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  • Pedemoura works first passenger train at LBR

    Pedemoura works first passenger train at LBR

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    Sam Hewitt

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    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 1924, its name deriving from Pedorido coal mine in the Douro Valley. Repatriated in 1972, it initially went to Pleasurerail’s…

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  • Rich Morris’s Blaenau collection saved at the 11th hour

    Rich Morris’s Blaenau collection saved at the 11th hour

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    Sam Hewitt

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    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, sited on land adjoining Mr Morris’s former home, was subject to an eviction notice, giving only weeks for its removal.…

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  • Alaska’s railways are booming

    Alaska’s railways are booming

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE most northern US State Alaska has two rail systems operated by separate companies on different gauges – and both are experiencing a boom in passenger numbers. The systems offer stunning scenery and run multiple passenger trains daily in summer, catering mainly for passengers on cruise ships, which call at the ports of Skagway and…

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  • Ecuador enjoying rail renaissance

    Ecuador enjoying rail renaissance

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE reconstruction of Ecuador’s 1,067mm gauge rail network is now largely complete and much of it is now regularly visited by the new ‘Tren Crucero’ (‘Train Cruise’) tourist train. Following years of decline, exacerbated by damage from bad weather, most of the network was out of use only a decade ago, with tourist trains operating…

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  • REVIEWS: DISCONNECTED! Broken Links in Britain’s Rail Policy

    REVIEWS: DISCONNECTED! Broken Links in Britain’s Rail Policy

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    Sam Hewitt

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    By Chris Austin & Richard Faulkner THIS is not one of those ‘coffee-table’ books that well-meaning relatives give you for Christmas because you ‘like trains’. Nor is it a product of amateurs churning out volumes that then languish in charity shops for £1.99 apiece. ‘Disconnected’ is a serious, thoroughly researched sequel to the authors’ Holding…

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  • Recalling a Drax open day with steam

    Recalling a Drax open day with steam

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THANK you for a most interesting article on Drax Power station (RM August). I well remember it being built and, of course, the famous BBC Blue Peter programme with presenter John Noakes climbing to the top of what was then Britain’s largest chimney. In September 1995, Drax held an open weekend, and as part of…

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  • All aboard Le Truffadou

    All aboard Le Truffadou

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    Sam Hewitt

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    John Hannavy takes a trip on one of France’s few preserved steam railways – and discovered it has a very interesting history. WHEN the Metropolitan Railway carried its first passengers underground in London in 1863, they travelled in open carriages – more like cattle trucks – and were hauled through the tunnels by steam locomotives. To…

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  • Getting it for free – wi-fi, that is!

    Getting it for free – wi-fi, that is!

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The best things in life are free, so the song says. In many cases that doesn’t apply to wi-fi on trains. The RM summarises the current situation. Most people on the move these days use a smartphone or tablet to keep in touch with the latest news and travel information, to catch up with friends…

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  • Getting a fare deal

    Getting a fare deal

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    Sam Hewitt

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    There are millions of combinations of rail fares in existence, and that is without taking Railcard discounts into consideration. So how do we know that we are getting the best deal. Steven Knight looks at how we can all ensure we are paying the right amount for our rail tickets. ONCE upon a time buying…

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  • Bringing the last Quarry Hunslet home

    Bringing the last Quarry Hunslet home

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    Sam Hewitt

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    In a Railway Magazine exclusive, Rob Gambrill tells how diligent research led to his purchase and repatriation of former Penrhyn Quarry 0-4-0ST Nesta. Without a doubt, one of the most amazing stories from the world of steam preservation is the export of numerous small British-built locomotives from the Welsh slate quarry lines. After the screening…

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