IT WAS supposed to be a day of celebration, seeing three USATC ‘S160’ 2-8-0’s working together in the UK for the first time since 1944.
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Category: Steam
Restoration beckons for unique Lindsay
A LOCOMOTIVE that has spent more than 20 years out of the public eye will steam again after being acquired by James Bunch. Wigan Coal
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‘Aberdonian’ success prompts return in 2020
TORNADO Railtours’ series of Edinburgh to Aberdeen day trips concluded on September 7 after a successful first season, with dates having been announced for next
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Big Pacifics dominate RTC autumn/winter tours
THE Railway Touring Company’s regular summer operations are over for another year, but there is a tempting selection of railtours for the autumn and winter
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Tornado set for ‘Great Britain’ debut
CONTINUING co-operation between West Coast Railways and The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust means Peppercorn ‘A1’ No. 60163 Tornado will make its debut on the ‘Great Britain’
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Belgian heritage line hosts gala weekend
BELGIAN national rail enthusiasts’ group Patrimoine Ferroviaire et Tourisme (PFT) held its annual gala weekend on the Chemin de Fer du Bocq heritage line from
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North Tyneside 03 prepared for Gateshead shunter reunion
CLASS 03 No. D2078 has been repainted in BR blue and now carries its TOPS number, 03078. It is based on the North Tyneside Steam Railway
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A1 Steam Locomotive Trust celebrates No. 60163 Tornado anniversary
It’s 25 years since the construction of 101mph Peppercorn A1 Pacific No. 60163 Tornado.
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Kidbrooke and Rishra visit Statfold road and rail event
BAGNALL 0-4-0ST Kidbrooke (2043/1917) from the Yaxham Light Railway and Leighton Buzzard Railway’s Baguley 0-4-0T Rishra (working on the ‘Garden’ line) appeared at Statfold Barn
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Zillertal makes its UK debut at W&LLR gala
‘U’ CLASS 0-6-2T No. 2 Zillertal, from Austria’s Zillertalbahn line, made its debut in Mid-Wales as the star of the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway’s (WLLR)
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