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Tag: Dartmouth Steam Railway

Railways returning to action!

3rd July 2020 Gareth Evans Metro, News, Steam
The North Norfolk Railway is among the lines returning to action in July. LNER B12 No. 8572, BR 9F No. 92203 Black Prince and WD 2-10-0 No. 90775 are seen outside Weybourne shed on September 28, 2019: GARETH EVANS

It’s been a long time coming, but the main 2020 season for a number of Britain’s heritage railways and attractions is springing into action following the gradual easing of Covid-19 restrictions. Therefore, we thought we’d

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Overhauled ‘S160’ and ‘S15’ begin running-in at NYMR

22nd September 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Steam

RUNNING-IN of two North Yorkshire Moors Railway-based locomotives is underway following the completion of their respective overhauls.  Peter Best’s former United States Army Transport Corps ‘S160’ 2-8-0 No. 2253 Omaha began the process of testing and

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Dinmore Manor makes it a Western 4-6-0 pair for Battlefield Line’s October gala

14th September 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Steam

LEICESTERSHIRE’S Battlefield Line has further cemented its reputation as an unofficial GWR outpost by securing a return visit from No. 7820 Dinmore Manor for its 50th anniversary gala on October 18-20. The ‘Manor’ becomes the

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Dartmouth’s Goliath regains its boiler at Cranmore works

27th August 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Steam

OVERHAUL of the Dartmouth Steam Railway’s GWR 2-8-0T No. 5239 Goliath by the East Somerset Railway reached a key stage on July 23 when the loco’s No. 4 boiler was reunited with the frames. Re-tubing

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Dinmore Manor returns to Kingswear

23rd August 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Steam

GLOUCESTERSHIRE Warwickshire Railway-based ‘Manor’ No. 7820 Dinmore Manor is back in traffic at the Dartmouth Steam Railway at the start of a season-long hire.  The Collett 4-6-0 is due to stay in South Devon until September,

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Churnet Valley’s ‘S160’ steps in to cover Dartmouth steam shortage

15th July 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Steam

CHURNET Valley Railway-based ‘S160’ No. 6046 has followed in the tracks of its Batt Holden Ltd stablemate No. 5197 by going on hire to the Dartmouth Steam Railway in May.  The 2-8-0, seen here at Waterside with

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Maroon ‘S160’ returns to NYMR after overhaul

13th March 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Standard Gauge, Steam

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

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Another U-turn as WSR plc sells 4110 to Dartmouth line

4th March 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Standard Gauge, Steam

THE saga surrounding the sale of West Somerset Railway (WSR)-based GWR 2-6-2T No. 4110 took another unexpected turn on February 3 when it was revealed the unrestored Large Prairie had been sold to the Dartmouth

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‘Caley’ No. 419 in for unavailable ‘Manor’ at Churnet Valley gala

18th February 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Steam

CALEDONIAN Railway ‘439’ class 0-4-4T No. 419 will journey to England later this month to deputise for ‘Manor’ No. 7827 Lydham Manor at the Churnet Valley Railway’s Winter Steam Gala on February 23-24.  The Scottish Railway

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Devon diesels swapped

28th November 2018 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, News

THE Dartmouth Steam Railway (DSR) and South Devon Railway (SDR) have exchanged locos to better suit their needs. South Devon Diesel Traction Ltd (SDDTL), which keeps its stock on the South Devon Railway at Buckfastleigh,

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