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  • Katie revisits Fairbourne

    Katie revisits Fairbourne

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society’s resurrected 1896-built Heywood 0-4-0T Katie was the star of Fairbourne Railway’s May 25-27 Steam Gala, returning to the line where it last steamed in 1926.  Katie and 0-4-0T+T Mountaineer, owned by Austin Moss and visiting from Windmill Farm Railway, ran on Fairbourne’s 15in-gauge (dual gauge) section from Fairbourne…

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  • Bazalgette launches new Royal Arsenal line

    Bazalgette launches new Royal Arsenal line

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE Royal Arsenal Narrow Gauge Railway (RANG) launched the first section of its new 2ft-gauge railway at Crossness Pumping Station in South London on March 28. At the event, newly restored 1986-built Severn-Lamb steam-outline 4wDH, bought in late 2017 (RM Jan 2018) and known as Busy Basil when acquired, was re-named Bazalgette by Sir Peter…

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  • Resident steam loco leaves Purbeck for Westonzoyland

    Resident steam loco leaves Purbeck for Westonzoyland

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE 2ft-gauge vertical boiler steam loco constructed by Noel Donnelly (RM July 2018) and subsequently donated to Westonzoyland Engine Trust (RM Feb) arrived at the Somerset site on May 10 from its previous Purbeck Mineral & Mining Museum base. Initially described as an 0-4-0VBT, it has a chain drive and is thus a 4wVBT. It…

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  • Cavan & Leitrim steam returns to Ballinamore

    Cavan & Leitrim steam returns to Ballinamore

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    Sam Hewitt

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    NARROW gauge steam returned to the former Cavan & Leitrim Railway (C&LR) station at Ballinamore on June 2 when the revived C&LR’s newly restored Avonside 0-6-0T Nancy attended the Ballinamore Vintage and Family Festival. The event was held on the Ballinamore station site, which in its heyday was the headquarters of the original C&LR. It…

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  • No. 813 returns to the North East for Tanfield ‘legends’ gala

    No. 813 returns to the North East for Tanfield ‘legends’ gala

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    Sam Hewitt

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    FORMER Backworth Collieries 0-6-0ST No. 12, better known in preservation as Great Western Railway No. 813, returned to the Tanfield Railway to celebrate its North East heritage at the line’s Legends of Industry gala on June 14-16. The 1901-built ‘Swindonised’ Hudswell, Clarke last visited Tanfield in 2007, and again was present courtesy of the GWR 813 Preservation…

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  • Railtours remembered: The Metropolitan Special

    Railtours remembered: The Metropolitan Special

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    Sam Hewitt

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    In the first of an occasional new series, Andrew Royle looks back to a forgotten railtour over London Transport’s Metropolitan line in 1954.

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  • East Kent’s growing attractions…

    East Kent’s growing attractions…

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE standard-gauge East Kent Railway (EKR), near Dover, continues to develop the attractions on offer to visitors.  These include the 7¼in-gauge Knees Woodland Miniature Railway, opened in 2015, sited next to Shepherdswell station.  Locos used are petrol, diesel and battery, with the main traction on March 24 provided by No. 5, a scale replica of a…

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  • Urie 4-6-0 is the newest addition to Mid-Hants operating fleet

    Urie 4-6-0 is the newest addition to Mid-Hants operating fleet

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE Urie Locomotive Society’s (ULS) newly overhauled ‘S15’ 4-6-0 No. 506 became the newest addition to the Mid-Hants Railway’s operating fleet when it was formally handed over to the line’s operating department on June 2.  The Eastleigh-built 4-6-0 last ran in 2001, and made its triumphant return to service resplendent in Southern unlined black with…

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  • ‘S160’ named in honour of D-Day heroes

    ‘S160’ named in honour of D-Day heroes

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    Sam Hewitt

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    EX-United States Army Transport Corps ‘S160’ 2-8-0 No. 2253 has been named Omaha in honour of the British and Allied servicemen that took part in the D-Day landings 75 years ago. The Baldwin-built locomotive is currently in the final stages of overhaul at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and received its new nameplates and commemorative plaque…

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  • Retaining heritage skills for the future

    Retaining heritage skills for the future

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    Sam Hewitt

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    In our latest feature about apprentices at the Severn Valley Railway, The RM visits the loco shed at Bridgnorth to meet 22-year-old Max Green, who started at the SVR when he was just 16. Max graduated from his engineering apprenticeship almost two years ago. “In the six years that I’ve been here, I’ve managed to…

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