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Dartmoor Railway’s English Electric weekend
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THE Dartmoor Railway held an English Electric weekend on June 8-9. In use were Class 31 No. 31452 with a five-coach set of stock, ‘Berkshire’ DEMU set No. 1132 (Nos. S60150+S60831), and Class 08 No. D4167. The plan was to run two trains on the Saturday, one from Okehampton towards the Colford boundary with Network Rail, and the other…
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EPB group vehicles displayed at Ramsgate
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THE EPB Preservation Group exhibited four EMU vehicles at the Southeastern Ramsgate depot open day on June 8. The quartet was the two-car EPB No. 5759 and Motor Luggage Vans Nos. S68001 and 9002/68002. They travelled down to Ramsgate from their Southall base by rail on June 7, returning after the weekend. MLV No. 9002/68002 is finished in…
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Ruddington ‘Peak’ returns to traffic at Severn Valley
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D05 Preservation Ltd’s Class 46 No. 46010 was completed in time for its debut at the Severn Valley Railway’s (SVR) May 16-18 diesel festival. It has been restored to a high standard by the Pioneer Diesel Locomotive Group at Ruddington, and appeared at the SVR along with the same group’s Class 37 No. 37688 Great Rocks (RM…
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Another success for the Strathspey Railway Gala
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Graham Sutherland and his team pulled out all the stops for this year’s gala on the Strathspey Railway over the weekend of July 13/14, and dry weather and mainly sunny conditions ensured a reasonable attendance on both days, especially the Sunday, writes Ian Lamb. On the modelling scene, David Childs’ rendition of Boat of Garten…
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Your Gallery | Steams Dreams Excursion
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Neil sent in this photo of Mayflower and Black 5 heading Steam Dreams Excursion to Cardiff from August 1.
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Your Gallery | No. 5428 at NYMR
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Phil has sent in this superb photo of the No. 5428 “Eric Treacy” at North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR).
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Whaley Bridge: Rail services disrupted due to flooding fears
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Rail passengers on the Liverpool Lime Street / Nottingham / Norwich line had their journeys disrupted as a result of the dam threatening to collapse.
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LNER launches first Azuma from Edinburgh to London
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LNER launched its Hitatchi-built Azuma train on the Flying Scotsman service from Edinburgh to London King’s Cross on August 1.
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UK railway news round-up
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We start this week’s railway round-up with the ongoing tragedy in Whaley Bridge, plus we headed to York to see the launch of the new Azuma trains!
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Two ‘Cromptons’ take centre stage at North Norfolk gala
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THE North Norfolk Railway’s June 14-16 mixed traction event had mixed fortunes regarding loco availability. ‘Deltic’ No. 55009 Alycidon had to be replaced by Spa Valley Railway Class 33 No. 33063 R. J. Mitchell, but the line-up had an unexpected boost by the arrival of another of the type. After delivering No. 33063 on June 11 the lorry…
