The Iron & Steel Traction Group is a small focus group within the Nene Valley Railway made up of like-minded volunteers who are involved in the preservation and restoration of railway locomotives and rolling stock with particular emphasis on diesel traction.

As its title implies, the ISTG’s special interest concentrates on the railways, locomotives and operations of industry - those of the iron & steel industry generally and of the local East Midlands’ ironstone quarrying activities in particular. At the same time, the group is fully committed to the general well being of the Nene Valley Railway.

An important facet of the ISTG’s activities is the overall gathering and safeguarding for the future of related information and archive material which augments the preservation and maintenance of items in the group’s care. Other aspects of the group’s work include the close liaison with, and dissemination of knowledge to, other like-minded groups and operations with similar types of locomotives, together with making available the knowledge and information gained by the group and its members to the general public.

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