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  • A New Chapter for Helston Railway

    A New Chapter for Helston Railway

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    Mark Lancaster

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    A Statement from the Board of Trustees of Helston Railway Preservation Company Ltd (Registered Charity No. 1217390) The Board of Trustees of Helston Railway Preservation Company Ltd is pleased to announce that the organisation is now a Registered Charity (Charity No. 1217390). This marks an important milestone in securing the long-term future of Helston Railway…

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  • From the archive: Swindon ‘Steam’ opens to the public

    From the archive: Swindon ‘Steam’ opens to the public

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    Mark Lancaster

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    We take a verbatim look back at when JOHN STRETTON was given an insight into Swindon’s new £11m railway museum. WEDNESDAY June 14, 2000 will become an important day in the history of Swindon and its railways. After many years, alternative suggestions, trials and tribulations along the way, this date was due to mark the…

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  • From the 1973 archive: The secret operation that brought Flying Scotsman home

    From the 1973 archive: The secret operation that brought Flying Scotsman home

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    Mark Lancaster

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    A year after hopes for an American future began to fade, No. 4472 Flying Scotsman faced the possibility of sale to satisfy creditors. This first-person account from the August 1973 issue of The Railway Magazine describes the rescue operation, its concealed movement to Oakland and the locomotive’s return to Britain. Hopes begin to fade ABOUT…

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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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  • Exclusive Class 507 Simulator makes Welsh debut at Classic Transport Weekend

    Exclusive Class 507 Simulator makes Welsh debut at Classic Transport Weekend

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Visitors to this year’s Classic Transport Weekend at the Llangollen and Corwen Railway will have the rare opportunity to take the controls of a Class 507 train when an exclusive driving simulator makes an appearance at one of the UK’s premier heritage transport events. Taking place on July 4 and 5, the Classic Transport Weekend…

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  • Archive 1987: South Tynedale Railway volunteers prepare for a new season

    Archive 1987: South Tynedale Railway volunteers prepare for a new season

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    Mark Lancaster

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    From a 1987 issue of The Railway Magazine, this archive extract records activity by South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society volunteers. It covers work at Alston, Gilderdale, locomotives, passenger figures, events and plans for the 1988 season. Volunteers and a turning point YEAR 1987 will be remembered by its regular volunteers as the most momentous in…

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  • Postman’s Pride returns to Parcels red at Lydney

    Postman’s Pride returns to Parcels red at Lydney

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    Mark Lancaster

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    FRESH from its hire period with RSS, No. 08888 has received attention at Lydney, this culminating with a repaint out of BR green and back into Parcels red, recreating its early-1990s look while based on Tyneside. The loco has also had its corresponding Postman’s Pride nameplates reapplied to complete the new look. Unveiled on March…

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  • Helston Railway buys historic viaduct key to extension plan

    Helston Railway buys historic viaduct key to extension plan

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    Mark Lancaster

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    THE Helston Railway Preservation Society has added the Cober Viaduct, also known as Lowertown Viaduct, to its land portfolio. Robin Jones reports… The six-arch curved stone structure has always been seen as a key objective and the jewel in the crown in the strategy to extend the railway as far towards Helston as possible. Often…

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  • Historic station for sale for £1!

    Historic station for sale for £1!

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    Mark Lancaster

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    GLASGOW’S C-listed semi-derelict Possil station, built by the Caledonian Railway in 1897, can now be bought for just £1 as it has been officially declared ownerless. This move is thanks to it passing into Crown ownership under the King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer scheme, meaning it could be purchased by a community group and restored…

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