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  • Watford miniature line celebrates diamond jubilee

    Watford miniature line celebrates diamond jubilee

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE 10¼in-gauge Watford Miniature Railway marked its 60th anniversary on April 27-28 with a gala event at Cassiobury Park.  The resident locos were joined by 2-4w-2P (Shepperton Metal Products 1970), which ran on the line until the early 1990s, visiting from Vanstone Woodland Railway, Hertfordshire. An exhibition of photos depicted the railway over the years…

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  • Katie revisits Fairbourne

    Katie revisits Fairbourne

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society’s resurrected 1896-built Heywood 0-4-0T Katie was the star of Fairbourne Railway’s May 25-27 Steam Gala, returning to the line where it last steamed in 1926.  Katie and 0-4-0T+T Mountaineer, owned by Austin Moss and visiting from Windmill Farm Railway, ran on Fairbourne’s 15in-gauge (dual gauge) section from Fairbourne…

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  • Delayed train passengers are being urged to ‘claim every time’

    Delayed train passengers are being urged to ‘claim every time’

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Train passengers are being urged to “make their voice heard” by applying for delay compensation every time they are entitled to it.

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  • West Midlands Metro celebrates 20 years of service

    West Midlands Metro celebrates 20 years of service

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    Sam Hewitt

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    WEST Midlands Metro has marked 20 years of operation by unveiling a specially designed livery on tram No. 19. Services were officially launched between Wolverhampton St George’s and Birmingham Snow Hill on May 30, 1999 with an extension through to Grand Central (Birmingham New Street) opening in 2016. Today, Metro trams travel a total of…

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  • Bazalgette launches new Royal Arsenal line

    Bazalgette launches new Royal Arsenal line

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE Royal Arsenal Narrow Gauge Railway (RANG) launched the first section of its new 2ft-gauge railway at Crossness Pumping Station in South London on March 28. At the event, newly restored 1986-built Severn-Lamb steam-outline 4wDH, bought in late 2017 (RM Jan 2018) and known as Busy Basil when acquired, was re-named Bazalgette by Sir Peter…

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  • Resident steam loco leaves Purbeck for Westonzoyland

    Resident steam loco leaves Purbeck for Westonzoyland

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE 2ft-gauge vertical boiler steam loco constructed by Noel Donnelly (RM July 2018) and subsequently donated to Westonzoyland Engine Trust (RM Feb) arrived at the Somerset site on May 10 from its previous Purbeck Mineral & Mining Museum base. Initially described as an 0-4-0VBT, it has a chain drive and is thus a 4wVBT. It…

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  • Cavan & Leitrim steam returns to Ballinamore

    Cavan & Leitrim steam returns to Ballinamore

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    Sam Hewitt

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    NARROW gauge steam returned to the former Cavan & Leitrim Railway (C&LR) station at Ballinamore on June 2 when the revived C&LR’s newly restored Avonside 0-6-0T Nancy attended the Ballinamore Vintage and Family Festival. The event was held on the Ballinamore station site, which in its heyday was the headquarters of the original C&LR. It…

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  • CAF wins Docklands contract

    CAF wins Docklands contract

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    Sam Hewitt

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    TRANSPORT for London has awarded the contract to design and build a fleet of 43 trains for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) to Spanish firm CAF. The deal includes a support agreement to provide on-going technical support services and spares. The five-car trains will be a similar length to the three-car sets currently in use,…

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  • First refurbished IC railcar set brought into service by Irish Rail

    First refurbished IC railcar set brought into service by Irish Rail

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    Sam Hewitt

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    By Tony Miles THE first of Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail’s 22000 class InterCity Railcar (ICR) DMUs returned to service on April 24. This follows an extensive interior refurbishment aimed at improving the customer experience, while reducing maintenance and cleaning costs. The 234 vehicles were built by Hyundai Rotem and delivered between 2007 and 2011. They are…

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  • Hope Works celebrates 90 years

    Hope Works celebrates 90 years

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    Sam Hewitt

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    MORE than 2,000 people visited Breedon Group’s cement works at Hope, in Derbyshire, as the UK’s largest cement plant celebrated 90 years of operation.  June 1 open day attractions at the Peak District plant included 0-6-0T industrial Nunlow, returning to its former home, and LNWR ‘Coal Tank’ No. 1054, as well as the resident ex-BR…

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