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Welshpool given £95K grant for enhanced visitor facilities
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WHEN the first trains ran on the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway on April 4, 1903, motor cars were still a rarity – now an £89,000 Welsh Government grant for a series of improvements to the line will include the provision of charging points for electric vehicles, which are seen by some as the future…
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Road transfer of iconic steam locomotive is music to preservationists’ ears
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By Geoff Courtney ONE of the United States’ most iconic preserved locomotives is to undergo a major restoration following its eagerly-awaited road transfer across the busy city of Nashville in an operation that cost £390,000, took two years to plan, and involved a self-propelled, electrically-driven, 24-wheeled trailer that was controlled and manoeuvred by just one…
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More cash needed for trains to reach heart of Corwen
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By George Jones RAPID progress is being made on the Llangollen Railway’s new Corwen Central station – but more money is needed to complete the project. As of the end of January, the island platform, now infilled around the western end, has the foundations and a base of beams and blocks completed, with the drainage…
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Latest Barry returnee gears up for Bury spring gala
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THE latest locomotive to be returned to steam after being rescued from Barry scrapyard will be launched into traffic during the East Lancashire Railway’s March 8-10 spring steam gala. BR Standard 2-6-4T No. 80097 moved under its own power on October 18 for the first time since July 1965 (HR 250), but was withdrawn again…
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Green light for new £10.5m Durham coast station
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A £10.55 MILLION plan to build a new station near Peterlee on the Durham coast line has been given the go-ahead by local authorities. Horden station, between Seaham and Hartlepool, will be funded by Durham County Council, supported by £4.4m from the Department of Transport’s New Stations Fund and a grant from the North East…
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Norfolk Broads swing bridges to be replaced by Network Rail?
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NETWORK Rail is considering a bid for Government funding to replace four elderly swing bridges on the Norfolk Broads. The bridges at Oulton Broad, Reedham, Somerleyton and Trowse are considered increasingly unreliable, especially in hot weather, and NR does not now open them to water traffic if it suspects they may not close correctly afterwards.…
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Otterington station listed
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THE long-closed Otterington station on the East Coast Main Line between Thirsk and Northallerton has been surprisingly Grade II-listed by Historic England, writes Richard Horner. The main station building, signalbox, weighbridge office and associated features are all covered by the listing. The original station, opened on March 31, 1841, was demolished and replaced in 1932/33…
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£19million redevelopment for Newton-le-Willows station
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ONE of Britain’s earliest railway stations now features significantly improved facilities for passengers after a lengthy upgrade costing £18.95million. Newton-le-Willows has received a new main entrance and ticket office on the south side of the line and other improvements, including a new subway, stairs, lifts, toilets and waiting facilities, plus expanded 400-space car park, cycle…
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Blackpool ‘Coronation’ on test after two-year absence
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The car, which was restored for the TV series Salvage Squad in 2002, was in action for the first time since July 2016.
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Noel’s steam loco lined up for Westonzoyland
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THE 2ft-gauge line being developed at Westonzoyland pumping station will shortly have a resident steam loco. Noel Donnelly has donated the 0-4-0VBT, which he built (RM July 2018), to Westonzoyland Engine Trust. It will receive a boiler inspection and then be moved soon to Somerset from its current location at Purbeck Mineral & Mining Museum,…
