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Jacobite service could be halted amid health & safety row

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Alex Bestwick

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29th November 2023

The popular ‘Hogwarts Express’ service could be at the end of the line as it awaits a ruling after challenging a safety rule.
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From the archive: The suppression of smoke

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Alex Bestwick

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18th October 2023

From The Railway Magazine, August 1963 – The Hunslet Engine Co. develops an underfeed stoker and gas producer system which completely eliminates the emission of dark smoke.
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Investigation launched into Flying Scotsman crash

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Alex Bestwick

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16th October 2023

An investigation has been launched into the Flying Scotsman crash last month which left two people in hospital.
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T3 class No. 563 engine hauls carriages for the first time in 78 years

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Alex Bestwick

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12th October 2023

A Victorian steam locomotive has hauled carriages for the first time in 78 years following a six-year renovation.
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Flying Scotsman will carry out tours after passing inspection

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Alex Bestwick

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6th October 2023

Flying Scotsman will carry out rail tours this weekend after passing a mechanical inspection following a slow-speed crash last week.
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County Durham station now believed to be the world’s oldest railway station

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Alex Bestwick

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28th September 2023

A County Durham railway station has been found to be older than first thought and is now believed to be the world’s oldest railway station, new research has discovered.
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The Railway Children train line among sites protected with funding

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Alex Bestwick

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26th September 2023

A train line featured in The Railway Children film is among a number of “cherished” UK institutions to receive protection with government funding.
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Flying Scotsman to return to National Railway Museum in October

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Alex Bestwick

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21st September 2023

Flying Scotsman will be displayed at the National Railway Museum this October half term as part of its centenary celebrations.
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Celebrate 50 years of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway this weekend

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Alex Bestwick

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21st September 2023

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an extra special steam gala this weekend.
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Britain’s Steam Locomotives: 100 of the best from Penydarren to Tornado

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Alex Bestwick

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19th September 2023

It is now over 200 years since the world’s first steam railway locomotive made its maiden voyage along a primitive plateway in South Wales – in 1804 Richard Trevithick’s high-pressure steam locomotive successfully hauled a loaded train a distance of nine miles at an average speed of two mph.
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Steam

Jacobite service could be halted amid health & safety row

From the archive: The suppression of smoke

Investigation launched into Flying Scotsman crash

T3 class No. 563 engine hauls carriages for the first time in 78 years

Flying Scotsman will carry out tours after passing inspection

County Durham station now believed to be the world’s oldest railway station

The Railway Children train line among sites protected with funding

Flying Scotsman to return to National Railway Museum in October

Celebrate 50 years of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway this weekend

Britain’s Steam Locomotives: 100 of the best from Penydarren to Tornado

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