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  • From the archive: Five decades of the Foxfield Railway

    From the archive: Five decades of the Foxfield Railway

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    Picture the scene. You are standing in a Staffordshire field beneath an almost cloudless blue sky.

  • Fred Dibnah Remembered | ‘Nut Roast’ and the Red Rose Steam Society

    Fred Dibnah Remembered | ‘Nut Roast’ and the Red Rose Steam Society

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    “Fred Dibnah was an icon for the movement, he has certainly left his mark and I, along and with many others, certainly feel the better for having known him.”

  • From the archive: Patrick Whitehouse

    From the archive: Patrick Whitehouse

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    In the seventh of our series on the writers and artists who influenced the present generation of rail enthusiasts, Robert Humm recalls the life and times of the photographer, film maker, and pioneer preservationist Patrick Whitehouse. A phenomenon of the golden age of railway enthusiasm – those four decades of the 1950s to 1980s –…

  • The big bird that flew too far: Part 2

    The big bird that flew too far: Part 2

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    It’s 50 years since the prototype diesel Kestrel first graced the British Rail network, but after four years it was sold to Russia.

  • From the archive: The big bird that flew too far

    From the archive: The big bird that flew too far

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    As the most powerful single-engine diesel locomotive in the world at the time, Kestrel promised a motive power revolution… but it turned out to be ‘too good for its own good’!

  • From the archive: The treasures of Beamish

    From the archive: The treasures of Beamish

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    Mark Smithers visits Beamish Museum, one of the North East’s leading regional heritage attractions, featuring several unique railway exhibits.

  • Present ideas? We’ve got you covered!

    Present ideas? We’ve got you covered!

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    The next two weekends are expected to be some of the busiest shopping days of the year; luckily you can beat the rush of the High Street with these great gifts.

  • Last minute Christmas gift: Sir Nigel Gresley mug

    Last minute Christmas gift: Sir Nigel Gresley mug

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    If you are looking for a last minute gift for the steam enthusiast or for yourself then look no further than this splendid mug.

  • The Railway Magazine Archive: 120 years of rail history…

    The Railway Magazine Archive: 120 years of rail history…

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    The Railway Magazine’s entire archive has been scanned to give subscribers access to more than 120 years of Britain’s best-selling rail title.

  • Video: The Rolling Stock Preserved in Minehead at the West Somerset Railway

    Video: The Rolling Stock Preserved in Minehead at the West Somerset Railway

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    We recently visited a selection of the rolling stock that is being kept at the Minehead engine shed, a part of the West Somerset Railway. Guiding us around is Jake Genge who explains how some of the locomotives are preserved over winter.

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