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  • Bulleids on the move in Southern Locomotives merry-go-round…

    Bulleids on the move in Southern Locomotives merry-go-round…

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    Sam Hewitt

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    PACIFICS from the Southern Locomotives Ltd (SLL) fleet were on the move during December as the Bulleid-designed locomotives entered or left Herston Works to proceed with the next stages of their respective overhauls. On December 14 the rolling chassis belonging to ‘West Country’ No. 34028 Eddystone returned to Herston following overhaul at Tyseley Locomotive Works –…

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  • 2018: The year of the ‘Grange’?

    2018: The year of the ‘Grange’?

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    Sam Hewitt

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    COULD the preservation world see a GWR-designed ‘Grange’ 4-6-0 move under its own power before the end of this year? Twenty years ago the highly regarded Collett locomotives were consigned to the history books only; a member of the “if only one had been preserved” league. However, 2018 could be the year which sees all…

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  • ‘Erlestoke’ set for two-year Tyseley overhaul

    ‘Erlestoke’ set for two-year Tyseley overhaul

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    Sam Hewitt

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    ‘MANOR’ 4-6-0 No. 7812 Erlestoke Manor was expected to work the last trains of its 10-year boiler certificate on December 31 during a special farewell weekend at the Severn Valley Railway. The ‘Manor’ had already enjoyed a stay of execution on its ‘ticket’, having had an extension granted back in February that would see the…

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  • ‘Patriot’ boiler will be completed by HBSS in Butterley

    ‘Patriot’ boiler will be completed by HBSS in Butterley

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    Sam Hewitt

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    HERITAGE Boiler Steam Services Ltd (HBSS) of Butterley has been awarded the contract to assemble the boiler for new-build Fowler 4-6-0 No. 5551 The Unknown Warrior. The development brings to an end months of uncertainty over how and where the boiler would be completed. In May of last year, Crewe-based LNWR Heritage, which has been given…

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  • GWSR on countdown to Broadway opening

    GWSR on countdown to Broadway opening

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway’s long-held dream of returning steam to the Cotswold honeypot of Broadway is just over 11 weeks away from becoming a reality as this issue of The RM goes on sale. As the opening day of Good Friday (March 30) draws ever closer, the Broadway project team has been working flat…

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  • Awful front-end designs on modern multiple units

    Awful front-end designs on modern multiple units

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    Sam Hewitt

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    HAVING seen your pictures of the new Bombardier and CAF trains for the new West Midlands franchise, I am bound to say that the front ends look dreadful, partly because of the continuing presence of a vestibule connection. What is the real need for this carbuncle, which doesn’t seem to feature in such prominence elsewhere…

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  • Railway Relics: Sign of the Times

    Railway Relics: Sign of the Times

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    Sam Hewitt

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    One of the most overlooked aspects of our railway heritage is its wonderful architecture. Many aspects of the past, including former company names and crests in stone or metal, have survived in one form or another into the 21st century. Many are visible to today’s passengers, others less so. Steve Ryszka take us on a…

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  • Bredgar’s little gem

    Bredgar’s little gem

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Gareth Evans visits the Bredgar & Wormshill Railway to discover the latest developments at the 2ft-gauge line in Kent, run by a group of friends, and open once a month to the public. IT STARTED with a standard gauge engine that brothers Bill and David Best almost bought – yet it resulted in a charming…

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  • Practice & Performance: Tanks Across the Water

    Practice & Performance: Tanks Across the Water

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    Sam Hewitt

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    This month, Keith Farr looks at the performance of the ‘WT’ class 2-6-4 tank locos that were built at Derby Works for the Northern Counties Committee. In ‘Tank Engines Triumphant’ (March 2017), we examined the highly successful LMS and BR 2-6-4Ts designed under Fowler, Stanier, Fairburn and Riddles. Another member of the family, the Derby-designed…

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  • Kenilworth: Playing the blame game…

    Kenilworth: Playing the blame game…

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    Sam Hewitt

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    A NEW station at Kenilworth was due to open in December 2017. It has already missed two previous opening dates and now might open in February 2018 – more than a year late. The missed deadlines will come as no surprise to those who have closely monitored the project from its inception. Neither does it…

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