Please note, if you are visiting us during December 2023, there are roadworks on Channel Way (which is the main approach road to the Docklands from the East) – and…
By Adam Robinson, Research and Interpretations Assistant Cover photo sourced from WikiMedia It is a common belief or, at least, a blurring or dismissal that women are rare or do…
By Adam Robinson, Research and Interpretations Assistant To ask when precisely the naming of locomotives began, you would have first to ask when the naming of boats, horses, carts,…
THE PRESTON MONOPOLY ‘BIG REVEAL’ .. .. and WE are in the game! Look: WE get to star on the brand new MONOPOLY game for Preston! …
Renshaw has focused his area of attention on the industrial heritage of the Courtauld factory after discovering that one of the two steam engines commissioned for sole use on the…
Half Term Hero Success! On Wednesday 19th February, Ribble Steam Railway debuted it’s first Half-Term Heroes event. What a day! The Railway was visited by over 700 people and every…
#AFTERNOONTEA – Join our friendly Front of House Director Alison and her team for an afternoon of tea, coffee, cakes and sandwiches on board our 1950s steam train on August 19th!…
At Ribble Steam Railway, we’re very proud to host the Furness Railway Trust, their workshops and, at present, their prized possession – Britain’s oldest working steam locomotive, Furness Railway No.20….
#NEWS! – Our friends at Furness Railway Trust have some amazing news – They’ve been able to acquire No.25, sister engine to Ribble-based Furness No.20, Britain’s oldest working steam engine! The trust…
You may have seen Mr. Ribble around the railway. He will soon be joined by Mrs. Ribble, (who has been in hiding), and the two more recently created “Ribble Railway…
