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  • Is it a bus? Is it a train? It’s a supertram!

    Is it a bus? Is it a train? It’s a supertram!

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    John Heaton FCILT takes a look at Britain’s first tram-train operation in Sheffield.

  • Back from  the brink

    Back from the brink

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    The West Somerset Railway (WSR) held a frank and honest briefing for members and shareholders on March 2, at which it laid out the problems it faces, and discussed the ways in which the WSR hopes to overcome them. Gary Boyd-Hope reports. YOU could be forgiven for thinking the title of this article is a…

  • Coming up in Issue 253 of HR: Steam in the Wild Wild West

    Coming up in Issue 253 of HR: Steam in the Wild Wild West

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    In words and pictures, Robert Falconer shares his experiences of participating in a week of photographic charters in the USA, resulting in the capture of a host of wonderful images of steam amid the stunning landscape. Many of us have a wish list or bucket list, featuring amongst other things the places we have longed…

  • Coming up in Issue 253 of HR: Pragmatic Preservation

    Coming up in Issue 253 of HR: Pragmatic Preservation

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    Gareth Evans talks to Chris Price, general manager of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, who shares his views on a range of issues affecting the sector – and also what he’s doing to ensure the future survival of Britain’s most popular heritage line. It’s 9am sharp and I’ve arrived at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s…

  • Feature | Access all areas?

    Feature | Access all areas?

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    Ben Jones looks at the thorny issue of open access in the UK and Europe, its successes and failures, and the arguments for and against. ASK someone for their views on open access passenger operations and the response will give you a pretty good idea where they stand on the much larger issues of railway…

  • Great steam Engineers of the nineteenth century: Part 5 – the 1860s

    Great steam Engineers of the nineteenth century: Part 5 – the 1860s

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    Steam locomotives grew larger, more powerful and faster during the 1860s. Brian Sharpe outlines how the jobs of the locomotive superintendents of the major railway companies also grew ever larger, in terms of their responsibilities and the huge workforces under their control.  The 1860s was a time of expansion for the GWR. After the Gauge…

  • With full regulator: LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE THEN AND NOW

    With full regulator: LOCOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE THEN AND NOW

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    In his latest column, Don Benn describes the performance of Clan Line on December 20’s ‘Carols in Sherborne Abbey’ trip  – and also February 2’s ‘Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express’ double-header of Mayflower and British India Line, which hauled the train between Carnforth and Carlisle and return to Preston via the Settle and Carlisle route. THIS…

  • Club Sport: Leicester Model Railway Group celebrates 70th anniversary year

    Club Sport: Leicester Model Railway Group celebrates 70th anniversary year

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    The Leicester Model Railway Group was formed at The Martyr’s Church Hall in 1949.

  • Tech talk: The vital importance of wheel-cleaning

    Tech talk: The vital importance of wheel-cleaning

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    RMM brings some handy tips and techniques for cleaning the wheels of locomotives and rolling stock in order to get the best performance from your models. Part 2 will appear next month.  One feature of modelling that we take for granted is the use of the two running rails to conduct power to our model…

  • The Coaling Plant story: Towers of Strength – Part 1

    The Coaling Plant story: Towers of Strength – Part 1

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    The demolition of Immingham’s mechanical coaling plant last year has left Britain with just one example of these huge ferro-concrete monoliths.

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