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Frames cut for ‘County’ 4-4-0 re-creation

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Sam Hewitt

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12th December 2018

THE Churchward County Trust’s (CCT) new-build GWR ‘County’ No. 3840 County of Montgomery made the transition from drawing board to physical metal on November 13 with the cutting of the main frame plates by TATA Steel of Wednesfield, West Midlands. The 22ft-long frames were plasma cut according to Swindon drawing No. 43495 from specially rolled 1¼in plate…
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Llangollen Railway works last train to temporary Corwen East terminus

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Sam Hewitt

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12th December 2018

SERVICES into the Llangollen Railway’s temporary western terminus at Corwen East came to an end on November 4 as the railway prepares for the opening of the new station at Corwen Central next year. The final train to depart Corwen East was the 15.50 to Llangollen hauled by ‘2884’ 2-8-0 No. 3802, which carried a special…
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Overhaul beckons for GWS pioneer No. 1466

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Sam Hewitt

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12th December 2018

DIDCOT Railway Centre’s Black Saint Weekend provided a final opportunity to see the Great Western Society’s (GWS) pioneer locomotive – ‘14XX’ 0-4-2T No. 1466 – on site before its departure for a £300,000 overhaul. The former Newton Abbot ‘auto tank’ provided the foundation stone for all future GWS activities when, in April 1964, it became the…
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Station lights on, but no one at home

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Sam Hewitt

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12th December 2018

WHILE out and about on my travels, I noticed the station lights were on at Thorne South at midday on a gloriously sunny October 8. Back home, I notified Northern trains via their Facebook page and attached a photograph for their information. They thanked me for notifying them and advised their station team would be…
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Siemens to build fleet of Underground trains

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Sam Hewitt

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11th December 2018

Siemens was awarded the contract in June, but it was put on hold following a legal challenge by Bombardier, Hitachi and Alstom.
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Flying Scotsman limited-edition print

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Andy

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6th December 2018

The stunning limited edition print of Flying Scotsman, as advertised on page 75 of the December 2018 issue of The Railway Magazine, has now dropped to a new pre-Christmas price. Advertised in the magazine at £149 (inclusive of p&p) the supplier has now reduced the price and is making it available for £99 (inclusive of…
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Converted Class 769s set for Northern debut in New Year

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Sam Hewitt

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5th December 2018

TESTING of Class 769 ‘Flex’ bi-mode trains converted from former Thameslink Class 319s has now reached an advanced stage, with production of sets for Northern, Transport for Wales and GWR set to ramp up over the coming months. The two pre-production sets – Nos. 769434 and 769456 – have been undergoing dynamic testing at the Great Central…
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Railways mark the Armistice centenary

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Sam Hewitt

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5th December 2018

TRAIN operators, Network Rail and many others held events in the lead-up to the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War and Remembrance Day on November 11. Some trains were specially named, notably GWR, with its unveiling of IET No. 800306 giving the names of all 2,545 men who worked for the GWR…
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Northern denies ‘crisis talks’ rumour as timetable changes are reduced

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Sam Hewitt

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5th December 2018

By Tony Miles SUGGESTIONS in the Sunday Telegraph on November 4 that Arriva is “locked in crisis talks with the Government” over the future of the Northern rail franchise and that it is trying to “renegotiate terms” have been strongly denied by the company. The story, which was repeated in other news outlets, said the…
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New record as Flying Scotsman nameplate sells for £64,500

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Sam Hewitt

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5th December 2018

ONE of the original nameplates from ‘A3’ Flying Scotsman was sold for a record £64,500 plus buyer’s premium at the GW Railwayana auction in Pershore on November 17. The buyer was an unnamed online bidder. The hammer price beat the previous record of £60,000 for ‘A4’ nameplate Golden Fleece. This plate is from the right…
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