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More issues mean delays for SWR Class 442 return
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PLANS by South Western Railway to re-introduce Class 442s to the third rail network have been delayed again. The refurbished sets were due to enter traffic between London Waterloo and Portsmouth last December, but bodyshell corrosion was greater than envisaged. This meant more work was needed, with February being the predicted date for completion. So…
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Type 4s deputise after Torbay steam failures
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Steam Dreams’ ‘Cathedral Express’ trip from Slough to Kingswear was powered by two West Coast Railways Class 47s on May 4 after the booked steam locomotives suffered failures. The original plan was for a WCRC ‘47’ to work the train as far as Taunton, where David Buck’s ‘B1’ No. 61306 Mayflower would take over for the…
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£40million Exeter depot beginning to take shape
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THE impressive new £40million train maintenance depot next to Exeter St Davids is now taking shape, although the stated opening date of ‘summer 2019’ looks somewhat ambitious. The project was announced at the beginning of 2018 and is being built by Hochtief for Network Rail, Great Western Railway and the Department for Transport. This April…
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No. 401: The peak of industrial locomotive development
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No. 401, with surviving sister No. 403, are generally considered to represent the pinnacle of industrial steam locomotive design. They were part of a trio built for the Steel Company of Wales (SCOW) for its Abbey, Margam and Port Talbot works, where they would be evaluated alongside three new six-coupled diesel electric locomotives, which had…
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Your Gallery | 0-4-0 Well Tank ‘Dolgoch’
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Every year, until this year we go to Wales & Norfolk and every year I come away with a selection of photography.
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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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Your Gallery | BR Standard Class 2-6-4 No.80104
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Chris Allen sent in this photo of 80104 manoeuvring at Swanage Station.
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Battle of Britain Class 4-6-2 No.34070 ‘Manston’
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Manston, seen here hauling a dining tour at Corfe Castle Station on the Swanage Railway.
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Your Gallery | A1 4-6-2 No.60163 ‘Tornado’
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Tornado seen here at Carlisle Station, sent in by Chris Allen.
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Issue 254 of Heritage Railway magazine OUT NOW!
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West Somerset gets summer Taunton link! Manx Mannin to steam again! Help Great Central! Issue 254 of Heritage Railway magazine has got the lot!
