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First trains for BR green Cheltenham since 1962
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
Read moreFour panniers and ‘Foxcote’ farewell for WSR’s country railway event
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
Read moreShaw Savill to steam again after restoration begins at Heywood
ONE of preservation’s forgotten locomotives – ‘Merchant Navy’ Pacific No. 35009 Shaw Savill – is being restored for main line operation by owner Ian Riley at his Heywood works, near Bury. Mr Riley bought the rebuilt
Read more160 years since the death of Robert Stephenson
This weekend marks 160 years since the death of Robert Stephenson, one of the greatest railway and civil engineers of all time.
Read moreUK railway news round-up
This week, HS2 comes under fire again & Network Rail are accused of not acting on fog risk.
Read moreMogul and ‘Wells’ join the ‘Q’ at Severn Valley autumn spectacular
A DISTINCT Southern Region atmosphere surrounded the Severn Valley Railway’s (SVR) Autumn Steam Gala on September 19-22, with five of the participating locomotives having a BR(S) pedigree. East Lancashire Railway Bulleid ‘West County’ No. 34092 City
Read more‘G5’ construction making steady progress in Shildon
THE day when a North Eastern Railway Worsdell ‘O’ class 0-4-4T (LNER ‘G5’) steams again in the North East of England is edging closer as the Class G5 Locomotive Company (G5LC) continues to make progress
Read moreClan Line makes a surprise appearance on Bluebell Railway service train – for one day only
BULLEID ‘Merchant Navy’ Pacific No. 35028 Clan Line made a surprise appearance on Bluebell Railway services on August 27 during a break from its busy main line schedule. The locomotive arrived at Sheffield Park two days
Read moreHS2 ‘will not solve the problems facing rail travellers today’
HS2 should be scrapped in favour of upgrading existing rail routes, according to a free market think tank.
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