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Poppy Line launches appeal to restore Sheringham’s platform 2
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THE North Norfolk Railway (NNR) has mounted a £185,000 appeal to return platform 2 at Sheringham station to the condition it was in when the line was closed by BR in 1967. The project will see the long-demolished waiting room building re-instated, together with the wall, which was primarily there to support the canopy, but…
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Single-chimney ‘9F’ ready for traffic at North Yorks
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NEWLY restored BR ‘9F’ No. 92134 has steamed again at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s Grosmont workshops, almost four decades after it left Barry Scrapyard for restoration. Howard Self’s single-chimney 2-10-0 was coupled to the borrowed ‘BR1G’ tender from Wansford-based ‘5MT’ No. 73050 City of Peterborough’ It was lit up for the first time on September 6…
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Bath conundrum
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I enjoyed Mike Arlett’s articles on Bath Green Park in the August and September’s issues. In particular, I was pleased to see the Ivo Peters’ photograph in the September article showing the departure of No. 568 on a Bournemouth train, and specifically No. 41902 preparing to leave on a local to Bristol St Philip’s. One…
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Why is it so important to clear leaves from tracks?
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When trains pass over leaves, the heat and weight of the trains bake them into a slippery layer on the rail which is the railway’s equivalent of black ice.
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Your Gallery | Class 7820 Dinmore Manor
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The Railway Hub follower Robert Sherwood has sent in this fantastic picture of Class 7820 Dinmore Manor crossing Hookhills Viaduct hauling the 16:15 Paignton to Kingswear on Saturday 31 August 2019.
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3801 steams Down Under as overhaul nears completion
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AUSTRALIA’S most famous steam locomotive – ‘C38’ Pacific No. 3801 – steamed for the first time in more than a decade on September 16 as its protracted overhaul enters the ‘home straight’. It was a significant milestone for Transport Heritage New South Wales (THNSW) and the overhaul team at Eveleigh, coming just a week after the…
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GB Railfreight celebrates 15 years of Locomotion
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GB Railfreight Class 66 No. 66788 was named Locomotion on September 21 as part of the celebrations to mark a decade and a half since the National Railway Museum opened its outstation in Shildon, County Durham. Bob Tiller, GBRf engineering director, said: “The work Locomotion does to showcase the history of the railways is an inspiration,…
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Network Rail submits plans for Forth Bridge experience
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NETWORK Rail has submitted a planning application to City of Edinburgh Council for proposals to install a bridge walk and visitor hub at the Forth Bridge. Under the plans, the public will be able to access the world-famous structure and explore its heritage as well as the outstanding views from a platform 367ft (110m) above…
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HS2 bill up to £88billion as completion date slips to 2040
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By Ben Jones HS2 Ltd has advised the Government the first phase of High Speed 2 to Birmingham could open five years later than planned in 2031, and the overall cost of the project could rise to £88billion. Phase 2b to Manchester and Leeds has also been pushed back, with completion now expected in 2040…
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RPSI cuts frames for new-build LMS-NCC ‘W’ class Mogul
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THE first steps in the re-creation of one of H P Stewart’s LMS-NCC ‘W’ class 2-6-0 have been taken by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI) with the cutting of the locomotive’s 33ft-long main frame plates. The machined plates were delivered to Whitehead on August 29 from Cooke Bros Engineering of Newtownards, having been…
