News
-
Cheltenham ‘resplendent’ in BR lined green at Mid-Hants Railway
Posted
by
‘SCHOOLS’ class 4-4-0 Cheltenham has emerged from the Mid-Hants Railway’s (MHR) Ropley workshops as No. 30925, resplendent in British Railways’ lined green. The repaint of the National Railway Museum locomotive was completed by Heritage Painting with assistance from MHR volunteers, transforming it from Southern Railway malachite green into the guise the loco carried during its final…
-
New dome completes 22-year restoration of Nancy at Dromod
Posted
by
THE restoration of the Cavan & Leitrim Railway’s Avonside 0-6-0T Nancy is officially complete after 22 years’ work and £160,000 investment. The former ironstone loco returned to steam at Alan Keef’s Ross-on-Wye workshops in March, but was delivered to Dromod without its brass dome cover as this was still being manufactured by The Dorset Copperfish. …
-
Fundraising success sees Wheldale overhaul begin
Posted
by
ONE of the last steam locomotives to work commercially in the UK – Hunslet ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST No. S134 Wheldale – is on the steam comeback thanks to the fundraising efforts of the locomotive’s support group. The Friends of Wheldale has raised in excess of £130,000 towards the cost of overhauling the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway…
-
Overhauled ‘S160’ and ‘S15’ begin running-in at NYMR
Posted
by
RUNNING-IN of two North Yorkshire Moors Railway-based locomotives is underway following the completion of their respective overhauls. Peter Best’s former United States Army Transport Corps ‘S160’ 2-8-0 No. 2253 Omaha began the process of testing and acceptance on July 30, just two weeks after making its first independent post-overhaul movements on July 17. As might be…
-
Hagley Hall edges closer to Severn Valley comeback
Posted
by
WORK on the overhaul of Severn Valley Railway flagship ‘Hall’ No. 4930 Hagley Hall has progressed to the ‘detail’ stage. This means the focus has turned away from the larger components to the refurbishment and replacement of the myriad smaller, vital parts. The bogie is currently on trollies for overhaul and examination, the horns receiving attention…
-
UK Innovation Centre to be established for the world-wide rail industry
Posted
by
A new UK-based Innovation Centre will transform how wheelsets and tracks are approached, developed and maintained in the rail industry.
-
Rejuvenated NYMR Lambton Tank meets Peak Rail gala target
Posted
by
FORMER Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Kitson 0-6-2T No. 29 (4263/1904) managed to complete a short period of post-overhaul running-in at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at the end of July to ensure it was fit to attend Peak Rail’s Mixed Traffic Gala on August 10-11. The Lambton Locomotives Trust machine ran out of time…
-
More vandal attacks on heritage lines as carriage windows are smashed
Posted
by
VANDAL attacks on UK preserved lines show no signs of abating after carriage windows were smashed on three railways during July and August. On August 5, the Bahamas Locomotive Society’s (BLS) Learning Coach (ex-LMS No. DM395470) suffered damage to windows at Ingrow station at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Damage was limited to smashed glass,…
-
Quiet progress has ‘Grange’ on coursefor 2020 debut
Posted
by
PROGRESS on the project to construct the 81st Collett ‘Grange’ – No. 6880 Betton Grange – continues at Tyseley and Llangollen, with a view to having the 4-6-0 in traffic next year. Work on the loco at Tyseley Locomotive Works is running slightly behind the original schedule, but the rebuild of the ‘Swindon No. 1’ boiler…
-
UK railway news round-up
Posted
by
Welcome to The Railway Hub’s weekly round-up of the latest railway news.
