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The Talyllyn Railway Through the Years, DVD, 97 minutes, 4:3 aspect ratio, colour/b/w, EAN 5 030095 10012 0, Oakwood Visuals, PO Box 13, Usk, NP15 1YS, ?18.95 (www. oakwoodv.co.uk) The Oakwood Press have brought out this DVD on the Talyllyn Railway and I have just received a copy for review. The fi...

RCTS members within reach of Manchester may be interested in the following meeting organised by the Railway & Canal Historical Society North West Group. ST PANCRAS ? An lllustrated Talk by Nigel Howey on Saturday, 14th November 2015 at the Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester at 2pm. Nige...

The following news report about dual powered engines (i.e. electric/diesel) for the South Wales Main Line may be of interest:
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales ... n-10287160
Is this seriously being proposed?

I have heard about a recently published book with the title "Britain's Least Used Stations" by David Brewer. It may be privately published. Does anyone have any further information i.e. price, ISBN, ordering information, etc that they could share on this forum?

There is a petition against the closure here:

https://www.change.org/p/gwynedd-counci ... d-cyclists

This item on the possible closure of the footpath across Barmouth Railway Bridge appeared on BBC Wales earlier today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-nort ... s-33905836

My attention has been drawn to a parliamentary petition which seeks protection of former railway track beds from development so that they could be reused at some point in the future with a particular aim of rural regeneration. The link below allows you to sign. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitio...

It is a little while since there was any discussion on this topic. It is always interesting to hear about recent publications from the smaller publishers, societies, local history groups and other privately published works that may not have had much publicity but which would be of interest to the RC...

Please take five minutes to look at this archive film from the BFI on the Nantlle Tramway in North Wales in 1962.

http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-rai ... sarn-1962/

The motive power is superb. Can anyone explain the symbol on the wagons?

Rail Technology Magazine [/i][/size] (RTM) reports as follows: TransPennine electrification ?delayed indefinitely? The planned TransPennine electrification due to be completed by 2018 has now been delayed indefinitely. The postponement was unveiled after Jonathan Reynolds, Labour MP for Stalybridge...