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Big Pacifics dominate RTC autumn/winter tours

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Sam Hewitt

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4th November 2019

THE Railway Touring Company’s regular summer operations are over for another year, but there is a tempting selection of railtours for the autumn and winter months. October 12 sees one of its regular ‘Cumbrian Mountain Express’ trips from Euston to Carlisle, utilising electric No. 86259 Les Ross as far as Carnforth, where one of the West…
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Farewell steam specials on District Line

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Sam Hewitt

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9th July 2019

STEAM specials were operated between Ealing Broadway and High Street Kensington as part of celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of London’s District Line on June 22-23. The event was also billed as the final opportunity to see the ‘Steam on the District’, because of planned signalling upgrades that make steam more difficult to operate. …
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West Coast takes on ‘Torbay’ and Tornado main line work

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd April 2019

West Coast Railway Company has won more high-profile work after DB Cargo decided to reduce its main line steam activities.
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