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Which of course means that if DSD is operational, trains can safely be single manned. Useful if the railway is short of staff/volunteers.

I have just over 3,700 listed as preserved in my Database at http://www.heritage-railways.com/locosdb/locos.php Probably only about half are in operational condition. No idea about mainline locomotives (although some of those I list are 'mainline operational')

Here's my list :) Would point out though that there is more to heritage railways than simply line length. E.g. Have you visited Didcot? Railway Length Gauge Welsh Highland Railway 25 2ft Wensleydale Railway 22 4ft 8.5in West Somerset Railway 20 4ft 8.5in North Yorkshire Moors Railway...

Possibly Motor Rail 9976 http://www.heritage-railways.com/locosdb/locosdb2.php?RefNo=3275

Anyone interested in this might also like to have a look at the Historical Model Railway Society website at https://hmrs.org.uk Their website includes comprehensive links pages.

Other than possible cosmetic restoration of the bodywork, nobody will be doing anything with it because it's just an empty shell and has been since before preservation.

Yes they did. I was lucky enough to be involved with the GWS at the time and got to travel in them on a couple of occasions (A fact that I appreciate much more now that I did at the time - how we take things for granted!) I think the original withdrawal of the GWS Vintage Train from mainline use...

Another slight concern that doesn't seem to have been mnetioned yet, is that stopping a train near, but not actually in a platform might result in someone opening doors and stepping out into thin air. Yes, I know it would be extremely stupid of them, but sillier things have been known to...

This is just one reason why we have https://www.hra.uk.com/all-party-parliamentary-group-on-heritage-rail :)

I don't know about all DMUs, but the class 117 that I used to drive on EOR had a seperate brake application handle on the second mans side of the cab, so any driver on the 'wrong' side of the cab could still make an emergency brake application without having to cross the cab.

I was counting the Transfer Shed and Oxford Road as 1, but . . . :D

Technically of course any piece of track can be considered a railway, but in the context of this thread may I suggest the following definition may help. A railway is often considered as a means of transport between 2 or more stations. So, if it only has a single station, then that's a...

Perhaps not quite what the OP meant, but back in 2007 we were running a 5ft gauge Finnish 2-8-0 at Epping Ongar Railway. It was a wood burner that we fueled with off-cuts from fire resistant doors and kitchen work tops (They weren't very fire resistant! :D). We only had a 100 yards or so of...

The RHRP is an excellent site for all manner of rolling stock, except locomotives. . . . . . which is my fault as I beat them to it by several years and they saw no point in duplicating effort. So for details of all preserved locomotives have a look at...