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Your Gallery | Double header steaming north at Tebay
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David Satterthwaite sent in this super picture of 61306 Mayflower & 35018 British India Line.
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WSR plc Prairie will be sold to WSRA after volunteer buyout plan is rejected
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HE West Somerset Railway plc has agreed to sell unrestored GWR 2-6-2T No. 4110 to the West Somerset Railway Association (WSRA), despite the latter not currently having the funds to pay for it. The move comes after rejection of a proposal to acquire the 1936-built Large Prairie made by a group of WSR staff and volunteers…
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Rossendale rail revival puts future of East Lancs Railway under threat
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By Ben Jones TWO proposals to improve public transport links between Rossendale and central Manchester have thrown the future of the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) heritage operation into doubt. Rossendale Borough Council (RBC) is one of three local authorities which own the ELR trackbed and is driving forward plans to introduce regular peak-period commuter trains…
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DfT decision on Island Line future deferred for three months
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By Phil Marsh THE Department of Transport has extended a deadline for South Western Railway’s (SWR) plan to transform the operation of the Island Line on the Isle of Wight (IoW). One of the franchise conditions of SWR taking over the loss-making Island Line was to work with the Isle of Wight Council and Isle…
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ODIN returns to Danish railways
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IN September the Danish National Railway Museum in Odense presented the new working replica of Denmark’s first steam loco – ODIN. The original was a 2-2-2, built in 1846 by Sharp Brothers and Company in Manchester, and named after the Norse God. ODIN was built for the opening of the line between Copenhagen and Roskilde…
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Emergency Appeal launched to keep GWR prairie at Minehead
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The appeal was launched by members of the line’s mechanical engineering department after it was offered for sale.
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Martello to attend Nene Valley’s Southern steam gala
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The Southern Steam event has been boosted with the confirmation that LBSCR ‘Terrier’ Martello is to visit.
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Bumper year for Talyllyn Railway with passenger numbers up
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Revenue in the cafe and shop also rose, approximately 20% and 7% respectively year-on-year.
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Your Gallery | Volcanic departure from Otaki Station
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Something different! Check out Roger’s photo from Otaki Station, New Zealand.
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‘Polar Express’ delights Birmingham crowds
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VINTAGE Trains (VT) operated its first ‘Polar Express’ trains between Birmingham Moor Street and Tyseley from November 29 until December 23. VT used GWR ‘Hall’ No. 4965 Rood Ashton Hall, temporarily carrying the classic GWR name Polar Star. No. 4965 carried the characteristic headlight on its smokebox door as seen in the animated movie which inspired…
