Episodes 39
Avg. Duration 52m
Activity Moderate
Apple Rating 4.9 (10)
Since May 2019
Latest Episode Sep 2025

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RAILWAY MANIA is a podcast covering everything to do with trains and railways. Each episode, Corwin takes you on a bite-sized journey through many topics and tales of the Iron Road, including everything from railway modelling to railway history, interviews with fellow enthusiasts and experts. Pop the kettle on and let's talk about trains!

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39: Goodbye Coal, Hello Ovoids?

Sep 26, 2025 29m

Coal for the heritage sector is becoming harder to source, and the railway where I volunteer has, like many others, been trying 'ovoids'. This is manufactured coal using a variety of materials to…

38: Kings of the Steam Age - Richard Peacock (with Anthony Dawson)

Nov 01, 2024 25m

In this episode of KINGS OF THE STEAM AGE, we welcome back historian and author Anthony Dawson to explore the life and legacy of Richard Peacock, co-founder of Beyer, Peacock and Company. From his…

37: Head-Shunt (with Paul Stanford)

Jun 28, 2024 1h 16m

Mental health issues can affect anyone in the world and rail workers are no exception. In this episode, we welcome Paul Stanford, railwayperson of 40 years and founder of HEAD-SHUNT, the mental…

36: Kings of the Steam Age - O.V.S. Bulleid (with Graham Muspratt)

Mar 29, 2024 24m

Welcome to a new mini-series on the Railway Mania channel, where we are giving guests the challenge of putting forward their candidate for KING OF THE STEAM AGE. First up is friend of the show,…

35: Remaking 'Thunderbolt'

Nov 19, 2023 11m

The Titfield Thunderbolt is one of my favourite films and I’m so chuffed to have been able to work on the recent train pack we made at work in conjunction with StudioCanal and the 70th anniversary of…

34: American Articulation (with David Grimshaw)

Oct 20, 2023 1h 8m

Our guest is author David Grimshaw, talking about articulated locomotives, but not the sort that immediately come to mind. These machines were built in America long before Fairlie or Meyer's…

33: Owning a Loco (with Lawrie Rose)

Jun 23, 2023 1h 37m

Today’s podcast guest is Lawrie Rose, creator and star of popular YouTube channel Lawrie’s Mechanical Marvels. We’re talking about what it’s like to realise every railway enthusiast’s dream: having…

32: Kidnap on the Peking Express! (with James M. Zimmerman)

May 05, 2023 49m

100 years ago, a luxury express sleeper train was en route to Peking, travelling through dangerous territory. In the middle of the night, the train is deliberately derailed and the passengers are…

31: Pit to Port Part 2 (with Nick Richardson)

Mar 25, 2023 1h 5m

Nick joins us again for the second half of this double-bill about collieries and coal railways of North East England. Nick goes into detail on 3 distinct railway systems; The Bowes, Lambton and…

30: Pit to Port Part 1 (with Nick Richardson)

Jan 28, 2023 46m

The birthplace of the railway is often said to the be coalfields of North-East England. We are joined by Nick Richardson in this first half of a two-part episode. Nick sets the scene as we discuss…

29: The American Dream (SLIPS in the USA, with Chris Eden-Green)

Dec 16, 2022 1h 5m

To celebrate 10 years of 'Steam Locos in Profile', Chris Eden-Green embarked on a mammoth mission across America, to publish 10 new episodes all about American steam locomotives. Chris joins us on…

28: Signals to Danger (with Dan Fox)

Dec 02, 2022 1h 25m

Joining us today is Dan Fox of the Signals to Danger podcast, which takes an in-depth look into the history of rail crashes in Britain. Dan talks us through the genesis of the show, key developments…

27: Love Your Railway (with Luke Hudman)

Aug 12, 2022 20m

The summer of 2022 has seen the return of the #LoveYourRailway campaign to social media. The North Yorkshire Moors Railway's Marketing Manager Luke Hudman joins us today to tell us the idea behind…

26: Music in Motion (with Cheryl B. Engelhardt)

Jul 22, 2022 34m

Composer, musician and singer Cheryl B. Engelhardt may be the first person to have created an entire album start-to-finish whilst on a transcontinental railway trip. Travelling from her home in New…

25: Capturing the Magic of Steam (with Jonathan Guilbert / Gandy Dancer Productions)

May 20, 2022 1h 9m

We are joined by none other than Jonathan Guilbert, whose YouTube channel ‘Gandy Dancer Productions’ has been an incredible source of inspiration for me and many others over the years. Jonathan has…

24: From the Stage and into Steam (with the 563 loco group)

Feb 04, 2022 1h 6m

In episode 24 of the Railway Mania podcast we welcome Matt, Will and Nathan from the 563 locomotive group to talk about a special loco that's spent a good deal of time treading the boards starring in…

23: Clash of the Tiny (with Chris Eden-Green)

Oct 15, 2021 29m

'Steam Locomotives in Profile' is back in 2021, in the form of a feature length special focusing on IMLEC, The 2021 International Model Locomotive Efficiency Competition. Model engineers from around…

22: All Aboard! (with Julian Holland)

Sep 17, 2021 36m

Welcome to this special episode of Railway Mania. Our guest is the author of numerous books on trains and railways and whose latest publication 'All Aboard!' is now on sale, it's Julian Holland! We…

21: Narrow Gauge, Not Narrow Minded (with Ben Powell and Rob Rossington)

Sep 10, 2021 54m

Ben Powell and Rob Rossington of The 009 Society join us for another look at narrow gauge modelling. They tell us about what the society can offer and the scope of what it covers (not limited to just…

20: Tales from Tales From The Tube (with Jago Hazzard)

Jul 27, 2021 57m

The Big Smoke is a city full of stories and our podcast guest for this episode is none other than Tom AKA Jago Hazzard, who has been making a hugely popular series of videos on London’s transport and…

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