Members Visit Programme 2010
Our organisers have been busy arranging tours behind the scenes and special visits to private collections - an event each month during the summer season.

Log into the Members Area now to find out the details - or join up now if you're not yet a member.

Lincoln Castle beyond preservation?
The future looks bleak for paddle steamer Lincoln Castle. After more than 20 years in dock at Grimsby, her present owner wishes to sell but her hull condition has deterred potential purchasers. It looks as though she may will have to be dismantled where she lies. Thus another ship with a proud past sees an uncertain future: see here for the full story.

Last Chance to see
The final runs of Mk1 slam-door rolling stock in regular service on the main line rail network are scheduled to take place on 22 May 2010 in the New Forest.

Click here for the full story.

Renfrew Ferry Closure
The historic Renfrew ferry connecting the banks of the Clyde in the former shipbuilding area of Glasgow is to close on 31 March 2010.

Read about the history of the ferry and trials of a 21st century replacement here.

Red Wheel plaque unveiled at Waltham Abbey
A volley of musket fire from Rawdon’s Regiment of Foote heralded the arrival at the Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, of two of Britain’s most respected actors, Mr Timothy West CBE and his wife Prunella Scales CBE.

The occasion was the unveiling of a Red Wheel plaque, awarded by the Transport Trust to the heritage site at Waltham Abbey in recognition of the groundbreaking use of transport systems to aid production on what is probably the World’s first integrated manufacturing plant.

Read more about the occasion here.

New ferries for the Isle of Wight
A new generation of passenger ferries is about to enter service on the rail-connected Portsmouth-Ryde route. Read about the evolution of the ferry service here.

... and finally
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