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Ruddington ‘Peak’ returns to traffic at Severn Valley
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D05 Preservation Ltd’s Class 46 No. 46010 was completed in time for its debut at the Severn Valley Railway’s (SVR) May 16-18 diesel festival. It has been restored to a high standard by the Pioneer Diesel Locomotive Group at Ruddington, and appeared at the SVR along with the same group’s Class 37 No. 37688 Great Rocks (RM…
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Another success for the Strathspey Railway Gala
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Graham Sutherland and his team pulled out all the stops for this year’s gala on the Strathspey Railway over the weekend of July 13/14, and dry weather and mainly sunny conditions ensured a reasonable attendance on both days, especially the Sunday, writes Ian Lamb. On the modelling scene, David Childs’ rendition of Boat of Garten…
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A Step Back In Time
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Fancy a day out with a difference this summer? How about a journey into the past at a railway museum?
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Your Gallery | Steams Dreams Excursion
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Neil sent in this photo of Mayflower and Black 5 heading Steam Dreams Excursion to Cardiff from August 1.
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Whaley Bridge: Rail services disrupted due to flooding fears
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Rail passengers on the Liverpool Lime Street / Nottingham / Norwich line had their journeys disrupted as a result of the dam threatening to collapse.
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LNER launches first Azuma from Edinburgh to London
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LNER launched its Hitatchi-built Azuma train on the Flying Scotsman service from Edinburgh to London King’s Cross on August 1.
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UK railway news round-up
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We start this week’s railway round-up with the ongoing tragedy in Whaley Bridge, plus we headed to York to see the launch of the new Azuma trains!
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Two ‘Cromptons’ take centre stage at North Norfolk gala
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THE North Norfolk Railway’s June 14-16 mixed traction event had mixed fortunes regarding loco availability. ‘Deltic’ No. 55009 Alycidon had to be replaced by Spa Valley Railway Class 33 No. 33063 R. J. Mitchell, but the line-up had an unexpected boost by the arrival of another of the type. After delivering No. 33063 on June 11 the lorry…
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‘Shredded Wheat’ Fowler moves to the ‘Middy’
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FOWLER 20337 of 1934, a 40hp-type 0-4-0DM, was delivered to the Mid Suffolk Light Railway (the ‘Middy’) in June following restoration, where it will be a resident. The loco was delivered new to the Shredded Wheat Company 85 years ago and was recently rescued in a very dilapidated state by current owner Tony Goff. Read…
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A second engine offered to Ivatt LMS 10000 project
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THE Ivatt Diesel Re-creation Society, which is aiming to construct a replica of LMS diesel-electric No. 10000, has a chance to acquire another engine of the correct type. A 16SVT power unit was acquired in 2012 – No. IH1861 – and now the RAF, which bought these engines from English Electric in 1947 for use as reserve…
