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‘Caley’ No. 419 in for unavailable ‘Manor’ at Churnet Valley gala
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CALEDONIAN Railway ‘439’ class 0-4-4T No. 419 will journey to England later this month to deputise for ‘Manor’ No. 7827 Lydham Manor at the Churnet Valley Railway’s Winter Steam Gala on February 23-24. The Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS) loco, which returned to service following overhaul last October, has been released by the Bo’ness & Kinneil…
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Odney Manor returns at WSR… albeit briefly
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COLLETT ‘Manor’ No. 7828 Odney Manor made a triumphant return to service at the West Somerset Railway in the final weeks of 2018 after a two-year absence and overhaul. The BR(W) 4-6-0, resplendent in BR lined green with early crest, made its public debut on ‘Santa Special’ duties on December 22, and was set to…
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Pontypool leases 16-tonners from Great Central Railway in 10-year deal
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SURPLUS 16-ton mineral wagons from the Great Central Railway’s ‘Windcutter’ fleet have been given a new home at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway (P&BR). Six of the ex-BR wagons, which are not required for the GCR’s demonstration rake, arrived in South Wales on January 3, courtesy of the David Clarke Railway Trust. The wagons have…
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‘Scotsman’ to reunite with ‘Devon Belle’ car at Swanage
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CELEBRITY ‘A3’ No. 60103 Flying Scotsman will pair up with one of the carriages that travelled with it across the Atlantic during its ill-fated tour of North America when it visits the Swanage Railway this spring. The National Railway Museum’s Gresley Pacific will spend 20 days on the Dorset line from March 22 to April 10,…
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March 3 launch date at BRC for Wightwick Hall
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Hawksworth ‘Modified Hall’ No. 6989 Wightwick Hall will have its public launch into traffic at Buckinghamshire Railway Centre.
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Behind the scenes: Retaining heritage skills for the future
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In our latest feature about apprentices at the Severn Valley Railway, we meet 21-year-old George Brogan, who is in his final year in the carriage & wagon department at Kidderminster. Since July, he’s been working on vehicle No. 80776, a British Railways Mk1 carriage. This innovative project will see the creation of an entirely ‘new’…
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Your Gallery | Prince at Porthmadog
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Alan sent in this picture of Prince being prepared at Porthmadog.
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Your Gallery | David’s trip to see the Bahamas
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David Moyle headed to the much-anticipated Bahamas Renaissance railtour, and kindly sent in these great pictures.
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Your Gallery | 45596 Bahamas at Skipton
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HR reader Matthew Whitehouse caught the first mainline railtour since 1994 at Skipton.
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Your Gallery | Garretts Works Engine
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Julian Warner sent in this super photo from Garretts Works Engine.
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