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  • Neverers respond to Prince Palatine query

    Neverers respond to Prince Palatine query

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    Sam Hewitt

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    KEITH Farr’s letter in the October issue understandably questions the performance of No. 60052 Prince Palatine climbing to Whitrope summit on the Waverley Route. He is quite right to do so as the ‘A3’s’ performance, while very impressive, wasn’t world record-breaking as the photo caption infers.When writing up the caption the assumption was made the train…

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  • Fabulous at 50

    Fabulous at 50

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Fifty years of the popular Class 50 locomotive was celebrated when 11 of their number took part in a commemorative gala, supported by The Railway Magazine and its sister title Rail Express. The event also saw the return to traffic of No. 50033 Glorious after a 24-year absence. THREE full days of running 10 different Class…

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  • 1968: The year of the long knives

    1968: The year of the long knives

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    Sam Hewitt

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    With a lot of emphasis this year on the 50th anniversary to mark the end of steam on BR, John Crosse reveals the remarkable fact that more diesel than steam locomotives were withdrawn in 1968. MANY column inches have been published concerning the 50th anniversary of the end of British Railways mainline steam traction in…

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  • Retaining heritage skills for the future

    Retaining heritage skills for the future

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    Sam Hewitt

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    In the second of our new, regular series, The RM is visiting the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) to spend time with its apprentices. These young people are enrolled in the SVR’s pioneering Heritage Skills Training Academy, established five years ago to give a shot of youthful vitality to heritage railway engineering. This month we meet…

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  • 10 Christmas gift ideas for a rail enthusiast!

    10 Christmas gift ideas for a rail enthusiast!

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Check out the exclusive Railway Magazine Christmas Gift Guide!

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  • NOVEMBER 2018

    NOVEMBER 2018

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Headline News South Yorkshire Tram-Train launch marred by collision, Network Rail outlines £200m Werrington Junction plan, German high-speed train gutted by fire, ScotRail InterCity 125 passenger debut, tributes flood in for RTC founder Nigel Dobbing and ace photographers Malcolm Ranieri and Colin Garratt. Track Record The Railway Magazine’s monthly news digest 70 Steam & Heritage…

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  • Virgin marks 60 years of classic TV show Blue Peter

    Virgin marks 60 years of classic TV show Blue Peter

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    Sam Hewitt

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    VIRGIN Trains has named Class 390 No. 390117 Blue Peter to mark the 60th anniversary of the world’s longest running children’s TV show. Former presenters, including Peter Purves, Konnie Huq (not in picture), Janet Ellis, Richard Bacon and Liz Slater joined the train to film a special diamond anniversary programme. The naming, carried out in Manchester, continues…

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  • New Wales livery as Keolis/Amey takes over from Arriva

    New Wales livery as Keolis/Amey takes over from Arriva

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    Sam Hewitt

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    FIFTEEN years of rail operation by Arriva Trains Wales came to an end on October 13 when Keolis Amey took over services in the Province under the Wales Government’s Transport for Wales brand. It is the first time the devolved Government has awarded the franchise, which will run services for the next 15 years. More…

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  • Darjeeling Himalayan staff on Ffestiniog fact-finding trip

    Darjeeling Himalayan staff on Ffestiniog fact-finding trip

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Society has hosted a visit by four DHR staff, led by director M K Nazary. The visit was organised at the request of Indian Railways. The DHR has now realised it is in transition from being part of the transport infrastructure to being a tourist attraction, and that realisation has led…

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  • Bo’ness Caledonian No. 419 overhaul completed in time for Caledonian reunion gala

    Bo’ness Caledonian No. 419 overhaul completed in time for Caledonian reunion gala

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE overhaul of Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway-based McIntosh 439 class 0-4-4T No. 419 has been completed, and by the time this issue of The RM goes on sale, the St Rollox-built loco will have taken part in the railway’s grand Caledonian Railway Reunion gala with the Strathspey Railway’s ‘812’ 0-6-0 No. 828. The flagship of the Scottish…

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