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  • Mayflower in the Highlands

    Mayflower in the Highlands

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    Sam Hewitt

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    ‘B1’ No. 61306 Mayflower crosses the Beauly Firth at Invershin while working a day tour from Inverness to Dunrobin Castle during Steam Dreams’ mammoth ‘Highlands and Islands’ tour of Scotland on May 9-17.  The previous day, the Thompson 4-6-0 worked with No. 60103 Flying Scotsman over the Highland Main Line from Edinburgh.  ‘Scotsman’ worked north from King’s…

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  • Bahamas becomes part of Vintage Trains roster

    Bahamas becomes part of Vintage Trains roster

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    Sam Hewitt

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    ‘JUBILEE’ No. 45596 Bahamas will return to Tyseley for the works open days on June 22-23. This comes only a few months after the completion of its overhaul at Tyseley Locomotive Works and two very successful comeback runs over the Settle to Carlisle Line. The Stanier ‘5XP’ is also booked to haul six Vintage Trains tours…

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  • ‘Lizzie’ back on main line after repairs at Carnforth

    ‘Lizzie’ back on main line after repairs at Carnforth

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    Sam Hewitt

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    STANIER Pacific No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth made its main line charter comeback on April 30 with a West Coast Railways ‘Dalesman’ outing over the Settle to Carlisle (S&C) line .  Out of action since November 2016, the LMS 4-6-2 made two test runs from Carnforth to Hellifield on March 14 and 28, the latter being…

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  • ‘K1’ joins Stanier pair for ‘Jacobite’ summer season

    ‘K1’ joins Stanier pair for ‘Jacobite’ summer season

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    Sam Hewitt

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    APRIL 19 saw the start of the 2019 operating season for West Coast Railways’ ‘Jacobite’ trains.  Two of Ian Riley’s Stanier ‘Black Five’ 4-6-0s moved north from Carnforth to Fort William on April 16, with No. 45407 having the honour of hauling the first train three days later.  No. 45212 is the other ex-LMS 4-6-0 allocated…

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  • A1 Trust orders TWO new boilers from DB Meiningen

    A1 Trust orders TWO new boilers from DB Meiningen

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    Sam Hewitt

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    GERMAN steam locomotive works Dampflokwerk Meiningen has been awarded the contract to construct the new Diagram 118a boiler for new-build LNER ‘P2’ 2-8-2 No. 2007 Prince of Wales. The £1million order by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (A1SLT) covers not only the boiler for the Gresley Mikado, but also a second identical boiler for the trust’s…

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  • Chasewater recalls Littleton Colliery

    Chasewater recalls Littleton Colliery

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE Chasewater Railway held an event on April 6-7 to mark the 25th anniversary of the closure of Littleton Colliery.  The pit was located near Cannock, Staffordshire. It closed on December 3, 1993 and was the last working coal mine in the Cannock Chase Coalfield, thus ending deep mining in Staffordshire.  ‘Janus’ 0-6-0DE (Yorkshire 2748 of 1959)…

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  • NER 1903 railcar enters service at Embsay & Bolton Abbey

    NER 1903 railcar enters service at Embsay & Bolton Abbey

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    Sam Hewitt

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    AWARD-winning NER electric Autocar No. 3170 and trailer car No. 3453 are now in regular operation on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, following launch on October 19 (RM Nov, p9).  However, on the first day of public operation on April 17, a technical problem occurred and it looked as though the four-train service might have…

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  • Progress at Tarka Valley on major extension work

    Progress at Tarka Valley on major extension work

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    Sam Hewitt

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    PHASE 1 of the Tarka Valley Railway’s extension at Torrington, North Devon, continues apace.  Following installation of the new Strail crossing panels late last year, the permanent way team has completed the pedestrian crossing permitting public access to the Tarka Trail.  This was followed by preparing the trackbed and laying the next three panels of…

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  • Watkin returns to Caernarfon

    Watkin returns to Caernarfon

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    Sam Hewitt

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    DE Winton 0-4-0VBT Watkin was moved into a display location in Welsh Highland Railway’s new £3million Caernarfon station at the beginning of April.  The 1893-built locomotive was built at De Winton’s Caernarfon works on the waterfront, just yards from the new station.   After working on the Penmaenmawr granite quarries’ jetty it became derelict by…

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  • Hampshire trust to leave Bursledon Brickworks

    Hampshire trust to leave Bursledon Brickworks

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    Sam Hewitt

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    HAMPSHIRE Narrow Gauge Railway Trust (HNGRT) is leaving its base at Bursledon Brickworks Museum at the end of this year.   HNGRT has run a railway at this site, which includes a short passenger carrying line, for 22 years.   The group says it doesn’t know if it will continue elsewhere, with further announcements to…

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