Sam Hewitt
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What’s in the Shops: Another ‘Toad’ from Hornby
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Hot on the heels of Hornby’s excellent OO-scale ‘Toad E’ brake van comes a former LNER 20t ‘Toad B’ – and it’s another cracker, writes Nigel Burkin Hornby’s new OO-gauge NE ‘Toad B’ brake van made its arrival in the studio shortly after the BR version of the NE ‘Toad E’ was reviewed in the…
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Indian Railways agree GE deal for new diesel locos worth $2.5billion
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Indian Railways has ordered 1,000 of two types of new diesel locos from GE Transportation.
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Each a glimpse and gone for ever!
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Many years before W H Auden’s ‘Night Mail’, the rhythm of Robert Louis Stevenson’s celebrated 1885 children’s poem ‘From a Railway Carriage’ evoked the thrilling movement of a train. For me, though, it’s the final line that says it all. Since the demise of steam, so many fondly remembered locations along Britain’s railway system have…
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Southern Diesel Tour visits South Island, New Zealand
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The tour was hauled by preserved English Electric-built locos owned by the Diesel Traction Group.
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Danish museum show off working replica of ODIN
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The Danish National Railway Museum has presented the new replica of Denmark’s first steam loco.
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Old electric locos making a comeback in Germany
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Veteran German locos are replacing several modern EMUs.
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A complete ‘Devon Belle’ model at last!
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Hornby’s re-issued ‘Devon Belle’ observation car allows Ian Lamb to recreate the entire luxury train.
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A complete ‘Devon Belle’ model at last!
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Hornby’s re-issued ‘Devon Belle’ observation car allows Ian Lamb to recreate the entire short-lived luxury train in all its glory – and what a spectacle it makes! In my opinion, the R2568 and R4251 ‘Devon Belle’ train/coach packs of 10 years ago made up the finest set of models that Hornby had ever produced. The…
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Your Gallery | Class 4-4-0 ‘Repton’
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David sent in this Class 4-4-0 ‘Repton’ under the coaling tower at Grosmont.
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UPDATE | Tornado ‘The North Briton’ trip to run September 28th
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‘The North Briton’ Tornado event was postponed due to damage.
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