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Chasewater to commemorate closure of Littleton Colliery
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STAFFORDSHIRE’S long heritage of deep coal mining finally came to an end on December 3, 1993 when Littleton Colliery closed, the last mine in the Cannock Chase Coalfield. A little more than 25 years later, the Chasewater Railway (CR) will mark the anniversary with a Littleton-themed weekend on April 6-7. The commemorative event will tie…
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‘Manor’ in impressive form at GCR ‘spectacular’
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ERLESTOKE Manor Fund’s Collett 4-6-0 No. 7802 Bradley Manor showed audiences at the Great Central Railway’s Winter Steam Gala just why the type is held in such high regard, putting in some impressive turns at the January 25-27 event. The Severn Valley Railway-based locomotive took its turn at the head of passenger and freight and non-stop…
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2018 visitor numbers up as railways report another successful year
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LAST Easter’s opening of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway’s (Gloucs-Warks) extension to Broadway has seen all passenger records tumble for 2018, witnessing a passenger figure increase of more than 40%. Yet the Gloucs-Warks is not alone in reporting passenger growth, and the majority of the railways that responded to The RM’s enquiries prior to going to…
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‘Foremarke’ joins ‘Saint’ at Didcot mini-gala
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HAWKSWORTH ‘Modified Hall’ No. 7903 Foremarke Hall will make a rare visit away from its Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway home on June 7-9 in order to appear alongside ‘Saint’ No. 2999 Lady of Legend at Didcot Railway Centre’s Hall & Saint Gala. The two locomotives, which represent both ends of GWR 4-6-0 development, will be in steam together…
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Your Gallery | U Class Mogul No. 31806
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Frank Thurlby sent in this cracking picture at Norden!
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New-build ‘Patriot’ will put right a huge wrong
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With fond memories of the unrebuilt parallel-boiler ‘Patriot’ 4-6-0s from 60 years ago, Pete Kelly looks forward to both the completion of The LMS-Patriot Project’s new-build main line locomotive No. 5551 The Unknown Warrior and the forthcoming Bachmann Branchline model of the same national memorial engine. Dressed in LMS crimson lake livery, Bachmann Branchline’s forthcoming…
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Bahamas successfully returns to mainline operation
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45596 Bahamas returns to mainline following 25 years since the loco last ran on the mainline.
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Lottery grant for GWR 2-8-0 heavy freight No. 2874
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The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £57,400 towards the restoration.
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Rediscovered Sentinel 0-4-0T No. 7492 to debut at Avon Valley Railway
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A locomotive which was rediscovered in a garden shed will make its heritage-era debut at the Avon Valley Railway.
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Last steam trip tops bill in District line 150 celebrations
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THE last steam-hauled passenger rides through the central section of London Underground will be run as part of a series of events to celebrate the District line’s 150th anniversary. The modernisation of signalling on the Hammersmith & City, District, Circle and Metropolitan lines means this will be the last time a steam train will be…
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