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Vandals hit West Somerset Railway
Estimated £1,000 worth of damage caused by smashed windows in Mk.1 carriage.
Read moreGrade-II listed railway station set for a multi-million pound refurb
London’s only Grade-II listed 1950s railway station is set for a multi-million pound refurbishment.
Read moreAdams ‘Radial’ delights at Bluebell branch weekend
IT may have been largely on static display only, but the Bluebell Railway’s newly repainted Adams ‘Radial’ 4-4-2T No. 30583 still managed to steal the show at the railway’s Branch Line Weekend on March 15-17.
Read moreThe Coaling Plant story: Towers of Strength – Part 1
The demolition of Immingham’s mechanical coaling plant last year has left Britain with just one example of these huge ferro-concrete monoliths.
Read more‘Duke’ will return in 2020 – but only if £100,000 shortfall can be met
A FINANICIAL shortfall of more than £100,000 could delay the return to service of unique BR ‘8P’ Pacific No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester. This follows a series of unforeseen but necessary repairs were highlighted at Tyseley
Read moreDiesel days on the Swindon & Cricklade Railway
THE Swindon & Cricklade Railway ran diesel services on Sundays in February. On the 10th, haulage was provided by ex-BR Departmental 0-6-0DE Ruston & Hornsby No. PWM651, making a special appearance in its 60th year. It
Read moreCalbourne and black ‘Radial’ for Bluebell’s branch gala
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway’s ex-LSWR ‘O2’ No. W24 Calbourne will be returning to the UK mainland.
Read more‘Caley’ tank for NNR, East Lancs and Swanage lines
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
Read moreBlue ‘King’ confirmed for Cotswold Festival of Steam
THE Great Western Society’s Collett 4-6-0 King Edward II will return to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway later this spring to take part in the line’s Cotswold Festival of Steam on May 25-27. It will be
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