Sam Hewitt

From the archive: Five decades of the Foxfield Railway

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd December 2019

Picture the scene. You are standing in a Staffordshire field beneath an almost cloudless blue sky.
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Fred Dibnah Remembered | ‘Nut Roast’ and the Red Rose Steam Society

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Sam Hewitt

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20th December 2019

“Fred Dibnah was an icon for the movement, he has certainly left his mark and I, along and with many others, certainly feel the better for having known him.”
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UK railway news round-up

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Sam Hewitt

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20th December 2019

Outlining the measures in the Queen’s Speech, the new Conservative majority government is introducing a new law to combat the disruption caused by railway strikes.
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From the Archive: P B WHITEHOUSE

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Sam Hewitt

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19th December 2019

In the seventh of our series on the writers and artists who influenced the present generation of rail enthusiasts, Robert Humm recalls the life and times of the photographer, film maker, and pioneer preservationist Patrick Whitehouse. A phenomenon of the golden age of railway enthusiasm – those four decades of the 1950s to 1980s –…
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The big bird that flew too far: Part 2

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Sam Hewitt

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18th December 2019

It’s 50 years since the prototype diesel Kestrel first graced the British Rail network, but after four years it was sold to Russia.
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From the archive: The big bird that flew too far

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Sam Hewitt

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17th December 2019

As the most powerful single-engine diesel locomotive in the world at the time, Kestrel promised a motive power revolution… but it turned out to be ‘too good for its own good’!
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From the archive: The treasures of Beamish

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Sam Hewitt

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16th December 2019

Mark Smithers visits Beamish Museum, one of the North East’s leading regional heritage attractions, featuring several unique railway exhibits.
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From the archive: The treasures of Beamish

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Sam Hewitt

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16th December 2019

Mark Smithers visits Beamish Museum, one of the North East’s leading regional heritage attractions, featuring several unique railway exhibits. IN THE January 2016 issue of The Railway Magazine, my feature looked in detail at the Tanfield Railway and its important collection of industrial locomotives, many of which have a strong connection with the north-east of…
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UK railway news round-up

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Sam Hewitt

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13th December 2019

In a week dominated by election coverage, we try and swerve away from the General Election and give you the important stories from across our railways.
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Get the perfect gift this Christmas with Mortons Books!

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Sam Hewitt

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13th December 2019

Mortons Media Group has launched a range of non-fiction books to complement the selection of Mortons bookazines available from retailers all over the world.
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