Diesel
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New owners’ expansion plan for Alaska’s White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad
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ALASKAN three-foot gauge operator White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad (WP&YR) is planning to expand its tourist train services during 2019 and is even considering reopening the closed section of its historic route. The development follows its sale for $290million in mid-2018 to a consortium that includes Carnival Cruise Lines. Three of the iconic GE…
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Last year for French diesel Intercités?
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FRANCE’s remaining few diesel-hauled passenger services are likely to be history by the end of 2019. In December 2018 the last through Intercités trains from Paris to Montluçon ceased operation following the timetable change on December 9. These were operated by electric locos from Paris Austerlitz to Bourges and onward to Montluçon with a diesel…
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Northern’s farewell to ‘37’ haulage
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LOCOMOTIVE haulage on the Cumbrian Coast Line came to an end last month with Arriva Rail North operating a special return trip to mark the event on January 11. Displaying both ‘The Cumbrian Coast Express’ and ‘Class 37 Farewell’ headboards, Northern’s 09.52 Carlisle-Carnforth special passes Maryport. No. 37409 Lord Hinton leads the train with No. 37425 Sir…
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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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North Korean rail network set for major investment?
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IN LATE-November a special inspection train operated by South Korean national operator Korail entered North Korea and carried out infrastructure inspections in co-operation with North Korean Railways on two main north-south routes. The train was run under special dispensation from the United Nations as importing diesel fuel to North Korea is currently prohibited by sanctions.…
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Last Fowler diesel loco in UK industry still operational
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PLASMOR Ltd continues to use a smart and well-maintained Fowler Class 422 0-4-0DH (4220038 of 1966) at its Heck Works, Great Heck, North Yorkshire. This is believed to be the last remaining Fowler-built diesel loco in industrial service in the UK. Fowlers were once very numerous in industry, right across the UK, and could be…
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Mangapps expands its collectionwith former Network Rail Class 31s
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THE Mangapps Railway, Essex has acquired two former Network Rail Class 31s – Nos. 31105 (D5523) and 31233 (D5660). The privately owned railway has lost all of its big diesels of Classes 31, 33 and 47 in recent times, after being transferred to new homes with longer operating lines. The Class 31s are in good condition,…
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North Yorks Moors’Drewry shunter restored
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CLASS 04 No. D2207 (originally No. 11108) has received an extensive overhaul at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, including the fitting of a replacement engine. It was built by Vulcan Foundry (D208 of 1953/Drewry No. 2482), and withdrawn by BR in December 1967, passing to Hemel Hempstead Lightweight Concrete, Hertfordshire. It entered preservation in September 1973 when acquired…
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Talyllyn buys prime land next to Tywyn’s Pendre Works
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THE Talyllyn Railway (TR) has bought a key piece of land alongside its Pendre Works, comprising two cottages on Frankwell Street and land opposite the West Shed at Pendre known as ‘The Orchard’. General manager Stuart Williams said: “The price being asked for both cottages and the land was deemed to be reasonable, and so…
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RPSI outlines plans for first 2019 railtours
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THE Railway Preservation Society of Ireland has released details of its first two major railtours for the first half of 2019. First up is the ‘West Awake’ (a play on the well-known song The West’s Awake, by The Dubliners) diesel tour on Saturday, April 13, which, like the previous diesel-hauled railtours, is a fundraiser for…
