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  • Rare outing for Middleton’s tiny Hunslet

    Rare outing for Middleton’s tiny Hunslet

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    Sam Hewitt

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    FORMER brewery 4wD Courage (Hunslet 1786 of 1935) made a rare outing during the Middleton Railway’s Work’s Outing gala on September 14-15. The locomotive was operated on the rarely used Balm Road branch. Here, it leads a demonstration goods train over Moor Road level crossing on the first day of the event. A wide variety…

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  • ‘Forgotten Engines’ at Vale of Rheidol

    ‘Forgotten Engines’ at Vale of Rheidol

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE Vale of Rheidol Railway (VoR) has tended not to hold major gala events, its last being a steam festival in September 2015, centred on two locos that had not steamed for many years.But when they happen, they are special!  With all three of its classic 2-6-2Ts now in main line operation, along with Hunslet…

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  • Back to the past at Moseley anniversary event

    Back to the past at Moseley anniversary event

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    Sam Hewitt

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    MOSELEY Railway Trust (MRT) harked back to its roots during its September 21-22 50th anniversary celebration at Apedale Valley Light Railway by operating passenger rides on its ‘Field Railway’.  These basic rides, recalling the spirit of operations half a century ago, were undertaken using skip wagon underframes fitted with back-to-back seats and safety chains.  This…

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  • Katie says hello to Katie!

    Katie says hello to Katie!

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    Sam Hewitt

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    RAVENGLASS & Eskdale Railway’s resurrected 1896-built Heywood 0-4-0T Katie (right) stands alongside Eaton Hall Railway’s 1996-built replica 0-4-0T Katie (centre) at Clayton West Shed on September 14, revealing several interesting differences between the two locos. Rhyl Miniature Railway’s Cagney 4-4-0 No. 44 (left) gives a fascinating contrast in size between miniature and minimum-gauge locos sharing a…

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  • Middleton Hunslet appearance makes Ribble gala a success

    Middleton Hunslet appearance makes Ribble gala a success

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    Sam Hewitt

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    A SHORT-notice agreement to bring the Middleton Railway’s roving Hunslet Brookes No. 1 (2387/1941) to the Ribble Steam Railway (RSR) for its Autumn Steam Gala helped ensure a good turnout for the end-of-season event.  The former Brookes Chemicals Ltd 14in-cylindered 0-6-0ST had recently come to the end of a period of hire at the Pontypool &…

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  • Former Wadebridge pannier welcomed back by South Devon team

    Former Wadebridge pannier welcomed back by South Devon team

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    Sam Hewitt

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    FORMER Wadebridge ‘1366’ 0-6-0PT No. 1369 ran its long-awaited first revenue-earning train in slightly more than two years on October 5 at the South Devon Railway.  The diminutive pannier had its first light engine test run on October 3, then double-headed with the 14.35 from Buckfastleigh to Totnes the following day with ‘57XX’ 0-6-0PT No.…

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  • Phase 1 of Churnet Valley’s Leek extension opens for passengers

    Phase 1 of Churnet Valley’s Leek extension opens for passengers

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE initial 659ft of the Churnet Valley Railway’s (CVR) £1million extension to Leek carried its first passengers on October 11, just 48 hours after the first track panels went down. Greg Wilson’s USATC ‘S160’ 2-8-0 No. 5197 had the honour of hauling the first train full of invited guests over the £40,000 extension from Leek…

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  • ‘King’, ‘A4’ and debutant ‘9F’ steal show at Moors line gala spectacular

    ‘King’, ‘A4’ and debutant ‘9F’ steal show at Moors line gala spectacular

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) pulled off what might be regarded as one of the biggest steam galas of the 2000s on September 27-29, which not only featured a hugely impressive locomotive line-up, but also illustrated how far the line’s motive power department has come in a relatively short timeframe. It was only in…

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  • 9466 ready for Gloucs-Warks service

    9466 ready for Gloucs-Warks service

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    Sam Hewitt

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    JONATHAN Jones-Pratt’s ‘94XX’ 0-6-0PT No. 9466 has entered service at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway at the start of an extended hire to the Cotswold line.  The Hawksworth pannier was trialled on a round trip on October 19, double-heading with another Hawksworth type – ‘Modified Hall’ No.  7903 Foremarke Hall – during the railway’s Cotswold Food &…

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  • ‘P2’ fundraising receives two-thirds of £5m target

    ‘P2’ fundraising receives two-thirds of £5m target

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (A1SLT) has announced it has received pledges for more than two-thirds of the £5million required to complete its new-build Gresley ‘P2’ 2-8-2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales.  Since its launch in late-September 2013 around 930 supporters have signed up to the ‘P2 for the price of a pint of beer per…

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