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  • Didcot’s ‘Saint’ unveiled  in full Georgian finery

    Didcot’s ‘Saint’ unveiled in full Georgian finery

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    THE Great Western Society’s re-creation of a Churchward ‘Saint’ 4-6-0 – No. 2999 Lady of Legend – is officially complete. The milestone has been achieved 45 years after donor locomotive No. 4942 Maindy Hall was acquired from Barry Scrapyard in 1974. The ‘Saint’ made its public debut at Didcot, albeit cold and in unlined black, in November…

  • New cylinders for ‘flagship’ Hagley Hall reach Bridgnorth

    New cylinders for ‘flagship’ Hagley Hall reach Bridgnorth

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    THE highly anticipated return of Severn Valley Railway (SVR) flagship No. 4930 Hagley Hall has moved a step closer following the delivery of the ‘Hall’s newly machined cylinder blocks to Bridgnorth on June 14.    The new cylinders were one of the last machining jobs carried out by Harco Engineering in Brierley Hill, which worked on…

  • Final HST working was emotional

    Final HST working was emotional

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    HAVING been given your June edition by a friend who recognised me in the Paddington hosts HST farewell feature, I was the driver of 1L7, the 14.29 Swansea-Paddington. The coverage was excellent, but very emotional, and I was told Sir Kenneth Grange was aboard for some of the journey. I was even more proud to have…

  • Network Rail launch £70m task force to improve track worker safety

    Network Rail launch £70m task force to improve track worker safety

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    The Government-owned company said the £70 million scheme would boost the development of systems which supported the well-being of workers.

  • Lead professor upbeat about new Institute for High Speed Rail and System Integration in Leeds

    Lead professor upbeat about new Institute for High Speed Rail and System Integration in Leeds

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    Professor Peter Woodward answers key questions about the aims of the High Speed Rail and System Integration.

  • Funding agreed for cutting-edge experimental rail facility in Leeds

    Funding agreed for cutting-edge experimental rail facility in Leeds

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    The University of Leeds’ Institute for High Speed Rail and System Integration will revolutionise the way new railway systems are invented, developed and brought into service.

  • Boris gives thumbs-up to Northern Powerhouse Rail but cautious on HS2

    Boris gives thumbs-up to Northern Powerhouse Rail but cautious on HS2

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    Boris Johnson has praised plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) as “very, very exciting” but maintained the costs of the HS2 project need to be looked at.

  • ‘P2’ construction makes progress behind the scenes

    ‘P2’ construction makes progress behind the scenes

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    Things may appear to have gone quiet in Darlington, but the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust continues to make what it described as “a lot of essential but relatively unspectacular” progress.

  • ‘King’ and ‘A4’ to head 15-engine North Yorkshire Autumn Steam Gala

    ‘King’ and ‘A4’ to head 15-engine North Yorkshire Autumn Steam Gala

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    Didcot’s GWR ‘King’ No. 6023 King Edward II will break new ground for the class this autumn when it takes a starring role in the North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s (NYMR) September 27-29 Autumn Steam Gala alongside ‘A4’ Union of South Africa. The visit will mark the BR blue Collett 4-6-0’s first foray north of the Midlands…

  • Nameplate auction takes Crewe charity event total to more than £70,000

    Nameplate auction takes Crewe charity event total to more than £70,000

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    Predicted wet and windy weather failed to deter visitors from attending the Crewe diesel depot open day on June 8.

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