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  • 5,500 travel on Settle & Carlisle ‘Plandampf’ services

    5,500 travel on Settle & Carlisle ‘Plandampf’ services

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    Sam Hewitt

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    MORE than 5,500 passengers sampled a slice of modern railway history in mid-February when Peppercorn ‘A1’ Pacific No. 60163 Tornado returned scheduled steam-hauled service trains to the national network. Between February 14 and 16, the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s Apple Green 4-6-2 took charge of Northern Rail’s 08.25 Appleby-Skipton service, returning on the 10.44 ex-Skipton. The…

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  • Inspector demands boiler lift for No. 6201

    Inspector demands boiler lift for No. 6201

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE 6201 Society, owners of LMS ‘Princess Royal’ Pacific No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth, is reeling after a visit from the boiler inspector left them with a demand to have the Pacific’s boiler lifted and a catalogue of repairs to complete. Princess Elizabeth is currently out of traffic undergoing a major winter maintenance programme at the…

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  • ‘Very Light Trains’ by 2019 for new low-cost passenger services in north-east England?

    ‘Very Light Trains’ by 2019 for new low-cost passenger services in north-east England?

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    Sam Hewitt

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    A FLEET of no-frills ‘Very Light Trains’ could be introduced in the north-east of England by 2019 as part of a £4million trial. The project is being supported by the Department for Transport, Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), and several large rail industry suppliers. The VLR Technologies (VLRT) consortium is being helped by DfT…

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  • Letters: Challenging the Goring Gap electrification

    Letters: Challenging the Goring Gap electrification

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    Sam Hewitt

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    I WOULD like to respond to Lord Berkeley’s article ‘Multiple Aspects’ (RM January 2017) in which he scornfully accuses residents of Goring of NIMBYism, a general dislike of railways, and living in the past. I am a proud part of a group that is challenging Network Rail’s electrification programme in the Goring Gap, which we…

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  • ‘Scotsman’, Tornado and Rocket booked for Barrow Hill relaunch

    ‘Scotsman’, Tornado and Rocket booked for Barrow Hill relaunch

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THREE icons of British steam will meet for the first time when Barrow Hill Roundhouse celebrates its grand reopening on September 21-24. To mark its relaunch after a £1.2million restoration, the unique Midland Railway roundhouse will host Gresley ‘A3’ No. 60103 Flying Scotsman, new-build Peppercorn ‘A1’ No. 60163 Tornado and the NRM’s replica of Stephenson’s…

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  • Greater Anglia confirms new £70m depot for Manningtree

    Greater Anglia confirms new £70m depot for Manningtree

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    Sam Hewitt

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    GREATER Anglia is to build a £70million depot near Manningtree for its new fleets of Stadler and Bombardier trains. A 22-acre brownfield site on a former chemical works, next to the River Stour at Brantham, will be cleared to accommodate the 15-road state-of-the-art maintenance depot. Facilities will include a 300 metre-long, two-road shed building with…

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  • Tank Engines TRIUMPHANT

    Tank Engines TRIUMPHANT

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    Sam Hewitt

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    800 Fowler, Stanier, Fairburn and Riddles 2-6-4Ts were built for the LMS and BR between 1927 and 1956. Keith Farr looks at performances of these Class 4 mixed traffic locomotives. IN THE January issue we followed the progress of a Fairburn 2-6-4T piloting an ailing ‘Britannia’ from Oxenholme to Shap Summit. But how did these…

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  • READ ALL ABOUT IT!

    READ ALL ABOUT IT!

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Newspapers were carried on trains for a century and a half between the 1830s and the 1980s. Consultant editor Nick Pigott, who worked as a Fleet Street journalist for 13 years, tells the little-known story of the overnight services that rushed the news from press to public. ANYONE returning home by train from a late…

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  • Far greater action needed on HGV ‘bridge bashing’

    Far greater action needed on HGV ‘bridge bashing’

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    Sam Hewitt

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    FOR the third time in eight weeks, the bridge carrying the Leicester to Nuneaton line over the A5 at Hinckley has been hit by an oversized HGV. Such incidents cause inevitable delays, and the roads around Hinckley and Nuneaton become gridlocked for hours. Incidents are costing individuals and businesses money, missed appointments, missed flights, missed…

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  • MASTERPLAN: A new vision for Tyseley legacy

    MASTERPLAN: A new vision for Tyseley legacy

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    Sam Hewitt

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    MARCH 2017 ISSUE: For the past 50 years Tyseley has been a key player in the continued operation of main line steam in the UK, as well as one of the premier engineering centres serving the heritage sector. Gary Boyd-Hope examines the proposals that will safeguard Tyseley’s future as part of Birmingham’s cultural heritage, and…

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