Great films of steam as it was
The Lakeside Railway Society Preston Branch presents an evening of 16mm cine
film by Richard Greenwood of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, who started
shooting images of British Railways steam in the 1950s, and carried on until
the demise of steam in 1968.
What's new?
Top Author comes to Ulverston
Leading railway writer, and former British Railways signalman Adrian Vaughan
is the guest of the Lakeside Railway Society this Friday.
Come to the Kings Arms at 8pm for what promises to be a fascinating evening
with this respected and sometimes controversial historian and raconteur.
Welcome to the award-winning official website for the Furness Railway Trust, owners of Britain's oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive, Furness Railway Number 20.
The FRT also owns a number of other locomotives including GWR 0-6-2t 5643 and vintage rolling stock. Our fund-raising and your support keeps us going.
We are based on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway in the English Lake District. Find out about the our sister organisation, the Lakeside Railway Society, and the old Furness Railway Company.
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5643 racks up the miles
The star of no less than nine different steam gala weekends in 2007, the FRT's
wandering ambassador is well on its way to running 4000 miles since its return
to action only 18 months ago.
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Furness Railway Company paint scheme.
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