FORMER Taff Vale Railway ‘O2’ class 0-6-2T No. 85 made a triumphal return to South Wales during the weekend of September 14-16 to take part in the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway’s (P&BR) Autumn Steam Gala. The
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THE Churchward County Trust (CCT) has launched a new targeted appeal to raise £10,000 to cover the cost of machining the frame plates for new-build GWR ‘County’ class 4-4-0 County of Montgomery. The frame plates
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JOHN Cameron’s Gresley ‘A4’ No. 60009 Union of South Africa and the Battle of Britain Locomotive Society’s Bulleid 4-6-2 No. 34081 92 Squadron paired up again for the second time in a year at the Nene Valley
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SHAREHOLDERS in the Bluebell Railway were treated to an advanced look inside the new Accessible Steam Heritage (ASH) museum at Sheffield Park during early September, ahead of its planned opening during October. Part funded by
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SEMI-restored Great Western Railway ‘2884’ class 2-8-0 No. 3814 was expected to have left the North Yorkshire Moors Railway by the time this issue of The RM went to press. It is bound for the Llangollen
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CRIMSON Lake-liveried ‘Princess Coronation’ No. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland made its post-overhaul debut during a special unveiling at the Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust’s (PRCLT) West Shed at Swanwick Junction on September 9, just eight days
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THE 50th anniversary Great Dorset Steam Fair in August played host to no fewer than four steam locomotives – three standard gauge and one narrow – with one even operating on a length of specially
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THE A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s (A1SLT) proposed project to construct the third member of Sir Nigel Gresley’s LNER ‘V4’ class of 2-6-2s is underway following the formation of subsidiary company the V4 Steam Locomotive Company
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By Ashley Butlin THE Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has selected 200 people and projects that have transformed peoples’ lives – all part of its 2018 bicentenary celebrations. The list includes Newbattle Viaduct, near Dalkeith,
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THE derailment of a Hams Hall to Felixstowe intermodal train at Whitacre Junction on September 12 caused disruption for passengers on freight services between Birmingham and Nuneaton that lasted several days. GBRf’s No. 66751 Inspiration Delivered
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