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  • No. 2874 centenary sees 2-8-0 become GWR memorial

    No. 2874 centenary sees 2-8-0 become GWR memorial

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    Sam Hewitt

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    NOVEMBER marked the 100th anniversary since the completion of unrestored GWR ‘28XX’ 2-8-0 No. 2874 at Swindon. To mark the anniversary – and also the centenary of the end of the First World War – the 2874 Trust has dedicated the heavy freight loco to the GWR employees who lost their lives during the two world…

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  • No. 75069 testing underway at SVR

    No. 75069 testing underway at SVR

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE Severn Valley Railway has started trial running of its newly overhauled BR ‘4MT’ No. 75069, ahead of the loco’s return to front line service. The double-chimney 4-6-0 steamed for the first time in more than 20 years on December 11, and passed its boiler exam two days later. The Riddles-designed loco then began a…

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  • Main line comeback for Thompson ‘B1’ Mayflower

    Main line comeback for Thompson ‘B1’ Mayflower

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THOMPSON ‘B1’ No. 61306 Mayflower is back! Overhaul of David Buck’s 4-6-0 was completed at the West Coast Railways workshop at Carnforth in November, and on the 29th the loco underwent an engine-and-coach main line test run from Carnforth to Barrow-in-Furness and back. A loaded test run followed over the Carnforth-Hellifield-Preston circuit on December 6, during…

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  • ‘Manor’ and ‘8F’ lined up for Great Central winter gala

    ‘Manor’ and ‘8F’ lined up for Great Central winter gala

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE sound of a GWR ‘Manor’ will echo again over the Great Central Railway for the first time in four years when No. 7802 Bradley Manor visits for the January 25-27 Winter Steam Gala. The Erlestoke Manor Fund 4-6-0 has been confirmed as the star guest at the GCR’s curtain raiser, making the short journey across…

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  • Llangollen line launches ‘infill’ appeal

    Llangollen line launches ‘infill’ appeal

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    Sam Hewitt

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    A TARGETED appeal to infill a 150-yard gap in an embankment just east of the new Corwen Central station has been launched by the Llangollen Railway (LR). The section of embankment was originally bulldozed to provide an alternative access point to the neighbouring sewage farm, but was subsequently widened in 2013 by contractors for the…

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  • The UK’s most interesting train stations

    The UK’s most interesting train stations

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    Sam Hewitt

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    For people with an interest in the rails, an interesting train station can be the equivalent of a museum or a major city landmark. Whether it is a state-of-the-art, modern facility, an ornate and beautiful old hub, or simply a place with a meaningful location or history behind it, a train station can be a…

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  • ‘Witherslack’ takes ‘Santa’ strain at SVR

    ‘Witherslack’ takes ‘Santa’ strain at SVR

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    Sam Hewitt

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    GREAT Central Railway-based Hawksworth ‘Modified Hall’ No. 6990 Witherslack Hall made a successful return to the Severn Valley Railway during December to help with the festive season traffic(RM Dec). The Locomotive Exchanges veteran crosses Bewdley South Viaduct with a ‘Santa Special’ on December 9. JOHN TITLOW Read more News and Features in the January 2019 issue…

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  • ‘Terrier’ and ‘Schools’ for Nene Valley’s Southern tribute

    ‘Terrier’ and ‘Schools’ for Nene Valley’s Southern tribute

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    Sam Hewitt

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    LOCOMOTIVES designed by Stroudley, Maunsell and Bulleid will operate at the Nene Valley Railway this spring as the Peterborough line goes Southern for its March 9-10 steam gala. The Battle of Britain Locomotive Society’s resident Bulleid Pacific No. 34081 92 Squadron will be joined by Maunsell ‘Schools’ 4-4-0 No. 926 Repton from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway,…

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  • New Toddington firm takes on Standard Mogul restoration

    New Toddington firm takes on Standard Mogul restoration

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    Sam Hewitt

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    FORGOTTEN Riddles ‘4MT’ 2-6-0 No. 76077 will have its restoration completed by a brand new company based at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. The Horwich-built Mogul has been handed over by former owner Chris Hinton to newly formed Toddington Standard Locomotive Ltd (TSLL), which has been set up by Mr Hinton and other Gloucs-Warks volunteers to restore…

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  • Was a conflict of interest the reason for British Rails’s early reluctance to adopt diesel traction?

    Was a conflict of interest the reason for British Rails’s early reluctance to adopt diesel traction?

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    Sam Hewitt

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    I REALLY enjoyed Bob Gwynne’s article in the December 2018 issue on the reluctance of British Railways in the early years after Nationalisation to continue the development of diesel traction pioneered by the private railway companies. One key insight Bob omitted, which is an important factor in BR’s reluctance to abandon steam, was the conflict…

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