Telford Steam Railway

  • New partnership brings steam to Llangollen

    New partnership brings steam to Llangollen

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    sual home at the Telford Steam Railway.

  • Power station redevelopment could pave the way for Ironbridge steam return

    Power station redevelopment could pave the way for Ironbridge steam return

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    THE Telford Steam Railway (TSR) is hopeful that a proposed redevelopment of the former Ironbridge power station could see steam-hauled services return to Coalbrookdale and the banks of the River Severn once again. The 350-acre power station site was acquired for development in 2018 by the Harworth Group, a project that could include hundreds of…

  • Chasewater recalls Littleton Colliery

    Chasewater recalls Littleton Colliery

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    THE Chasewater Railway held an event on April 6-7 to mark the 25th anniversary of the closure of Littleton Colliery.  The pit was located near Cannock, Staffordshire. It closed on December 3, 1993 and was the last working coal mine in the Cannock Chase Coalfield, thus ending deep mining in Staffordshire.  ‘Janus’ 0-6-0DE (Yorkshire 2748 of 1959)…

  • Severn Valley becomes Welsh Valleys!

    Severn Valley becomes Welsh Valleys!

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    The three-day spring steam gala in brought in the crowds, reports Robin Jones and Gareth Evans.

  • Grant, Ritchie return makes four in steam at Ribble gala

    Grant, Ritchie return makes four in steam at Ribble gala

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    THE return of home-based Grant, Ritchie 0-4-0ST No. 21 (272/1894) from summer hire at the Telford Steam Railway enabled the Ribble Steam Railway (RSR) to turn out four steam locomotives for its annual autumn gala on September 29-30. While it was good to have the ex-Kinglassie Colliery loco back on home metals, the undoubted star of…

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