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  • Statement – Peak Rail Steam Gala Cancellation

    Statement – Peak Rail Steam Gala Cancellation

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    Mark Lancaster

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    From Peak Rail: It is with great regret that we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Peak Rail Steam Gala scheduled for 8th and 9th August 2026. Due to the current tinder-dry conditions and the significant risk of lineside fires spreading to neighbouring properties and land, we believe it would be irresponsible to…

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  • Peak Rail announces action-packed Steam Gala for August

    Peak Rail announces action-packed Steam Gala for August

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    Mark Lancaster

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    PEAK Rail has unveiled the line-up for its 2026 Steam Gala, with five steam locomotives set to star during a packed weekend of heritage railway action on August 8-9. Taking place at Rowsley South Station in the heart of the Derbyshire countryside, the event promises intensive passenger and freight train services, alongside a host of…

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  • A Class 117 DMU to join West Somerset fleet

    A Class 117 DMU to join West Somerset fleet

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    Sam Hewitt

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    AN OFFICIAL announcement is awaited from the West Somerset Railway following the arrival of DMBS No. W51354 at Bishops Lydeard on October 30.  It has been stored at RSS Wishaw since January 2018, together with DMS No. 51396.  Both were previously based on Peak Rail following acquisition from the Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway, prior to that…

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  • Peak Rail Type 3 refreshed

    Peak Rail Type 3 refreshed

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    Sam Hewitt

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    CLASS 37 No. 37152 British Steel Ravenscraig has received extensive bodywork attention followed by a repaint in BR large logo livery from Railfreight red-stripe colours.  It has been returned to a former number, 37310, and is seen newly out-shopped on August 10. It is based at Rowsley South, Peak Rail. It was originally numbered D6852 and…

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  • Rejuvenated NYMR Lambton Tank meets Peak Rail gala target

    Rejuvenated NYMR Lambton Tank meets Peak Rail gala target

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    Sam Hewitt

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    FORMER Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Kitson 0-6-2T No. 29 (4263/1904) managed to complete a short period of post-overhaul running-in at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at the end of July to ensure it was fit to attend Peak Rail’s Mixed Traffic Gala on August 10-11.   The Lambton Locomotives Trust machine ran out of time…

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  • Country Railway Routes: Ambergate to Buxton

    Country Railway Routes: Ambergate to Buxton

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    Sam Hewitt

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    By Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith MIDDLETON’S ever-expanding library of regional railway histories has found its way to the much-loved – and much-missed – Midland Railway (MR) main line between Ambergate and Buxton.  Parts of the route remain open, with the section between Matlock and Rowsley occupied by Peak Rail, and efforts continue to reinstate…

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