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GKN-liveried Jessie enters Blaenavon line service
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Former Cardiff resident Hunslet 0-6-0ST Jessie (1873/1937) joined the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway’s (P&BR) operational fleet on April 19 following overhaul and conversion back to its original guise by owner Mike Pearce at the Barry Tourist Railway. As reported (RM April), Jessie has been stripped of its former ‘Thomas’ guise, losing the side tanks, and…
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A Lincolnshire Phoenix
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It seems inconceivable that a steam-worked narrow gauge railway would be built in the 1960s to fulfil a real passenger transport need.
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Embsay’s world first: The second dawn of modern traction
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October 19, 2018, will be etched in history after the world’s first internal combustion-powered passenger vehicle gave its first rides in 88 years.
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Contrasting locos debut at Norwich club track
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The builder is unknown, but it is possibly of pre-Second World War origin.
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South Downs Light Railway preparing for another busy season
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There are two annual enthusiast events – the steam gala on May 25-27 and visiting locos weekend, September 28-29.
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Stradbally’s Bord na Móna Barclay named Róisín
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It’s the first time in its history the locomotive has carried a name.
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‘Brexit Express’ Nancy returns to steam and heads for Ireland
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Restoration to steam of ex-Eastwell Iron Ore Quarries 3ft-gauge Avonside 0-6-0T Nancy (1547/1908) has been completed.
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Barclay David back in traffic at Haverthwaite
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The Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway’s Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST David (2333/1953) returned to operational service on April 2.
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Courtaulds Peckett means steam returns to East Kent
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MARTIN Staniforth’s former Courtaulds Peckett ‘OY-1’ 0-4-0ST No. 2087 returned steam to the East Kent Railway (EKR) for the first time in almost 20 years in late-March to help celebrate the EKR’s 30th anniversary. An initial test run took place on March 22 followed by a members’-only event two days later when the Peckett worked…
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Isle of Man in pictures
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Heritage Railway magazine deputy editor Gareth Evans enjoyed a visit to the Isle of Man on April 8-10, 2019.
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