Railway Herald Issue 129 Published each Friday, looking at the latest news and pictorial views from the UK railway scene and the heritage steam railways.
Latest Issue published 2nd May. For more information on the contents of this issue, click here.
AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD NOW [ Click here to download ] |  East Midlands Trains No 156404 passing through Langford on 8th May 2008 with Leicester to Lincoln train Graham Lightfoot |
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Oliver Cromwell works first passenger train in decades
The National Railway Museum-owned BR Standard 7P 'Britannia' No. 70013 Oliver Cromwell, which has been under restoration at the Great Central Railway, Loughborough in recent months, made its return to revenue-earning service on the afternoon of 3rd May, working the 17.10 service to Leicester North.
To watch video footage of the locomotive's first passenger working, click here.
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