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Covers Crecy Publishing's large range of railway titles including the OPC, abc and Southern Way imprints, as well as sharing occasional images from our archives
😮Network Rail has just uncovered after being sealed for decades! the original 1849 rope winding vault for the Victoria Tunnel at Edge Hill. As with the Wapping and Lime Street tunnels, it used a steam-powered rope haulage system to pull rolling stock up from the docks
Driver & fireman preoccupied with the well-being of their charge, J. M. Chamney photographs W&LLR 823 at Welshpool in June 1954. The bookkeeping of BR demanded that the W&LLR duo carry shedplates for 89A Oswestry Shed, made possible by Welshpool Shed's becoming its sub-shed.
This morning saw 60103 ‘Flying Scotsman’ haul the first passenger service across the newly repaired Mor Brook bridge and 16 miles of line are now fully re-open. svr.co.uk/.../flying-sco… Pics: Andy Taylor, John Titlow, Kenny Felstead and Bob Green
I’m delighted to report that Crecy has been appointed as the sole distributor for Silver Link Publishing titles. Full details on our web site; Crecy.co.uk

@CrecyRail looks like most of @svrofficialsite locos are on there way to @greatestgather
Next great gathering convoy approaching Derby this afternoon
It felt like @svrofficialsite was about to explode back into life today with Nos 4930 and 13268 raising steam at Kidderminster, and the two Autotrailers on display with their engine, and a slightly bigger green one, to be seen at Bewdley. It’s going to be quite a weekend!




LMS No 26986 is the only working @svrofficialsite Brake not to have what we call an ‘idiot’ valve, which stops vacuum being created when the handbrake is on. They’ve saved a fortune in preventing wheel flats over the years. Did BR use these, do other heritage railways have them?

Some of the detail at Hampton Loade is superb such as these Lamp and Lineman’s huts. The GWR did like to use corrugated iron in places like this for buildings like these. They are a must for anyone modelling GWR branch lines.


With the reopening north to @svrbridgnorth over the weekend, Hampton Loade will revert, from being the temporary terminus of the line, to the charming country station it has always been. Today was the end of this brief era in the station’s history.


Just back from a ‘Glorious’ day on the Severn Valley branch of the GWR. Terrible pun fully intentional. The other loco in use was 20 048. The valley is still dry and the line side fire risk is high but steam will be back in action over the weekend. @svrofficialsite


Timing is everything, The roster, drafted months ago, has given me a @svrofficialsite duty on the last day Hampton Loade will be used as the line’s northern terminus. It has served us well but we can’t wait to get back to Bridgnorth.

We are back at Bridgnorth @svrofficialsite !! A Glorious sight in more ways than one as 50033 is shown after arrival on the first test train over the newly repaired Mor Brook embankment 22/7/25
Looking forward to trundling along on the full length of the line in the DMU next Tuesday. A fantastic effort by @gus50035 and all the team @svrofficialsite and everyone who contributed in getting us up and running again. bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c8…
A similar experience could be had from the Riverside terrace at the now also lost Gay Meadow in Shrewsbury. If the football was dire, you could watch trains on the lines to Hereford and Welshpool, those to the right of Severn Bridge Junction box.
Burnden Park, Bolton in 1952. The famous Railway end c/w steam train in 1952. 📸 unknown
At Afon Wen near Pwllheli, the lengthy LNWR branch from Bangor met the Cambrian Coast line. A stone's throw from the sea, it was an idyllic location on fine summer days, but grim in winter when lashed by gales. On 19 September 1953, No 41223 leaves Afon Wen to head back to Bangor

From 20 July, c2c rail services will be operated by the Department for Transport Operator, becoming the sixth publicly run service. This marks a key step towards Great British Railways—improving services, cutting waste, and supporting economic growth. gov.uk/government/new…
There is, as far as I know, only one book dispensing machine in the UK and it’s to be found at Exeter St David’s station and the reason it’s there is because it was where Sir Allen Lane was inspired to create the paperbacks we all know and love, back in 1934.


On 12 September 1957, Ivatt Class 2 No 46468 leaves Marks Tey and is starting its journey to Haverhill on the Colne Valley line. Strictly speaking, it was heading to Haverhill North a former GER station, as the Colne Valley South station had closed as early July 1924.

Waiting at Ardlui for a train from the North to pass 12 June 2025
#OnThisDay: 86 years ago, the P Stock was introduced; these beautiful art deco trains feature in my earliest memories. Combined with the O Stock and converted (C) from 'metadyne' control system, CO/CP worked the District Line until 1981. bowroaduk buff.ly/3OGIS3l