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Unique Class 89 makes a ghostly appearance
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THE sole Class 89 25kV AC Co-Co electric loco – No. 89001 (Avocet) – continues to receive attention from AC Locomotive Group volunteers at Barrow Hill (RM June 94). Technical work is focused on the internal restoration, but the body has received a protective coat of paint, as seen here on August 10. This loco was…
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Llandudno & Colwyn Bay replica on the road again
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THE Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Tramway Society’s re-creation of former Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Electric Railway (L&CBER) open-top double-deck Brush car No. 7 was out on the road again during April and May. The semi-restored car has been rebuilt using the body of former Bournemouth Corporation Tramways No. 126, which shared the same 3ft 6in-gauge as the…
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Pwllheli horse tram surviving the elements
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THE sole-surviving 3ft-gauge horse tram from Soloman Andrews’ Pwllheli & Llanbedrog Tramway appears to be standing up well to the elements at the Plas Glan y Weddw arts centre. The 1897-built enclosed Brush car has been on outdoor display at the site it once served since 2016, following an agreement between Pwllheli Town Council and…
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Chinnor’s Class 31 takes Railway Technical Centre livery ahead of diesel gala
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The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway’s Class 31 D5581 (31163, 97205) has been repainted.
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Aberdeen tram returns north after donation to Grampian museum
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An Aberdeen tram has returned to Scotland after six years at Dundee Museum of Transport.
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