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THE IVO PETERS COLLECTION – VOLUME 4 RAILWAY ARCHIVE: NORTH WALES NARROW GAUGE STEAM 1959-1960
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THIS is the latest DVD from the Ivo Peters Railway Archive Collection. Volume 4 features North Wales Narrow Gauge Steam, recorded on high quality 16mm colour film, from nearly 60 years ago. Though the programme was originally released on VHS in 1988 the material has been totally re-mastered for DVD. And what a fascinating feast…
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Watercress Line Urie S15 No. 506 relaunched into traffic!
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There were scenes of elation at the Mid-Hants Railway’s Alresford station on Sunday, June 2, when the Urie Locomotive Society (ULS) relaunched one of its two Urie S15s, No. 506, following an 18-year overhaul.
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Union threatens further action on fourth day of rail strike
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Rail workers were said to be “solidly supporting” the fourth day of strikes in a bitter dispute over guards on trains.
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Fresh industrial action threat by transport workers
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Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union on South Western Railway are taking part in a walkout until Saturday night.
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More ‘Patriot’ progress as 2020 target date looms
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The LMS-Patriot Project is picking up the pace of construction of its Fowler ‘Patriot’ 4-6-0 No. 5551 The Unknown Warrior across three fronts as the November 2020 steaming target draws closer.
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Beamish Museum tram fleet line-up in unusual photo shoot
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The parade was arranged in order to take a new crop of promotional photographs for use in future publicity material.
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Your Gallery | D832 Onslaught at Bury
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The purchase of Onslaught for preservation on 1 June 1979 was celebrated by all involved in the purchase, restoration and continuing maintenance of D832 over the past 40 years.
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A railway in BARBADOS AGAIN
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The tiny independent nation of Barbados has an operating railway once more after a gap of more than 80 years. Keith Fender and Glen Beadon look at the Caribbean island’s troubled railway history and the development of the latest venture. BARBADOS’ first female Prime Minister, the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, opened a rebuilt railway on the…
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Nearly 1.8 billion rail journeys in record-breaking year
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The number of rail passenger journeys in Britain reached a record high in the past year, new figures show.
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Cavalcade tops off ‘8F’ return at GCR’s goods gala
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Seven BR-liveried locomotives, from the humble ‘Jinty’ to the mighty ‘9F’, provided an impressive grand finale for the Great Central Railway’s Goods Galore gala on May 11-12.
