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No. 134 overhaul gathering pace at Inchicore works

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Sam Hewitt

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13th March 2019

THE overhaul of the RPSI’s GM single cab Class 121 No. 134 by Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail is making rapid progress at Inchicore, as the old body platework is stripped back in readiness for replacement. The RPSI’s project manager Gerry Mooney describes the overhaul as “the biggest diesel restoration ever undertaken in Ireland”, and it is clear…
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County Donegal tank is back ahead of Foyle VR revival

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Sam Hewitt

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13th March 2019

The return follows a £45,000 cosmetic overhaul by Heritage Engineering Ireland.
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Aveling Sirapite makes Mid-Suffolk foursome

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Sam Hewitt

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13th March 2019

The Long Shop Museum at Leiston will be without its popular Aveling & Porter 4wWTG Sirapite this summer.
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Tornado salutes the Tornado as aircraft finishes active service

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Sam Hewitt

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13th March 2019

PEPPERCORN ‘A1’ No. 60163 Tornado paid a symbolic tribute to the aircraft that gave it its name during its stay on the Wensleydale Railway. Three of the fighter bombers performed a nationwide farewell flypast from their base at RAF Marham in Norfolk on February 9, flying over Rutland, the West Midlands, north Wales, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire…
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Maroon ‘S160’ returns to NYMR after overhaul

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Sam Hewitt

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13th March 2019

BALDWIN ‘S160’ 2-8-0 No. 2253 has returned to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) after a major 2½-year rebuild by Northern Steam Engineering at Stockton. It arrived at New Bridge Yard on February 13 sporting an attractive lined maroon livery. On February 20 it was hauled from Pickering to Grosmont, where the overhaul will be completed…
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‘Caley’ tank for NNR, East Lancs and Swanage lines

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Sam Hewitt

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13th March 2019

THE Caledonian Railway’s No. 419 played a starring role at the Churnet Valley Railway’s Winter Steam Gala on February 23-24, and the Scottish Railway Preservation Society is capitalising on the 0-4-4T’s presence in England by adding in further visits to heritage lines. First up for the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway-based loco is the East Lancashire Railway’s…
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Severn Valley Railway pannier sees red

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Sam Hewitt

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13th March 2019

The ‘57XX’ is being prepared for a re-paint into LT ‘bullock maroon’.
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Clun Castle returns to main line after 31-year hiatus

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Sam Hewitt

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13th March 2019

Tyseley’s flagship Collett 4-6-0 No. 7029 Clun Castle made a triumphant return to the main line last month. This was its first venture onto the national network since 1988, following an extensive overhaul at Tyseley Locomotive Works. The 1950-built ‘Castle’ ran a series of light engine test runs to ease it through speeds of 15,…
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County of Montgomery group aiming for £40,000 with driving wheels appeal

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Sam Hewitt

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13th March 2019

THE Churchward County Trust (CCT) is hoping to build on the success of its first year by launching a new ‘Forty 4-4-0s Club’ to raise the £40,000 required to cast the four coupled wheels for new-build GWR 4-4-0 No. 3840 County of Montgomery. All the platework required to assemble the main frames is cut and ready…
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SVR opens Bridgnorth refreshment room

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Sam Hewitt

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13th March 2019

A NEW refreshment room at the Severn Valley Railway’s Bridgnorth station has opened for business. The brick-built structure has been funded through the railway’s successful £2.5million share offer, launched in 2016. It replaces the temporary buildings that face the car park. The refreshment room is designed in a GWR style of around 1900, and…
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