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  • Lakeside’s Barclay steals the show at Foxfield gala

    Lakeside’s Barclay steals the show at Foxfield gala

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    VISITING Andrew Barclay 0-6-0T No. 14 (1245/1911) certainly stole the show at the Foxfield Railway’s Summer Gala on July 20-21, recalling the heyday of the Scottish coalfields when these big Barclay tanks were a common sight on coal trains.  The former Carron Iron Company loco had made the journey to Staffordshire from its home at…

  • Variety is spice of life at Talyllyn…

    Variety is spice of life at Talyllyn…

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    TALYLLYN Railway’s (TR) June 15 Anything Goes gala lived up to its billing with a variety of operations encompassing steam-hauled freight trains, diesel-hauled passenger operations, and a car travelling up the line aboard a wagon! Highlights amid conventional service trains included works diesel Hunslet 0-4-0DM No. 9 Alf hauling a vintage train of three original TR…

  • From the archive: Midlands remembers Southern steam 50

    From the archive: Midlands remembers Southern steam 50

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    Commemorations marking the 50th anniversary of the end of steam on the Southern Region continue to capture the public imagination.

  • Seven for a secret never to be told…

    Seven for a secret never to be told…

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    As celebrity ‘Warships’ go, No. D829 Magpie enjoyed royal status and the TV spotlight through the children’s series of the same name.

  • Steam lines face double threat in crackdown on coal-burning

    Steam lines face double threat in crackdown on coal-burning

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    Britain’s heritage railways are fighting for their future in the face of a Government crackdown on carbon emissions.

  • Jurassic helps Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway celebrates anniversary

    Jurassic helps Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway celebrates anniversary

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    The 2ft gauge Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway (LCLR) celebrated the tenth anniversary of it reopening in Skegness on July 13.

  • ‘Trackbashing’ special to run over Dartmouth line for charity

    ‘Trackbashing’ special to run over Dartmouth line for charity

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    47 years after the Paignton to Kingswear branch was sold to Dart Valley Railway plc, the ‘big railway’ will be running a train over it again.

  • South African loco back in steam after 59-year gap

    South African loco back in steam after 59-year gap

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    The loco was restored earlier this year and operated as a pair with Beyer.

  • A Step Back In Time

    A Step Back In Time

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    Fancy a day out with a difference this summer? How about a journey into the past at a railway museum?

  • ISSUE 257 ON SALE NOW!

    ISSUE 257 ON SALE NOW!

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    Britain’s Top 20 Seaside Railways! Swanage SOS for more crew! Newest loco makes British debut! Issue 257 of Heritage Railway magazine has got the lot!


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