On the 80th Anniversary of its capture by Japanese forces the Museum held a short commemoration of the Fall of Singapore featuring its Far Eastern Prisoner of War Memorial former Singapore Royal Navy dockyard steam locomotive SINGAPORE. The commemoration was attended by some close relatives of former Prisoners of War whilst a museum member laid…

FEPOW Memorial Locomotive Appeal “to keep going the spirit that kept them going” Rocks by Rail – the Living Ironstone Museum is a small volunteer run community based industrial railway museum located near Cottesmore in Rutland, England. The museum is an educational charity and within its collection the Museum owns the Far Eastern Prisoner of…

The Trustees would like to offer their thanks to Robin Bickers who has recently stood down as a Trustee and as Honorary Curator of the Museum. Over his years as a volunteer Robin has taken on a tremendous workload; his excellent organisational abilities and clear sighted input have been invaluable and will be greatly missed…