blaenavon Heritage Railway for their Annual Steam Gala! Specialist Luke Thomas and Administrator...

Hi all, It's been a constructive few weeks at the LRD Headquarters. Our Specialist Luke Thomas has been perfecting his "Railway Talks",...

Hello everyone, The LRD Team has released the first of many pieces of research via video on the website! You can now see both parts of...

LRDs Luke Thomas and Nic Thomas took a Pullman trip in August 2018 from London Victoria to Minehead. They were hauled by the beautiful...

Hi all, In the LRD headquarters, we have looked at the history of the railways. Our focal point commenced at the very earliest of...

On 11th August 2018, Specialist Luke Thomas & Assistant Specialist Nic Thomas went on the last steam hauled service in Great Britain in...

It has been five decades since the service of steam locomotives on British Rail was terminated. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of...