Sam Hewitt
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Fresh appeal for cash and help for Boughton extension
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To help complete its long-awaited southern extension to a station alongside the A5199, the Northampton & Lamport Railway is appealing for funds of £18,000. Building work on the first 30-yard section of the new platform at Boughton is already underway, but more money is needed, along with new volunteers – especially anyone with bricklaying experience.…
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TV star Gresley teak on the market
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A GNR carriage that starred in the highly-acclaimed Channel 4 series Great Rail Restorations with Peter Snow is being offered for sale through Heritage Railway. Peter Lund, owner of Gresley BCK No. 4229, said that he is selling the teak coach because the Llangollen Railway where it is based has no operational use for it.…
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Lavender Line marks 50th anniversary of last train with ‘Thumper’ duet
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THE Lavender Line has held a special event to mark the 50th anniversary of the closure of the LBSCR Lewes to Uckfield line on which it is built. The line’s two ‘Thumper’ DEMUs, Nos. 1118 and 1133, ran services invoking the memory of the last train on February 23, 1969, which comprised sister set No.…
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Severn Valley wagons on a roll!
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THE Severn Valley Railway’s demonstration freight train is set to be boosted by the addition of two restored wagons in the coming weeks, thanks to the efforts of the line’s Bewdley-based Wagon Department. SECR five-plank open goods wagon No. 12522 is on the home straight – only awaiting the application of lettering before it returns…
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‘Holly’ and ‘Ivy’ speed up Whiteball Tunnel repairs
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A THREE-WEEK closure of the West of England main line between Taunton and Exeter saw essential repairs made to two Victorian tunnels on the route.
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Collectors’ club 08 in Longmoor guise
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An N-scale Class 08 diesel shunter in the guise of No 878 Basra in Longmoor Military Railway livery is the latest limited-edition model to be produced exclusively for Bachmann Collectors’ Club members. Just 504 have been produced, and they will cost £109.95, each one coming with a certificate of authenticity. For more News and Features,…
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New high-tech product range from Train-Tech
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A new UK-designed and built range of products aiming at bringing yet more realism to layouts has just been announced by Train-Tech. A ‘Smart Screen’ system enables miniature working animated screens to be triggered by a range of inputs including switches, DCC commands and even track sensors, that can be used to show different screens…
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Guide to Modelling April 2019
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Check out what’s coming up in the latest issue of The Railway Magazine’s Guide to Modelling!
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Video: A Tour of Digitrains | A Model Railway Shop Specialising in DCC
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Digitrains is a model railway shop based in Lincoln. They are specialists in digital command control (DCC). Using DCC offers a huge new range of possibilities for a model railway track, including greater control of locos, amazingly accurate sounds and plenty more features. However Digitrains doesn’t just offer DCC services, it’s also a one-stop shop…
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Video: Class 50 locomotives repainted in GB Railfreight colours
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Two Class 50 locomotives which have been repainted in GB Railfreight colours, unveiled this afternoon (March 20 2019) at Eastleigh works. Full story in the April 2019 issue of The Railway Magazine.
