Red Wheel plaque scheme launched
Britain's world beating record in the development of all forms of transport will shortly be marked by the launch of a nationwide programme that will place heritage plaques on sites of historical interest.

Short Sunderland closer to recovery
An HLF grant has enabled a sonar survey to be taken of the sole surviving Sunderland Mk 1 that lies near the entrance to Pembroke Dock.

Government should end ten years of cuts in heritage funding
The Chairman of Heritage Link has warned the Government that heritage must be seen as a priority in the Comprehensive Spending Review. Transport Trust plays a leading role within Heritage Link.

Avro Vulcan B2 XH558 is back in the sky!
After being in store or under under restoration since 1992, Avro Vulcan B2 XH558 returned to the air on 18 October 2007 after years of hard work and over £6.5 million of expenditure. This herculean task has been described as the most challenging and complex restoration project ever undertaken anywhere.

Quad Set back at North Norfolk
After a lengthy and extensive restoration, the first two coaches of the 1924 LNER Quad Articulated Set No 74 have returned to the North Norfolk Railway.

Five million passengers on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
As the KWVR readies itself for it's 40th Anniversary, a major milestone was hit on 8 August - the five millionth fare-paying passenger.

'Major step forward' for the Great Central Railway
At an EGM on 5 August 2007, members of the Main Line Steam Trust voted overwhelmingly in favour to overhaul the Great Central Railway’s support structure. From now on there will be “one members club, and one charity to support one railway”.

Vulcan restoration leader wins 2007 Preservationist of The Year Award
The man who has fought for ten years to get a Vulcan Bomber back into the air – the iconic symbol of the 1982 Falklands Conflict – has been honoured with the Trust's top award.

40th Anniversary of the end of Southern Steam
The Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society celebrated the 40th anniversary of the end of Southern Steam in style.

Unique passenger carrying steam tug tender nearer to completion
The Daniel Adamson Preservation Society, bringing the last surviving steam powered tug-tender back to operational life, have completed the casting of new condensers and will shortly have the two crankshafts re-ground.

HE 162 heads for UK
A potentially airworthy WW2 Heinkel He 162 jet fighter is on its way to the UK from Canada.

Steam train rescued from Bosnia
The Watercress Line will soon be operating a steam locomotive found in a sprawling steel works nestling among the mountains of central Bosnia

Kitchener's boat afloat again?
The Melik, the gunboat deployed by General Kitchener at the Battle of Omdurman, may soon sail again, more than a century after it blasted its way up the Nile to crush a rebellion in Sudan.

Historians fight to save last Schnellboot
A group is hoping to persuade the Heritage Lottery Fund to fund restoration of the S130, the last surviving German Schnellboot.