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  • Waleswood joins Chasewater line fleet

    Waleswood joins Chasewater line fleet

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    Sam Hewitt

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    HUDSWELL, Clarke 0-4-0ST Waleswood (750/1906) has joined the Chasewater Railway’s operating fleet on long-term loan after more than 30 years out of action. The former Waleswood Colliery locomotive transferred from its restoration base at the Northamptonshire Ironstone Railway Trust to Chasewater on September 1, having spent the last three years undergoing a major overhaul by…

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  • Lambton No. 29 ready for North Yorks Moors gala

    Lambton No. 29 ready for North Yorks Moors gala

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    Sam Hewitt

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    EX-Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Kitson 0-6-2T No. 29 (4263/1904) was undergoing final painting at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s Grosmont works in mid-September prior to its appearance at the railway’s Autumn Steam Gala.  The latest version of the LH&JC livery is more historically accurate than the loco’s previous guise, with the Lambton Locomotives Trust having…

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  • Two Listers return to action

    Two Listers return to action

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    Sam Hewitt

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    NEWLY restored petrol Lister 3834/1931 ran for the first time in preservation at Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum’s August 26 railway gala.  The dismantled components were acquired by Brian Faulkner two years ago.  Contrasting with his previous immaculate Lister restorations, 3834/1931 has been completed in ‘working clothes’ condition.  This is the fifth Lister Mr Faulkner has…

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  • Leeds-built locos show their mettle at Blaenavon gala

    Leeds-built locos show their mettle at Blaenavon gala

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    Sam Hewitt

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    LOCOMOTIVES from two of Leeds best-known manufacturers stole the show at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway’s (P&BR) gala on September 13-15. The event also included a homecoming of sorts for one of the participants. The Built in Leeds-themed event provided a formal ‘welcome to the fleet’ to ex-East Moors Steelworks (Cardiff) Hunslet ‘48150’ class 0-6-0ST…

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  • Churchward No. 4270 marks its centenary at Gloucs-Warks line as Foremarke Hall turns 70

    Churchward No. 4270 marks its centenary at Gloucs-Warks line as Foremarke Hall turns 70

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    Sam Hewitt

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    JEREMY Hosking’s Churchward ‘42XX’ 2-8-0T No. 4270 celebrated its 100th anniversary at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWSR) over the weekend of September 14-15.  There was no telegram from HM Queen for this particular centenary, but the GWSR acknowledged the milestone with the production of a special headboard, which the heavy freight tank carried all weekend. The…

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  • Uninspiring train liveries

    Uninspiring train liveries

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Seeing the photo of the new EMR livery on the front of the September issue highlights what to me is a retrograde step – I think this new scheme is most uninspiring.   I have always thought that the old livery, predominantly white with red and blue trim, was rather smart and stylish, and always kept…

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  • Unlimited access to more than 100 books for only 99p!

    Unlimited access to more than 100 books for only 99p!

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The extensive collection of steam, electric and diesel publications takes you through the decades, right up to the very latest models on the lines today.

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  • First trains for BR green Cheltenham since 1962

    First trains for BR green Cheltenham since 1962

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE National Railway Museum’s Maunsell ‘V’ class 4-4-0 Cheltenham has re-entered traffic at the Mid-Hants Railway following its repaint into British Railways livery as No. 30925.  The refreshed ‘Schools’ made its Brunswick green debut on September 14, the first time it had hauled a passenger train in this guise since 1962.  Cheltenham is pictured arriving at…

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  • Leighton Buzzard Railway: 100 not out

    Leighton Buzzard Railway: 100 not out

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Cliff Thomas reports on a rare heritage anniversary – a 2ft-gauge railway that has operated continuously for a century. THE Leighton Buzzard Railway (LBR) will celebrate the line’s 100th anniversary of continuous operation on November 17, the nearest Sunday to the original opening date.  Numerous heritage railways have marked anniversaries of 100 years from the…

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  • Four panniers and ‘Foxcote’ farewell for WSR’s country railway event

    Four panniers and ‘Foxcote’ farewell for WSR’s country railway event

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE West Somerset Railway’s (WSR) Autumn Steam Gala will take place just days after this issue of The RM goes on sale, with a no fewer than four GWR Collett panniers taking centre stage. Three of the ever-popular 0-6-0PTs will be visiting the railway for the October 3-6 A Country Railway-themed event, including one-time resident…

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