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  • ‘Union’ on home ground after southern adventures

    ‘Union’ on home ground after southern adventures

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    John Cameron’s ‘A4’ No. 60009 Union of South Africa visited destinations as far apart as Plymouth, London and Edinburgh towards the end of 2018. On December 8 it was on familiar territory with a Railway Touring Company Christmas markets excursion from York to Edinburgh and return. The train worked north over the East Coast Main Line…

  • Your Gallery | Flying Scotsman at NRM

    Your Gallery | Flying Scotsman at NRM

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    Look at this LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman being coaled up at the National Railway Museum

  • Your Gallery | BR Standard 4 Class 80080

    Your Gallery | BR Standard 4 Class 80080

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    Roger Smith, all the way from New Zealand, has sent in this immaculately presented BR Standard 4 Class 80080

  • All-new luxury carriage kicks off era for Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

    All-new luxury carriage kicks off era for Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

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    A new, luxury observation carriage built by the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways for Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway has been delivered to Cumbria. The carriage, which offers panoramic views, was built at Boston Lodge Works to a similar design as the Ff&WHR’s Pullman observation cars, and is set to become a blueprint for a programme…

  • Catering and all access coaches progress at SVR

    Catering and all access coaches progress at SVR

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    By Paul Appleton WORK is progressing well on the overhaul of GWR Kitchen Car No. 9615, according to Neil Taylor, head of locomotives and rolling stock engineering at the Severn Valley Railway. This long-term project has around a further two years to go before the vehicle can enter traffic, but as Neil said: “We have…

  • J21 restoration project makes January start for 2022 target

    J21 restoration project makes January start for 2022 target

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    NEARLY two years after announcing that it had secured Heritage Lottery Fund support to restore the now unique J21 0-6-0 No. 65033, its owners are finally beginning the work. Since receiving a £954,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant in March 2016, the Locomotive Conservation and Learning Trust has been awaiting formal permission to start the restoration…

  • Bahamas and B12 set to draw crowds at Keighley’s March gala

    Bahamas and B12 set to draw crowds at Keighley’s March gala

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    THE Keighley & Worth Valley Railway’s March 8-10 spring steam gala looks set to be a ‘must-attend’ event, with recently-overhauled LMS Jubilee 4-6-0 No. 45596 Bahamas to be joined by LNER B12 4-6-0 No. 8572. Bahamas will be making its first gala appearance on a heritage line in more than 25 years, shortly after its…

  • Your Gallery | Mayflower in Preston

    Your Gallery | Mayflower in Preston

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    BR built Thompson B1 no 61306 Mayflower seen here at Preston

  • Your Gallery | 5199 and 41312 at Ropley

    Your Gallery | 5199 and 41312 at Ropley

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    Jim Carruthers has sent in great pictures of 5199 and 41312 at Ropley.

  • West Sussex Diddly’s Miniature Railway closes

    West Sussex Diddly’s Miniature Railway closes

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    It was opened in 1965 as a normal, steam-operated 9½in-gauge railway.

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