It is not often the name of a railway locomotive becomes adopted as an everyday saying in the English language, but many believe that happened
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Category: Steam
Plans for new £5.9m collection building go on display at Locomotion in Shildon
The public are being invited to have their say on plans for a new £5.9m collection building at Locomotion in Shildon at a free exhibition being displayed this month.
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TikTok trainspotter Francis Bourgeois signs with global talent agency
Social media’s favourite trainspotter Francis Bourgeois has expressed his excitement as he signs with international talent agency YMU Group.
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Special 50th anniversary train service at Swanage Railway
A Swanage Railway volunteer who rode on the last British Rail train from Wareham to Corfe Castle and Swanage as a young teenager in 1972 is to drive a special 50th anniversary train service.
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Heritage Railway Association Awards looking for 2022 nominations
The Heritage Railway Association Annual Awards event is looking for nominations to help celebrate the successes of restoration and preservation.
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Severn Valley Railway to receive more than £1 million from third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
The Severn Valley Railway is among nearly 140 heritage organisations to benefit from a share of the £16.5 million latest round of awards.
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National Railway Museum Appoints Railway Partnerships Manager
The National Railway Museum in York has appointed Paddy McNulty as Railway Partnerships Manager.
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Severn Valley Railway loco to be renamed for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The Severn Valley Railway has launched a competition to find a new name for one of its heritage steam locomotives, in honour of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year.
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Fantastic Christmas subscriptions on all your favourite railway titles at Classic Magazines!
Christmas is just around the corner, meaning it’s the perfect time to grab a last-minute gift for the Railway enthusiasts in your life, or even for yourself as an early Christmas treat!
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Swanage Railway launch £25k appeal to restore Victorian T3 class locomotive tender
A £25,000 appeal has been launched to help fund the restoration of the tender belonging to a unique Victorian T3 class locomotive to assist its return to steam.
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