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‘Treatment’ season sees Class 111s out in the north
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THE annual Rail Head Treatment Train (RHTT) season got underway on Northern Ireland Railways’ (NIR) metals in October. And, for the first time in 12 years, the work did not feature the use of an old Class 80 DEMU ‘Thumper’ – the unit having been retired to the Downpatrick & County Down Railway. Instead, NIR’s…
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Roof renewal for Ireland’s busiest commuter station
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THE Republic of Ireland’s busiest commuter station, Dublin Pearse, is to have its 1880s-built overall roof renewed as part of a €17million project by Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail (IÉ). The iron-vaulted, glazed structure dates from the construction of the City of Dublin Junction Railway to Amiens Street in 1891, and has been suffering in recent years…
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Bo’ness industrials join Caledonian party
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THE Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway’s Caledonian Reunion gala on November 3-4 was, as the name suggests, primarily concerned with the uniting of Caledonian Railway 0-6-0 No. 828 and 0-4-4T No. 419 for the first time (see p68). However, the line’s working fleet of ex-industrial locos were not to be left out. Neilson, Reid 0-6-0T No. 1 Lord Roberts…
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Horden’s completed chassis leaves Tanfield workshop
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THE removal of a locomotive’s rolling chassis from a workshop might appear on paper like a straight-forward task, but for the Tanfield Railway (TR) the extraction of Andrew Barclay 0-6-0ST Horden (1015/1904) from the railway’s works on November 14 was a true demonstration of logistical planning. Restoration of the ex-Horden and Shotton Collieries’ loco has…
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Another Spalding show success
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Long queues formed before doors opened and they continued for much of the morning on both days of the event.
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John M Rodway’s Tales From Knottewithought Junction
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John Rodway opens the door to a model railway Neverland in the first of a regular series of short stories.
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St Ann’s Cove: We’re up and running!
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Pete Kelly brings the latest from RMM’s N-gauge ‘St Ann’s Cove’ project, including shaping the inner harbour, glueing the Kato track into position and getting the trains running smoothly.
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Dinas 1869 – the Ffestiniog Railway in 014
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Modelling the historic Ffestiniog Railway presents many challenges – but to those who rise to meet them, the result can be truly exquisite. Paul Holmes tells the story so far of his 014-scale ‘Dinas 1869’ layout.
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A tin train for Christmas!
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Last month, we reviewed Michael Foster’s fourth book in his British Toy Trains series and – just in time for Christmas – we have received copies of two of the previous titles.
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Onwards and upwards – the ever-changing story of the historic Ffestiniog Railway
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Craig Amess charts the rise, decline and hard-earned rebirth of the Ffestiniog Railway – and enjoys the treats in store on this and the adjoining Welsh Highland Railway this Christmas.
