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Clun Castle returns to main line after 31-year hiatus
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Tyseley’s flagship Collett 4-6-0 No. 7029 Clun Castle made a triumphant return to the main line last month. This was its first venture onto the national network since 1988, following an extensive overhaul at Tyseley Locomotive Works. The 1950-built ‘Castle’ ran a series of light engine test runs to ease it through speeds of 15,…
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County of Montgomery group aiming for £40,000 with driving wheels appeal
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THE Churchward County Trust (CCT) is hoping to build on the success of its first year by launching a new ‘Forty 4-4-0s Club’ to raise the £40,000 required to cast the four coupled wheels for new-build GWR 4-4-0 No. 3840 County of Montgomery. All the platework required to assemble the main frames is cut and ready…
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SVR opens Bridgnorth refreshment room
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A NEW refreshment room at the Severn Valley Railway’s Bridgnorth station has opened for business. The brick-built structure has been funded through the railway’s successful £2.5million share offer, launched in 2016. It replaces the temporary buildings that face the car park. The refreshment room is designed in a GWR style of around 1900, and…
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Blue ‘King’ confirmed for Cotswold Festival of Steam
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THE Great Western Society’s Collett 4-6-0 King Edward II will return to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway later this spring to take part in the line’s Cotswold Festival of Steam on May 25-27. It will be the second visit by Didcot-based No. 6023 to the ‘Gloucs-Warks’ in as many years, having starred at the same event last…
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Severn Valley ‘4MT’ returns to front-line service
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Riddles ‘4MT’ 4-6-0 No. 75069 officially entered traffic at the Severn Valley Railway over the weekend of February 16-17.
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No. 60007 joins Hosking fleet at Crewe
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The agreement will see No. 60007 step into the void left by classmate No. 4464 Bittern at Crewe.
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British India Line ‘farewell’ tribute to charter pioneer Nigel Dobbing
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King’s Lynn-based The Railway Touring Company organised the tribute to Nigel, who established the company in the town 22 years ago.
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Aln Valley seeking more donors for Richboro appeal
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Northumberland’s Aln Valley Railway has been encouraged by the response to its fundraising appeal.
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Second Duchess joins line-up at Dreweatts’ transport sale
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A second LMS Duchess has joined the ranks of the Dreweatts’ Transport Sale of live steam models on March 12. It is No. 6231 Duchess of Atholl, built in 5in gauge by gold medal-winning model engineer John Richardson of Halifax using works’ drawings and is in the livery the Pacific carried when it emerged from…