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I've got a friend who's just got into 'Steampunk' (that strange genre that combines Victorian-era steam power with science fiction & fantasy) and he wondered whether any preserved railways (sorry, heritage lines!) hold steampunk gala weekends? I've got a feeling that the Great Central tried...

I've just been watching MICHAEL PALIN IN NORTH KOREA on DVD. This proved a fascinating and, occasionally, unnerving insight into one of the most closed societies on Earth. The intrepid Mr. Palin (always good value for money) travelled to Pyongyang by train from Beijing, so there was plenty of...

https://www.heritagerailway.co.uk/18927/the-big-steam-adventure-returns-for-second-series-on-channel-5/

Does anyone know if there are any books on Pakistani Railways? I've had a trawl through amazon and other places and I can't really find anything. Obviously, there are plenty of books on Indian Railways, including before Partition, but I can't see any titles that specifically relate to Pakistan.

Oops! I didn't realise that Season 2 had started last Friday (22nd September). I'll have to watch Episode 1 on My5 or catch-up or something. Anyway, Episode 2 "Italy: The Volcano Express" this coming Friday (29th September) at 21.00 on Channel 5...

Are there any English-language books on early German Railways, the period generally referred to (I believe) as 'Epoch I'? I've had a trawl through amazon etc. and can't really see anything - not in English anyway! I suppose I should also search by individual states e.g. Bavaria, Prussia etc. I...

Are there any (good) books on the Railways of Sicily? All I can see is "Narrow Gauge Branch Lines: Sardinia and Sicily" (John Organ, Middleton Press). However, one of the reviews on amazon suggests that it's about 90% Sardinia with only the last few pages covering Sicily! I can't see anything...

I hadn't realised that there was quite so much goods traffic on the Metropolitan Railway (coal to the power station and gas works; milk from Aylesbury etc.) and wondered whether there were any books on the subject? There's plenty of general works on the Met but I can't see anything specifically...

Can anyone recommend the best book(s) on the Midland Railway? And when I say the Midland Railway, I mean the old pre-Grouping Midland Railway (1844-1922). I'm ideally looking for a good general overview/history. A quick trawl through amazon suggests that it might be a toss-up between C. Hamilton...

Does anyone else remember the BBC Children's Programme, 'The Changes', from c.1975? I won't spoilt the plot but basically people suddenly start turning against technology and smash machinery up! Anything mechanical is seen as "evil." I was about 7 at the time and found it quite scary; in fact...

I don't suppose anyone knows whether there are any books dedicated to the Class 03 and, especially, the 04 diesel shunter? I've had a look on amazon and ebay, and I can't see anything at all! There are a few odd books on diesel shunters in general, so they might be included in those. Maybe it's...

The railway journalist, Peter Kelly - the founding editor of RAIL (Enthusiast) magazine - died at the end of last year: https://twitter.com/Jonathan__Bray/status/1617861182219747331 (Original Post edited to reflect the fact that he passed away at the end of last year).

Can anyone recommend the best book(s) on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway? I'm particularly interested in the development of goods traffic. John Marshall wrote a supposedly definitive three-volume history of the Company but I don't know which, if any, of his books would be the best. And then...

Can anyone recommend any good book(s) on the Trans-Siberian Railway, other than Christian Wolmar's 'To the Edge of the World'? The Wolmar book is actually a decent read but I just wondered whether there's much else, particularly any in depth studies and histories etc.

Are there any (good) books on Polish Railways? I've had a quick look on amazon and all I can see are a couple of self-published, largely photographic, works by people who visited Poland a few years ago.

Does anyone know when the first fish train ran in Britain? Or perhaps, more correctly, when fish was first conveyed by train?

A heads-up. The first episode is on Channel 5 this Friday (December 16th) at 20.00: https://www.tvguide.co.uk/detail/4910471/80605009/nick-knowles-railway-journeys Episode 1:

From IRJ: It looks like this might finally be going ahead! https://www.railjournal.com/infrastructure/brightline-west-las-vegas-la-high-speed-line-construction-to-start-in-2023/

From 'Viet Nam News': https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1342657/railway-authority-stands-firm-on-closing-cafes-on-ha-noi-train-street.html Having seen this on various TV programmes and youtube channels, it always looks incredible - but pretty dicey!

From 'Tehran Times': https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/477263/5-Russian-transit-trains-on-way-to-Iran Interesting...