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Ron Buckley, Britain’s oldest railway photographer
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Chris Milner met centenarian Ron Buckley, a railway photographer with a fascinating past, who took his first railway picture in the 1930s, but also spent more than 40 years employed by both the LMS and BR.
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Your Gallery | Jubilee 45690 at Ribblehead
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Jubilee 45690 “Leander” coasts across the viaduct at Ribblehead.
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Hornby’s ‘Electric Scot’
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Hornby’s ‘OO’ gauge Class 87 model is now available in the shops, including an original BR blue version of the 1970 and early 1980s, writes Nigel Burkin.
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Steam, diesel and electric on show at Long Rock open day
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An open day at Long Rock depot, Penzance, was attended by several thousand visitors, who witnessed a wide array of motive power celebrating Cornwall’s railways. Proceeds from the event – held on April 13 and organised by GWR – will be donated to the RNLI Penlee lifeboat station, in nearby Newlyn. The lifeboat theme was…
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‘Lizzie’ returns to main line following Carnforth boiler repairs
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Stanier ‘Princess Royal’ Pacific No. 6201 Princess Elizabeth is back and ready for a return to main line duties.
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The coaling plant story: Towers of Strength
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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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National Railway Museum to uncover truth about the ‘Hetton Lyon’
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The National Railway Museum has begun an investigation into the true origins of the Hetton Colliery loco Lyon of 1855.
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Contrasting locos debut at Norwich club track
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The builder is unknown, but it is possibly of pre-Second World War origin.
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Nottingham Express Transit (NET) plan expansion to East Midlands Airport
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The plans include extending the current line from Toton park and ride to the site of the proposed HS2 station at Toton sidings.
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TransPennine accepts first of 13 ‘Nova 3’ sets
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TRANSPENNINE has received the first of 13 ‘Nova 3’ carriage sets.
