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  • No. 34092 City of Wells set and ready for services

    No. 34092 City of Wells set and ready for services

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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway has announced No. 34092 City of Wells has arrived for its opening event.

  • British Line Society secures Thunderer for railtour return after 28-year gap

    British Line Society secures Thunderer for railtour return after 28-year gap

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    THE Branch Line Society has scored a major coup by securing Garcia Hanson’s No. 50008 Thunderer for a railtour on July 27.  The ‘50’ has been active on the main line for several years, but to date has only hauled passenger trains on heritage railways.  Its last railtour outing is thought to have been in October…

  • Appeal to save North British 4-8-2 tank engine

    Appeal to save North British 4-8-2 tank engine

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    THE UK-based North British Loco (NBL) Preservation Group has announced an urgent appeal for funds to preserve North British-built, heavy duty 4-8-2T locomotive No. 25916.  The 1,067mm-gauge loco was one of 42 similar locos built for industrial use in South Africa between 1929 and 1955.  Over the years, most of them have been scrapped, but the…

  • Guide to Modelling April 2019

    Guide to Modelling April 2019

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    Check out what’s coming up in the latest issue of The Railway Magazine’s Guide to Modelling!

  • ELR’s Type 2 back in action after lengthy overhaul

    ELR’s Type 2 back in action after lengthy overhaul

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    CLASS 24 No. D5054 Phil Southern returned to traffic during the East Lancashire Railway’s (ELR) Sulzer Theme Day on February 16.  It has undergone a heavy overhaul over the past nine years, which included a generator overhaul, to avoid failure, as well as attention to the bogies and power unit. Following completion, repaint in BR green…

  • Murphy Models plans GM Class 121 diesel

    Murphy Models plans GM Class 121 diesel

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    Padraig Murphy at Murphy’s Models ([email protected]) has sent some initial CAD images of a planned GM Class 121 locomotive which, he says, is quite complex, with lots packed in beneath the bonnet, which will feature see-through side grilles.  Background information can be found on www.eiretrains.com  and no fewer than 12 models in five colour schemes…

  • “Big Jim” No.5820 sets off

    “Big Jim” No.5820 sets off

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    Plenty of steam at Keighley as Big Jim sets off on the third day of the KWVR Spring gala, sent in by Mike Webber.

  • Rail Express April 2019

    Rail Express April 2019

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    Network Rail to devolve into regions (again!), Thunderer back on railtour duties, and GWR to host an open day at Long Rock depot.

  • Issue 252 out now!

    Issue 252 out now!

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    West Somerset saved from the brink! Tornado is back! Blue Caley joins Cotswold Festival of Steam! Issue 252 of Heritage Railway magazine has got the lot!

  • Your Gallery | Battle of Britain 34072 “257 Squadron

    Your Gallery | Battle of Britain 34072 “257 Squadron

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    Battle of Britain Class 34072 “257 Squadron” departs Swanage.


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