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Tag: Barrow Hill

Locomotive Services buys Class 86 and 87 from ETL

8th January 2020 Sam Hewitt Electric, News

TWO former West Coast AC electric locomotives have been bought by Locomotive Services Limited from Electric Traction Ltd (ETL). The last mainline Class 87 –

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Unique Class 89 makes a ghostly appearance

30th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, News

THE sole Class 89 25kV AC Co-Co electric loco – No. 89001 (Avocet) – continues to receive attention from AC Locomotive Group volunteers at Barrow Hill

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Spa Valley ‘Crompton’ replaces ‘Deltic’ at North Norfolk gala

Spa Valley ‘Crompton’ replaces ‘Deltic’ at North Norfolk gala

1st July 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, News

CLASS 33 No. 33063 R.J. Mitchell will visit the North Norfolk Railway’s June 14-16 mixed traction gala in place of Class 55 No. 55009 Alycidon, following its

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Whirlwind through Wensleydale

13th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, Network, Steam

February’s high-profile visit of Peppercorn A1 No. 60163 Tornado to the Wensleydale Railway not only brought in the crowds and saw sell-out-trains well out of

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Brighton Belle on course for main line

13th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, Network, Steam

Gordon Rushton, 5BEL trustee, tells the story of the project to re-create the famous Brighton Belle luxury dining train, from its inception to how it

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Tornado test run problem solved: Wensleydale trips on

7th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News, Railtours, Steam

THE A1 Steam Locomotive Trust was forced to cancel Tornado’s main line comeback trip after it sustained minor damage while on its eagerly-awaited test run.

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Harry Needle Railroad Co expands with £6m Worksop depot takeover

4th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Freight, Industrial, Network, News

Harry Needle Railroad Co has taken over the former DB Schenker wagon repair depot in Worksop

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Pathfinder announces triple dose of Tornado trips

28th February 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News, Railtours, Steam

A TRIO of Bristol-based trains hauled by Peppercorn ‘A1’ No. 60163 Tornado has been announced by Pathfinder Tours. The new-build ‘Pacific’ has added the tours to

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Layouts we love: The delicate dance of an A4 Pacific

15th February 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, Modelling

Pete Kelly is caught up in nostalgia as he spends an hour surrounded by John White’s remarkable OO-scale Leeds and Doncaster layout.  John White has

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