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PROGRESS on the project to construct the 81st Collett ‘Grange’ – No. 6880 Betton Grange – continues at Tyseley and Llangollen, with a view to having the 4-6-0 in traffic next year. Work on the loco at Tyseley Locomotive Works is running slightly behind the original schedule, but the rebuild of the ‘Swindon No. 1’ boiler…
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A severe curve on the East Coast Main Line located at the Northumberland town of Morpeth became infamous after two railway accidents within 15 years.
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The UK’s oldest train fleet is to be replaced through a £26 million investment into the Isle of Wight’s railway, the Government has announced.
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Class 395 ‘Javelin’ charter trains have raised more than £125,000 for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. With this year’s Remembrance Day only two months away, Doug Lindsay takes up the story. The history of these special charter trains, utilising Southeastern High Speed Class 395 ‘Javelin’ trains’, dates back to 2011, and followed a meeting…
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By Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith MIDDLETON’S ever-expanding library of regional railway histories has found its way to the much-loved – and much-missed – Midland Railway (MR) main line between Ambergate and Buxton. Parts of the route remain open, with the section between Matlock and Rowsley occupied by Peak Rail, and efforts continue to reinstate…
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Mike Arlett clears up the still-perpetuated myth that the Midland Railway had first opened a branch line from Mangotsfield to a temporary terminus in Bath.
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LEICESTERSHIRE’S Battlefield Line has further cemented its reputation as an unofficial GWR outpost by securing a return visit from No. 7820 Dinmore Manor for its 50th anniversary gala on October 18-20. The ‘Manor’ becomes the second Western 4-6-0 confirmed for the event, joining ‘Modified Hall’ No. 6989 Wightwick Hall on its first post-restoration visit away…
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Marking the 125th anniversary of the West Highland line, Keith Farr concludes his performance summary of different traction types by looking at the diesel classes that replaced steam. In the August issue I took advantage of the 125th anniversary of the West Highland line to discuss steam performance between Glasgow and Fort William. Supporting the…
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CAMBRIAN Heritage Railways (CHR) at Oswestry has successfully overcome one of the most significant hurdles standing in the way of it extending south towards its other site at Llynclys. Gasworks Bridge, which carries the B4579 road over the railway, has stood in the way of any potential extension ever since the CHR took on the…
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Who fancies getting their hands on a Pendolino nameplate and raising money for the Severn Valley Railway and Kidderminster Railway Museum in the process?
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