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Southwold’s Blyth Valley Light Railway opens for passengers
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THE 7¼in-gauge Blyth Valley Light Railway (BVLR) at the Southwold Railway Trust’s ‘Steamworks’ in Blyth Road, Southwold, Suffolk, opened for passengers, along with the centre, on July 14. It runs around part of the one-acre site, but it is planned to enhance the layout and add more facilities for passengers and stock. A carriage shed…
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Tinkerbell celebrates its 50th at Moors Valley
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THE Moors Valley Railway’s (MVR) Tinkerbell 50 event on September 22-23 featured 19 examples, including the original Tinkerbell. All five of the original 1978 production batch – of what was then termed the Type F 0-4-2T – were also at the event, namely Adam, Gurkha, Sir Robert, Susan Jane and MVR resident Talos. It was…
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Locos find new homes after Brookside site in Cheshire closes
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Two of the three Roger Greatrex-built, American-style diesel locos have been relocated.
