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A1 trust takes delivery of first new components for ‘V4’ project
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THE first new components for the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s (A1SLT) third new-build locomotive – Gresley ‘V4’ 2-6-2 No. 3403 – have been delivered to Darlington Locomotive Works ahead of the project’s formal launch next year. The £4,320 order for 12 tender spring hooks was placed with Unilathe of Stoke-on-Trent as part of a larger order…
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Dinmore Manor makes it a Western 4-6-0 pair for Battlefield Line’s October gala
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LEICESTERSHIRE’S Battlefield Line has further cemented its reputation as an unofficial GWR outpost by securing a return visit from No. 7820 Dinmore Manor for its 50th anniversary gala on October 18-20. The ‘Manor’ becomes the second Western 4-6-0 confirmed for the event, joining ‘Modified Hall’ No. 6989 Wightwick Hall on its first post-restoration visit away…
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Your Gallery | Big Boy 4014 & 844 on the main line, Utah
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Adrian Brodie sent in this great photograph of the Big Boy at the Utah State Railroad Museum.
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Freightliner owner Genesee & Wyoming sold for $8.4billion
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By Keith Fender CANADIAN investors Brookfield Infrastructure and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC have bought Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), which owns Freightliner, for US $8.4billion. The deal is subject to shareholder and government approvals, and should be completed in 2020. G&W has grown from one short freight line in the USA in the late-1970s to…
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Pannier No. 4612 back in Bodmin & Wenford traffic
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GREAT Western motive power returned to the Bodmin & Wenford Railway for the first time in 2019 when Collett ‘8750’ 0-6-0PT No. 4612 rejoined the working fleet in late-July after overhaul. The loco passed its steam test on July 18 and, following running-in turns, took its place on the passenger roster the next week. The pannier’s…
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‘8F’ 48642 bows out at Great Central
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HEAVYFREIGHT 2-8-0 No. 48624 was withdrawn from service at the Great Central Railway (GCR) at the end of July pending its next 10-yearly overhaul. The Stanier ‘8F’ has been a stalwart member of the GCR steam fleet, and on June 26 took part in a special ‘8Fs’ charter organised by Timeline Events, and also featuring…
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Bo’ness line gets £740k lottery award for new engineering centre
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THE Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS) is erecting an all-new engineering facility at the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway. The development is being progressed thanks to a £741,500 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund towards its Steaming Ahead project. The multi-faceted project will see the creation of a new engineering facility, which will be used…
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Great Western makes preparations for ‘biggest timetable change in 43 years’
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Peak time Cardiff to London ‘flyers’ taking just 102 minutes for the 131-mile journey are among the highlights of Great Western Railway’s new inter-city timetable.
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Barrow Hill completes purchase of Midland ‘Half Cab’ No. 41708
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FORMER Midland Railway ‘1F’ 0-6-0T No. 41708 will be returned to full working order for the first time since 2003 following its acquisition by the Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society (BHESS). The purchase of the 1880-built ‘Half Cab’ for an undisclosed sum from the 1708 Locomotive Preservation Trust officially reunites the loco with the shed it…
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Stadler Class 755s into service as Greater Anglia ‘745s’ gain approval
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The first of 38 new Class 755 bi-mode multiple units ordered by Greater Anglia entered service on July 29.
