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

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Sam Hewitt

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5th October 2019

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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BR Mogul and City of Wells confirmed for Severn Valley autumn event

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Sam Hewitt

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11th September 2019

RIDDLES and Ivatt ‘4MT’ 2-6-0s will be open for comparison at the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) later this month when resident ‘Flying Pig’ No. 43016 is joined by the Mid-Hants Railway’s BR No. 76017 at the September 19-22 Autumn Steam Gala. No. 76017 is the first ‘Standard 4’ Mogul to visit the SVR since classmate…
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Barrow Hill completes purchase of Midland ‘Half Cab’ No. 41708

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Sam Hewitt

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21st August 2019

FORMER Midland Railway ‘1F’ 0-6-0T No. 41708 will be returned to full working order for the first time since 2003 following its acquisition by the Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society (BHESS). The purchase of the 1880-built ‘Half Cab’ for an undisclosed sum from the 1708 Locomotive Preservation Trust officially reunites the loco with the shed it…
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A second engine offered to Ivatt LMS 10000 project

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd August 2019

THE Ivatt Diesel Re-creation Society, which is aiming to construct a replica of LMS diesel-electric No. 10000, has a chance to acquire another engine of the correct type. A 16SVT power unit was acquired in 2012 – No. IH1861 – and now the RAF, which bought these engines from English Electric in 1947 for use as reserve…
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Humphrey Platts, the railway photographer

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2019

Nick Pigott meets Humphrey Platts, who began photographing trains just after the Second World War, capturing a fascinating transitional period on the railways.
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LMS Patriot – new contractor selected to complete The Unknown Warrior

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Gareth Evans

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5th July 2019

The Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust will complete the construction of new-build No. 5551 The Unknown Warrior at its Butterley base.
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‘Lizzie’ back on main line after repairs at Carnforth

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd July 2019

STANIER Pacific No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth made its main line charter comeback on April 30 with a West Coast Railways ‘Dalesman’ outing over the Settle to Carlisle (S&C) line . Out of action since November 2016, the LMS 4-6-2 made two test runs from Carnforth to Hellifield on March 14 and 28, the latter being…
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‘K1’ joins Stanier pair for ‘Jacobite’ summer season

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd July 2019

APRIL 19 saw the start of the 2019 operating season for West Coast Railways’ ‘Jacobite’ trains. Two of Ian Riley’s Stanier ‘Black Five’ 4-6-0s moved north from Carnforth to Fort William on April 16, with No. 45407 having the honour of hauling the first train three days later. No. 45212 is the other ex-LMS 4-6-0 allocated…
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‘Lizzie’ returns to main line following Carnforth boiler repairs

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Sam Hewitt

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1st May 2019

Stanier ‘Princess Royal’ Pacific No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth is back and ready for a return to main line duties.
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The coaling plant story: Towers of Strength

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Sam Hewitt

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1st May 2019

The demolition of Immingham’s mechanical coaling plant last year has left Britain with just one example of these huge ferro-concrete monoliths.
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