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‘Shredded Wheat’ Fowler moves to the ‘Middy’
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FOWLER 20337 of 1934, a 40hp-type 0-4-0DM, was delivered to the Mid Suffolk Light Railway (the ‘Middy’) in June following restoration, where it will be a resident. The loco was delivered new to the Shredded Wheat Company 85 years ago and was recently rescued in a very dilapidated state by current owner Tony Goff. Read…
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A second engine offered to Ivatt LMS 10000 project
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THE Ivatt Diesel Re-creation Society, which is aiming to construct a replica of LMS diesel-electric No. 10000, has a chance to acquire another engine of the correct type. A 16SVT power unit was acquired in 2012 – No. IH1861 – and now the RAF, which bought these engines from English Electric in 1947 for use as reserve…
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What’s in the Shops: Nicely done ‘Ninety’ from Bachmann Branchline
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Refined tooling and carefully designed electronics come together to make Bachmann’s brand new Class 90 one of its most advanced models to date, writes Nigel Burkin. Class 90 locomotives were constructed as mixed-traffic AC electrics capable of reliable operation on trains as diverse as push-pull express passenger trains, fast intermodal workings and the heavy overnight…
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Big ‘thank you’ to the Bluebell Atlantic Group
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Bachmann Europe Plc presented a cheque for £10,617.50 to the Bluebell Railway’s Atlantic Group during the line’s Atlantic House Open Weekend in June. The donation was made in recognition of assistance provided by the group during the development of the Branchline model of the H2 Class Atlantic, which was first announced during the 2013 Bachmann…
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A third train operator faces industrial action in fresh dispute
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A third train operator is facing industrial action amid worsening industrial relations in the rail industry.
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Ruston diesel opens Leiston Works Railway
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THE opening of the first part of the Leiston Works Railway (LWR), Suffolk, fell to a 48DS Ruston & Hornsby four-wheel diesel. The occasion on June 1-2 also marked the 160th anniversary of the main line railway arriving at Leiston. It had been hoped the honour would go to a steam loco (RM June, p76),…
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NRM DMU in action on the North Norfolk Railway
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THE National Railway Museum’s Metropolitan-Cammell Class 101 DMU – DMBS No. M51188 and DTSL No. M56352 – have been overhauled to a high standard by the Weybourne Traction Group. They are now able to operate in multiple with the NNR’s own Class 101 set, DMBS No. E51228 and DTSL No. E56062. It was good to hear four synchronised diesels…
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Trains old and new in Myanmar
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The railways in Myanmar (formerly Burma) are being slowly modernised with assistance from Japan, in particular. The state railway retains a handful of operational steam locos, although many more are plinthed or stored at depots. Some of the older and once common place Alsthom-built diesel locos have been replaced in regular service by 48 second-…
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Triple packs of slate wagons have now been added to Bachmann’s ‘009’ models.
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Attractive models of traditional narrow-gauge four-wheel slate wagons resembling two-bar Talyllyn wagons have been added to Bachmann’s growing range of ‘OO9’ gauge models that includes Baldwin locomotives, soon-to-be-released Hunslet quarry tank locomotives and a Baguley-Hunslet diesel. The diminutive slate wagons are sold in packs of three and include slate loads to bring the weight up…
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Landslips and flooding affecting Settle to Carlisle route
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Passengers in Cheshire, the North West and Cumbria should check before they travel as landslips and flooding caused by heavy rain are affecting some journeys.
