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  • Issue 258 on sale now!

    Issue 258 on sale now!

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    Britain’s hottest day ever! Taunton shuttles success! Stephenson’s Rocket making September debut! Issue 258 of Heritage Railway magazine has got the lot, including an appearance from Kylie Minogue!

  • From the archive: Forty years of Deltic delight

    From the archive: Forty years of Deltic delight

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    Early October saw half of the preserved production Deltic fleet drawing the crowds at the Bluebell Railway, which for so long was a no-go area for diesels.

  • Snowdon Mountain Railway invests in future with new hybrid diesel locomotives

    Snowdon Mountain Railway invests in future with new hybrid diesel locomotives

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    Snowdon Mountain Railway has begun a programme of replacement for its existing diesel locomotives which began service in 1985.

  • From the archive: Midlands remembers Southern steam 50

    From the archive: Midlands remembers Southern steam 50

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    Commemorations marking the 50th anniversary of the end of steam on the Southern Region continue to capture the public imagination.

  • Jurassic helps Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway celebrates anniversary

    Jurassic helps Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway celebrates anniversary

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    The 2ft gauge Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway (LCLR) celebrated the tenth anniversary of it reopening in Skegness on July 13.

  • UK railway news round-up

    UK railway news round-up

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    We start this week’s railway round-up with some good news as Whaley Bridge residents return as lines reopen too. Read how Britain’s train companies announced that they were pulling out of Interrail, only to reverse the decision a day later.

  • ‘Trackbashing’ special to run over Dartmouth line for charity

    ‘Trackbashing’ special to run over Dartmouth line for charity

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    47 years after the Paignton to Kingswear branch was sold to Dart Valley Railway plc, the ‘big railway’ will be running a train over it again.

  • ISSUE 257 ON SALE NOW!

    ISSUE 257 ON SALE NOW!

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    Britain’s Top 20 Seaside Railways! Swanage SOS for more crew! Newest loco makes British debut! Issue 257 of Heritage Railway magazine has got the lot!

  • From the archive: Still growling  on  –  Modern traction preservation

    From the archive: Still growling on – Modern traction preservation

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    There is no doubt that diesels are an integral part of railway preservation but this was not always the case. Brian Sharpe delves into the increasingly complex world of British main line diesel preservation. On May 24, 1973, WR Warship B-B diesel-hydraulic D821 Greyhound became the first BR main line diesel locomotive to be purchased…

  • Isle of Man Railways: Manx on the Up!

    Isle of Man Railways: Manx on the Up!

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    The Isle of Man is a piece of forgotten Britain. Those were the words of an elderly female coach tour passenger I talked to while travelling on the Manx Electric Railway in early April. She’s not wrong either.

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