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Tag: Wickham

Military might: Looking back at Longmoor

12th October 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, Steam

October 31 marks 50 years since the closure of the Longmoor Military Railway in Hampshire. The army training line, known for its eye-catching blue-liveried locomotives and stock, came within a whisker of becoming a preservation

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Painstaking restoration for Wickham trolley at Midsomer Norton

30th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, News

A TYPE 27A MkIII gangers’ trolley (Wickham 7504) has had a thorough restoration at the Somerset & Dorset Railway, Midsomer Norton.  When acquired it had been robbed of parts for the restoration of sister Wickham

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Restored Sharpness 03 at ‘extravaganza’

30th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, News

THE Vale of Berkeley Railway Trust’s Class 03 No. D2069 was displayed at the Gloucestershire Vintage & Country Extravaganza on August 2-4.  Its appearance at South Cerney airfield, Cirecncester, followed completion of an extensive restoration in

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British-built traction remains active in Borneo on tourist trains

31st July 2019 Sam Hewitt News, Steam, World

Two of the last steam locos built by Vulcan Foundry (Newton-le-Willows) are used in the Malaysian state of Sabah to operate regular tourist trains.  The train between Tanjung Aru (Kota Kinabalu) and Papar runs normally

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