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‘50s’ to gain GBRf colours
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THE close working relationship between the Class 50 Alliance and GB Railfreight took a major step forward on January 18 when it was announced that Nos. 50007 Hercules and 50049 Defiance are to be repainted in GB Railfreight colours. The new colour scheme, to be applied by Arlington Fleet Services at Eastleigh Works, has been…
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Boden Rail ‘50’ sold to Great Central
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THE Great Central Railway has bought Class 50 No. 50017 Royal Oak from Boden Rail. The sale of the ‘Hoover’, minus its main line running safety systems, was completed on February 1, ending a nervous few days in which the loco had been threatened with scrapping.Royal Oak, one of two Class 50s owned by Boden…
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Issue 251 OUT NOW!
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Bahamas is back! Top Awards for top railways! Duchess of Sutherland to kickstart Great Britain XII! The 251st issue of Heritage Railway magazine has got the lot!
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Your Gallery | 45596 Bahamas at Skipton
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HR reader Matthew Whitehouse caught the first mainline railtour since 1994 at Skipton.
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Coming up in Issue 251 of HR: Life in the Booking Office
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Adam Carpenter shares his experiences of volunteering as a booking clerk and porter at the Epping Ongar Railway on the increasingly-popular Essex heritage line. My very first real railway memory involves heritage traction. In 1993, at the age of seven, I attended an event to mark the 100th anniversary of the opening of the short…
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Your Gallery | 45596 Bahamas leaving Appleby
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February saw the first mainline run of LMS Stanier Class 6P Jubilee 4-6-0 No 45596 ‘Bahamas’ for 35 years.
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Indian Railways agree GE deal for new diesel locos worth $2.5billion
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Indian Railways has ordered 1,000 of two types of new diesel locos from GE Transportation.
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Class 50s to receive GB Railfreight livery
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The decision to repaint the locomotives into the new livery marks a new chapter in the story of the Class 50s.
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Caledonian Sleeper Mk5s make Euston test-run debut
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CALEDONIAN Sleeper’s new Mk5 carriages made their first trial run to London Euston on January 22 ahead of their launch later this year. The new stock, costing £100million, will initially be rolled out on the Lowlander route between Glasgow/Edinburgh and London before being introduced onto the Highlander, serving Fort William, Aberdeen and Inverness. The test…
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Your Gallery | 5199 and 41312 at Ropley
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Jim Carruthers has sent in great pictures of 5199 and 41312 at Ropley.
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