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  • Manx Heritage Transport Festival highlights

    Manx Heritage Transport Festival highlights

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    MARKING of the 125th anniversary of Manx Electric Railway (MER) services to Laxey during the July 24-28 Manx Heritage Transport Festival included trams running ‘as’ Nos. 3, 4, 8 and 24 – four original trams destroyed in the 1930 Laxey shed fire.  The event also featured the return to service of trailers Nos. 37 and 49, following…

  • Rejuvenated NYMR Lambton Tank meets Peak Rail gala target

    Rejuvenated NYMR Lambton Tank meets Peak Rail gala target

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    FORMER Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Kitson 0-6-2T No. 29 (4263/1904) managed to complete a short period of post-overhaul running-in at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at the end of July to ensure it was fit to attend Peak Rail’s Mixed Traffic Gala on August 10-11.   The Lambton Locomotives Trust machine ran out of time…

  • South African loco back in steam after 59-year gap

    South African loco back in steam after 59-year gap

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    The loco was restored earlier this year and operated as a pair with Beyer.

  • Austrian Zillertalbahn engine to visit Welshpool for 2 years!

    Austrian Zillertalbahn engine to visit Welshpool for 2 years!

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    The Zillertalbahn’s U-class 0-6-2T No. 2 Zillertal is expected to star in the mid Wales 2ft 6in gauge line’s August 30-September 1 steam gala

  • Model review: An all-metal Irish masterpiece

    Model review: An all-metal Irish masterpiece

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    A fine model of the once-numerous Great Southern & Western Railway of Ireland Class 101 0-6-0 steam locomotives has been released by OO Works – and it has all the feel of a quality hand-built product, writes Nigel Burkin.  The most numerous steam locomotive class to run in Ireland was the Class 101 0-6-0 tender…


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