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  • RPSI cuts frames for new-build LMS-NCC ‘W’ class Mogul

    RPSI cuts frames for new-build LMS-NCC ‘W’ class Mogul

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE first steps in the re-creation of one of H P Stewart’s LMS-NCC ‘W’ class 2-6-0 have been taken by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI) with the cutting of the locomotive’s 33ft-long main frame plates. The machined plates were delivered to Whitehead on August 29 from Cooke Bros Engineering of Newtownards, having been…

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  • Union Pacific’s ‘Big Boy’ ready for Californian visit

    Union Pacific’s ‘Big Boy’ ready for Californian visit

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    Sam Hewitt

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    UNION Pacific ‘Big Boy’ No. 4014 went for a short test run on September 20. The 16-mile return run to Speer, from its base at Cheyenne, Wyoming, was carried out by Ed Dickens, senior heritage operations manager for UP. The journey was designed to check the minor adjustments that were needed after its immensely successful outing…

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  • Rail operator MARC using new and rebuilt locos for Maryland commuters

    Rail operator MARC using new and rebuilt locos for Maryland commuters

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    Sam Hewitt

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    MARYLAND commuter rail operator Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) has recently taken delivery of eight Siemens-built SC44 ‘Charger’ diesel electric locos.  These are currently largely used ‘under the wires’ between Baltimore and Washington DC on Penn Line services.  MARC has replaced all of its older AEM7 electric locos with the new diesels, but has refurbished…

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  • Chicago’s Metra adds diesel locos

    Chicago’s Metra adds diesel locos

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    Sam Hewitt

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    CHICAGO commuter rail operator Metra is buying 24 former Amtrak California diesel locos, and has ordered 15 rebuilt freight locos to replace older diesels.  Metra bought 24 F59PHI locos from Amtrak in 2018 and is currently overhauling and repainting them into its livery. They have entered service in 2019, mainly operating from Chicago Union on…

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  • Battery-fitted trams for Oklahoma

    Battery-fitted trams for Oklahoma

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE new light rail system in Oklahoma City opened on December 14, 2018, and is operated as two loops: a 7.8km north-south Downtown Loop, which also shares tracks with almost all of the route used by the 3.2km Bricktown Loop in the Bricktown entertainment district.  The system is electrified at 740V DC except for several short…

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  • Stadler ‘FLIRTs’ in service in Texas

    Stadler ‘FLIRTs’ in service in Texas

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    Sam Hewitt

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    TEXAS gained a new commuter railway in January, which is operated using eight Stadler-built ‘FLIRT’ DEMUs, incorporating central diesel power pack units. Stadler assembled the trains at its new factory in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The 43km TEXRail line links two stations in central Fort Worth with DFW Airport, and currently has five other intermediate…

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  • Classic Viennese trams fading away as new stock takes over

    Classic Viennese trams fading away as new stock takes over

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    Sam Hewitt

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    ONE of Europe’s most numerous tram designs is fast disappearing.  Vienna tram operator Wiener Linien bought more than 500 Type E trams, based on the German Duewag articulated design, between 1959 and 1990.  The older trams have already been replaced by the Siemens-built ‘ULF’ (Ultra Low Floor) design LRVs, and most of the remaining Type…

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  • New Zealand diesel preservation progress

    New Zealand diesel preservation progress

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    Sam Hewitt

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    LEADING New Zealand diesel preservation group the Diesel Traction Group (DTG) has begun restoration of New Zealand Railways’ (NZR) first mainline loco, which was built by English Electric (EE) in 1954.  This follows the successful return to main line use of Australian EE-built loco No. Di 1102 last year, the only survivor of five locos…

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  • Rotterdam tram museum celebrates 30th anniversary

    Rotterdam tram museum celebrates 30th anniversary

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    Sam Hewitt

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    ROTTERDAM tram museum Rotterdamsche Tramweg Maatschappij (RTM) celebrated 30 years at its base at De Punt, on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee, in late May.  The relocation of the museum site, south-west of Rotterdam, was driven by redevelopment at the old site, but gave RTM the opportunity to lay much more track. They now have 10km…

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  • Unique Arizona electrified line to close

    Unique Arizona electrified line to close

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE 78-mile long electrified Black Mesa & Lake Powell Railroad (BM&LPRR) in the USA – the world’s first to use 50kV (60Hz) AC supply voltage – will close soon as the power station it serves is being shut in the next few weeks.  The line is owned by a state utility supply company, and runs…

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