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  • LMS Black 5 No. 45305 set for Great Central gala

    LMS Black 5 No. 45305 set for Great Central gala

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    Great Central Railway has announced that LMS Black 5 No. 45305 will return to steam at their Last Hurrah gala on November 16.

  • Keighley station set for £4million upgrade

    Keighley station set for £4million upgrade

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    Network Rail is investing over £4million to upgrade Keighley station, to bring improvements for passengers and all those who use it.

  • Rail punctuality hits 14-year low but compensation payments fall

    Rail punctuality hits 14-year low but compensation payments fall

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    Department for Transport data show Britain’s train companies paid out £79 million in total during this financial year, down 2.1% on the previous 12 months.

  • Churchward No. 4270 marks its centenary at   Gloucs-Warks line as Foremarke Hall turns 70

    Churchward No. 4270 marks its centenary at Gloucs-Warks line as Foremarke Hall turns 70

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    JEREMY Hosking’s Churchward ‘42XX’ 2-8-0T No. 4270 celebrated its 100th anniversary at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWSR) over the weekend of September 14-15.  There was no telegram from HM Queen for this particular centenary, but the GWSR acknowledged the milestone with the production of a special headboard, which the heavy freight tank carried all weekend. The…

  • HS2 bill up to £88billion as completion date slips to 2040

    HS2 bill up to £88billion as completion date slips to 2040

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    By Ben Jones HS2 Ltd has advised the Government the first phase of High Speed 2 to Birmingham could open five years later than planned in 2031, and the overall cost of the project could rise to £88billion. Phase 2b to Manchester and Leeds has also been pushed back, with completion now expected in 2040…

  • Ex-West Somerset Class 04 makes debut at South Devon diesel gala

    Ex-West Somerset Class 04 makes debut at South Devon diesel gala

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    CLASS 04 No. D2271 entered service at the South Devon Railway July 19-21 diesel gala. Running in plain green with no numbers or transfers it was found to be unable to keep its scheduled timings, and was the reason for late running on the Friday and the Saturday.  No. D2271 worked its first scheduled trip on Sunday…

  • Blackpool ‘Standard’ No. 143 enters service after restoration

    Blackpool ‘Standard’ No. 143 enters service after restoration

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    Amazingly, it had previously not carried passengers since 1957, when it was withdrawn and converted to an engineering car.

  • A1 trust takes delivery of first new components   for ‘V4’ project

    A1 trust takes delivery of first new components for ‘V4’ project

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    THE first new components for the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s (A1SLT) third new-build locomotive – Gresley ‘V4’ 2-6-2 No. 3403 – have been delivered to Darlington Locomotive Works ahead of the project’s formal launch next year. The £4,320 order for 12 tender spring hooks was placed with Unilathe of Stoke-on-Trent as part of a larger order…

  • Dinmore Manor makes it a Western 4-6-0 pair for Battlefield Line’s October gala

    Dinmore Manor makes it a Western 4-6-0 pair for Battlefield Line’s October gala

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    LEICESTERSHIRE’S Battlefield Line has further cemented its reputation as an unofficial GWR outpost by securing a return visit from No. 7820 Dinmore Manor for its 50th anniversary gala on October 18-20. The ‘Manor’ becomes the second Western 4-6-0 confirmed for the event, joining ‘Modified Hall’ No. 6989 Wightwick Hall on its first post-restoration visit away…

  • Your Gallery | Big Boy 4014 & 844 on the main line, Utah

    Your Gallery | Big Boy 4014 & 844 on the main line, Utah

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    Adrian Brodie sent in this great photograph of the Big Boy at the Utah State Railroad Museum.


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