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The two authors that are/were Irwell Press have decided to call it a day.This was announced in April 2023,but I have just seen it. The reason as they put it is dotage,old age.Sorry to see them finish.Note the company or and name have not been sold as was the case with Wild Swan. Shame as I...

There has been in the press in the last 48 hours,clear rumblings that there is going to be some redundancies in as now unspecified TOC's. Which particular areas ,are unclear. It was hinted in articles I have read, that drivers would not be affected, as even with present timetables there is a...

I was reading today the monthly newsletter from the Yorkshire Dales Railway..The major article was how well the Santa's had gone,taking into account the problems with Covid. What I found surprising was the fact that they are going to be able to weather then next 3 months ,without going bust.They...

I was looking at its website today and noticed that its whole events calender has been obliterated bar one event.This includes the Santa Season. This must be a terrible drain on its finances on top of the engine building problems of earlier in 2020 I was wondering how it can get through this...

In the last two weeks, Shearings group and David Urquhart Coach tours have both entered in CVAs or similar arrangements. So both companies have pulled the plug on their businesses, stating that the Covid-19 epidemic was the major reason. One area this will hit is the heritage lines; in high...

I was looking at the WCML WTT for Preston for todays date to get an idea of the train services through Preston,the major station local to me. There are a number of issues as a result of Covid.The main one that struck me is to do with TPE . Most of the Scottish services stop or start at...

Amongst all the rumours read the Heritage Railways,there has been no mention of an operation that is linked to them in that they trade on railway nostalgia. I refer to the above company...They have at present no income coming in ,as their main business is carrying passengers using in the main...

As we all know the heritage lines have a reliance on this age group to keep their operations going. If there is a phased opening up of the country by say age groups,this would preclude this age group from returning to "work" An area of interest and concern I feel,or am I being too negative?

I visited the VCT @ Ingrow and have to say that if the rest of the line was as busy,it was packed,then the railway was on for a bumper weekend....Yes there was a lot of oldies like me,but it was very noticeable the number of families with young kids...Did'nt travel so cannot comment on the train...

I believe there is concern amongst the heritage railway lines that the above may have a very damaging effect on business and therefore cashflow this summer. Any one heard of similar whispers ?

Hi....I am curious/interested in finding out the circulation UK published Railway Magazines. The reason for this is that I am unable to understand how what appears an overcrowded field exsists. The situation must be say in the Morton's group that the RM might subsidise other titles. Await some...

There appears to be a continuing decline/closure of railway bookshops...The latest is the Hudsons bookshop at Matlock station..Yes I know that Hudson Jnr is moving to mail order only...No retail in practice ? Also the new books side at Howarth station on KWVR is being trimed to size,as evidenced...

You will not find the above listed in any advertising...So why call it that ?. The replacement diesel service on the above branch is classified as a charter service as although WCRC are a TOC their agreement is only for prebooked charter services...So the only way they can operate the branch is...

On various facebook sites ,in particular with regards to the Preston and Fylde areas ,it appears that Northern have very serious issues with both staffing and with train services..The full reopening of BPN to Preston line is in a shambolic state...It is now in effect official that the line will...

I am aware that there is a Petition in circulation for the reopening of the above line as a passenger service. As with all these wishes,the reality as opposed to the dream is that the line is a non-starter for numerous reasons. Although the line is intact from the disconnected junction at...

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In the last 12/18 months there has been a distinct sea change regarding the publishers of railway books as follows. Ian Allan /OPC ..Sold to Crecy Pub Oakwood Pub Sold to Stenlake pub. Wild Swan sold to Simon Castens/Titfield Thunderbolt Bookshop. Noodle Pub and associated Imprints to Pen &...

I don't know whether this fits in with this thread,but I believe all 3 major boxes on Preston to Blackpool North line are ex-L&Y boxes with full complement of hardware...If so any idea what is happening to this hardware,excepting scrap...I know that there is a campaign possibly to get the stuff...

Although live on the Fylde, I have not been to Preston station untill yesterday for quite a while... I see that there is construction taking place on short stay car park, no not the bike shop, but what looks like an attempt to build some form of entrance to station, or is it a 1st class lounge...

I am trying to work out if any railway book published makes money? The target audience for the majority of the books published can only be say 2.0k print run,and at that level how can a profit be made? Obviously the likes of Booklaw who publishes and retails his products via his shop and...