https://vintagebuses.org/categories/rail--track/Recent content in Rail & Track on Vintage BusesHugoenWed, 04 Nov 2026 20:44:20 +0000https://vintagebuses.org/posts/depot/claud-monarch-train/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:44:20 +0000https://vintagebuses.org/posts/depot/claud-monarch-train/Postcard From The Past #2: LNER ‘Claud Hamilton’ 4-4-0 No. 8783 hauls the Royal Train to Wolferton near Sandringham in 1938.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/bullet-nose-locomotive/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:09:25 +0000https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/bullet-nose-locomotive/Postcard From The Past #1: GWR King Class No. 6014 King Henry VII was fitted with a experimental bullet nose, one of Britain’s most unusual steam engines.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/black-country-living-museum/Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:34:05 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/black-country-living-museum/The Black Country Living Museum is a remarkable open-air museum that covers 26 acres and tells the story of the world’s first industrial landscape.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/beamish-museum/Mon, 25 May 2026 00:31:52 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/beamish-museum/Travel back in time with the Beamish Museum. Walk down cobbled streets and mingle with folks dressed in period costumes. Take a ride on tram or vintage bus.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/oporto-tram-196/Tue, 19 May 2026 02:06:33 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/oporto-tram-196/This former Portuguese tramcar was built in 1935 and has been lovingly restored by the skilled mechanics and bodybuilders at the Beamish Museum.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/leopard-tow-truck/Thu, 07 May 2026 20:58:11 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/leopard-tow-truck/The Leyland Leopard was a mid-engined single-decker bus manufactured between 1959 and 1982. This example extended its life by becoming a tow truck.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/river-museum/Wed, 06 May 2026 20:57:25 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/river-museum/The Riverside Museum Glasgow is a fantastic place to take the family for a day out. It is easy to get to: just take the subwway to Govan.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/deregulation/Tue, 05 May 2026 18:59:26 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/deregulation/British prime minister Margaret Thatcher took control of regulating the buses from the local councils to allow private bus companies to run their own routeshttps://vintagebuses.org/posts/trolleybuses/Mon, 04 May 2026 12:57:15 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/trolleybuses/When the trundling of the tramcar makes way for the almost inaudible swoosh of the trolleybus, pedestrians had to be extra vigilant when crossing a busy road.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/tramcars/Sun, 03 May 2026 22:51:55 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/tramcars/Tramcars have been an important form of public transport throughout the world, from the 19th century until the present day. Modern trams are more comfortable.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/tow-truck/Sat, 02 May 2026 21:49:49 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/tow-truck/This tough-looking tow truck was on show at the recent Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Open Day. It looks like it could tow anything.https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/bus-campaigns/Sun, 28 Sep 2025 12:18:11 +0100https://vintagebuses.org/posts/snippets/bus-campaigns/Bus campaigns, usually led by non-profit non-governmental Organisations (NGOs), are increasingly shaping how public transport evolves.