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  • THE IVO PETERS COLLECTION – VOLUME 4 RAILWAY ARCHIVE: NORTH WALES NARROW GAUGE STEAM 1959-1960

    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…

  • Your Gallery | BR Standard Class 2-6-4 No.80104

    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.

  • Battle of Britain Class 4-6-2 No.34070 ‘Manston’

    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.

  • Your Gallery | A1 4-6-2 No.60163 ‘Tornado’

    Your Gallery | A1 4-6-2 No.60163 ‘Tornado’

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    Tornado seen here at Carlisle Station, sent in by Chris Allen.

  • Issue 254 of Heritage Railway magazine OUT NOW!

    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!

  • 6412 returning as WSR marks four decades of BL steam

    6412 returning as WSR marks four decades of BL steam

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    COLLETT ‘64XX’ 0-6-0PT No. 6412 will return to the railway it called home for 33 years next month when it takes part in the West Somerset Railway’s anniversary gala on June 8-9. The event will celebrate 40 years since trains started running to Bishops Lydeard on June 9, 1979, and aims to capture some of the…

  • A1 trust reveals key design changes for new Gresley ‘V4’

    A1 trust reveals key design changes for new Gresley ‘V4’

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    THE A1 Steam Locomotive Trust (A1SLT) is making headway with preparations to launch its project to build new Gresley class ‘V4’ No. 3403 in the spring of 2020. The trust has also revealed some of the improvements it will incorporate into the design, based on 10 years’ operation of ‘A1’ No. 60163 Tornado. The design will largely…

  • Obituary: John Ransom (September 24, 1935-  March 27, 2019)

    Obituary: John Ransom (September 24, 1935- March 27, 2019)

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    PHILIP John Greer Ransom was born in Northamptonshire. As a child he loved his Dartmoor pony and also cycled to watch the trains on the West Coast Main Line.  He developed a passion for steam power and canals, which continued into his late teens when the family moved to North Wales. While in his twenties,…

  • Your Gallery | Jubilee 45690 at Ribblehead

    Your Gallery | Jubilee 45690 at Ribblehead

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    Jubilee 45690 “Leander” coasts across the viaduct at Ribblehead.

  • Your Gallery | BR ‘4MT’ 4-6-0 No. 75069

    Your Gallery | BR ‘4MT’ 4-6-0 No. 75069

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    The restoration has taken 24 years to complete, cost £900,000 and 25,000 man hours of effort.


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