ALMOST 52 years after the last of the original Hawksworth ‘County’ 4-6-0s was consigned to the scrapyard, the Great Western Society unveiled the rolling chassis of its ‘new’ No. 1014 County of Glamorgan at Didcot
IT IS one of the shortest main line charter itineraries since steam returned to the main line in 1971, but its significance outweighed any potential sleights about mileage deficiencies. The North Norfolk Railway (NNR) ran
A STANDARD ‘4MT’ tank will finally reappear at Midsomer Norton South – 50 years after the closure of the Somerset & Dorset route, and after multiple failed preservationist attempts. Llangollen Railway-based No. 80072 will be the
THE recent arrival of a new saddle tank for the Worcester Locomotive Society’s Kitson 0-6-0ST No. 47 Carnarvon (5474/1934), currently being restored at the South Devon Railway, has raised the question as to which of the
THE first completed Class 345 Crossrail ‘Elizabeth Line’ EMU has been moved to the Rail Innovation and Development Centre (RIDC) at Old Dalby, Melton Mowbray, for further testing. It is the first train for the
NETWORK Rail will be tackling one of the biggest challenges of the Great Western Main Line electrification programme from September 12 when it takes full possession of the Severn Tunnel for a full six weeks
COMMUTERS using London Bridge station were able to make use of the first two-thirds of the all-new concourse from August 29 after the newly built platforms 7 to 15 came into use together with the
STEAM tours into Cornwall are feasible again with the revival of fortunes of the turntable at St Blazey, Par. The 65ft table has been in and out of use over the past couple of years,
ORENSTEIN & Koppel 90hp 0-6-0WT Pedemoura (OK10808/1924) entered Leighton Buzzard Railway (LBR) service on July 17 – the first time it had hauled fare-paying passengers. Pedemoura arrived new at Minas de Peãjo, Portugal in February
A COLLECTION of industrial narrow gauge and monorail equipment, amassed over 40 years by Rich Morris at Blaenau Ffestiniog, started its relocation to a site near Oswestry in late July, writes Peter Nicholson. The equipment,
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