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  • Back to the past at Moseley anniversary event

    Back to the past at Moseley anniversary event

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    MOSELEY Railway Trust (MRT) harked back to its roots during its September 21-22 50th anniversary celebration at Apedale Valley Light Railway by operating passenger rides on its ‘Field Railway’.  These basic rides, recalling the spirit of operations half a century ago, were undertaken using skip wagon underframes fitted with back-to-back seats and safety chains.  This…

  • Katie says hello to Katie!

    Katie says hello to Katie!

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    RAVENGLASS & Eskdale Railway’s resurrected 1896-built Heywood 0-4-0T Katie (right) stands alongside Eaton Hall Railway’s 1996-built replica 0-4-0T Katie (centre) at Clayton West Shed on September 14, revealing several interesting differences between the two locos. Rhyl Miniature Railway’s Cagney 4-4-0 No. 44 (left) gives a fascinating contrast in size between miniature and minimum-gauge locos sharing a…

  • Kidbrooke and Rishra visit Statfold road and rail event

    Kidbrooke and Rishra visit Statfold road and rail event

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    BAGNALL 0-4-0ST Kidbrooke (2043/1917) from the Yaxham Light Railway and Leighton Buzzard Railway’s Baguley 0-4-0T Rishra (working on the ‘Garden’ line) appeared at Statfold Barn Railway’s September 7 event, which featured 15 locomotives in steam plus ex-Burton & Ashby 3ft-gauge tram and ‘Goose’ railcar. Read more in the October 2019 issue of The RM –…

  • Three Katie’s booked for Kirklees gala!

    Three Katie’s booked for Kirklees gala!

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    THE Friends of Kirklees Light Railway’s Annual Steam & Diesel Gala Weekend on September 14-15 will feature two visiting locos and a resident – all named Katie. The event theme is Estate Railways, with visiting locos comprising resurrected 1896-built Heywood 0-4-0T Katie and 0-8-2 River Irt, from Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway; Eaton Hall Railway’s 1996-built…

  • Katie revisits Fairbourne

    Katie revisits Fairbourne

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    THE Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Preservation Society’s resurrected 1896-built Heywood 0-4-0T Katie was the star of Fairbourne Railway’s May 25-27 Steam Gala, returning to the line where it last steamed in 1926.  Katie and 0-4-0T+T Mountaineer, owned by Austin Moss and visiting from Windmill Farm Railway, ran on Fairbourne’s 15in-gauge (dual gauge) section from Fairbourne…

  • WLLR’s diminutive Dougal wows crowds in Taiwan

    WLLR’s diminutive Dougal wows crowds in Taiwan

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    A SMALL piece of mid-Wales made a big impression in the Far East on Saturday, December 8, when the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway signed a ‘sister railway’ co-operation agreement with the Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC). The signing ceremony was held in the city of Chiayi as part of the launch of TSC’s annual Sugar…

  • Nine steam at Leighton Buzzard gala

    Nine steam at Leighton Buzzard gala

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    THREE guest locos featured in the Leighton Buzzard Railway’s (LBR) September 15-16 gala: Statfold Barn Railway’s Hudswell, Clarke 0-4-0ST Lautoka Mill No. 19, Patrick Keef’s Bagnall 0-4-0ST Woto and Nick Williams’ Andrew Barclay 0-4-0T Jack. Residents comprised O&K 90hp 0-6-0WT Pedemoura, Andrew Barclay 0-6-0T Doll, Baguley 0-4-0T Rishra, O&K 0-4-0WT P C Allen and De Winton…

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